CID prepares to file murder charges on soldiers in Eknaligoda case.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is to seek the advise of the Attorney General...
27th December, 2018
To: President Maithripala Sirisena
Cc. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe & Leaders of Political Parties
Keep the Presidential Promise – release land by 31st...
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has made an initial announcement in parliament that the new Leader of the Opposition would be former president Mahinda Rajapaksa of...
The UK Foreign Office responding to the petition “Refer Sri Lanka to International Criminal Court, if it continues to fail to implement its commitment...
Image: Left groups wants Sirisena to be prosecuted for political coup he staged. (c)S.Deshapriya..
As a year of political upheaval and economic stagnation is winding...
Image: Jaliya W. and Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Political Correspondent/ ECONOMYNEXT .
Dec 24, 2018 ,
Sri Lanka’s October coup that brought former president Mahinda Rajapaksa briefly back to...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Members of Sri Lanka's Parliament on Tuesday questioned whether Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently quit as prime minister, can hold...
Image: Staff dig up skeletons at a site of a former war zone in Mannar, Sri Lanka ( REUTERS )
Excavators in Sri Lanka have found the skeletal remains...
Press release/NPC.
The restoration of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to his position as Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena has brought to an end seven...
Image: 24 day peaceful protest against Sirisena's constitutional coup came to an end with the news of Rajapaksa's resignation.(c)S.Deshapriya.
But Sri Lanka’s biggest worry is...
Image: Sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister ending 51-day political crisis. | Photo Credit: Reuters.
Meera Srinivasan .
Mr. Wickremesinghe was sworn in by...
Image: The court took exception to the Attorney General claiming that the president had “plenary executive power -- a royal prerogative power which is subject...
Sri Lanka media organisations so far failed to defend the freedom of expression rights of three prominent rights activists who are being investigated by...
Image: A UNP member of the Dehiowita Pradeshiya Sabha Sujith Chandana was caught on tape assaulting.
Media Release /2018 December 15.
The Free Media Movement vehemently condemns...
Image: A protester at the on Sathyagrahaya against the dissolution preparing fire crackers just before the SC decision on 13 Dec 18. (c) S.Deshapriya.
Meera...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's United National Front expects appoint Ranil Wickremesinghe to be re-appointed Prime Minister while their opponents said a decision will be...
Human skeletons of 269 people have been unearthed within 115 days of excavation of Mannar Mass Grave , the countries biggest mass grave which was discovered in...
Cartoon: Courtesy of The Morning.
President Maithripala Sirisena’s implied criticism of the Sri Lankan judiciary when speaking at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) convention...
Image: In the event of the President’s unwillingness to abide by the norms of democratic practice, the government will face both domestic and international...
The European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ECCSL), the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) and the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in...
Image: US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina Teplitz .
New Ambassador says global trust, confidence and reputation of SL at stake with political impasse causing serious...
Image: A civil society initiative, Rise Up has mobilized citizens against the #CoupLK.
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena was hailed as Sri Lanka’s Mandela by...
Image: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial...
