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Muslim leader accuses Govt. of attempt to radicalise youth by denying burial

A leading Civil Society activist from the Muslim community is calling on members of his community to do their best to pr...

January 8, 2021 3 min read

Cardinal leading the charge against developers intruding into Muthurajawela

Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church is marshalling its forces to protect the Muthurajawela wetlands from a multi-use dev...

January 8, 2021 2 min read

Indian Minister meets Sajith and invites him to India

The visiting External Affairs Minister of India Dr Subrahmaniyam Jaishankar met Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yeste...

January 7, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka will continue to cremate all Covid dead - Minister

Sri Lanka will continue to cremate the bodies of all its citizens who die of Covid 19 whatever social or religious objec...

January 7, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka poll monitor deeply concerned over postal vote halt

The conduct of the Government Printer is specifically a violation of Article 104B(2) of the Constitution

Sri Lanka to fast-track FTA with Thailand in bid to boost exports

"The only way to mitigate this is to increase dollar income and reduce outflows."

Thai Deputy PM in Sri Lanka to promote tourism, industry

ECONOMYNEXT – Thai Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Economic Affairs Somkid Jatusripitak has arrived in Sri Lan...

March 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s UNP cozies up to Chinese Communists

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party, which before being elected vowed to scrap a big Chinese i...

March 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's new regime revives Rajapaksa's censorship of websites

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's new government which came to power promising media freedom, has revived a move to censor news ...

March 2, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's ex-leader Rajapaksa reads riot act to Sirisena

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused his successor, President Maithripala Sirisena...

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March 1, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka police complicity in high profile murders revealed

ECONOMYNEXT - The direct police involvement in two high profile murders have been established, but a more alarming cover...

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February 28, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka in darkness after Key's 'shining light' comment

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka suffered a total blackout Thursday a day after visiting New Zealand Prime Minister John Key des...

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February 25, 2016 2 min read

Kiwis debate Sri Lanka's controversial baby jumbo gift

ECONOMYNEXT - New Zealanders have begun debating whether their country should the accept a baby elephant gifted by Sri L...

February 25, 2016 2 min read

Jumbo controversy over Sri Lanka's gift to Key

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's gift of another baby elephant to New Zealand during Prime Minister John Key's current visit ha...

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February 24, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka sailors in hot water for backing Yoshitha

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's navy on Monday suspended four sailors who publicly expressed solidarity with the jailed son of...

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February 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM declares war on Derana over cat insult

ECONOMYNEXT - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Saturday slammed the private Derana television network for allegedly i...

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February 13, 2016 2 min read
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Sri Lankan citizens propose minimum educational qualifications for politicians

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan citizens, long used to politicians with more brawn than brains, have proposed that a new...

February 12, 2016 2 min read

UN HR Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein's full statement in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - The full statement made in Colombo by UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.

February 9, 2016 14 min read

Sri Lanka 'wavering' on human rights: Zeid

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka new government may be wavering on its human rights commitments despite coming to power on a prom...

February 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka war crimes court will have to satisfy victims: UN's Zeid

ECONOMYNEXT - Any justice mechanism set up in Sri Lanka to probe war crimes, where there is opposition to international ...

February 9, 2016 2 min read

Islamic finance considered for disaster relief funding, Sri Lanka forum told

ECONOMYNEXT – Islamic finance is being considered as an option for disaster relief with funding becoming scarce a...

February 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's ex-regime slams UN rights chief's 'joke' visit

(AFP) - Ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse's brother denounced Monday the UN human rights chief's visit to Sri Lanka as a "b...

February 8, 2016 2 min read

U.N. rights chief meets families of Sri Lanka's war victims

(Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief on Sunday travelled to the north and east of Sri Lanka to assess the c...

February 8, 2016 2 min read

UN rights chief in Sri Lanka for talks over war crimes

(AFP) - The United Nations' human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein began his first visit to Sri Lanka Saturday to gaug...

February 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s main opposition welcomes anthem in Tamil

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s main opposition Tamil National Alliance welcomed the national anthem being sung at nati...

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February 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka president talks tough, vows war probe

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena warned political opponents that he will press ahead with a UN-m...

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February 4, 2016 2 min read