Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will expand prison capacity as a long-term solution to overcrowding, a senior minister said. Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said the country needs to reduce overcrowding in prisons.  Sri Lanka currently has around 39,000 inmates, including about 21,000 linked to drug-related offences, he said. Nanayakkara said the prison service …

The official residence of the President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been abandoned. On Saturday, thousands of people took part in a demonstration outside his home in an effort to continue calling for his resignation. The President was hastily taken to the Army headquarters a few hours before the …