Sri Lanka is on the brink of either a historic political revolution where45 years of autocratic rule will end or a catastrophic break down of law and order that could have grave consequences.
The Sri Lankan Army on Saturday said they would thoroughly uphold the Constitution and not resort to violence amidst the anti-government protests across the island nation against the worst economic crisis. Referring to the social media speculation that the military may be used by the government to launch a crackdown on the week-long protest near the presidential secretariat,
It also dismisses as completely false and baseless the speculation, especially in social media, that it is currently undergoing training to assault agitators
by Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London Foreign Minister Prof G. L. Peiris is scheduled to be in London this week starting from tomorrow (25) for a series of events including the launching the Sri Lanka-UK Chamber of Commerce, diplomatic sources said During his stay in London from Monday to Thursday (28), Prof Peiris is to […]
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) has welcomed MP Rishad Bathiudeen’s “final release” in an official tweet last week acknowledging his bailing following his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and said it will “closely monitor his trial” Bathiudeen, the Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress, was arrested by the CID on April 24, 2021 […]