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Sri Lanka’s CoPF head raises concerns over delay in Auditor General appointment

Sri Lanka is without a permanent Auditor General since April 2025 amid rejection of President's nominations by CC

December 24, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka SEC warns public against online scams

Two scams are being investigated by SEC now

December 17, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka allocates Rs. 150mn to e-Court project

Sri Lanka has suffered long delays in legal cases due to lack of digitization

December 16, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka president commends navy, highlights its growing role

A 1,340 kilometer coastline to safeguard, a maritime area 8 times the size of the country,

December 15, 2025 2 min read
Sri Lanka expresses profound distress over Israel's treatment of flotilla members

Global condemnation growing over Israel minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's video taunting abducted Gaza aid flotilla detainees

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.

Israel has increased use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians: Medecins Sans Frontieres

“Palestinian patients are dying because they simply cannot reach hospitals,” says Brice de le Vingne, MSF emergency ...

March 12, 2025 4 min read

Sri Lanka gets 3 new Court of Appeal judges

High Court Judges W K S U Premachandra, K Priyantha Fernando and A Premashankar were appointed.

March 11, 2025 1 min read

Batalanda report to be tabled in Sri Lanka parliament: minister

The report has become a hot topic since former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was asked about it on Al Jazeera

March 11, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka has to eat thosai and noodles in its best interest: opposition legislator

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March 10, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka doctor under surveillance in East denies extremism charges

Sri Lanka government has said defence agencies are vigilant over Eastern groups

Shihar Aneez
March 9, 2025 6 min read

Sri Lanka reports 2,785 cases of sexual harassment against women

The most number of sexual violence was recorded within households.

March 8, 2025 1 min read

Vietnam to strengthen links with Sri Lanka as 55 -years of diplomatic relations reached

Cultural, food promotion and stronger economic ties planned

March 7, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka women victimized during multiple crises: Deputy minister

සමதீவு (SamaTheevu), by UN Women Sri Lanka, brings to life a vision of a gender equal world ahead of Women's...

March 7, 2025 2 min read

WANTED – Sri Lanka police in search for fugitive chief; seek public support

Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon has been evading arrest

March 7, 2025 2 min read

Justice for All calls for action amid increasing violence in Sri Lanka

Crucial not to become trapped in expanding opportunities for abuse of power by relying on Prevention of Terrorism Act

March 5, 2025 4 min read
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Sri Lanka Police get new speed guns that capture driver photo

"Now no driver can say it wasn't me, it wasn't my vehicle,"

March 5, 2025 1 min read

Thailand, Sri Lanka visa free scheme could facilitate movement of criminals: Official

Possibility of criminals entering into both countries with free visa scheme established to boost touris,

March 4, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka defence agencies vigilant over possible extremist group in East

Investigations into 2021 Easter Sunday attack had pointed finger at professional negligence

March 4, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce new laws, amend existing: minister

New laws to be introduced include Sri Lanka Real Estate Practitioners' Institutions Act

March 4, 2025 1 min read

Thailand will continue to help repatriate trafficked Sri Lankans: envoy

Sri Lankans trafficked for illegal cyber scamming activities in Myanmar

March 4, 2025 1 min read

Indian Navy gifts Sri Lanka Coastguard fire fighting equipment

India, Sri Lanka for augmenting capabilities of Sri Lanka Navy for addressing shared challenges of maritime security

March 4, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka regrets UNHRC’s inconsistency on human rights principles

The UN has passed repeated resolutions to investigate past rights violations in Sri Lanka

March 3, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka in “intense” discussions for compensation from corrupt Airbus deal: Deputy Minister

Former SriLankan CEO, his wife arrested in 2020 after UK authorities found Airbus bribing $2 mln

March 3, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka election body calls nominations for delayed LG polls

The LG polls were originally to be held in January 2023.

March 3, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka envoys to Australia, Bahrain cleared by parliament panel

Y K Gunasekara, S S Dissanayake appointed High Commissioner to Australia, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain

February 28, 2025 1 min read