Tag: Sri Lanka

Shifting sands, sinking communities 

Environment CIR Web Editor -
Beneath the Sands, published in 2023, is a collaborative global investigation by the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC), bringing together...

Seven years later, Easter Sunday attack verdict brings long-awaited convictions

Big Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Ending a five-year trial, a Colombo High Court trial-at-bar has convicted 15 of 24 men accused of being...

Sri Lanka’s campaign finance law shows higher compliance but transparency lags

Interview CIR Web Editor -
Speed read Sri Lanka’s campaign finance law has produced high rates of report submission, but the Election Commission says the...

AI women, political deepfakes and Facebook’s failure

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Colombo— What began as a disturbing experiment in manufacturing attractive, apparently ordinary Sri Lankan women on Facebook has evolved...

Sri Lanka’s first training on reporting extreme heat

Events CIR Web Editor -
CIR, in partnership with UNFPA, concluded what we believe is the first specialized training for Sri Lankan journalists focused...

Across Borders, Journalists Find Shared Challenges in Environmental Crisis Reporting

Events CIR Web Editor -
From August 17–19 in Kalutara, CIR, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Media Programme Asia, conducted a three-day Environmental Crises...

El Niño dry spell affects over 84,000 in Sri Lanka

Developing Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read 84,545 persons from 26,457 families across seven districts have been affected by the ongoing dry spell, according to...

CIR, UNFPA to host Sri Lanka’s first-ever journalist training on extreme heat

Events CIR Web Editor -
To support Sri Lankan journalists to better understand extreme heat, the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIR) in partnership with...

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

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read COLOMBO—A candidate can spend more than the legally permissible limit, fail to properly disclose where the money came...

How Justice Was Derailed After the Muttur Massacre

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

After Sri Lanka’s gambling ban, state agencies sent conflicting signals, research finds

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read TRCSL blocked 24 unlicensed gambling websites on 4 August, but 17 remained accessible through a major telecom provider...

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

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