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Sri Lanka to repeal Kandyan marriage law provision on parental consent for minors

A minor under the age of 18 cannot enter legal marriage in Sri Lanka.

August 2, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka police arrest key protest leader amid fears of August 9 agitation 

Protesters have called for another massive protest to oust Ranil Wickremesinghe on August 9

August 2, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka police confirm second body to wash up on Galle Face in 72 hours

Previously, the body of an 18-year-old residing in Pannipitiya was found by the Galle Face beach.

August 1, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka busts postal meth smuggling racket

Meth smuggled as a foot massager

July 29, 2022 1 min read
To re-democratize Sri Lanka, abolish executive presidency: activists

Lawyers, academics, civil rights activists say Presidency has failed in its aims

Gunmen kill seven in Sri Lanka prison bus shooting

COLOMBO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a prison bus in Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two ward...

February 27, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond gazette controversy deepens

A controversy over a gazette notice relating to Sri Lanka's bond auctions deepened with ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa a...

February 27, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka seeks to reverse migrant minimum wage: report

Sri Lanka's Foreign Employment Ministry has sought permission from the cabinet of ministers to reverse a minimum wage wh...

February 19, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka police breakthrough in journalist abduction

Sri Lanka's police made a breakthrough Saturday in their investigations in to the abduction of journalist Keith Noyar by...

February 18, 2017 4 min read

Sri Lanka Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act reform report in final stages

A report on changes to Sri Lanka's Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act is in its final stages, the head of the committee pre...

February 7, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka Medical Council used double standards, exceeded powers: Court

Sri Lanka Medical Council, a statutory body that registers doctors in the country, had used double standards and exceede...

February 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka corruption worsens in 2016: Transparency Index

Sri Lanka has slipped 12 places to 95 among 177 countries that have been ranked on perceived corruption in the state sec...

January 26, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka foreign ministry opens consular office in north

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will open a Regional Consular Office in nort...

January 25, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka bans 'choon' in three-wheel crackdown

The government's latest move to safeguard tuk-tuk passengers and other road users include the banning of musical tunes p...

January 14, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka clears navy spies of killing Tamil MP

A Sri Lankan court Saturday acquitted five men, including three navy intelligence officers, charged with assassinating a...

December 24, 2016 2 min read
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Investor in Sri Lanka charged with money laundering by the US

ECONOMYNEXT - Rienzie Edwards, an individual based in Sri Lanka had been charged by US authorities with running an inves...

December 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka should burn seized cocaine: Eran

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan authorities should destroy stocks of cocaine seized recently by Customs at Colombo port ...

December 16, 2016 1 min read

Drop in traffic casualties after Sri Lanka announces higher fines

Sri Lanka's main state-run hospital Monday reported a dramatic decline in the number of motor traffic casualties since t...

December 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans stronger investment guarantees amid Venezuela-style land move

Sri Lanka planned to place stronger constitutional guarantees to protect property rights, a top official said, while a b...

December 2, 2016 3 min read

Rush for Sri Lanka driving licence, insurance after raising fines

The number of applicants for driving licences and motor insurance has more than doubled since the government announced s...

November 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to lift age 70-year age restriction on company directors

Sri Lanka has proposed to remove a restriction of persons over the age 70 serving on the boards of private companies.

November 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka accountants adopt new code to expose corporate crime

Sri Lanka’s rule-setting accountants’ body has adopted new international guidelines under which finance pr...

November 25, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka raises fines to tackle killer drivers

Sri Lanka on Monday announced a sharp rise in fines for reckless driving, which kills nearly 3,000 people a year on the ...

November 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka plantations say land limit unfair for shareholders, hit investor confidence

Sri Lanka’s regional plantation companies said a government 2017 budget proposal to limit landholdings to 5,000 a...

November 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka motor cyclists demand licence to die

A group of Sri Lankan motorcyclists today denounced the government move to raise road fines and insisted that two-wheele...

November 14, 2016 2 min read