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Blackout at Sri Lanka court during ex-President's bail hearing

After proceedings resumed lights went out plunging premises packed with officials, media and supporters into darkness

August 22, 2025 1 min read

Israel condemned for assassinating prominent Gaza journalist in latest killings

Israel has killed 269 journalists in Gaza since October 2023

August 11, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s FIU fines Bally's, Belagio casino's under anti-money laundering laws

NSB fined Rs. 3.5 mn, Bally’s, Bellagio each fined Rs. 1.5 mn

August 6, 2025 2 min read

Businesses allegedly run by tourists owned by Sri Lankans: Police

People in the tourist trade acting as frontmen: police

August 6, 2025 2 min read
Sri Lanka Police trains officers to deliver sensitive SGBV response

Step towards transforming policing practices embedding a trauma-informed, evidence-based, and accountable approach

Sri Lanka to formulate National Intellectual Property Policy to fix agency gaps

The current intellectual property framework is governed by the Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003.

Sri Lanka supreme court upholds expulsion of Manusha, Harin from SJB

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August 9, 2024 1 min read

Ninety Sri Lankan legislators yet to reveal asset, liability details to CIABOC

135 Parliament members have declared their assets and liabilities to anti-graft body

Shihar Aneez
August 5, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka gives on-arrival visa at airport, VFS Global e-visa site shut on court order

Status quote to be restored until hearing completed

August 3, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s top court suspends controversial VFS deal

Government has denied any wrong doing in the VFS deal

August 2, 2024 2 min read
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Sri Lanka EPF gets back Rs231mn on Laugfs Gas share manipulation case

Case involves EPF purchasing Laugfs Gas shares at Rs48

July 31, 2024 1 min read

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

July 27, 2024 4 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.

July 26, 2024 2 min read

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

July 23, 2024 4 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce bill enabling no-fault divorce: Justice minister

“We have made a new bill to introduce no-fault divorce,”

July 23, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka appoints new Attorney General

K A Parinda Ranasinghe PC appointed as Attorney General.

July 12, 2024 1 min read
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Sri Lanka visa deal with IVS-VFS be cancelled or revised, forensic audited: COPF Chief

Deal made without specs

July 12, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to start e-motorist drive in 6 weeks: State Minister 

DMT officials have resisted digitization move in the past

July 11, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to expedite work on law to re-expropriate privatized plantations land

Committee to decide which companies have the ability to pay the mandated wage

July 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to go ahead with Russian firm to operate Mattala airport despite US advice

Mattala airport was built by China and was earlier offered to India

July 3, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s election laws still in force as LG polls not finished: EC

Sri Lanka is yet to hold LG polls declared in January last year

July 3, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka former legislator sentenced to rigorous imprisonment

Hirunika Premachandra given three years rigorous imprisonment for the abduction of a man in 2015.

June 28, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka CB imposes penalties on DFCC, Sampath banks for non-compliance

Penalties imposed for not revealing information about customer, not doing due diligence

June 26, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to publish revised draft bill amending Mediation Board Act

The Legal Draftsman has drafted the revised bill which the Attorney General has already cleared.

June 25, 2024 2 min read

Comments by Sri Lanka President, Justice Minister, intimidates judiciary: Lawyers collective

Disagreement cannot cross into threat or intimidation

June 22, 2024 7 min read

Sri Lanka FIU links up with bribery commission

CIABOC to share information relevant to any investigation with FIU

June 20, 2024 2 min read