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Sri Lanka protestor arrested with 50 tear gas canisters

The accused, a 31-year-old male from Polonnaruwa, is to be produced in court on Monday July 18.

July 18, 2022 2 min read

Commonwealth calls for peaceful Sri Lanka transition

I call on all those in positions of leadership to safeguard democratic principles, the rule of law and human rights

July 14, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka imposes curfew in Colombo district from July 14-15

Curfew was imposed from 12 noon on July 14

July 14, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka curfew ends after overnight battles near parliament

President yet to give resignation

July 14, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka diplomat's domestic worker in Australia paid approved salary: Ministry

In the 3-years, the domestic assistant was paid 11,212 Australian dollars but worked long hours below minimum wage

Sri Lanka’s corruption watchdog raises concerns over public resource abuse for polls

Presidential elections scheduled for September 21

Sri Lanka gets tough with drivers as road deaths hit record high

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Sunday vowed to get tough with errant motorists as the number of road deaths hit a record h...

November 13, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka police arrests soldier over Jaffna terror

Sri Lanka's police have arrested a member of the security forces while investigating the so called "Aava Group" accused ...

Our Police Correspondent
November 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to restart anti-pyramid unit

Sri Lanka's central bank will re-start an anti-pyramid unit amid rising activities of pyramid schemes, Central Bank Gove...

November 3, 2016 1 min read

EU lawmakers tell Sri Lanka “tangible progress” needed to get GSP+

ECONOMYNEXT – A visiting European Parliament delegation told Sri Lanka it needs to show “tangible progress�...

November 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka could enact new laws to claw back bondscam losses: Eran

Sri Lanka could enact new laws to recover losses to the government from irregular bond auctions, Deputy State Enterprise...

November 1, 2016 1 min read

Legal action against Sri Lanka ex-CB Governor; action to recover losses: COPE

A parliamentary committee has recommended legal action against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and central...

October 28, 2016 1 min read

Australia's Crown Resorts 'deeply concerned' about employees detained in China

Billionaire James Packer, the majority owner of Australian Crown Resorts Ltd, said on Tuesday that he was very concerned...

October 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet approves draft anti-terrorism law

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the draft of a new counter terrorism law to re...

October 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to probe whistleblower on securities scam report

Sri Lanka's Central Bank said it has called in 'law enforcement authorities' to probe a leak of a draft regulatory exami...

October 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka hospital ordered to pay record damages over assault

A Sri Lankan hospital has been ordered to pay a record five million rupees in damages after its security guards assaulte...

October 8, 2016 3 min read
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UN minorities rights expert to visit Sri Lanka to assess current situation

ECONOMYNEXT - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye will visit Sri Lanka next w...

October 5, 2016 2 min read

Alleged fraud at Sri Lanka's central bank should be probed externally: Governor

Sri Lanka's new Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said he is putting in systems to boost transparency and focu...

September 29, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka police exhume journalist's body in murder he predicted

Sri Lankan police on Tuesday exhumed the body of a senior journalist who had predicted just days before his murder in 20...

September 27, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka in link with Singapore to keep tabs on shady deals

Sri Lanka's Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank linked up with Singapore's suspicious transactions reporting...

September 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka police arrests Entrust Securities officials over Rs4.2bn fraud

Sri Lanka's financial crimes police have arrested five persons connected to Entrust Securitas, a regulated primary deale...

September 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to abolish tax on land leased to foreigners

Sri Lank plans to abolish a tax on land leased to foreigners or foreign companies according to draft changes to an exist...

September 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan court detains two after presidential hack over exam date

COLOMBO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A Sri Lanka court remanded a man and a teenager in custody on Tuesday on suspicion of hackin...

August 30, 2016 1 min read

Australia probes graft allegation involving Sri Lanka President: report

Australia is probing an allegation involving Snowy Mountain Engineering Company, an Australia-base firm which had allege...

August 24, 2016 1 min read

UN voices concern over Sri Lanka's crumbling cave temple

The UN's cultural agency expressed concern on Wednesday over the poor maintenance of a centuries-old cave temple in Sri ...

August 18, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's shadow foreign minister jailed again

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s "shadow foreign minister" Namal Rajapaksa was remanded in custody for the second time i...

Our Police Correspondent
August 15, 2016 1 min read