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Terrorism

Sri Lanka CB to monitor NGOs for money laundering, terrorism financing crimes

NGOs could be misused for Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and related crimes: CBSL

November 7, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka Minister to provide missing Easter attack report pages to Catholic leaders after complaint

Cardinal Malcom Ranjith has said over 1,500 pages containing crucial evidence on Easter attack were missing

March 25, 2024 4 min read

Sri Lanka police minister orders probe into ex-president’s Easter attack remarks

Sirisena said he can reveal the plotter behind Easter Sunday attack if a court requests

March 24, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka Pres appoints local panel to probe Channel 4 claim amid foreign inquiry demand

Alleged involvement of Sri Lankan intelligence operatives have already been reported to local courts

September 15, 2023 3 min read
Sri Lanka's justice minister, opposition clash over foreign help with Chemmani mass grave

Opposition MPs argued that the present need is direct help in forensics from international entities

EXPLAINER - Sri Lanka's failure to ensure justice for Easter attack victims

Despite commissions and probes, a convincing finding on the Easter has yet to be seen

FBI confirmed Maulavi Naufar masterminded Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Minister

It takes a long time complete international investigations, the minister said defending the delay.

Imesh Ranasinghe
May 19, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka Attorney General claims "grand conspiracy" behind Easter attack: report

The identities of those involved in the grand conspiracy must come by way of evidence, the AG said.

May 18, 2021 3 min read

Public Security Minister calls CID report on Sri Lanka AG's "last-minute" statement

De Livera is expected to retire at the end of this month.

Imesh Ranasinghe
May 17, 2021 2 min read

Bathiudeen bros to be detained for 90 days: police

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaj are to be detained for 90 days for further questioning, police s...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 27, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka ruling party wants action against entire former cabinet

Government MPs have requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to take legal action against the entire Yahapalana cabinet ov...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 26, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka former minister and brother arrested over alleged links to Easter Sunday bombers

Former Sri Lankan minister Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaj were taken into custody in the early hours of today f...

April 24, 2021 2 min read

Those responsible for Sri Lanka's Easter bombings now misdirecting public: PM

Parties responsible for Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter bombings are making false claims aimed at influencing and diverting at...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 21, 2021 3 min read

Political posturing impeded transparent Easter bombings probe: Cardinal

Political posturing and a cynical need to safeguard alliances has impeded a transparent inquiry into Sri Lanka’s 2019 ...

April 21, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka opposition MP alleges damning omission in Easter bombings probe

An intelligence officer who had been arrested in connection with Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings was transferr...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 20, 2021 3 min read

Cardinal does 180, claims he never said Easter bombings were politically motivated

In an apparent 180 on an explosive statement he made yesterday, the head of Sri Lanka’s Catholic church said today tha...

Himal Kotelawala
April 19, 2021 3 min read
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Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Masterminds already known; no desire to conceal findings, says minister

With opposition pressure mounting to find the brains behind the 2019 Easter bombings, Sri Lanka reiterated today that Ma...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 6, 2021 2 min read

PCoI should've investigated allegations that Zaharan was on state payroll: JVP

The Rajapaksas “sold” the 2019 Easter bombings to secure election victories and the Presidential Commission of Inqui...

March 10, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Easter attacks commission recommends criminal proceedings against President Sirisena

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on the 2019 Easter bombings has recommended that criminal proceedings be in...

February 23, 2021 4 min read
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Committee to study PCoI report panned by Church and Opposition

The President’s Committee will implement only what President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants from the Easter Sunday inquiry r...

February 23, 2021 3 min read

Yet another committee appointed to study the report of the Easter Sunday attacks PCoI

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed yet another committee to examine the report of the Presidential Commission of...

February 20, 2021 3 min read

AKD demands govt publicise Easter bombings commission report

Sri Lanka must publicise the findings of a presidential commission of inquiry that probed the 2019 Easter bombings, Nati...

February 12, 2021 3 min read

Easter bombings: Cardinal prepared to go to int'l court if Sri Lanka fails to deliver justice

If Sri Lanka fails to bring the perpetrators and masterminds of the 2019 Easter bombings to justice, international judic...

February 11, 2021 2 min read

Pillayan released due to CA decision – Lawyer

The release of Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan and others from the case ends the possibility of justice for the family of ...

Arjuna Ranawana
January 14, 2021 3 min read
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The government will fight efforts to lift ban on the LTTE in the UK – Foreign Ministry

The door has opened for the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the United Kingdom to be lifted by a r...

October 22, 2020 2 min read
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President Gotabaya says no deal with Bathiudeen over 20A

Sri Lanka’s President has shot down speculation that he is “cutting a political deal” with a powerful Muslim polit...

Arjuna Ranawana
October 4, 2020 3 min read