Illegal drugs seized by Police to be destroyed on April 1st

Ranil says now not the time to overthrow Government

United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says now is not the time to try and overthrow the Government. Speaking at an event held today (Sunday), Wickremesinghe said that the main focus now should be to address the crisis the country is facing. He said that if the situation is not addressed soon then Sri Lanka may end up like Greece. Greece faced a sovereign debt crisis in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007?2008. Widely known in the country a

13 Mar, 2022

Retired doctor further remanded over discovery of grenade in church

A retired doctor and two others who were arrested and remanded over the discovery of a grenade inside All Saints? Church in Borella, have been ordered to be further remanded until 29th March. The Colombo Magistrate?s Court today remanded the three suspects when they were produced in court. The grenade was found inside the church on 11th January. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had later questioned the investigations saying it lacked transparency. He alleged that the Police were not going behind the

14 Mar, 2022

SJB prepared to stage protests similar to Arab Springs

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says it is prepared to stage protests similar to Arab Springs, if the Government fails to admit its mistakes and address the issues facing the country. SJB MP Harin Fernando said that the intention of the main opposition is not to take unfair advantage of the current situation and attempt to overthrow the Government. Instead, he says the SJB wants President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to admit that his policies failed and now work with the opposition and look for soluti

13 Mar, 2022