Southern, Sabaragamuwa PCs defeat Special Provisions draft Bill

New IGP assumes duties in presence of Sanath, Aravinda

Sri Lanka’s new Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deshabandu Tennakoon, assumed duties at the Police Headquarters with cricketing legends Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya among those present. Tennakoon was appointed as the 36th Inspector General of Police of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The new IGP also met President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Public Security Minister Tiran Alles after assuming duties. Speaking to reporters later, the new IGP dismissed concerns raised ov

29 Feb, 2024

Sri Lanka tells UNHRC to reject domestic vote bank politics

Sri Lanka urged members of the UN Human Rights Council not to allow short-term political gains or ?domestic vote bank politics? to overtake the work of the Council. Addressing the High-Level segment of the 55th?Session of the Council through a pre-recorded video statement Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry highlighted that despite the severe constraints faced by the country, Sri Lanka continued to engage actively and constructively with an extensive array of helpful working methods of the C

28 Feb, 2024

Organiser of “whites only” party in Sri Lanka apologizes

An organiser of a “whites only” party in Sri Lanka has apologised after the event sparked a backlash online. The event’s advertisement specified a white dress code, but also had a line saying “Face control: White” – which was largely interpreted to mean the event was open only to white people. An organiser later said the event was “a bad idea”, adding that it was meant to bring together expatriates. The party, which was due to take place last Saturday, was cancelled. Backlash against the eve

29 Feb, 2024