The death toll in Sri Lanka’s prison clash rose Tuesday to 26, including seven prison officials and 19 inmates, while the ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 8 (Reuters) - Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in ...

Clashes inside a prison near Sri Lanka’s capital have killed at least 25 people, mostly inmates, and injured over 100.

Sri Lanka plans to open a new prison in a disused hospital building, the justice ministry announced Wednesday after a riot ...

Sri Lanka is firmly committed to upholding international standards in nuclear safety and security, Minister of Science and ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding by reopening a colonial ...

The military has joined the battle against the insects, as an outbreak strains hospitals in a country already reeling from energy shortages caused by the Iran War.

Indian High Commission in Colombo contacts family of inmate killed in Sri Lanka's recent prison riots amid ongoing ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, June 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is battling the worst outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever in years, with more than 44,000 cases and 28 deaths recorded since January, an ...

Guests visit an exhibition during the cultural exchange event "Encounter and Enlighten" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 4. The ...

Official figures showed that prisons were operating at roughly four times their intended capacity. Read more at ...