Establishment of OMP is long overdue, Chairman says
Announcing the commencement of the much-awaited Office on Missing Persons (OMP), a statement issued by the Chairman of the Office…
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TRC to lift social media ban on Friday
FB did not respond fast enough when concerns were raised earlier FB regional heads arriving in Sri Lanka to meet with authorities New…
PSC on Kandy carnage better than PCoI – GL Says Govt has totally broken down
By Ravi Ladduwahetty Chairman of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Prof. G.L. Peiris said yesterday (12) that it would…
Voices grow against social media ban
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Chathuri Dissanayake The State-imposed thorny ban on social media looks set to drag on till at…
Sri Lanka to amend flawed Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
The Sri Lankan government says need for amending the flawed Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), which was introduced in…
Racism looms: Where is the Prime Minister?
By Faizer Shaheid “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst…
Govt. should hold reform course: IMF
Projects SL to grow by 4.4%, inflation to hit 5% by 2018-end, food prices to stabilise Warns economy vulnerable to shocks, reform…
HIGH COURT BAIL APPLICATION FAILS – ALOYSIOUS & PALISENA STILL INSIDE – MAHENDRAN DOES NOT REPORT
The INSIDER TEAM @ The Ceylon Independent The duo primarily being investigated in the so-called Bondgate scam Arjun Aloysious and…
AUSTIN FERNANDO CONFIRMS PRESIDENT SIRISENA DID NOT ASK SUPREME COURT
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Secretary confirmed that his boss, President Maithripala Sirisena had not sought the opinion of the Supreme Court…
Sri Lanka Police arrest 146 suspects in connection with the communal violence in Kandy
Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said since 4th March up to Friday 146 suspects have been arrested in connection…