Global human rights group Amnesty International says the calls for justice over the 2019 April 21st attacks should not be left unheard.

Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickramaratne is expected to appear before the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) today (April 22) for questioning over Police actions in controlling protesters in Rambukkana on Tuesday (April 19).

Constitutional amendments will not resolve the country’s political crisis, a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday (April 21).

The Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, Engineer Vijitha Herath has been appointed as the Chairman of LITRO Gas Lanka Limited.

The Health Ministry has withdrawn its decision to relax wearing face masks outdoors and reversed its earlier decision with immediate effect and announced that wearing masks outdoors has been made mandatory again.

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has put forward a set of proposals for constitutional amendments including the abolishment of the executive presidency and the 20th Amendment.

Sri Lanka may take nearly three weeks to appoint advisers to guide an overhaul of its debt, according to the country’s finance chief, a move seen as key to unlock emergency funds needed to ease its worsening economic crisis.

The Chinese government has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka to help the country cope with the current difficulties, foreign media reported.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday pledged an impartial and transparent inquiry into a police shooting that left one person dead and 13 others injured during protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

India will provide an additional $500 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka for it to buy fuel, Sri Lanka’s foreign minister told reporters on Wednesday

Sri Lanka is marking one of its darkest days in history today (April 21), with the third commemoration of the deadly Easter Sunday terror attacks which claimed the lives of more than 250 and injured at least 500 others.

The World Bank says it is ready to provide emergency support to Sri Lanka and protect the vulnerable people amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the country.

Four more MPs including Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan were sworn in as State Ministers yesterday (April 19) before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A four-member committee has been appointed by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) to investigate yesterday’s (April 19) Rambukkana shooting, which left one person dead and dozens injured.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said discussions with Sri Lanka on a potential IMF loan program are at an early stage and any deal would require “adequate assurances” that the island country’s debts can be put on a sustainable path.

A protest staged in the area of Balapitiya has completely blocked vehicular movement on the Galle Road this morning (April 20).