Ranil Wickremsinghe
Opposition and civil society criticizes delay of local body polls in Sri Lanka
Local polls were to be held last year but were delayed due to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis. After another postponement was announced in February, judicial intervention led to the polls being scheduled for April 25
Sri Lankan student activist Wasantha Mudalige released from prison
Mudalige, who was in custody since August 18 last year under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), was cleared of all terrorism charges on January 31. On February 1, he was released from custody on bail
Sri Lanka’s parliament to convene on Wednesday
Meanwhile, appeals for justice continue after the assault on protestors at the Galle Face site in Colombo in which around 50 people were injured and tents were torn down
Race for Sri Lankan presidency begins as Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down
The resignation comes after Rajapaksa, who came to power with an unprecedented 6.9 million votes, fled the country on July 13 following massive protests
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