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Sri Lanka state-run TV probes into #MeToo style sexual harassment allegation by news anchor

Sri Lanka has rarely seen sexual harassment allegations coming into the public domain.

April 24, 2023 2 min read

EU raises concern over new anti-terrorism draft ahead of trade pact renewal 

Sri Lanka has fulfill some key international conventions to be eligible for GSP+ renewal

April 3, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's SJB has no official position on death penalty, MPs must freely vote: Eran

“These are issues to do with conscience,” said Wickramaratne.

March 2, 2023 5 min read

Sri Lanka's rising political risks amid uncertain polls, IMF deal drag 

Sri Lanka sees new political risks since its sovereign debt default

February 7, 2023 6 min read
Sri Lanka to bring in new laws, increase safe houses for women

Two new bills that will be presented to parliament after Cabinet approval

Amid security concerns, India-funded unique ID card project faces delay in Sri Lanka

Minister in December expected the bid call to be announced by end 2023.

Sri Lanka's Drug menace needs a new approach

Crime surrounding the increased use of hard drugs in Sri Lanka is a major societal and law and order concern, but are we...

Imesh Ranasinghe
March 17, 2021 8 min read

Azath Salley arrested and detained under PTA and ICCPR – AG’s Dept.

Former Governor of the Western Province Azath Salley has been arrested on the orders of the Attorney General, the AG’s...

March 16, 2021 2 min read
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Easter Attacks: Church calls off protests but will the victims get justice?

Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church has called off its month-long protest campaign to demand justice for the victims of ...

Arjuna Ranawana
March 12, 2021 8 min read
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Committee to study PCoI report panned by Church and Opposition

The President’s Committee will implement only what President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants from the Easter Sunday inquiry r...

February 23, 2021 3 min read

Lawyer Hijaz Hisbullah may be produced in Court tomorrow

The Attorney General has ordered the Police Department to produce detained lawyer Hijaz Omar Hizbullah before a Magistra...

February 17, 2021 3 min read

Magistrates to be permitted to visit police stations to check on suspects

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Law is being amended to allow Magistrates to visit Police stations to examine the condition of su...

February 16, 2021 2 min read

Sumanthiran says Minister Weerasekara is responsible if he is harmed

TNA veteran and lawyer M A Sumanthiran says he is under threat and should not have had his Commando guards removed

Imesh Ranasinghe
February 10, 2021 5 min read

Its Independence Day and what have we got

Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict is not a shooting war anymore but long-standing issues remain unresolved

Arjuna Ranawana
February 4, 2021 7 min read
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Reforming Sri Lanka's legal system national duty of all stakeholders: Justice Minister

It is the national duty of all stakeholders in Sri Lanka’s legal system to reform the system by updating it effectivel...

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 25, 2021 2 min read

Keheliya says mandatory military training “only a proposal”

Cabinet spokesman says even the so-called “five-star” democracies follow the practice and those who oppose it are pu...

January 19, 2021 2 min read
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Minister to propose military training for all Sri Lankans over 18

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara will submit to parliament a proposal to provide m...

January 18, 2021 1 min read
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SJB calls on Police chief to protect Harin Fernando

SJB Parliamentarian asks for protection after he says President Rajapaksa said he could be “killed like a dog.”

January 10, 2021 5 min read

Public Security Minister lays out accusations against detained lawyer Hisbullah

Lawyer Hijaz Hisbullah had spoken with the Easter Sunday attackers on three occasions by phone, Minister of Public Secur...

January 7, 2021 3 min read

Police rule out extremism in the attack on Mawanella Buddha statue

Police are ruling out any extremism or terrorism associated with the minor attack on a Buddha statue in Hingula, Mawanel...

January 5, 2021 2 min read

Showing no compassion towards Muslim sentiments is shameful and dangerous

Sri Lanka’s continuing anti-Muslim policies are shameful as we as heirs to a civilization that goes back millennia are...

Arjuna Ranawana
December 18, 2020 8 min read
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Courts records safe after Supreme Court fire - Govt

The government is assuring the public that no court records have been damaged in yesterday’s fire at the Supreme Court...

December 16, 2020 1 min read

Anglican Bishops call for justice for Hijaaz and Shani on Human Rights day

The Anglican Church in Sri Lanka is drawing the attention of the authorities to the plight of two individuals who are in...

December 10, 2020 4 min read
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Activists call for “impartial” probe into Mahara Prison deaths

Human Rights activists are demanding a full and impartial investigation into the death of eleven prisoners at the Mahara...

December 3, 2020 2 min read
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Nine prisoners who died at Mahara had Covid - officials

Nine out the 11 prison inmates who died during the Mahara prison riots have tested positive for COVID-19 following the p...

December 2, 2020 2 min read

Govt takes full responsibility for Mahara prison riot: Keheliya

The government takes full responsibility for the violence that erupted at the Mahara prison on Sunday (Nov 29), Media Mi...

Imesh Ranasinghe
December 1, 2020 2 min read
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