Over 700,000 affected by drought in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center says that more than 700,000 people have been affected by the dry weather that has…
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Japanese Envoy says No to foreign judges
Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Kenichi Suganuma said yesterday that his government was not of the opinion that foreign jurists…
Higher Education Minister looks into hostel issues at Ampara Hardy Technical College
The administration of Hardy Advanced Technological Institute in Ampara has agreed to provide prompt solutions to the residential issues of…
Temporary ban on Facebook will be lifted in the next few days, President says
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the temporary ban on Facebook following the incidents occurred in Kandy and…
Government Analyst’s report says clump of flour, not medicinal pills found in the Ampara eatery food
The Government Analyst’s report on the food served by a Muslim eatery in Ampara which said to have contained “sterilization…
U.S., UK advise their citizens visiting Sri Lanka to avoid unrest areas
Following the inter-communal violence in Ampara and Kandy, the United States and the United Kingdom warned their citizens visiting Sri…
OIC calls upon government to take immediate action to protect Muslims in Sri Lanka
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), yesterday expressed serious concern at the repeated incidents of violence by extremist mobs against…
Opposition Leader criticizes inaction of law enforcement authorities regarding communal violence
Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition and the Leader of main Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan seriously questioned…
Sri Lanka PM urges people to act wisely and not to become victims of communalism
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe making a special statement urged all citizens of the country to act patiently, wisely…
Sri Lanka state of emergency must respect human rights – Amnesty
The Sri Lankan authorities must respect human rights under the state of emergency that was declared today, Amnesty International has…