Sri Lanka’s political parties have issued a joint statement calling on the government to take immediate action to find a lasting solution to the massive economic crisis facing the country.
The United National Party (UNP) has condemned the recent attack on a member of the media fraternity.
A pastor of a Sri Lankan Christian church says he still fears for his life decades after his church came under attack by extremist Buddhist mobs.
The residence of senior journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama was attacked by an unidentified group this morning (14).
Paying tribute to the late Minister Mangala Samaraweera, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe observed that the Mangala Samaraweera he knew had three distinct characters.
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L Peiris on Thursday (10) tabled in Parliament the Bill to amend the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 which has drawn widespread international criticism for its harsh provisions.
Paying tribute to the late Mangala Samaraweera in Parliament this week, Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa described him as a great politician who never betrayed his principles.
The European Union (EU), Sri Lanka's largest export market, has strongly urged Sri Lanka to lift import restrictions which have prevented many European products from entering its market.
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the need for a national consensus on a common programme aimed at resolving the country's deepening economic crisis instead of debating about the past.
It is reported that an irregularity has taken place in calling tenders for the construction of the 20 km section of the Central Expressway Project (CEP) from Rambukkana to Galagedara.
