Vehicular movement on the Puttalam-Chilaw road was blocked by a protest staged near the Madurankuliya filling station this morning (April 01).

A group of people, blocking the road, engaged in a protest demanding fuel.

Thereby, traffic congestion was reported on Puttalam-Chilaw road and nearby roads.

Madurankuliya Police officers were dispatched to...

The International Monetary Fund will initiate discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on a possible loan program in the coming days, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Thursday (Mar 31), as the Asian country seeks to stave off a severe economic crisis.

Rice said the discussions would continue during the visit of Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil...

A total of 45 people were arrested from the group of protestors at Pengiriwatta Mawatha in Mirihana, which leads to the President’s residence last night (March 31), the police media spokesperson says.

According to SSP Nihal Thalduwa, one woman is also among the arrestees.

During the protest, multiple vehicles belonging to the police and the army...

It is revealed that an organized group of extremists were behind the unruly conduct near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda last night (March 31) amidst the protests, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says.

In a statement issued this morning (April 01), the PMD noted that the said group of individuals, wielding iron rods and clubs, had provoked the...