Sri Lanka Politics Digest

Sri Lanka's government is delivering water to nearly 72,000 people across seven districts to counter a severe El Niño drought, with Rs.4.8 billion...

The SJB has begun signing a no-confidence motion against the Speaker, alleging he falsely used the “Dr.” title without holding claimed B.Sc. and PhD...

582 human skeletons, including those of infants and young children, have been uncovered by forensic teams at a massive grave site in Sri Lanka.

The Commissioner has criticised the Government for delays in Freedom of Information responses, even though bodies must reply within 20 working days.

The NPP's push for the 22nd Amendment without prior mandate repeats a long history of leaders promising a new constitution yet opting for piecemeal...

Six petitions challenge the 22nd Constitutional Amendment as a no-confidence motion against the Justice Minister heads for debate today. Legal and political opposition to the amendment is clearly intensifying.

Talk of referendums around the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill now before Parliament revives memories of Sri Lanka's sole national referendum in...

The NPP government passed its 18-month test with disciplined crisis management during the US-Iran war shock, preserving stability through fuel...

G.L. Peiris, the government's chief negotiator from 2002-2004, reveals how the Norway-facilitated talks collapsed due to LTTE insincerity and...

The government's refusal to release the unedited video of President Dissanayake's meeting with the BASL has intensified scrutiny over the 22nd...

President Dissanayake and BASL talks on the 22nd Amendment ended in stalemate with positions diverging sharply, as the Bar Association voiced vehement...

Sri Lankan governments with two-thirds majorities have repeatedly amended the Constitution for short-term gains, only to later repeal them when...

Sri Lankans express the strongest support for India among neighbors surveyed, with 63% naming it their top ally.

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The push to raise retirement ages for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges is not just a policy tweak but a constitutional question touching...

Deeply rooted social norms continue to keep women out of political leadership, prompting Chrysalis to launch a five-year project aimed at empowering women and transforming these norms.

Sri Lanka's central bank sees no need for further rate hikes this year after May's surprise 100bp increase, Governor Weerasinghe told Reuters....

Despite USAID and other foreign projects flooding Parliament since 2015, standards have continued to deteriorate without any genuine review of their...

Seventeen years after Sri Lanka's war, victim mobilization continues to drive demands for justice despite domestic impunity, threats, and failed...

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability pushed for a national digital land information system based...

Sri Lanka's Cabinet has approved a new Immigration Bill to replace the 1948 law. This legislative update targets long-standing immigration rules.