Police in Sri Lanka arrested the country's former intelligence chief in connection with suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that ...

A police commando stands guard in front of a restaurant in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Wasantha Chandrapala) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka have raised ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing ...

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division of Sri Lanka Police has taken steps to freeze a property valued at approximately Rs ...

Sathsara Nimesh is not the first person to die under unclear circumstances while in the custody of Sri Lankan police, but his death seems to have inflamed the long-running debate on police violence in ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Police in Sri Lanka arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday over claims that the senior opposition politician misused public funds during his presidency, police ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that despite promises of reform, Sri Lankan security forces continue to harass the families of enforced disappearance victims, using the country’s ...

Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community center in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the U.S. embassy warned American citizens of a possible attack on ...

Sri Lankan authorities have conducted a monthlong crackdown on drugs, resulting in the arrest of tens of thousands of people. More than 40,000 people have been arrested and questioned, with 5,000 ...

Sri Lanka’s parliament has passed a law that grants the government sweeping powers to regulate social media and online speech, which opposition legislators have said will undermine democracy and the ...

Sri Lanka's police employed tear gas and water cannons on Tuesday to disperse an opposition protest in Colombo. Protesters voiced grievances about increased taxes, elevated utility prices and a surge ...