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Sri Lanka lawmaking dangerous without judicial review: Kiriella

In the future when we amend the constitution we have to bring back judicial review

September 8, 2022 2 min read

Key Sri Lankan protester arrested for July offence after agitation near parliament

Protests have been suppressed by arrests, intimidation by police, protesters say,

September 8, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka parliament panel to probe over coal purchase deal after minister's request

Opposition has raised concerns over higher price, lack of transparency on Sri Lanka's largest coal tender

September 8, 2022 2 min read

Woman found shot dead in Sri Lanka main opposition party office in Kegalle

Police have attributed a majority of recent shootings to underworld activity or drug trafficking.

September 1, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lankan Catholics Seek Sacking of Spy Chief Over Easter Attacks

The Centre for Society and Religion (CSR), sends six-page appeal to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lanka’s ex-leader denies immunity claim in bond scam

New government has vowed to take legal action against those involved in bond scam

Sri Lanka Supreme Court petitioned on invasion of privacy, central database profiling

Relief has been sought in Sri Lanka's highest court against at attempt by the Department of Registration of Persons to b...

October 10, 2017 3 min read

Litro Gas chief among those arrested in Sri Lanka over Taiwan bank robbery

The head of state-owned Litro gas company, Shalila Moonesinghe is among two people arrested in connection with millions ...

Our Police Correspondent
October 9, 2017 2 min read

UN expert to review progress on human rights in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – A United Nations expert on transitional justice will visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday to review progress ...

October 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka arrests two men over Taiwan bank hacking

Sri Lankan police have arrested two men for allegedly helping international criminals who hacked into computers at a Ta...

October 8, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka citizens, firms barred from trading with North Korea under UN sanctions

Sri Lankan citizens and firm have been banned from trading with North Korea on luxury or listed goods including arms, or...

October 8, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's state bank bond bids dictated by ex-finance minister: bondscam inquiry

Sri Lanka's large state banks have been asked to bid at low rates at volumes given by then Finance Minister Ravi Karunan...

October 5, 2017 3 min read

US green card lottery 2019 open for Sri Lanka and Maldives; scam alert

The United States embassy in Colombo said applications for the 2019 diversity visa lottery (green cards) opened to Sri L...

October 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka court bans foreign travel of Perpetual Treasuries officials

Top officials of Perpetual Treasuries Plc, have been banned from travelling abroad by court over alleged tampering with ...

October 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka finance minister urges police action against ‘thugs in robes’

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera called for police action again...

September 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Supreme Court shoots down statute amendment

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has insisted on a referendum in addition to a two-thirds majority to approve the...

Our Political Correspondent
September 19, 2017 1 min read
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Ceylon Chamber forum on new Sri Lanka income tax law

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold a seminar on Sri Lanka’s new ‘Inland Revenue Act’, with Sta...

September 9, 2017 1 min read

Watch dogs fight over Sri Lanka land mark jailing

Sri Lanka jailing the country's top civil servant on a criminal misappropriation charge has sparked a battle among watch...

September 7, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka jails Rajapaksa's top aide

ECONOMYNEXT - The Colombo High Court today jailed top civil servant Lalith Weeratunga for three years making him the fir...

September 7, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Perpetual caught in evidence tampering, perjury controversy: report

Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries, a primary dealer under probe for securities fraud has become embroiled in evidence tam...

September 6, 2017 2 min read

Controversy over Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries tampering evidence: report

Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries, a primary dealer at the centre of a massive securities scam has tampered with evidence...

August 30, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to regulate Ayurveda, improve research

Sri Lanka will introduced legislation to upgrade the Ayurveda department, ensure minimum standards of traditional healin...

August 14, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka revenue bill: offending sections

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has decided that the following sections of a inland revenue bill is inconsistent with the cons...

August 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka minister says did not know apartment lease was paid by Perpetual

Sri Lanka's ex-finance minister Ravi Karunanayake said he did not know Perpetual Treasuries group paid the lease of an a...

August 2, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka ex-CB Governor forced EPF boss to appoint Saman Kumara: report

Sri Lanka's ex-Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran had pressured the head of a retirement fund to appoint a dealer wi...

August 1, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka ex-finance minister: 'I have nothing to hide'

Sri Lanka's ex-Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said he will provide answers to a Presidential Commission probing a co...

July 28, 2017 2 min read