Sri Lanka is drafting a new legislation to curb ... disparaging comments on the Sacred Tooth relic of Lord Buddha. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in Kandy.

Debate over the bill comes as Sri Lanka struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis, which hit the island nation two year ago. The country declared bankruptcy in April 2022 with more than $ ...

Sri Lanka’s lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday regulating internet use among its citizens, in a move that has sparked fears among rights groups of a free speech crackdown. The Online Safety ...

The bill, which will undergo debate, must be approved by two-thirds of Sri Lanka's 225-member Parliament to become law. If passed into law, the amendments would reinstate democratic reforms made ...

The bill provides for the death penalty for the terrorism offense of murder, although Sri Lanka has observed a moratorium on executions since 1976. Sri Lanka should abolish the death penalty ...

Sri Lanka’s parliament passed on Wednesday an anti-corruption bill designed to strengthen governance and fight corruption in the country’s government. With the passage of the bill, the government is ...