UNP stages protest against budget, rising cost of living
The United National Party (UNP) following a lengthy period of silence has once again taken to the streets to protest against the government and its policies.
The United National Party (UNP) following a lengthy period of silence has once again taken to the streets to protest against the government and its policies.
Echoing longstanding fears of Tamil grassroots activists and politicians, the Catholic leadership in Sri Lanka’s north and east has raised the alarm over endless state sponsored efforts to alter the ethnic makeup of the war-torn region.
Veteran artiste Lakshman Wijesekara has passed away today (12).
A first of its kind, the inaugural competition dedicated to Youth and Junior shooters of the country was held from 22 to 26 October at the Athugala Air Gun Range in Uhumeeya, Kurunegala.
The Presidential Task Force appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to present proposals for formulating a conceptual framework ideally suited for Sri Lanka after making a study of the “One Country, One Law” concept, has decided to call for public opinions and suggestions.
Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of National Security & Disaster Management and Home Affairs Chamal Rajapaksa was elected as the new President of the Sri Lanka-India Parliamentary Friendship Association at the revival meeting of the association for the ninth Parliament.
Human rights groups in Sri Lanka are accusing the country’s Police of continuous and unrelenting acts of harassment against activists and politicians from minority communities. The most recent incident they say is the summoning of a Tamil politician in the Eastern province by the special police crime unit without the provision of a valid reason.
UNP working committee member and journalist Dinouk Colombage has commended the remarks made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the event held to mark the National Science Day and Science Week in Sri Lanka to coincide with World Science Day for Peace and Development at Temple Trees yesterday (10).
In keeping with the traditional practice in Sri Lanka of holding religious ceremonies to mark the passage of three months of a person’s passing, the "Samaraweera Foundation" has made the following arrangements to honour and remember former minister Mangala Samaraweera.