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Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day is a day to honor the memory of the victims of 2017 Myanmar's military led violence, call for justice and ensure support, protection for Rohingyas who survived genocide....

Sri Lanka invested significantly in rebuilding the physical infrastructure damaged by the war. However, comparable and sustained political commitment was not devoted to rebuilding fractured relationships among its communities. The recent controversy.

A tense situation arose as Thirappane villagers arrived at the Talawa Pradeshiya Sabha and engaged in a protest.They stated that althoug

The Joint Opposition has issued a special statement stating that it vehemently condemns the protest held by a few individuals in front o

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has ruled himself out of the running to replace Gianni Infantino, but says he expects a candidate to challenge the Fifa president's leadership in March. Infantino has faced calls to step down after he scrapped a cont

The popularity of the government declined by 15%, and the public became disillusioned with the administration, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (S

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has questioned the government's decision to import rice despite what he described as a domestic production

The People's Joint Opposition has strongly condemned a protest staged outside the Colombo headquarters of the Bar Association of Sri

Seylan Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Mr. Krishan Thilakaratne, Non‐Executive Director, as the Deputy Chairman of the Board with effect from 17th August 2026. Mr. Thilakaratne was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board in 2018, and the progression to Deputy Chairman, reaffirms his long‐standing governance role and leadership capacity. He currently...

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa today raised concerns over the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, cautioning

A total of 21 petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the government's proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, with the petitioners arguing that the Bill could affect public sovereignty and the independence of the judiciar

The article Hiriketiya and the Chabad Lubavitch: Sinhala Ravaya Alliance by Tisaranee Gunasekera, attacking the Chabad House in Hiriketiya raises legitimate questions about land, business regulations, foreign organizations and Sri Lanka's relationshi

Chabad Sri Lanka Nurit Peled-Elhanan is a Jewish-Israeli philologist. In 1997, her 13 year-old daughter Smardar was killed in a Palestinian suicide attack. Dr Peled-Elhanan could have embraced hate and vengeance; instead...

- Legal proceedings have been initiated against several political figures over contempt of court charges in the Court of Appeal.​Reports have been submitted to the Court of Appeal against political activists Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila, Sugeeshwara Bandara, Dilith Jayaweera, Asanka Navarathna, and Senior Lecturer Mahinda Pathirana.​This development follows an order issued by the Fort Magistrate's Court on August 5th.​The core of the matter traces back to a satyagraha demonstration held between July 7 and July 15. The protest was organized against the arrest of former Chief of State Intelligence Retired Major General Suresh Sallay in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks. During these events, the named individuals made public statements that allegedly criticized and undermined judicial proceedings.​During court proceedings on August 5th, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) formally reported the findings of its investigation into the matter before Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena.​Upon evaluating the submissions, the Magistrate's Court determined that the public statements made by these individuals, on the face of it, appeared to criticize the judicial process.​Consequently, the Magistrate ordered the matter to be referred directly to the Court of Appeal for the formal filing of contempt of court charges.

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) has called on the government to hold a referendum on the proposed 22nd Amendment

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Sunday that he would push to bring ​Formula 1 back to Argentina, a race ‌the nation has not hos

The recent intervention in parliament by Batticaloa District MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has brought renewed attention to an important humanitarian issue that Sri Lanka can no longer afford to handle through bureaucracy, uncertainty...

Sri Lanka's justice system is burdened by serious delay and reforms are unquestionably necessary. The question is not whether reform is needed. The question is whether extending the retirement age of judges...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met Tamil and Muslim parliamentarians representing the opposition at the Opposition Leader's Office in Parliament. The

U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradict

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against the president and a senior lawyer of the International Criminal Court (ICC).The move is the Trump administration's latest escalation in its campaign to "dismantle" the court which is empowered by more than 120 member countries to investigate war crimes. Rubio said the US was sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal for engaging in the ICC's efforts to "prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction".The ICC said it stands behind its staff and believes that measures such as those announced by Rubio "undermine the rule of law." Rubio accused the court of being "a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate. We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty." Neither President Trump nor the White House has so far commented.The Trump administration has already announced sanctions on at least 11 ICC officials, including nine judges and the chief prosecutor. The sanctions include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on services from U.S. companies.Those sanctions were issued in retaliation for ICC investigations into US personnel in Afghanistan and for warrants the court issued against top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Netanyahu has denied allegations of war crimes and accused the court of being motivated by antisemitism. Neither the US nor Israel are members of the ICC. However, the state of Palestine became a member of the ICC in 2015, opening the way for the court's examination of crimes alleged to have been committed on Palestinian territory. Trump's opposition to the court dates back to his first term in office, when he first described the ICC as a "threat" and told the UN General Assembly that it has "no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, and no authority" as far as the US is concerned. Last month, Rubio called on the ICC's 125 member countries to withdraw from the court as part of a US government campaign to dismantle it "brick by brick". Amid a growing pressure campaign, a US official said Washington would "watch with interest" who heeded its call and who did not.The ICC, which was established in 2002, has ⁠international jurisdiction to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in member states or if a situation is referred by the UN Security Council.Source: BBC

Last month, a video showing Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe removing the microphone of a private television channel while saying, "Remove this, brother" was widely circulated. A single incident cannot by itself establish that...

Once again, the spectre of the hangman has returned to Sri Lanka's policy discourse. At National Operations Council convened at the Presidential Secretariat on August 10, the imposition of the death penalty...

As the Bar unanimously opposes extending judges’ terms, the government is doubling down on its constitutional amendment. The president’s office hopes to pass it by September. Lal Wijenayake, a top NPPer, understands they want “certain judges out and certain judges in.”