Sri Lanka journalists fear new government crackdown
COLOMBO, June 11, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lankan media rights activists Wednesday accused the government of a new crackdown against reporters as the country …
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India, Sri Lanka relations: implications of Modi’s victory
The outcome of LokSabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) elections on May 16th was unexpected and unprecedented over the last three decades. The trend …
Sri Lanka frees Indian fishermen to ease tensions
COLOMBO, June 3, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the release of 29 Indian fishermen held on poaching charges, …
Sri Lanka President, Indian PM discuss fishing, post-war reconciliation
May 27, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa had discussed the island’s post-war reconciliation process and an fishing …
Sri Lanka celebrates end of war
MATARA, May 18, 2014 (AFP) – President Mahinda Rajapakse led celebrations at a major victory parade Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of the end of …
Sri Lanka claims biggest post-war Tiger ammo find
COLOMBO, May 10, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military said Saturday it had unearthed the biggest cache of pistol ammunition buried in the former war …
Sri Lanka temple tackles reconciliation amid fresh fears of fighting
MATARA, May 4, 2014 (AFP) – At a temple in the heart of Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese south, an unusual attempt at reconciliation is underway after decades …
Global press freedom hits fresh lows: watchdog
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2014 (AFP) – World press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade, amid regression in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, and US efforts to …
Sri Lanka Muslims seek protection from nationalist hate
COLOMBO, May 2, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Muslim legislators on Friday asked President Mahinda Rajapakse to protect their minority community from …
Sri Lanka stamp remembers Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh
Apr 29, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka issued a stamp commemorating Ho Chi Minh, a revolutionary communist leader that led the country to independence from the …
Sri Lanka should clean up its act while resisting external probe: political analyst
Apr 26, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should improve rights of citizens while resisting an international inquiry planned into alleged war crimes by UN’s …
Sri Lanka port profit, revenues down despite higher volumes
Apr 20, 2014 (LBO) – Operating profits at Sri Lanka’s Ports Authority fell 53.4 percent to 2.4 billion rupees in 2013 with revenues also down …
Sri Lanka President sends condolences to South Korea
Apr 18, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent condolences to South Korea over a ferry disaster which has killed an unknown …
Sri Lankans urged to search for President’s missing macaws
COLOMBO, April 16, 2014 (AFP) – Four macaws belonging to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse have escaped his tightly-guarded official residence in …
Sri Lankans urged to search for President’s missing macaws
COLOMBO, April 16, 2014 (AFP) – Four macaws belonging to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse have escaped his tightly-guarded official residence in …
Sri Lankans urged to search for President’s missing macaws
COLOMBO, April 16, 2014 (AFP) – Four macaws belonging to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse have escaped his tightly-guarded official residence in …
Sri Lanka accuses Canada of ‘manipulating’ Commonwealth
COLOMBO, April 15, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Tuesday accused Canada of undermining the Commonwealth to score political points after it announced a …
Canada suspends Commonwealth funding over Sri Lanka rights abuses
OTTAWA, April 14, 2014 (AFP) – Canada’s government announced Monday the suspension of funding to the Commonwealth over rotating chair Sri …
Sri Lanka troops kill emerging Tiger leaders: official
COLOMBO, April 11, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military on Friday shot dead three men they believed were trying to revive the separatist Tamil Tiger …
Sri Lanka will not cooperate with UN war probe: minister
COLOMBO, April 7, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Monday rejected calls for cooperation with a UN investigation into war crimes and vowed it will not subject …