72.5% of Sri Lankans support decriminalisation of homosexuality.

Overwhelming majority of Buddhists and Hindus support changes to the law.

As Sri Lanka approaches the end of this year, the country faces a critical debate on whether it will retain its annual trade concession worth over $500 million to the European Union (EU) through the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+), opposition lawmaker Dr. Harsha de Silva said.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has extended its full support to bring a simple, strong and updated labour law system for the future of the country.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the relevant officials to amend the existing ordinances regarding lands to suit the current development needs and to appoint a suitable committee to speed up the work.

Deputy chairman of the ICC Imran Khawaja held talks yesterday (10) with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials and senior presidential advisor on national security and chief of presidential staff Sagala Ratnayaka.

Sri Lankan photojournalist Eranga Jayawardena, who works for The Associated Press, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in the world of journalism.

Social media activist Piyath Nikeshala and former deputy mayor of Kaduwela Chandika Abeyratne have been arrested after the former was assaulted and his vehicle damaged at Koswatte in Talangama yesterday (10), police said.

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Sri Lanka has taken bold steps to minimize the severe impacts of polycrisis on various sectors and communities while ensuring that the country’s sustainable development priorities remain on track, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.

The first hearing took place yesterday (09) of a lawsuit filed before a Singaporean court seeking compensation for the environmental damage caused by the X-Press Pearl maritime disaster.