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
Artificial intelligence is entering China’s legal profession at a rapid pace, with a major legal database affiliated with Peking University launching a large language model tool designed to retrieve statutes, analyse cases
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When Nacho remembers the beginning of the abuse, he does not recall a single moment that defined the relationship. Instead, he remembers a gradual escalation: arguments that became routine, emotional pressure that
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The Collective for Social Media Declaration (CSMD) has raised concerns over the proposed Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka Bill, gazetted by the government in June 2026, warning that the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) delegation that visited Sri Lanka last week conducted confidential interviews with detainees held at the Criminal Investigation Department
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Argentina’s government has introduced a new migration enforcement program that grants expanded powers to federal security forces to monitor, detain and deport foreign residents and tourists suspected of violating immigration rules, according
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo For years, the search for accountability over Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terrorist attacks has unfolded through investigations, commissions, political disputes, public campaigns, and courtroom proceedings. Now, a
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Social media debates on issues connected to the Easter Sunday terror attacks have got down and dirty, with religious and political leaders becoming targets of scurrilous attacks. The situation is likely to
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by Eric Bailey There are moments in the life of a nation when the real test of character is not found on the battlefield, but in what follows after the guns fall
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by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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Argentina’s President Javier Milei has signed a decree that removes citizen participation mechanisms and transparency requirements in the selection process for Supreme Court judges, altering federal regulations that have governed judicial appointments
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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem, MP, recently expressed concern over the alleged way Balachandran Prabhakaran, 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed, in cold blood, on 19
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The Criminal Investigation Department of Sri Lanka has formally admitted to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka that retired Major General Suresh Sallay, the former head of the State Intelligence Service,
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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken legal action before the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his detention under the Temporary Provisions Act (Prevention of Terrorism) in connection with investigations
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The UN-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic has begun the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé over allegations of crimes against humanity committed during his rule. The
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A significant contradiction has emerged between the position taken by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and arguments previously advanced by the Attorney General’s Department regarding the mental
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