Sri Lanka: ‘False Terrorism Cases Enable Repression’ – HRW Politically Motivated Detentions, Surveillance, Threats
(New York, July 18, 2024) – Sri Lankan authorities continue to use the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target...
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Supreme Court rejects petition to postpone 2024 Presidential Election
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has rejected the FR petition that was filed to stop the Presidential Election...
The proposed Ranil Rajapaks’s Bill as an attempt to manipulate the electoral process – Lawyers Collective
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill, the legal effect of which...
Sri Lanka – Government approval sees a threefold increase to 24% in July.
According to the most recent Verité Research poll in the style of Gallup's 'Mood of the Nation', more than three times the amount...
Sri Lanka is planning to hire 500 teachers of foreign languages
State Minister of Education Aravindh Kumar announced that Sri Lanka plans to hire 500 foreign language teachers for...
Funeral parlour threatened over Club Wasantha’s body: tightened security
Increased security measures have been implemented at a well-known funeral home in Colombo, where the body of Surendra Wasantha...
Athurugiriya murder: Connection abroad to the shooting, infamous criminal being investigated
Multiple police squads are looking into the shooting incident that occurred during the day at Oruwala Junction in Athurugiriya. In...
Global Environment Facility grants USD 5M for chemical disposal project
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has awarded 5 million dollars to the Ministry of Environment for a chemical disposal project...
Trust in government’s commitment to democratic process is crucial for recovery
"A Fundamental Rights petition is pending before the Supreme Court requesting a postponement of the presidential election until...
Over 15,000 Dawoodi Bohra visitors in Colombo for live broadcast
More than 15,000 Dawoodi Bohra guests have arrived in Colombo to watch the live broadcasts of the Ashara Mubaraka 2024...
