Damitha Abeyaratne, actor and one of the leading voices of Sri Lanka’s anti-government protest movement, has been further remanded till September 14.The verdict was made by the Fort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday September 08, a day after Abeyratne was arrested for forcibly entering the presidential secretariat on July 10.The actor turned protestor was arrested at […]
As part of the Grand Centennial Celebration of the founding of Maris Stella College in 1922, the OBA arranged a unique Back to School Event on 28th August 2022. Old Maristonians of various generations clad in school uniforms had nostalgic recollections of their youth as students in Negombo’s leading Academic Institution, mixing easily with their […]
An island-wide signature campaign has been launched calling for the repeal of the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) brought in 1979 as a Temporary Provisions Act for six months but continues to be in operation for over 40 years, the organizers said. “During this period, we have witnessed its use to crush dissent against […]
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Animal rights activists on Friday cheered a move by a shipping giant to alter course in Sri Lankan waters to avoid collisions with blue whales, the world’s largest mammals.The island’s southern coast has an unusually high density of blue whales, classed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and is one of […]