Sri Lanka Proposes House Arrest To Reduce Prison Crowding. By Alimat Aliyeva Sri Lanka's government is preparing legislation that would allow courts to place suspects under house arrest instead of ...

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was shifted to a prison hospital after being granted bail over alleged misuse of government funds during his tenure. He was admitted to the Magazine ...

Sri Lanka's government on Monday suspended the country's prisons chief over the release of a financial fraudster under the cover of an amnesty granted to hundreds of minor offenders. The Barron's news ...

Galle Prison authorities confiscated three mobile phones and several other prohibited items during a special search operation ...

COLOMBO — Attackers opened fire on a prison bus outside Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two armed guards in the worst gang-related violence to hit Sri Lanka in decades. Police said the ...

Sri Lanka sets 457 target Sri Lanka takes control Lucky Mendis lifts Sri Lanka with big ton Tamils reprimand Sri Lanka govt over failure to probe war crimes Herath to lead Sri Lanka against Bangladesh ...

COLOMBO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed and a senior police officer was seriously wounded in a gunfight in Sri Lanka's biggest prison that began when police came under fire from ...

A young British woman is facing a grim future in a notorious Sri Lankan "hellhole" after being nicked for allegedly trying to sneak £1.2million worth of drugs into the country. Charlotte May Lee, a 21 ...

(Geneva) – Sri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the country’s draconian counterterrorism law a year since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Sri Lanka's prison chief was remanded in custody Tuesday in connection with the illegal release of a convicted financial fraudster under the guise of an amnesty for minor offenders. The Barron's news ...