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The move, which many see as a throwback to the restrictions imposed during the LTTE days that saw suicide explosions at such key locations, prevents even the parking of cars near key govt buildings
By Gwynne Dyer Vladimir Putin’s desperation was plain in the emergency measures he declared last week: immediate mobilisation of at least 300,000 more troops, the sudden decision to use fake referendums to turn all the occupied parts of Ukraine into Russian territory, and more explicit threats than usual about nuclear weapons. “This is not a […]
The Veddah Chief, Uru Warige Wannila Aththo, has also called for a general election. With all the nonsense taking place in the Parliament these days, a general election is all the people must want in the hope of getting a good government to face up to the many issues caused by the economic crisis the […]
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to revoke a gazette he declared key areas in Colombo as High Security Zones (HSZ), two government sources who are aware of the process said.
The Sri Lankan government on Monday defended its decision to declare several key locations in Colombo as high-security zones, saying the move is aimed at ensuring stability and not curbing freedom of expression, amid mounting criticism from rights groups.Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday declared several locations, including Parliament, the Supreme Court complex and the Presidents Secretariat among others, as high-security zones HSZs, banning any kind of protest or agitation in their vicinity.HSZs are nothing new.