#Sri Lanka
Namal Karunaratne admits NPP’s waning popularity
Popularity of the NPP regime is diminishing due to the people’s lack of understanding of the ways of governance, deputy minister Namal Karunaratne...
Opposition charges speaker with bias and abuse of power, files international complaints
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Kaviṇḍa Jayawardena has lodged complaints with two international parliamentary bodies against Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, Dr....
Opposition fears Police Commission becoming ‘Government puppet’
The Opposition condemned the government’s move to shift control of police transfers from the independent National Police Commission to the Inspector General of...
IMF asks Sri Lanka to beef up anti-graft operations
The International Monetary Fund asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday to strengthen its anti-corruption agency and accelerate prosecutions after a review of a...
SJB to lead joint political programme with UNP
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has announced it will enter into a political collaboration with the United National...
Asian Cup Qualifiers: Sri Lanka upset Turkmenistan in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s national football team pulled off a major upset on Thursday (09), defeating higher-ranked Turkmenistan 1–0 in their AFC Asian Cup 2027...
Govt. promised to UNHRC to divide Sri Lankan state constitutionally – Weerawansa
The government has promised to the UN Human Rights Council to divide the Sri Lankan state constitutionally, alleged NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday...
Buddhist monk allegedly sexually abused young children in temple
A head Buddhist monk allegedly sexually abused six young children inside his living quarters, a Buddhist temple prayer room and at Sunday school,...
