Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres is launching a plan to combat hate speech and counter what he calls "a groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred" around the world.
Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has called on all Buddhists to rise against the Talibanization of Buddhist philosophy which speaks of peace and love.
Hundreds protested in Colombo slamming the Sri Lankan government for detaining an award-winning Sinhala writer for almost 80 days at the bidding of Buddhist extremists.
President Maithripala Sirisena is said to have sat up and taken notice of the legal action being taken against Senior Journalist Kusal Perera under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCRP) Act.
Giving his testimony before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) into the Easter Sunday Attacks yesterday (13) Former Governor of the Eastern Province M.L.A Hizbullah dropped a bombshell when he claimed that Easter Sunday attacks mastermind Zahran Hashim supported President Maithripala Sirisena at the last Presidential Election.
Sources from Police Headquarters have now revealed that several case files from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) investigations into the Chief of Staff of Former
In the turbulent seas of Sri Lankan politics, a new wave is rising, personified by Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), a man whose journey from the ranks of the humble to the forefront of national consciousness reflects the evolving soul of a nation yearning for change.
