COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's president has bowed to international pressure and relinquished the defence ministry's authority over the police department, an official said Friday. President Mahinda ...

Officers of the Sri Lanka Police have contributed Rs. 50 million, equivalent to one day’s salary, to the ‘Rebuilding Sri ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka Police have launched special traffic monitoring strategies for 2026 to curb the rising number of road accidents and ...

Amid an increase in road accidents and fatalities, the Sri Lanka Police has intensified measures this year to reduce traffic ...

Officers of the Sri Lanka Police have contributed Rs. 50 million—equivalent to one day’s salary—to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to restore livelihoods and rebuild the ...

Sri Lankan police officers belonging to the narcotics unit, in green jackets, stand next to a seized haul of narcotics at a fishery harbor in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 3, 2020. For years, authorities ...

(Colombo) – Sri Lanka’s police forces regularly torture and ill-treat criminal suspects in custody, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The authorities should create an independent ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Police in Sri Lanka have raised security around a popular surfing destination after receiving information about a possible threat to Israeli travelers, a spokesperson said on ...