Party leaders set date for no-confidence debate on Government

Tear gas fired on protesters near PM’s office

The Police fired tear gas on protesters who gathered near the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Flower Road, Colombo. A large number of people reached the location from Galle Face and staged a protest. They demanded that Ranil Wickremesinghe step down as Prime Minister. The military was deployed to control the situation. (Colombo Gazette)

13 Jul, 2022

Some Sri Lankan EdTech products have tracking technology

Some Sri Lankan EdTech products had the capacity to surveil children in ways that risked or infringed on their rights, Human Rights Watch found. Human Rights Watch raised concerns over the Nenasa app and e-Thaksalawa app used in Sri Lanka. The overwhelming majority of education technology (EdTech) products endorsed by 49 governments of the world?s most populous countries and analyzed by Human Rights Watch appear to have surveilled or had the capacity to surveil children in ways that risked or

12 Jul, 2022

US Embassy in Colombo cancels services as a precaution

The US Embassy in Colombo has cancelled its services as a precaution for the next two days. The Embassy said that out of an abundance of caution, Consular is canceling its Wednesday afternoon services (American citizen services and NIV passback) as well as all consular services on Thursday. “We apologize for any inconvenience and will reschedule all canceled appointments,” the US Embassy said. The cancellation comes as people prepare to protest today demanding the resignation of Prime Ministe

13 Jul, 2022