Beneath the pomp & pageantry of #SriLanka s Perahera parades hides the #UglyTruth. Pain, Chains, Fear. NOT culture-This is cruelty. 🇱🇰 It’s time to do #PeraheraWithoutElephants 🐘 Tourists: Boycott captive elephant shows❗ #FreeElephantSlaves #KandyEsalaPerahera #EndCaptivity

The disruption of sittings of Parliament on July 20, 2022, would have left a vacuum in governance that would have paved the way for anarchy. Such a situation would have made the country ungovernable, and...would have impaired the sovereignty of the people. sundaytimes.lk/250810/news/ar…

Australian PM Anthony Albanese says Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at next month's UN General Assembly, following similar moves by France, Britain, and Canada.

Today is #WorldElephantDay and this was a pivotal moment in Sri Lanka's Human-Elephant Conflict. While the error of our ways was recognized back then and corrected, today we are repeating our mistakes and these animals face a threat to their survival. dailymirror.lk/news-features/…

Should we be applauding these numbers of tourists? Are we not running the risk of damaging these historical sites? Short term gains will result in long term losses, the need for re-evaluating our tourism policies must be prioritized.

When no meaningful strides have been made in the last year, this is what the NPP has been forced to resort to.

Breaking: President Trump has put 'sanctions' on India to put 'this war (in Ukraine) to a close' & he 'wants to see this war end' says White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt

#BREAKING: Pakistan's top court grants bail to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan in multiple cases related to attacks on military installations in 2023

"Sri Lanka’s Presidency at Risk: The Blurred Line Between Public Duty and Private Life" A President of a country cannot separate his private life from public life. The moment one assumes the office of Head of State, he ceases to be a private individual. His security, movements,

When a leader fails to inspire, they resort to fear. When a leader breaks promises, they resort to lies.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today visited former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was admitted to the Prison Hospital after being remanded last night (22). Several politicians, including Duminda Dissanayake, Prasanna Ranatunga, and MP Chamara Sampath, also visited the

#WATCH | Delhi | On the arrest of Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Journalist with Sri Lankan newspaper ‘The Island’ S Venkat Narayan says, "I'm surprised by his arrest. There is no corruption involved in what he did. He went to Cuba to attend a G77 summit. Then

Concerned about the detention of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe on what, on the face of it, seem trivial charges. His health issues have already seen him taken to the prison hospital. I call on the government of Sri Lanka -- while fully respecting that this is

Without the humanitarian leadership and support of then–Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, nearly 1,500 Afghan refugees would never have found safe resettlement in developed countries. On May 24, 2019, he strongly reinforced my call to Colombo-based diplomatic missions to help

The remand of Ranil Wickramasinghe is nothing but political persecution. Charging him for attending his wife’s convocation while returning from UN duties is absurd. A President’s responsibilities do not pause with office hours — they extend until power is handed over. Twisting

Former Foreign Minister and President’s Counsel Ali Sabry has dismissed the allegations against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe as political vendetta, claiming that there is no misuse of public funds when a sitting president travels under official security and protocol.

Throughout his public career, President Ranil frequently acted as a catalyst for democratic reform and positive change in Maldives. I hope to see likeminded leniency and compassion in his home country. Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Executive Presidency is not a 9-5 job, it does not afford the individual the benefits of being a private citizen while holding office. When an invitation is sent to the President, it is to invite the holder of the office and not in his individual capacity.

NEWS ALERT: Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested and remanded on Friday (22), has been granted bail.

The IDU expresses its great concern for the well-being of former IDU Vice-Chair and President of #Sri Lanka, H.E. Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is currently held in police custody in Colombo. Since his arrest, President Wickremesinghe has faced severe health problems stemming from a chronic