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Your Bank Account. Your Money. But the Police Can Freeze It for Three Weeks Without a Court Order. Who Protects the Citizen?
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Your Bank Account. Your Money. But the Police Can Freeze It for Three Weeks Without a Court Order. Who Protects the Citizen?

Sri Lanka is strengthening its laws against money laundering and terrorist financing. But amendments to three important statutes have raised…

byTeam Independent14/10/202614/10/2026
Riyadh’s Airport Remains Closed After Deadly Attacks. Sri Lankan Flights to Dammam Suspended Until 18 October.
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Riyadh’s Airport Remains Closed After Deadly Attacks. Sri Lankan Flights to Dammam Suspended Until 18 October.

Saudi Arabia’s aviation system is confronting one of its most serious security disruptions in years following deadly missile and drone…

byTeam Independent13/10/202613/10/2026
Sri Lanka’s Stock Market at a Crossroads: Can the Colombo Bourse Recover in 2026?
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Sri Lanka’s Stock Market at a Crossroads: Can the Colombo Bourse Recover in 2026?

Colombo, October 13, 2026 — Sri Lanka’s stock market is approaching a critical point as falling share prices, sustained foreign selling…

byTeam Independent13/10/202613/10/2026
Riyadh Airport Under Attack. Sri Lankan Lawyers Remain Focused on Mission to Save a Life
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Riyadh Airport Under Attack. Sri Lankan Lawyers Remain Focused on Mission to Save a Life

The missile attack reported  on Riyadh’s international airport has raised concerns about the safety of a Sri Lankan legal delegation…

byTeam Independent12/10/202612/10/2026
Sri Lanka’s Plantation Investment Crisis: Did the Central Bank Protect Investors or Make Their Hardship Worse?
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Sri Lanka’s Plantation Investment Crisis: Did the Central Bank Protect Investors or Make Their Hardship Worse?

An examination of regulatory overreach, low bank deposit returns, frozen investor funds and the urgent need for a more transparent,…

byTeam Independent11/10/202611/10/2026
Navi Pillay. The Woman Who Refused to Look Away.
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Navi Pillay. The Woman Who Refused to Look Away.

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Navanethem Pillay, the South African jurist whose extraordinary journey from apartheid to…

byTeam Independent10/10/202610/10/2026
The Ships Are Iranian. The Crews Are Human. What Does Sri Lanka Do Now?
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The Ships Are Iranian. The Crews Are Human. What Does Sri Lanka Do Now?

Iranian-registered vessels sitting beyond Sri Lanka’s waters may need food, water, medicine and fuel. Helping them sounds straightforward. US sanctions…

byTeam Independent09/10/202609/10/2026
Shiranthi Rajapaksa is in Remand. This is Bigger Than One Family.
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Shiranthi Rajapaksa is in Remand. This is Bigger Than One Family.

A former First Lady is in remand custody. Her son is already there. A former President was remanded earlier. Sri…

byTeam Independent08/10/202608/10/2026
Suresh Sallay Is Back With the CID. Did Sri Lanka Lose Four Months?
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Suresh Sallay Is Back With the CID. Did Sri Lanka Lose Four Months?

Former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay has been discharged from the National Hospital and returned to CID custody after a medical…

byTeam Independent07/10/202607/10/2026
The Problem Is Longer the Law. It Is Political Will.
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The Problem Is Longer the Law. It Is Political Will.

PAFFREL’s Rohana Hettiarachchi says the NPP has done some good work on corruption and governance. But with 159 MPs, nearly…

byTeam Independent06/10/202606/10/2026

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