2026-09-10 e297322d54c42ad7a230c7e07bae91ada16cfa40 23 Buddhist 115 /wiki/buddhism%20in%20sri%20lanka Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara 171 /wiki/galagoda%20aththe%20gnanasara Sandya Eknelygoda 405 /wiki/sandya%20eknelygoda Sri Lanka 1 /wiki/sri%20lanka Supreme Court 13 /wiki/supreme%20court%20of%20sri%20lanka criminally 238 /wiki/crime%20in%20sri%20lanka human rights 316 /wiki/human%20rights%20in%20sri%20lanka pardon 70 /wiki/pardon presidential 36 /wiki/president%20of%20sri%20lanka Buddhist Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Sandya Eknelygoda Sri Lanka Supreme Court criminally human rights pardon presidential Sri Lanka 2026-09-4 73687a0c11e1fdd7f13fd1be18fb4605dff43162 36 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/09/4/sri-lankan-mp-namal-rajapaksa-is-arrested-over-alleged-corruption-involving-srilankan-airlines-2013-airbus-purchases-a Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa is arrested over alleged corruption involving SriLankan Airlines' 2013 Airbus purchases. A court in Colombo remands him until September 18. 2026-06-9 c929d609d6d8dee40d64f050fd312debad1e870f 20 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/06/9/the-sri-lankan-high-court-sentences-former-deputy-minister-sarana-gunawardena-to-16-years-imprisonment-after-convicting The Sri Lankan High Court sentences former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena to 16 years' imprisonment after convicting him on corruption charges related to kickbacks from government procurement contracts. 2026-05-3 0e292a3efd910f6443206a81bd1cabcd68205945 26 Sri Lanka 1 /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. 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. 2025-11-9 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. 2025-10-24 c2a7b8d020c4da1202de6990168a64a3fae8a92d 13 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/10/24/four-people-are-killed-and-over-21000-others-are-affected-during-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka Four people are killed and over 21,000 others are affected during heavy rains in Sri Lanka. 2025-09-23 8f764a1336742b579d374bd6a20c3f532bbc87c5 21 Sri Lanka Supreme Court 2 /feed/2025/09/23/singapore-based-shipping-line-x-press-feeders-refuses-to-pay-the-us-1-billion-in-damages-ordered-by-sri-lanka-s-supreme Singapore-based shipping line X-Press Feeders refuses to pay the US$1 billion in damages ordered by Sri Lanka's Supreme Court over pollution caused by the 2021 sinking of the "X-Press Pearl", arguing the ruling violates international maritime liability conventions. 2025-09-10 5c2f27d4eb777280c098dad5f25e356755b62271 44 Sri Lanka presidential 2 /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. 2025-08-26 120b1edb7420daa9164ef6e106172aa8fea6f410 12 Sri Lanka presidential 2 /feed/2025/08/26/former-sri-lankan-president-ranil-wickremesinghe-is-granted-bail-after-being-arrested-on-allegations-of-misusing-public Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe is granted bail after being arrested on allegations of misusing public funds, becoming the first former president of the country to face arrest. 2025-07-9 c6248e563c0e7c52ba013a9e7ea6c667619dc456 12 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/07/9/president-trump-also-announces-a-new-set-of-tariff-rates-on-imports-from-algeria-brunei-iraq-libya-moldova-the-phil President Trump also announces a new set of tariff rates on imports from Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka, assigning country-specific duties ranging from 20 to 30% following the expiration of a 90-day negotiation period. /feed/2026/09/10/sri-lanka-s-supreme-court-overturns-a-2019-presidential-pardon-granted-to-buddhist-monk-galagoda-aththe-gnanasara-and-or AFP via France 24 10 45be8d437599ac2eb1284b5112a457a04c2d6efd 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260910-sri-lanka-court-revokes-monk-s-pardon-orders-return-to-prison 2026 Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturns a 2019 presidential pardon granted to Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and orders him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for criminally intimidating human rights activist Sandya Eknelygoda.