Speaking in Parliament recently, Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam called for the establishment of an international investigation mechanism into human rights violations in ...

The Defence Ministry is studying a request to release part of the land coming under the SLAF, Vavuniya.Authoritative military ...

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 ...

But the legislation is so flawed that experts who delved into it are urging the government to withdraw it and start over. One of the key premises of their argument is that the law envisages the ...

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.

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has expressed its deep concern over the inertia in appointing the Chairperson of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission. ..

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.