COLOMBO (News1st): Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen has said that his All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) is yet to decide whether it would support the 20th amendment in Parliament. "We agree with some provisions of the 20th amendment, but we do not agree with some provisions," the leader of the A...

COLOMBO (News1st): The hidden force behind last year's April 21 attacks, as claimed by Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem cannot be revealed in public, his counsel has said. "...our leader said that it was up to the (presidential) commission to identify the force, based on the e...

Colombo (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Government responded to a report produced by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Thursday (30). The report notes the alleged surveillance of Sri Lankan civil society organizations, human rights defenders,...

Colombo (News 1st);  The presidential commission probing the April 21st attacks today heard that former SIS director Nilantha Jayawardena had informed a team of Pakistani envoys there was no Islamist extremism, days before the bombings. This was revealed during a testimony given by former Directo...

Colombo (News 1st); Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Thursday (01) confirmed amendments would be made to the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution at the committee stage discussions. Speaking to reporters, the Justice Minister said based on the assurance of the Cabinet of Ministers, Prime Mini...