2026-07-31 eeb031ea9058308e07fc9ee1081f69c1cf627806 24 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings 1 /wiki/2019%20sri%20lanka%20easter%20bombings Easter 317 /wiki/easter Pujith Jayasundara 116 /wiki/pujith%20jayasundara Sri Lanka 2 /wiki/sri%20lanka chief 71 /wiki/inspector%20general%20of%20police%20(sri%20lanka) court 14 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20sri%20lanka death 172 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20sri%20lanka negligence 239 /wiki/negligence police 37 /wiki/sri%20lanka%20police 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings Easter Pujith Jayasundara Sri Lanka chief court death negligence police 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings 2026-07-6 9534972b0f6432dbc303ab78997a7b10550fcb58 /feed/2026/07/6/riots-between-inmates-from-rival-drug-gangs-at-a-prison-in-negombo-sri-lanka-kill-25-people-including-four-officers Riots between inmates from rival drug gangs at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, kill 25 people, including four officers, and injure more than 100 others. 1783475365 2026-07-6 c56322965c86cd05f26000f87fef1ab2d69a395b 28 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/07/6/riots-between-inmates-from-rival-drug-gangs-at-a-prison-in-negombo-sri-lanka-kill-27-people-including-four-officers Riots between inmates from rival drug gangs at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, kill 27 people, including four officers, and injure more than 100 others. 2026-06-24 68ed075f50445f147b5f67fe39a521624ea00393 22 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/06/24/sri-lanka-begins-enforcing-a-nationwide-ban-on-the-sale-and-provision-of-foods-and-drinks-high-in-sugar-salt-and-fat-i Sri Lanka begins enforcing a nationwide ban on the sale and provision of foods and drinks high in sugar, salt, and fat in schools as part of measures to address rising childhood obesity and related health conditions. 2026-05-7 6d8ff305b262cd9d3b2b830247a5d7d337ca8037 30 Sri Lanka police 2 /feed/2026/05/7/sri-lankan-authorities-arrest-30-chinese-and-vietnamese-nationals-in-colombo-in-a-crackdown-on-cyberscams-in-the-country Sri Lankan authorities arrest 30 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals in Colombo in a crackdown on cyberscams in the country, raising the total number of those detained to 261. 2026-05-3 0e292a3efd910f6443206a81bd1cabcd68205945 26 Sri Lanka police 2 /feed/2026/05/3/sri-lankan-police-arrest-37-chinese-nationals-in-colombo-suspected-of-operating-an-online-fraud-center-and-seize-electro Sri Lankan police arrest 37 Chinese nationals in Colombo suspected of operating an online fraud center and seize electronic devices and SIM cards during the operation. 2026-04-5 7f6a66e535f9358f5f43b06eb87ad44f2bf6b00c 35 Easter 1 /feed/2026/04/5/nigerian-security-forces-rescue-31-worshippers-abducted-during-easter-services-in-a-village-in-the-kaduna-state-after-a Nigerian security forces rescue 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in a village in the Kaduna State, after an attack on churches by armed assailants. The incident results in at least five deaths. 2025-12-7 7cbb3dbbe2beb12d3e2bb4e2efd8fc05b69502a0 /feed/2025/12/7/the-toll-from-the-floods-and-landslides-caused-by-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka-increases-to-618-people-killed The toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka increases to 618 people killed. 1765125307 2025-12-7 f3981339d9debeed6912357ca32daa0f6ec94a98 6 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/12/7/the-death-toll-from-the-floods-and-landslides-caused-by-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka-increases-to-618 The death toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka increases to 618. 2025-11-24 66e7f7d0ae28d43494e6e4934d1ece3c9590412a 16 Sri Lanka court death 3 /feed/2025/11/24/a-court-in-embilipitiya-sabaragamuwa-province-sri-lanka-sentences-ten-people-including-three-women-to-death-for-the A court in Embilipitiya, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, sentences ten people, including three women, to death for the murder of a man in October 2011. Sri Lanka has an unofficial moratorium in place, with the last execution taking place in 1976. 2025-11-9 6e3dbf625cefa6d7b7c5214c37058fa0d279ade8 /feed/2025/11/9/sri-lankan-foreign-minister-ananda-wijepala-says-that-police-and-navy-officers-have-been-sent-to-the-maldives-to-coopera Sri Lankan foreign minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. 1763332235 2025-11-9 db557821af6047109b73c650a43b5c511c377815 /feed/2025/11/9/sri-lanka-foreign-minister-ananda-wijepala-says-that-police-and-navy-officers-have-been-sent-to-the-maldives-to-cooperat Sri Lanka foreign minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. 1762784930 2025-11-9 9f3b8ec73fd1426c26ea4e6084681ea3ef68f71e 12 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/11/9/sri-lankan-public-security-minister-ananda-wijepala-says-that-police-and-navy-officers-have-been-sent-to-the-maldives-to Sri Lankan public security minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. 2025-09-10 5c2f27d4eb777280c098dad5f25e356755b62271 44 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/09/10/the-sri-lankan-parliament-votes-151-1-to-abolish-state-funded-benefits-including-housing-pensions-transport-and-offi The Sri Lankan parliament votes 151–1 to abolish state-funded benefits, including housing, pensions, transport, and office staff, for former presidents and their spouses. 2025-02-7 64073b29cd6db7702b1743252728923dd766e40d /feed/2025/02/7/two-tourists-die-in-colombo-sri-lanka-when-their-hostel-room-is-treated-with-a-pesticide-for-bedbugs Two tourists die in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when their hostel room is treated with a pesticide for bedbugs. 1739027875 2025-02-7 bb100654155fc77146b8e423e66dd2ec7610c8a2 12 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/02/7/two-tourists-die-in-colombo-sri-lanka-when-their-hostel-room-is-fumigated-with-a-pesticide-for-bedbugs Two tourists die in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when their hostel room is fumigated with a pesticide for bedbugs. /feed/2026/07/31/a-sri-lankan-court-sentences-former-police-chief-pujith-jayasundara-to-death-for-negligence-in-failing-to-prevent-the-20 AFP via ''The Star 31 1e0293b9dbdee3849573e5c19e4d134f264ac44c 7 https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/2026/07/31/sri-lanka-sentences-ex-police-chief-to-death-over-2019-bombings#goog_rewarded 2026 A Sri Lankan court sentences former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for negligence in failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings, which killed 279 people. Sri Lanka has not carried out an execution since 1976.