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Sri Lankan landowners without deeds to be legally granted ownership

Title deeds were issued in Puttalam and Kurunegala Divisional Secretariats parallel to the programme.

June 24, 2022 1 min read

IMF's talks with Sri Lanka must also focus on corruption, aid diversion: Mark Malloch-Brown

The IMF must put the issue on the agenda during their visit, he said.

June 24, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka Customs nabs 136 mn rupee worth haul of meth: police

The recipient of the parcel was apprehended when he came forward to clear the parcel.

June 23, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka Supreme Court determines major provisions of SJB's draft 21A needs referendum

Proposed provisions on the Constitutional Council and the National Security Council will also require a referendum.

June 21, 2022 3 min read
Sri Lanka EPF gets back Rs231mn on Laugfs Gas share manipulation case

Case involves EPF purchasing Laugfs Gas shares at Rs48

Sri Lanka lawyers condemn government moves to retain IGP

"The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) strongly condemns the efforts of the Government to subvert the course of justic

Sri Lanka's STF chief exposes corrupt customs, journalists

Sri Lanka's Special Task Force chief Ranjith Perera who was accused of threatening violence against journalists had actu...

Our Police Correspondent
June 21, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka activists press court to sack central bank chief

An influential group of Sri Lankan academics and professionals took legal action on Monday to seek the sacking of the c...

June 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka could defer re-appointment of controversial CB Governor: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka may defer the re-appointment of controversial central bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran until an in...

June 20, 2016 2 min read

Proposal to scrap Sri Lanka parliament powers to remove judges

ECONOMYNEXT – The authority presently given to the Sri Lankan Parliament to remove Judges of the Superior Courts ...

June 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka President evacuated from Shangri-La fire

ECONOYNEXT - Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena was evacuated on Wednesday from a fire at the Shangri-La beach hot...

Our Police Correspondent
June 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka arrests ex-top cop over Thajudeen murder

ECONOMYNEXT - The once all-powerful Western Province police chief Anura Senanayake was remanded for three days on an all...

Our Police Correspondent
May 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka frees rapists, murderers to mark Buddhist holy day

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Justice Ministry announced granting a presidential pardon and freeing condemned prisone...

May 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka police arrest former leader's brother over land deal

COLOMBO, May 12 (Reuters) - A brother of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested on Thursday by the F...

May 12, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to unleash FCID on nationals named in Panama Papers

ECONOMYNEXT - Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake Tuesday vowed to investigate all Sri Lanka domiciled individuals and en...

Our Political Correspondent
May 10, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka domiciled individuals revealed in Panama Papers

ECONOMYNEXT - The names of several Sri Lanka domiciled individuals, including Nissanka Senadhipathi of Avant Garde, have...

Our Political Correspondent
May 10, 2016 3 min read
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Sri Lanka still torturing suspects after end of war: UN

(AFP) - A UN official slammed Sri Lanka's criminal justice system on Saturday, accusing the police of sexually abusing s...

May 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sets up panel to investigate 'Panama Papers'

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Sunday that it was setting up a special panel to chase after nationals likely to figur...

May 2, 2016 2 min read

Panama Papers: What is relevant to Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - Panama Papers will be available on the Internet from 11.30 p.m. on May 9, 2016.

May 1, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka's ruling party brats brawl over birthday girl

ECONOMYNEXT - A ruling legislator was assaulted during a birthday party of a daughter of another party stalwart at Colom...

Our Political Correspondent
April 25, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's new police chief dumps department

ECONOMYNEXT, Sri Lanka's new police chief Pujith Jayasundara formally assumed duties Friday with a vow to shed the statu...

Our Police Correspondent
April 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's new IGP vows more arrests in Thajudeen case

ECONOMYNEXT, Sri Lanka's new police chief Friday vowed a "systematic investigation" and more arrests in connection with ...

Our Police Correspondent
April 22, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka prepares to back seabed claim at UN body

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is readying a scientific team to substantiate its claim under international law for a lar...

Rohan Gunasekera
April 22, 2016 5 min read

Human rights abuses continue in Sri Lanka north-east: UK

ECONOMYNEXT – Human rights violations like torture, and sexual and gender-based violence continued in Sri Lankaâ...

April 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's new IGP hits the ground running

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's police arrested one of their own men for allegedly suppressing evidence in the high profile Th...

Our Police Correspondent
April 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's new IGP to speed up cases against Rajapaksa regime members

ECONOMYNEXT, Sri Lanka's newly-appointed police Inspector-General is expected to speed up investigations against members...

April 20, 2016 2 min read