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Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption bill faces backlash over transparency, public scrutiny

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Speed Read Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has challenged the Bill in the Supreme Court, arguing that several provisions violate constitutional protections. People’s Action for Free...

Effective campaign finance control calls for regulation of third-party campaigning, cap on donations

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Speed Read COLOMBO—A candidate can spend more than the legally permissible limit, fail to properly disclose where the money came from or leave key campaign...
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How Justice Was Derailed After the Muttur Massacre

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JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — It was around 4:15 in the afternoon of Aug. 4, 2006. The men who came through...

Sri Lanka launches first major crackdown on offshore betting, expert call for broader enforcement

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Speed Read Sri Lanka blocked access to 24 unlicensed offshore gambling websites under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act. The blocked websites...

Investigation exposes offshore betting networks thriving on Facebook despite Sri Lanka’s new gambling law

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Speed Read: 10,813 Facebook records analyzed. Identified four betting-branded Facebook accounts (29,400 followers), 16 groups (116,700 members) and 13 additional...

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

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

How years of ignored cybersecurity warnings caused Sri Lanka to misplace millions of dollars

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

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

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