Former Sri Lankan minister and Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda has agreed to return a commercial property in Jaffna to its original owners within 18 months, following a court
Former Sri Lankan minister and Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda has agreed to return a commercial property in Jaffna to its original owners within 18 months, following a court
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Four young men have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a young woman at gunpoint in the Santhapuram area of Kilinochchi, northern Sri Lanka, police said. The suspects
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United Nations human rights experts have called on the Sri Lankan Government to revise its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), warning that several provisions must be strengthened to
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Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has concluded its examination of the constitutional validity of the Government’s proposed Prevention of Organised Crime Bill, following the announcement of several significant amendments by the Attorney General’s
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The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of drawing public attention to selected provisions of the proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill while leaving what it describes as
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A Chinese court has begun proceedings in a US$53.5 billion defamation case brought by authorities and research institutions against the US state of Missouri over allegations concerning its handling of the Covid-19
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Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, has described continuing physical and psychological suffering after surviving a failed execution involving two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital on 30
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Former Sri Lankan parliamentarian Gevindu Cumaratunga has called on the government to explain the objectives of its proposed new Constitution, questioning what Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya means by an “all-inclusive” constitutional framework
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Sri Lankan parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has said he is prepared to spend 500 days in prison, rather than the 50 days he says he has already spent in custody, if his continued
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Sri Lanka is holding 1,454 prisoners who cannot afford to pay their fines, the country’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, told parliament on 21 October, adding that the government
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Editorial When a society can no longer distinguish political dissent from supernatural intimidation, the problem extends far beyond religion. It signals a crisis of reason, historical consciousness and public responsibility. The recent
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Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has rejected a series of applications, including one filed by Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, seeking permission to intervene in a writ petition brought by former State Intelligence Service
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Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion by a judge in New Mexico after being found liable for repeatedly misleading Facebook users about privacy protections and content moderation. The ruling, one
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by Our Correspondent in Geneva Sri Lanka has told the United Nations that the investigation leading to the arrest of retired Major General Suresh Sallay, former chief of the State Intelligence Service,
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Former Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena has acknowledged a procedural error in the granting of a presidential pardon to Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, saying the relevant documents were not submitted to the
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