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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has recorded a four-hour long statement from former minister Johnston Fernando over the attack on peaceful and unarmed protesters at the Galle Face Green and outside Temple Trees. He had…
Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court ordered to release MP Kumara Welgama from a corruption case following the Bribery Commission’s decision to withdraw it. The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruptions (CIABOC) charged that the…
A fundamental rights petition was filed in the Supreme Court by Transparency International Sri Lanka and 3 individuals calling for action against persons responsible for the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The Attorney-General (representing…
A 63-year old man who had been waiting in a fuel queue at a filling station at Batagoda in Anguruwatota has died, police said. It was reported that the victim was waiting in the queue…
At least 1,000 people have been killed in an earthquake in Afghanistan. Also, 1500 people have been injured and the number of missing has not been calculated yet. The quake affected southeastern Afghanistan. and The…
An Indian delegation led by Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. Indian Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth and Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran…
By Basil Fernando Two great lies have been propagated about the 1978 Constitution. When a lie is repeated many times by many persons, often such a lie begins to be treated as a conventional truth.…
MP Sanath Nishantha’s brother and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Pradeshiya Sabha member Jagath Samantha has been arrested. He has been arrested on charges of assaulting persons and obstructing the duties of Police officers at…
French President Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections after considerable gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance, and record wins by the far-right. The result, announced in the early…
It is reported that a group of social activists protesting in front of the Presidential Secretariat have been arrested today (20). It is reported that 21 persons including Anuruddha Bandara, Anjula Rajapaksa, Dhanish Ali, Isuru…
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