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Sri Lanka judicial crisis deepens over plan to extend judges’ retirement age

Speed Read: 1.13 million cases remain pending across Sri Lanka's 293 courts, with more than 818,000 stuck in Magistrates' Courts alone. Eight vacancies remain unfilled in...

1987: The Year Sri Lanka’s War Could Have Ended

This article by renowned Indian journalist and author M.R. Narayan Swamy, known for his wide-ranging reporting on subjects from politics to insurgencies and best...
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How years of ignored cybersecurity warnings caused Sri Lanka to misplace millions of dollars

Speed Read Two major payment diversion incidents, the Treasury and Postal Department, point to systemic failures rather than isolated cyberattacks. Sri...

India’s student protests grow as calls for education reform intensify

India is witnessing an unprecedented wave of student protests over exam leaks, accountability and education reforms. This report, published...

Too many people, too little justice lead to prison crisis in Sri Lanka

Speed Read Sri Lanka's prisons hold nearly three times their intended capacity, with some facilities operating at up to 400%...

$2.5m gone and Treasury cyberattack reveals a state machinery in disarray

Speed Read The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has found Sri Lanka's $2.5 million Treasury fraud stemmed from systemic governance...

Overcrowding, drugs and system failures fueled Sri Lanka’s deadliest prison riot

Speed Read: The Negombo Prison riot became one of Sri Lanka's deadliest prison disturbances in decades with 28 fatalities. Authorities are...

AI profiles of women on Facebook: Identity deception, sexualised engagement, and platform accountability

Speed Read 10 Facebook profiles posing as Sri Lankan women were found to be entirely AI-generated, using fabricated identities to...