If a rebellion is formed, it can only be suppressed by suppression, MP Namal Rajapaksa said.

India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry that India, as a “dependable friend” of Sri Lanka, remained committed to assisting it in its economic recovery.

One person was shot dead by an unknown gunman who came on a motorcycle in Kehelbaddara, Udugampola today (August 06).

Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.

The body of an unidentified man was found on the beach towards the northern end of the Dikkowita Fisheries Harbour in Wattala on Friday (August 05), said Sri Lanka Police.

The Attorney General made a pledge to the Court of Appeal that the temporary structures set up at the ‘Gota Go Gama’ protest site in Galle Face will not be removed in the absence of the necessary legal provisions until the 10th of August.

All government and government approved private schools in Sri Lanka will operate on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during next week, the Ministry of Education said.

Several Private Bus Associations have launched an island-wide strike action effective from midnight yesterday (August 04), citing the failure of the authorities to issue sufficient stocks of fuel for bus operations.

India expects bilateral trade worth $8-9 billion with Russia and Sri Lanka in the next two months after it allowed international trade in rupees, India’s trade secretary said.

A 40-year-old man from Midigama was shot dead inside a restaurant in Ahangama yesterday night (August 04).

A person has lost his life in a shooting incident that took place in Lunugamwehera, Punchi Appujadura area.

Sri Lanka is in a moment of challenge and crisis but has an opportunity to create a more democratic and inclusive government, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

A shooting took place inside Mount Lavinia Number Two Magistrate’s Court today (August 4) afternoon.

An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country’s economic crisis.

The normal bus fare has been reduced by 11.14 percent with effect from midnight today (August 04), National Transport Commission (NTC) Director General Dr. Nilan Miranda said.