MP Shantha Abeysekera further remanded

Human rights groups want Wasantha Mudalige freed

The?Sri Lankan Government should immediately end the arbitrary detention of Wasantha Mudalige, a student activist who was arrested on August 18, 2022, seven human rights organizations said today. Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), CIVICUS, Frontline Defenders, Human Rights Watch, International Working Group on Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice said that the authorities should immediately review the detention of anyone held unde

16 Jan, 2023

Patali and Welgama sign deal on LG polls

The 43rd Brigade led by former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and the New Lanka Freedom Party led by Kumara Welgama have decided to contest the Local Government (LG) elections together in some areas. An agreement in this regard was signed between Patali Champika Ranawaka and Kumara Welgama today. Ranawaka told reporters that his party members have been given the freedom to contest with anyone at the upcoming LG polls. He said that the main intention of the 43rd Brigade is to defeat the Sri

16 Jan, 2023

Two people, including STF officer, hacked to death

Two people, including a sergeant of the Police Special Task Force (STF), were hacked to death in Giriulla over a private dispute last night. The victims were identified as sergeant Ishara Mahesh Bandara (41) and his friend Kasun Pushpakumara (38), both residents of Dambadeniya. Mahesh Bandara was attached to the Kurunegala Rathgalle Special Task Force camp. The assailants had reportedly arrived on a motorcycle and hacked the two individuals with swords and fled. An investigation has been lau

16 Jan, 2023