Curfew declared in the Colombo District

France, US hail PM Modi’s advice to Putin over Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hailed at the United Nations General Assembly for his message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, by the US and France at the UNGA meeting in New York. On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand on September 16, PM Modi had said “today’s era isn’t of war” while emphasising the need to find ways to address the problems of food, fuel security and fertilizers. France President Emmanuel Macron and US National Security Adviser Jake Sulliva

25 Sep, 2022

India takes note of support given to Sri Lanka

India made note of the support it has given to Sri Lanka, while addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA). External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar told the UNGA at its 77th Session that India has extended credits of 3.8 billion dollars to Sri Lanka for fuel, essential commodities and trade settlement. While the global attention has been on Ukraine, Jaishankar said that India has also had to contend with other challenges, especially in its own neighbourhood. “Some of them may be aggravate

25 Sep, 2022

LGBTQI community in Sri Lanka continue to face harassment

The LGBTQI community in Sri Lanka continue to face harassment, rights groups informed Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. Premadasa and key members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) held a round table discussion with LGBTQI rights organisations. The round table was held at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and was led by the new National Reforms Secretariat of the SJB. Over 30 LGBTQI activists and rights organisations participated in the discussions. MPs Sarath Fonseka, Buddhika Pa

25 Sep, 2022