3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1414+ words) Sri Lanka presented a series of key proposals on fisheries policy at the 37th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI 37) this week at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. The…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (757+ words) Sri Lanka’s underworld violence is no longer confined to rival gangs settling their scores. Increasingly, the violence is spilling into ordinary homes and neighbourhoods, leaving innocent people, elderly residents and even sleeping children caught in the crossfire of conflicts they…...

1+ week, 15+ min ago   (1046+ words) More than 1,500 statements have been recorded so far in the ongoing investigations into the recent riots in Negombo, Mahara, Kuruwita and Magazine prisons, while concerns over prison overcrowding and delays in drug-related cases remain unresolved. The investigations by the Criminal…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1235+ words) In one of the most significant coordinated maritime drug-busting operations in the region, Sri Lankan, Pakistani and US anti-narcotics authorities joined forces last week to disrupt a major international drug trafficking network. The investigation, which unfolded through a series of…...

4+ week, 8+ min ago   (583+ words) After arriving at the airport, Basik was questioned by CID officers before being handed over to the Central Crime Investigation Bureau for further investigations. But his return to Colombo may have opened the door to a much wider inquiry than…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (192+ words) The U L Kadurugamuwa Legacy Series, a new thought leadership platform, was launched by FJ&G de Saram in its 185th anniversary year to honour the legacy of the late U. L. Kadurugamuwa, a former Precedent Partner of the firm. The inaugural session,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (129+ words) sundaytimes.lk Riot virus engulfs prisons Like a disease‑carrying virus, last month’s prison riots in Negombo spread to Mahara last week and then to three more prisons — Welikada, Kuruwita and Pallasena — this week, heightening calls for prison reforms. Our…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1189+ words) By our Political Desk This week there was unrest in four prisons – Mahara, Magazine Remand Prison (Colombo), Kuruvita and Pallansena – which left three prisoners dead and scores of others injured. Some of the prisoners died of gunshot injuries after the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (260+ words) The Sri Lanka Navy rescued eleven (11) fishermen from an Indian fishing trawler that ran aground South off the Delft Island, early today morning off the northern sea area The trawler had reportedly crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) into…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (29+ words) The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka - Extending retirement age of judges: BASL pass resolution unanimously, meets Justice Minister...