Sri Lanka steps up security as protest toll rises
COLOMBO, August 4, 2013 (AFP) - Police poured into a village near Sri Lanka's capital ahead of the funeral Sunday of a teenager shot dead by troops during a …
COLOMBO, August 4, 2013 (AFP) - Police poured into a village near Sri Lanka's capital ahead of the funeral Sunday of a teenager shot dead by troops during a …
August 5, 2013 (AFP) - Several hundred anti-government supporters staged a rare protest Monday in Sri Lanka's capital to denounce a deadly army crackdown on …
COLOMBO, August 3, 2013 (AFP) - A second Sri Lankan protester died from wounds suffered when troops fired on villagers demonstrating against contaminated water …
August 2, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces shot dead one protestor and wounded dozens more when they fired on villagers at a demonstration over …
Aug 02, 2013 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapaksa had invited Pope Francis I, the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Sri Lanka, his media office said. …
August 1, 2013 (AFP) - Residents of Sri Lanka's former war zone will go to the polls in September in a regional election expected to hand limited autonomy to …
July 24, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Wednesday it will dismantle over a dozen army camps in the former rebel stronghold of Jaffna, weeks ahead of …
SYDNEY, July 20, 2013 (AFP) - Buildings were torched as hundreds of asylum-seekers escaped detention during riots at an Australian refugee facility on Nauru, …
COLOMBO, July 19, 2013 (AFP) - European parliamentarians Friday asked Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to investigate allegations of war crimes and ensure …
COLOMBO, July 17, 2013 (AFP) - Hundreds of government supporters protested outside the French embassy in Colombo Wednesday over a film festival which included …
LONDON, July 17, 2013 (AFP) - Britain has issued export licences worth £12 billion ( billion, 14 billion euros) for the sale of military equipment to states …
July 9, 2013 (AFP) - India urged Sri Lanka Tuesday to honour international pledges and share political power with ethnic Tamils after Colombo signalled it will …
July 05, 2013 (LBO) - Australia has returned 15 more Sri Lankan boat people taking the total sent back so far to 1,285, an Australian government statement …
June 27, 2013 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapaksa has left of Tanzania and Seychelles on the first by a Sri Lankan president to the countries, where he will …
LONDON, June 23, 2013 (AFP) - Britain is planning to force visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a …
June 20, 2013 (AFP) - International rights groups on Thursday condemned moves by Sri Lanka's government to introduce a code of ethics for journalists, saying …
June 18, 2013 (LBO) - Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, a 32 year veteran in India's foreign ministry will be the new envoy to Colombo, the Indian High Commission …
OLOMBO, June 16, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse pledged Sunday to proceed with the first-ever provincial polls in the island's former war …
June 07, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's businesses had been warned on the future effects on liberty in the island following attempts to impose fresh controls on the …
May 31, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka and Thailand Friday called for enhanced defence and maritime security cooperation to tackle terrorism, President Mahinda …