COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s main opposition party described the deaths of 27 inmates after a prison riot as a “cold-blooded massacre” and demanded a parliamentary investigation. Authorities ...

Until a credible, transparent and independent investigation is conducted, the serious doubts surrounding his death will—and ...

Sri Lanka will expand prison capacity as a long-term solution to overcrowding, a senior minister said on Sunday. Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said the country needs to reduce overcrowding in ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition on Sunday demanded a thorough investigation into a prison shootout that killed 27 inmates. Tissa Attanayake, a leader of United National Party said ...

Colombo | Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was shifted to a prison hospital after a court refused to grant him bail following his arrest over alleged misuse of state funds during his ...

Sri Lankan prison guards shot dead eight inmates and wounded at least 71 others in a riot sparked by anger over rising coronavirus infections, officials said Monday. Sri Lanka's prisons have seen ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka’s former army chief, who was imprisoned after losing an election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was released from prison Monday to thousands of cheering supporters ...

One of Sri Lanka's highest-ranking Buddhist monks has been arrested and sent to remand prison over the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over ...