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Imprisonment over contempt court charges legal but disproportionate: constitutional lawyer

Director, Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law, Dr Asanga Welikala tells EconomyNext that imprisonment over contempt ...

January 12, 2021 1 min read

Ambassador Teplitz "deeply disappointed" by US Capitol riots

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Alaina B Teplitz says she is deeply disappointed by the "appalling scene" in...

January 12, 2021 2 min read

India will hold Sri Lanka to its commitments on reconciliation

Indian External Affairs Minister tells Virakesari that Sri Lanka has promised to work towards realizing the expectations...

January 12, 2021 4 min read

Discrimination against minorities what is the endgame?

Obstinacy on the Muslim burial issue and the destruction of a memorial for the Jaffna war dead shows the government want...

January 11, 2021 8 min read
Japan grants Sri Lanka USD 46 Mn to purchase diesel for state hospitals

The grant will be used to purchase fuel to be distributed among state sector hospitals throughout the country.

Sri Lanka's new quartet mount pressure for prosecutions

ECONOMYNEXT - A new quartet of ministers has mounted pressure on the President and the Prime Minister to prosecute membe...

Our Political Correspondent
May 14, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka ‘democracy dividend’ seen urgent

ECONOMYNEXT – Delivering a ‘democracy dividend’ to the Sri Lankan people is of urgent importance aft...

May 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan president misses Mahinda at VVIP wedding

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena who was the attesting witness at the wedding of Justice Minister ...

Our Political Correspondent
May 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia to work on exit permits for stranded workers

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia will work on providing exit permits for stranded expatriate workers, and the he...

May 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's assembly puts off vote crisis

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya Friday put off a decision on the legality of a disputed ...

May 6, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka's government in deep crisis over finance vote

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's de facto opposition scored a major victory when they successfully challenged the government's ...

May 5, 2016 2 min read

Divine push for Sri Lanka's new police chief

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's new Inspector-General Pujith Jayasundara has disclosed how he influenced the Constitutional Co...

Our Police Correspondent
May 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka suspends two MPs after worst brawl in 12 years

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka's parliament today unanimously voted to suspend two of its members for a period of one week for i...

Our Political Correspondent
May 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to discipline two brawling MPs

ECONOMYNEXT - A parliamentary investigation has named two members as being responsible for physical violence that seriou...

May 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka parliament sees worst brawl in 12 years

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's parliament erupted in brawls between rival lawmakers today after ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka ...

Our Political Correspondent
May 3, 2016 2 min read
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UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
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Sri Lanka's police media spokesman's office suspended

ECONOMYNEXT - The police media spokesman's office was suspended with immediate effect, official sources said Monday, si...

Our Police Corresponden
May 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's political numbers game at May Day

ECONOMYNEXT, Sri Lanka's political parties used this year's May Day rallies to demonstrate their strength in a spirited ...

Our Political Correspondent
May 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's 'historical error' in choosing new IGP: activists

ECONOMYNEXT, The Constitutional Council's selection of a new IGP through a secret ballot carried out in the absence of t...

Our Political Correspondent
April 23, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka's Constitutional Council split over new IGP

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's newly-established Constitutional Council on Monday decided on Pujith Jayasundara, 56, as the ...

Our Political Correspondent
April 18, 2016 4 min read

Hillary and Cameron hold key to Sri Lanka recovery

The acrimonious US presidential race and Britain's referendum on Europe may appear far removed from Sri Lanka, but both ...

By Our Political Correspondent
April 18, 2016 2 min read

Boston Globe's grim faux front page shows a Trump's nationalist America

ECONOMYNEXT - The Boston Globe has published a satirical front page painting a grim picture of a nationalist America if,...

April 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka China joint statement: Full Text

ECONOMYNEXT - A joint statement has been released in Beijing following Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's v...

April 9, 2016 9 min read

Chinese support for Sri Lanka based on policies, not personalities: Xi

ECONOMYNEXT - Chinese President Xi Jinping has told visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that Beijing...

April 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's defence secretary admits breaking the law

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's top defence official publicly declared Thursday that he was openly breaking the law by deployi...

Our Political Correspondent
April 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Prime Minister begins China visit

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in China on April 06 on an official visit to boost...

April 7, 2016 1 min read