Three U.S. citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for their role in a May failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Election Commission has planned a curb on social media in the 48-hour silent period before the presidential polls to prevent any campaigning and mud-slinging.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has decided to lift all vehicle import restrictions by February 2025, according to Foreign Minister Ali Sabry.
Excavations at a gravesite at Colombo Port have come to a temporary halt with skeletal remains of two persons already unearthed.
Pointing to approaching presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka later this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the newly elected administration must commit to the concrete transformational changes needed to ensure accountability, justice and reconciliation.
Police have seized a newly-installed plaque from a memorial for the war-dead in Batticaloa.
President's Chief of Staff and National Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayaka said that President Ranil Wickremeisnghe's rise to leadership was not for personal gain, but to stabilize the country, starting with difficult reforms such as tax restructuring when there was minimal revenue.
President Ranil Wickremeisnghe criticized the Janatha Vimukthi Permauna (JVP) for repeating the mistake of making unrealistic promises and questioned whether it is wise to entrust the country's future to a group unwilling to acknowledge their past errors.
The Election Commission has reprimanded presidential candidate Pemasiri Manage, after he was seen attending and making speeches at SJB meetings in Matara and Tangalle.
