The new system provides Sri Lanka’s diplomatic missions access to the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage and Death certificate) database managed by the Registrar General’s Department in Sri Lanka.

This will allow birth, marriage, and death certificates to be issued through foreign embassies, following a model already in place for obtaining certificates at Divisional Secretariat offices across ...

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath in partnership with the Registrar General’s Department launched the pilot project to facilitate overseas Sri Lankans to obtain certified copies of birth, marriage, and ...

Sri Lankan authorities have subjected at least seven people to forced physical examinations since 2017 in an attempt to provide proof of homosexual conduct.

Women's rights In Sri Lanka, Muslim women are fighting back against unfair marriage laws An ongoing reform process holds out hope for the campaign against child marriage, marital rape and other ...

Paradise, directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage, is playing in the Icons: South Asia section of Mumbai Film Festival, fresh from its world premiere at Busan International Film ...

The Sri Lankan Muslim marriage certificate, needs to have a box that requires the signature of the woman getting married as much as it requires the signature of the Muslim man getting married. For how ...

Sri Lanka's government began issuing digital birth certificates in 2023 for a pilot project in one district, however, social media posts circulated in July 2024 have falsely claimed the initiative ...

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath in partnership with the Registrar General’s Department launched the pilot project to facilitate overseas Sri Lankans to obtain certified copies of birth, marriage, and ...

The plaintiff wanted to obtain a certificate proving single status for remarriage in Fiji and to invalidate the existing marriage certificate in Sri Lanka.

It is understood, that the new circular will only call for the passport, confirmation of civil status, and certificate of birth, of foreign nationals who have married Sri Lankans in order to ...

Playing in Mumbai Film Festival's Icons: South Asia section, Vithanage's award-winning Paradise takes place during Sri Lanka's economic crisis.