Foreign News

Saudi Arabia: Death Penalty for Facebook Comment

HRW Press  For Immediate Release Quash Sentence; Free Sri Lankan Worker (Beirut, October 13, 2026) – A Saudi court has sentenced a Sri Lankan migrant...

Appeal against Anojan Sivarasa’s death sentence filed in Saudi Supreme Court

An appeal against the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa was filed with the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Sunday (Oct....

India – Sri Lanka consultations on cyber-security

 As part of the overall bilateral partnership on digitalization and engagements on emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence, a delegation comprising Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director...

Parliament of Sri Lanka Strengthens Legislative Research through International Peer Learning

A delegation from the Parliament of Sri Lanka participated in an international peer-to-peer training programme on parliamentary research, artificial intelligence (AI), innovation and foresight, held...

Sri Lanka and Lithuania Launch First Political Consultations, Deepen Cooperation

Sri Lanka and Lithuania have taken steps to strengthen bilateral relations with the launch of their first-ever political consultations, as the two countries mark 30...

Discussion on ADB’s Sri Lanka Development Plans for 2026 – 2029

A special discussion on Sri Lanka’s development plans for the 2026 - 2029 period, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a key development partner,...