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Sri Lanka's SLFP will form new alliance, but not under former prez CBK: gen secy

“Definitely without the SLPP,” he said.

March 7, 2022 2 min read

Easter attack: Sri Lanka Catholic leader calls for UNHRC intervention in finding truth

"The incumbent government of Sri Lanka has failed to mete out justice to the victims," he said.

March 7, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka MP briefs UNHRC on anti-terror law, Easter attack, imprisoned colleague

Ethnic and religious minorities live in anxiety, the MP further claimed.

March 7, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka PM wants ruling party local govt bodies to turn off street lamps

Prime Minister Rajapaksa called for their assistance in what he called the “national duty” of conserving electricity...

March 7, 2022 2 min read
Singapore, Sri Lanka MPs discuss violence against women

Action is needed by both the public sector and the private sector for prevention of violence against women

Committee-stage amendments to Sri Lanka's 'Online Safety Bill': CPA concerned

The proposed amendments could drastically change the initially gazetted bill, the CPA said.

Sri Lanka police unleash 'secret' weapon

Sri Lanka's police chief Pujith Jayasundara tacitly admitted that his leadership had failed, but asked his men to adopt ...

Our Police Correspondent
February 16, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka war widows face sexual exploitation: official

Tamil women who survived Sri Lanka's civil war now face widespread sexual exploitation by officals in their own communit...

February 15, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka policymakers study security impacts of foreign projects

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan government officials and policymakers have begun study the security implications of larg...

February 14, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM awarded honorary doctorate from Deakin University Australia

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was awarded an honorary doctorate from Australia's Deakin University, a ...

February 14, 2017 1 min read

Exiled Maldives leader to stand for 2018 presidency

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Exiled Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed said on Thursday he would return to the troubled Ind...

February 9, 2017 3 min read

Pakistan sends drought relief to Sri Lanka

Pakistan has airlifted sent 25 tonnes of rice as relief to Sri Lanka as rice farmers in the country were badly hit in th...

February 9, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka political crisis manifests through Lake House

Sri Lanka's festering tensions between the President and the Prime Minister came out into the open again, this time over...

Our Political Correspondent
February 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka says no U-turn on war probe but wants time

Sri Lanka will not go back on its pledge to investigate war crimes and there will be no U-trun on accountability and rec...

Our Political Correspondent
February 8, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry speeds up document attestation

Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry has launched and electronic Document Attestation System (e-DAS) with its consular division ...

February 7, 2017 1 min read
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Sri Lanka Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act reform report in final stages

A report on changes to Sri Lanka's Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act is in its final stages, the head of the committee pre...

February 7, 2017 3 min read
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Toilet provider asked to clean up Sri Lanka C Bank mess

Sri Lanka's Central Bank asked a company known for renting mobile toilets and sanitary services to clean up the mess, af...

Our Political Correspondent
February 6, 2017 3 min read

Call to protect the independence of Sri Lanka's auditor general

A governance activist had called for the independence of Sri Lanka's Auditor General to be protected following criticism...

February 6, 2017 6 min read

Sri Lanka Independence Day 2017 - In Pictures

Sri Lankan military personnel march during the island's 69th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo on February 4, 201...

February 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka President demands honesty from politicians, officials

Sri Lanka's President appealed to fellow politicians and government servants Saturday to be honest and shun bribery and ...

Our Political Correspondent
February 4, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka has to enhance freedoms to boost economic well-being: PM

Prime Minister Sri Lanka has to expand freedoms of the people to improve their economic, social and spiritual lives, Pri...

February 4, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM to take finance portfolio?

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe s under pressure from his party to take the finance portfolio and head o...

Our Political Correspondent
February 3, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Medical Council used double standards, exceeded powers: Court

Sri Lanka Medical Council, a statutory body that registers doctors in the country, had used double standards and exceede...

February 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka seeks closer relations with Africa

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, who will open an embassy during...

February 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Marxist activists protest sale of port to China

ECONOMYNEXT - Protesters led by the leftist JVP, or the People’s Liberation Front, oppose plans to sell an 80 per...

February 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka President halts land clearing of RIGID Tyres: report

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena had halted work on a tyre factory which had received unusual benefits from th...

January 29, 2017 2 min read