Catholic Church threatens to go black on Easter Sunday

Sri Lanka’s Visaka Dharmadasa awarded international peacebuilding award

Sri Lanka’s Visaka Dharmadasa has been awarded the Fifth Annual Laureate of Women Building Peace Award by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). This international award, which is given annually, honors women of extraordinary commitment, leadership and impact who are working to resolve violent conflict and build peace in their communities. “Visaka is a woman of courage and tenacity,” said Ambassador George Moose, USIP’s Acting President and CEO. “As someone who has worked as a peacebuilder for ov

27 Feb, 2025

Sri Lankan public urged not to panic following fears of fuel shortage

The Sri Lankan public have been urged not to panic following fears of a fuel shortage in the country. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said that adequate fuel stocks had been dispatched to fuel sheds across the country. The CPC insisted that there is no shortage of fuel and there was no need for panic buying. Fuel distributors had earlier warmed that they will suspend fuel distribution over moves to abolish the 3% discount currently offered to distributors by the CPC. (Colombo Gazette)

28 Feb, 2025

Court orders arrest former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon

An order has been issued to arrest former Sri Lanka Police chief Deshabandu Tennakoon over a shooting incident that took place in front of the W15 Hotel in Matara in 2023. The Matara Magistrate?s Court issued the order to arrest Tennakoon and a number of former officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) over the incident. Police Media Spokesperson, SSP Buddhika Manatunga said that the CCD had been deployed to the area in an unlawful manner. The Police Media Spokesperson said that Tennakoon

28 Feb, 2025