Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
The alleged mastermind behind the killings of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three was released from prison just seven weeks before the first murder, triggering intense criticism of Thailand’s
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Editorial While Sri Lanka’s government continues to demonstrate its inability to confront the country’s mounting crises, the nation finds itself drifting from one emergency to another. Barely days after a major riot
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On 27 July 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal to raise the retirement age of judges at every level of Sri Lanka’s judiciary by two years — Supreme Court judges
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The latest issue of the CTC Sentinel published by the Combating Terrorism Center traces how the Islamic State has transformed China from a peripheral concern into one of its principal ideological and
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“Lex malla, lex nulla. A bad law is no law.” ― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight The Misconception After writing my essay “Why Fools Rule the World” – published in this newspaper – the thought
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On July 29, 2026, the US District Court for the Western District of New York (Buffalo, New York), convicted an American national, Hadi Matar, of Lebanese descent on charges of federal terrorism
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Australia’s internet safety regulator has launched legal proceedings against messaging platform Telegram, alleging the company failed to remove terrorist content from its service despite being placed on notice, marking a significant escalation
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The Sri Lankan government argues that one immediate strategy to make some reduction in the massive court case backlog, is by utilizing the expertise of senior legal minds serving as judges now
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A significant ruling by the Civil Appellate High Court of the Western Province, sitting in Colombo, has established an important judicial precedent in Sri Lanka’s property sector by ordering a developer to
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The violent clash between two groups of Chinese nationals at the Colombo Port City premises, the abduction of injured individuals, and the recovery of firearms—including a Glock pistol loaded with live ammunition—along
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A Sri Lankan court has directed police authorities to ensure that Chinese nationals brought before the judiciary are accompanied by a suitable language interpreter, following disruptions to court proceedings caused by the
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During the past few months, sealed correspondence has been exchanged between Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Legal Department of the U.S. State Department. Sources at the Foreign Ministry say
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A years-long online forum that amassed millions of users by hosting and monetising alleged non-consensual intimate images has been taken offline after an investigation by Bellingcat and New Zealand news outlet The
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Court of Appeal on Tuesday heard that the mother of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay attended church on Easter Sunday
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Internet Media Action (IMA) has condemned the decision to summon two BBC Sinhala journalists before Parliament’s Committee on Ethics and Privileges, describing the move as an attempt to intimidate the media and
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