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Sri Lanka

FSP demands clarification over coal tender

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has called on the Sri Lankan government to issue an immediate public explanation over news reports that the...

Sri Lanka

Former Norwegian envoy urges Sri Lanka to release ex-president Wickremesinghe

Erik Solheim, former Norwegian special peace envoy to Sri Lanka, has raised serious concerns over the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and...

Sri Lanka

Ganesan denounces charges against former president as political revenge

Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan says that the accusations against former president Ranil Wickremesinghe over the London visit is completely an...

Sri Lanka

Opposition MP alleges misuse of state resources by President Dissanayake

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila has accused President Anura Dissanayake of misusing public funds, drawing parallels with allegations previously levelled against...

Sri Lanka

Ranil’s arrest signals threat to democracy

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has warned that democracy in the country is facing a serious challenge and urged all political parties...

Sri Lanka

Court reprimands police for delaying case against Minister Samarasinghe – Sunday Times

Mount Lavinia Magistrate A.D. Chathurika De Silva reprimanded officials of the Colombo Fraud Bureau (CFB) for sending extracts of the case involving Trade...

Business

Over 22,000 workplaces avoid EPF registration

Over 22,000 workplaces in Sri Lanka are registered only with the Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF), avoiding parallel registration with the Employees’ Provident Fund...

Politics

Western ambassador visits former first lady Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe

An envoy from a major Western nation reportedly paid a visit to Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe, wife of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The meeting,...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s doctors to launch island-wide strike on Monday

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced an island-wide strike set to begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday (25). The GMOA made...

Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former President of Sri Lanka
Opinion

Looking Forward: The Need for “RW 3.0”?

By Niroshana De Silva The Dangerous Precedent: Why Arresting Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Sets a Troubling Standard for Sri Lankan Democracy Yesterday marked...