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Australia leans on Sri Lanka to contain boat people as currency crisis worsens

The two Ministers recommitted their resolve to continue working together to thwart people smugglers

June 21, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka arrests woman with 26kg of Kerala Cannabis in North

The Police Special Task Force has arrested the woman following a tip received by Mannar police

June 19, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka Bar Association warns against police assaults on fuel customers

Dire consequence if law enforcement officers act unfairly

June 19, 2022 2 min read

Woman abducted for ransom in northern Sri Lanka rescued by police

The suspects were produced in the High Court of Vavuniya on Tuesday.

June 15, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka PM says police chief remains in office, seeking intervention from speaker

He also asked the speaker for a ruling invalidating the order.

Fireworks erupt in parliament over Sri Lanka's VFS Global controversy

Justice Minister questions propriety of acting against Committee chairmen who is acting under Constitutional powers

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
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Sri Lanka extended continental shelf claim challenged by Bangladesh

ECONOMYNEXT – Si Lanka’s claim for an extended continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from its coast ...

April 18, 2016 2 min read

Constitutional Council in landmark move to choose Sri Lanka police chief

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's newly-established Constitutional Council has summoned the three senior-most officers in the po...

our Political Correspondent
April 16, 2016 2 min read

Kerry supports Sri Lanka constitutional reforms

ECONOMYNEXT - US Secretary of State John Kerry, in a message to mark Sri Lanka’s Sinhala and Tamil New Year this ...

April 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka President asks CC to decide new IGP

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the Constitutional Council to decide on the next Insp...

our Political Correspondent
April 9, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka watching Panama papers, Seychelles shell firms

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is closely watching ongoing revelations from the so-called Panama Papers where tens of thousands...

April 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka detains 14 foreigners over $7.5m drug bust

(AFP) - Sri Lanka has detained 14 foreigners after seizing 110 kilograms of heroin worth $7.5 million from an Iranian fi...

April 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka sports body, where Carlton Motor Sports voted, declared illegal

ECONOMYNEXT - Court of Appeal has quashed the elections for the governing body of Sri Lanka's automobile sports, where C...

April 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to question ex-minister over suicide jacket find

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s police will be asked to interview former foreign minister G. L. Peiris in connection wi...

Our Police Correspondent
March 31, 2016 2 min read

Egypt Air drama throws back to Sri Lankan's hijacking

ECONOMYNEXT, The hostage drama aboard an Egypt Air plane carried out Tuesday by a lone man claiming to wear a suicide ja...

Our Police Correspondent
March 29, 2016 2 min read

Modern police needed for Sri Lanka’s democratic transition

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s transition into a democratic society needs a modern, professional police force, ...

March 23, 2016 2 min read