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Sri Lanka has arrested 1,093 foreign nationals across 27 operations targeting cybercrime and financial fraud in 2026, nearly doubling arrests from 2024 as authorities combat organised online scam networks.
Two former top Sri Lankan security officials have been sentenced to death for their failure to prevent the devastating 2019 Easter bombings. Their legal team announced plans to appeal to the Supreme Court within two weeks.
A Sri Lankan court has handed down a death sentence to former police chief Pujith Jayasundara for his failure to prevent the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The conviction marks a dramatic reversal of an earlier acquittal.
Malaysia's Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan has signalled renewed commitment to workforce development partnerships with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, holding separate meetings with both nations' high commissioners to explore skills upgrading and sustainable employment initiatives.
Sri Lanka's former spy chief Suresh Sallay, a retired major general and counter-terrorism expert who once lectured at the Pentagon, has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws and accused by the government of orchestrating the devastating 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people.