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Sri Lanka government to investigate allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

Sri Lanka's government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings review – startling and deeply disturbing viewing

This chilling Dispatches documentary reports on the aftermath of 2019’s apparently random terrorist attack, and alleges unpalatable truths

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

Facing the heat for an interview is a part of every journalist’s life

A  journalist’s job — to present the first draft of history — is incomplete if it only presents one state-approved view

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

PM Narendra Modi's Mother's Health Condition Is Recovering, Likely To Be Discharged Soon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi's health condition is recovering, said the hospital authorities on Thursday. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 29, 2022

Sri Lanka must use its ports for economic growth: President Ranil Wickremesinghe

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka must use its ports and strategic location for its economic growth, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday while expressing regret over scrapping of the country's trilateral deal with India and Japan to develop the Colombo Port's Eastern Container Terminal.

The Times of India · Nov 18, 2022

UN resolution flags Sri Lanka rights abuses, economic crisis

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Court says Sri Lankan ex-leaders can be prosecuted

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, according to the rights group that filed the case against him.

Bangkok Post · Oct 7, 2022

Ousted Sri Lanka leader faces arrest calls

COLOMBO: Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor's government.

Bangkok Post · Sep 3, 2022

Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changed its advice for the country in late August

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Sri Lanka introduces bill to clip presidential powers

A Sri Lankan government minister has submitted to Parliament a constitutional amendment bill that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022