Senior Additional Solicitor General Haripriya Jayasundera, PC, requested the Trial-at-Bar ahead of the declaration of its verdict that those found guilty should be dealt with in a manner that would serve as
Senior Additional Solicitor General Haripriya Jayasundera, PC, requested the Trial-at-Bar ahead of the declaration of its verdict that those found guilty should be dealt with in a manner that would serve as
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Pope Leo XIV has rejected describing sexual abuse in the Catholic Church simply as a “systemic” problem, while acknowledging that some church organisations had at times operated “as an abusive system”. His
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PwC is embroiled in a legal clash with a consultancy founded by one of its former executives, amid allegations that staff and clients are being recruited in breach of non-compete agreements. According
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A growing dispute over the appointment of Sri Lanka’s Auditor General (AG) has intensified tensions between the government and opposition, raising concerns about the functioning of key oversight institutions and the country’s
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Editorial Sri Lanka is drifting into a perilous moral dusk, one not announced by tanks on the streets or decrees at dawn, but by something far more insidious: the systematic corrosion of
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Editorial We stand at a perilous juncture where the boundary between investigative journalism and sensationalist conspiracy-mongering has become perilously blurred. The 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka starkly exemplify this troubling
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by Laxman Aravind In the aftermath of political turmoil, Sri Lanka finds itself caught in a vicious cycle of deception, with the National People’s Power (NPP) party presenting a leadership characterised by
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On the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Special Rapporteur Ben Saul called for renewed efforts to achieve justice for the victims and their families. In a statement marking
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Editorial Switzerland’s recent call for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka is a glaring example of its hypocrisy. The Swiss ambassador to the UN, Jürg Lauber, has voiced
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by Our Political Affairs Correspondent Top diplomats from the European Union in Colombo have sought clarification from the National People’s Power (NPP) regarding remarks made by its leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during
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Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has escalated its concerns regarding a proposed mineral sands mining project in Puttalam, filing a formal complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) on
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Every new government, whether in Sri Lanka or the United Kingdom, arrives with certain ambitions: to prove its independence and cut through red tape and bureaucracy within a short period. In the
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When a politician promises to give you something for nothing, they must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, indirect tax, or by inflationary pricing arising from more
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None of the Supreme Court justices namely Preethi Padman Surasena, Janak de Silva, and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, who had heard the petitions against the postponement of the Local Government polls, early last
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