Theripaha Siridhamma Thera today (8) began a hunger strike at around 1:00 p.m. in front of the D.S. Senanayake statue outside the Carlton House in Tangalle. The monk is protesting the withdrawal of security from former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and is urging that security be...

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa launched a strong attack against the government in Parliament today, accusing it of attempting to erode the independence of the National Police Commission in order to use the Police Department as a political tool for repression...