Main suspect arrested over weapons found in court

UNP says Task Force on One Country, One Law must be abolished

The United National Party (UNP) has called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to abolish the Task Force on ‘One Country, One Law’ as it is detrimental to the unity of the country. The UNP Working Committee, issuing a statement today, noted that the Presidential Task Force, headed by the Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, is destabilizing and destroying national unity. According to the UNP, any new law must be debated in Parliament? and thereafter, a Select Committee should be appointed to

07 Nov, 2021

Pakistani journalists ?targeted? by cyber law

At least 23 Pakistani journalists have been ?targeted? under the country?s draconian cyber-crime law in the last two years, establishing a ?chilling pattern? of using the threat of legal action to silence dissent, a new report by a media rights watchdog says. Freedom Network, a Pakistan-based group, released its report to coincide with the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, being marked worldwide on Tuesday. The ?crimes? Pakistani journalists were charged with in

05 Nov, 2021

President prepared to face challenges in push for change

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says he is prepared to face any challenge in the push for revolutionary change. He said that revolutionary change had been assured through his ?Vision of Prosperity? policy statement. The President said he will face difficulties and obstacles yet he was committed to overcome those challenges. The President expressed these views at a function held at the Mandaduwa Public Stadium today to vest 1,500 completed roads in a single day. Speaking further the President s

06 Nov, 2021