Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka rises to 74

Ape Janabala Pakshaya Chairman arrested

The Chairman of the Ape Janabala Pakshaya (Our Power of People Party), Saman Perera, has been arrested in Tangalle. He was accused of harbouring a suspect allegedly involved in a murder. The Police said that the suspect was allegedly involved in a crime committed in June. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Aug, 2022

Tibet again causes friction between China and India, and it doesn?t bode well for ties

While Beijing has been busy trying to shore up support for its one-China policy, another headache has resurfaced in its?troubled ties?with New Delhi. India?s defence ministry released photos last week confirming that the Dalai Lama had been flown in a military helicopter to a remote Himalayan village in the?disputed border?region of eastern Ladakh. Beijing was already irked by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s phone call to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader last month for his 87th birthd

24 Aug, 2022

Rev.?Fr.?Jeewantha?Peiris granted bail

Gota Go Gama activist, Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris, was granted bail today after he surrendered to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court. He was ordered to be released by the Magistrate on a surety bail of Rs.500,000. The Catholic priest had been accused of forcibly entering the Presidential Secretariat after it was taken over by protesters. Meanwhile, the Propaganda Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Duminda Nagamuwa, General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers? Union (CTU) Joseph Sta

24 Aug, 2022