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An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a move hailed as a long-overdue conservation victory, Sri Lanka has formally ...
Parliament erupted with allegations and counter-allegations in yet another adjournment debate over the Easter Sunday Attacks.
A top constitutional expert has warned against broad definitions of terrorism that will allow the State to harass citizens, ...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to nominate a new Chief Justice in two weeks as Murdu Fernando who is currently holding the post is set to retire on the 27th of this month. ..
Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, said Dr. BR Ambedkar’s contribution to shaping the ...
Amid much discussion and dismissals of MOUs swirling in the air, it was being whispered in some circles that were playing their cards closer to the chest many moons ago that India first exposed ...
But rather than a transparent and merit-based selection process, an unsettling political undercurrent seems to be shaping the race for the judiciary’s top seat.
High Commissioner Volker Türk says he has not been allowed access to inspect El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.
Kusal Mendis continued his sublime batting form in white-ball cricket and led Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the first T20.
Sri Lanka has the right balance of monetary policy at the moment, and domestic inflation is expected to turn positive around ...
The undisputed King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, is set to make a spectacular visit to Sri Lanka, gracing the highly anticipated grand opening of City of Dreams Sri Lanka on August 2, 2025, as ...
Chief Justice John Roberts was most often in the majority this term, dissenting in just two of the 58 argued cases that the US Supreme Court decided and leaving much of the writing to others.