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Enhanced security for Deshabandu in prison

Srilanka, March 23 -- The Department of Prisons has enhanced security for suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is held in remand custody at the Dumbara Prison in Palle... Read More


Sri Lanka faces push against industrialisation

Srilanka, March 23 -- Sri Lanka has one of the highest real interest rates and Government debt interest payment rates globally, former Associate Professor of Economics at the International Institute o... Read More


Aircraft moved to Katunayake for investigation

Srilanka, March 23 -- The K-8 trainer aircraft that crashed near Minuwangete, Wariyapola on Friday (21) morning was recovered and taken to the Katunayake Air Force Base yesterday (22) evening, pending... Read More


New mechanism to resolve poll disputes

Srilanka, March 23 -- The Election Commission yesterday launched a mobile application designed to streamline the handling of election-related complaints and ensure free and fair polls. The new Electi... Read More


Nandana Weerarathne calls for justice

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- For decades, investigative journalist Nandana Weerarathne has wielded his pen to uncover Sri Lanka's darkest and most horrifying chapters, including the burning of the Jaffna Pu... Read More


Security concerns likely to divert Govt's tough actions

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Two major incidents shook Sri Lanka last week. The first was the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital, which led to island-wide protests by medical officers dema... Read More


The Head to Head debacle

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Attempts at glib talk didn't work for the former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe when he was interviewed by Mehdi Hasan the enfant terrible of Al Jazeera. It seemed th... Read More


Action Task Force to tackle tariff challenges

Sri Lanka, March 16 -- The Government has set up an Action Task Force (ATF) to tackle the global challenges arising from new tariff policies introduced recently by United States (US) President Donald ... Read More


Never a garrison state

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- Former Presidents may not have envisioned the country as a garrison state, but during the tenure of some of them, we almost ended up as one. We organised ourselves around milita... Read More


EC to finalise LG polls date after nominations

Srilanka, March 9 -- The date of the forthcoming Local Government (LG) election will be set after the conclusion of the nominations on March 20, National Election Commission (NEC) Chairman R.M.A.L. Ra... Read More