General Several Sinhala nationalist organisations have urged the Sri Lankan government to prioritise the settlement of Sinhalese communities in the Northern Province,…
General Sri Lankan authorities have opened a formal investigation into a devastating prison riot that has claimed the lives of at least 27 people, making it one of the…
General The death toll from a violent clash inside a Sri Lankan prison has risen to 26, with a further 77 inmates requiring hospital treatment following the deadly…
General A New Era for Public Transport Sri Lanka is poised to take a landmark step forward in modernising its public transportation infrastructure, with the government…
General Foreign investors have purchased approximately US$3 million worth of Sri Lankan government bonds, signalling renewed confidence in the island nation's…
General The Department of Prisons Sri Lanka has held a solemn ceremony to honour the memory of seven prison officers who made the ultimate sacrifice during a violent…
General The Commissioner General of Prisons has categorically stated that authorities had received no advance intelligence indicating that trouble was brewing at…
General Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has raised serious concerns about the Government's ability to maintain national security, pointing to the deadly unrest that…
General Sri Lanka's prison system is in crisis. A series of deadly riots has erupted across the country's correctional facilities in recent months, leaving inmates…
General Minister Points to Narcotics Trade as Root Cause of Fatal Unrest A senior Sri Lankan government minister has identified drug smuggling as the primary cause…
General Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved compensation for four additional patients who suffered permanent vision loss following the administration of…
General Foreign investors have purchased approximately three million US dollars worth of Sri Lanka's government bonds, signalling a renewed appetite for the island…
General Sampath Bank PLC has taken a landmark step in Sri Lanka's digital payments landscape by launching Google Pay for all its Mastercard and Visa Credit and Debit…
General Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has revealed that construction work is currently underway to expand the capacity of the country's prison…
General Several opposition politicians have called for an independent and transparent investigation into the recent violence at Negombo Prison, warning that they will…
General The death toll from a violent riot at Negombo Prison has climbed to 27, prompting Sri Lankan authorities to order a formal judicial investigation into one of…
General The death toll from a violent clash inside a Sri Lankan prison has risen to 26, with a further 77 inmates requiring hospital treatment following the deadly…
General A Growing Digital Threat With Few Answers Across Sri Lanka, a quiet but devastating crisis is unfolding in the digital space. Ordinary citizens — from young…
General Strong export performance signals growing economic momentum Sri Lanka's export sector has recorded a significant milestone, with total export earnings…
General A new political movement has entered Sri Lanka's opposition landscape, with a group of prominent parliamentarians led by Namal Rajapaksa officially launching…
General Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa has been formally indicted on corruption charges before the Colombo High Court, marking a significant development…
General Opposition parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera launched a sharp attack on Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara on Tuesday, accusing him of neglecting his duty to…
General Sri Lanka's Prison Minister has stepped forward to accept responsibility following the country's most deadly prison riot on record, which claimed the lives of…
General Sri Lankan authorities have launched a formal investigation into a devastating prison riot that has claimed the lives of at least 27 people, making it one of…