The United States led international expressions of concern over Sri Lanka’s newly passed Online Safety Bill, as diplomats and international NGOs warned the legislature threatens freedom of speech. US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung tweeted that the “United States remains concerned about the potential impact of Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill, which passed yesterday without
Approaching the end of their seventh consecutive year of protest, the Tamil families of the disappeared marking 2,529 days of their continuous demonstration in front of the Vavuniya Road Development Authority on Tuesday (23).
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Despite growing concerns of religious majoritarianism, US ambassador, Julie Chung, participated in a Buddhist ceremony to appoint the new Chief Sanganayake of the Kotte Chapter, Thalangama Dewananda. On X, formerly known as Twitter, the ambassador expressed her gratitude to be able to participate in the ritual which included a photo of her kneeling before the Buddhist clergy.