#Sri Lanka
Govt denies spike in violence amid 52 deaths from 79 shooting incidents in seven months
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament on Friday that Sri Lanka has witnessed 79 shooting incidents over the past seven months,...
The sugar rush is over: Sri Lanka’s election high fades into political uncertainty
The election cycle that has consumed Sri Lanka for the past nine months has finally ended. What began with hope, noise, and political...
Govt’s failure to imprison opposition politicians led to decline in NPP vote base – Lakmali
National List MP of the ruling National People’s Power (NPP), Lakmali Hemachandra, has attributed her party’s underperformance in the recent local government elections...
Vijitha’s excuse for not tabling Indo-Lanka agreement in parliament
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has clarified that the recent agreement signed between Sri Lanka and India is a defence cooperation agreement...
Bimal attributes NPP’s vote decline to lack of candidate-focused posters
Minister Bimal Ratnayake has pointed to a campaign strategy of the National People’s Power (NPP) as a key reason for its underperformance in...
Six dead after military helicopter crashes into Maduru Oya reservoir
A military helicopter plunged into a reservoir in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 6 people. Air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage said the helicopter...
Dilith hails Sarvajana Balaya’s electoral progress despite short political history
Dilith Jayaweera, founder and leader of Sarvajana Balaya, held a press conference yesterday (07) to discuss his party’s performance in the recently concluded...
UK visa applications for some nations, including Sri Lanka, could be restricted: Report
Visa applications from nationalities thought most likely to overstay and claim asylum in the UK could be restricted under a new government crackdown....
