Teen arrested over train bomb scare granted bail

Army and STF deployed to Galle Face

The Army and Police Special Task Force (STF) have been deployed to Galle Face to control the violence in the area.? Several people sustained injuries as supporters of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), armed with poles and other objects, attacked GotaGoGama in Galle Face. The mob destroyed several tents and other structures erected at Galle Face and also attacked some of the demonstrators. The Police formed a human chain to prevent the protesters from entering GotaGoGama. However, the m

09 May, 2022

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned. His resignation came after his supporters attacked peaceful protesters at Galle Face. In his resignation letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the outgoing Prime Minister said that he was resigning to make way for a new Cabinet to take over. The current Cabinet stands dissolved with the resignation of the Prime Minister. Several people sustained injuries as supporters of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), armed with poles and other object

09 May, 2022

Journalists assaulted near Temple Trees

By Easwaran Rutnam A group of journalists have been assaulted near Temple Trees during the violence involving Government mobs and anti-Government mobs. Three journalists attached to Daily Mirror who had been covering the incident near Temple Trees and at Galle Face were assaulted close to the Kollupitiya Police Station. Two female journalists, including a trainee, and a photojournalist were assaulted by a group of young men and women. Journalist and program host Ashanthi Warunasuriya, traine

09 May, 2022