The Chilean Congress on Tuesday approved a long-debated bill that would allow only a handful of Catholic-majority Latin American countries to legalize same-sex marriage. Accordingly, same-sex marriage has been legalized. Among Latin American countries, same-sex couples can still get married… Read More
Rohingya refugees in Myanmar have filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. ($ 150), claiming that social media did not take action against the Rohingya who were subjected to military violence during the violence in Myanmar last February and that… Read More
The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence handed down by the Kurunegala High Court to three members of the same family on charges of hacking to death and causing serious injuries to another person for allegedly spying for… Read More
Sri Lankan Defense Minister Sarath Weerasekara has objected to a statement made by the Pakistani Defense Minister regarding the brutal assassination of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana in Pakistan. He said that such incidents were normal and that there was information that… Read More
Former JVP MP Wasantha Samarasinghe states that steps have been taken to unload the fertilizer ship imported from China. He said that it was not possible to find out where the stock of fertilizer had landed after paying more than… Read More
The Federation of Public Officers’ Trade Unions of Sri Lanka has stated that the profession of reporting sick leave will take action on 08.12.2021 based on the four main demands including Increase the salaries of public servants by ten thousand,… Read More
Ten national organizations staged a protest in front of the Embassy of Pakistan expressing their condolences over the brutal murder of a Sri Lankan engineer by Islamic extremists. Following the protest, the organization’s representatives met with the Pakistani ambassador and… Read More
North-Western Province Governor Raja Collure has passed away this morning. According to family sources, he had passed away while receiving treatment in hospital. They said he was receiving treatment after testing positive for COVID-19 recently. Raja Collure was 83 at… Read More
The daily one-hour power cut between 06.00 pm to 09.00 pm will be imposed today and tomorrow (08), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced today. Media Spokesman to the Ministry of Energy Sulakshana Jayawardena told NewsWire that the breakdown in two of… Read More
Serious questions have been raised over the “One country One Law” Task Force appointed by President Gotabhaya Rajapaks with its Chairman Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera continuing to threaten other Buddhist monks over the phone. Another recording of a telephone conversation between… Read More
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