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Easter Trial: 15 Convicts Handed 220-Year Rigorous Jail Terms Each; All Assets Confiscated
A Colombo Special Three-Member High Court Trial-at-Bar today (22) sentenced all 15 individuals convicted in connection with the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks to 220 years of rigorous imprisonment each. The...
‘ViYASA’ National Business Facilitation Centre launched
The Government today launched the ‘ViYASA’ National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC), a new mechanism aimed at removing administrative and regulatory...
15 convicted, nine acquitted in landmark verdict in 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks trial
A total of 15 of the 24 accused standing trial over the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks have been found...
Two High Court judges recommended for appointment to Appeals Court
A recommendation submitted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to appoint High Court Judges Navaratne Marasinghe and Manjula Thilakaratne as judges...
SC rules certain clauses in Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill require special majority
The Supreme Court has determined that certain clauses of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and may...
22nd Amendment does not require referendum – Supreme Court determines
The Supreme Court has determined that the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not require a referendum and can be...
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Special security at Aluthkade Courts as long-awaited 2019 Easter Sunday attacks verdict due today
Special security measures have been deployed at the Aluthkade Courts Complex as the verdict in the case related to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks is scheduled to be delivered...
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President says govt. pursuing pardon for Sri Lankan sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government is making every possible effort to secure a pardon for Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national who has been sentenced to death in...
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Justice Mayadunna Corea appointed Acting President of Court of Appeal
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Mayadunna Sri Mevan Anthony Edirimannasuriya Corea as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal. The appointment has been made...
Sep 21, 2026
Remand suspects a major factor in prison overcrowding, officials say
The growing number of suspects held on remand is having a significant impact on overcrowding in Sri Lankan prisons, with officials highlighting the urgent need to expedite forensic reports and...
Sep 21, 2026
Sri Lanka’s inflation surges to 8.1% in August
Sri Lanka’s overall inflation rate, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, increased to 8.1% in August 2026, up from 7.2% recorded in...
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