Kanni Wignaraja, the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (14) at the Presidential Secretariat. The discussion primarily focused on governance, constitutional reforms, and the country’s electoral system. Ms. Wignaraja presented...

Prioritize Immediate Relief for Those Affected by Severe Weather in Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, and Kalutara Additional Funds of Rs. 50 Million allocated Advises to allocate more funds if required President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need for a specific and...

The Ministry of Public Security has instructed the Acting IGP to expedite the police investigations into seven high-profile cases including the Easter Sunday bombings and the controversial Treasury Bond auction in 2015. According to the Police Media Spokesperson, these cases...

Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might – or might not – have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after their attempt on the world’s highest...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 11 OCTOBER 2024 - Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 October 2024 The prevailing showery condition is expected to continue further in the south-western part of the Island, due to the atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of...

Former Director CID, SSP Shani Abeysekera has been appointed Director of Crimes of Sri Lanka Police. On the recommendation of the Acting IGP, the National Police Commission and the Election Commission have approved SSP Abeysekera's appointment. According to police sources,...

The issue of sexual violence cuts across geographic, economic, and cultural boundaries, a new UNICEF report has found. If verbal and online abuse are taken into account, the number rises to 650 million victims. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released a...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to extend its ‘crucial’ mandate to ensure its continued reporting and evidence collection of Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses for future prosecutions.  In a statement, the...