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LocalTags: Print EditionThe Police have so far arrested 3215 people in connection with the violent incidents that took place across the island on May 9. “Of them, 1176 people are still in remand custody,” said the Police Media…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Catholic bishops Conference of Sri Lanka yesterday urged the politicians to set aside their differences and come to an agreement on a President and a Prime Minister who can earn the trust of the people. The…

LocalGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionA joint special security programme will be implemented for the security of the parliamentarians as well as in and around Parliament on July 19 and 20, when sessions will be held to elect…

LocalShiromi AbeyasingheTags: Print EditionActing President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to take the necessary steps to grant a presidential pardon to former Member of Parliament Ranjan…

LocalTags: Print EditionPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe taking oaths as Acting President before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC at the Walukaramaya temple in Colombo yesterday.Secretary to the President Gamini Senarath was…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Human Rights Council of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday expected all sections who have been agitating so far to fall in line with the Constitutional process and maintain law and order for a peaceful transition…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still in contact with officials at technical levels within the Sri Lankan Government and hopes to be able to resume discussions with higher-level officials, an IMF…

LocalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka is continuing negotiations with China for as much as US$4 billion in aid and is confident Beijing will agree “at some point,” Bloomberg News reported yesterday (Friday), citing Sri Lanka’s Ambassador…

LocalTags: Print EditionAfter hectic protests were held in Colombo city for the past few days demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the City became relatively calm yesterday.…

LocalGayan Kumara Weerasinghe and Bimal JayasingheTags: Print EditionFour persons were injured following a clash between two groups of youths at the Galle Face yesterday morning and the injured were admitted to the National Hospital.…