The prison was also made famous by the 1962 film, Birdman of Alcatraz, starring Burt Lancaster, about the convicted murderer ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka expressed his belief that the steadfast friendship and enduring partnership ...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (May 4) he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the ...

The Sri Lankan President thanked the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha for inviting him to the Vesak celebrations and stressed the long ...

Photo courtesy of srilankatwo Among the many human rights violations that have occurred in the country in recent decades, the abduction and killing of Dharmaratnam Sivaram, also known as Taraki, ...

Sri Lanka has been ranked 139 out of 180 countries in the RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025, ranking among countries where ...

Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon's proposed rupee-denominated Basel III-compliant subordinated debentures of up to 15 billion ...

Sri Lanka Police are probing whether university ragging incidents led to Sabaragamuwa University second-year Engineering ...

The Colombo High Court ordered the release on bail of a jailer from Boossa Prison who was in remand custody, accused of ...

The intention was very clear: to eradicate the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and other organisations that sought to create a separate Tamil state on the island. Originally envisaged as a temporary ...

A convicted murderer in an SA prison has been on a two month hunger strike, accusing the prison of serving him food against his religion.

Security forces have reportedly uncovered a plot to assassinate Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon. Security officials have informed IGP Tennakoon about the threat, with initial ...