Sri Lanka delays local polls for World Cup
January 5, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday postponed council elections near three cricket World Cup venues as the nation seeks to put on a flawless show as …
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Sri Lanka considers banning mini-skirts
January 3, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Monday it was considering banning mini-skirts following complaints about women wearing skimpy clothing in the …
Sri Lanka government heads for mid-term test
January 1, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold its first nationwide local elections since the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels, a minister said, with the mid-March …
Sri Lanka gets US food aid for refugees
Dec 31, 2010 (LBO) - The United States has given Sri Lanka 5.5 million US dollars worth of emergency food aid to support the return of refugees displaced by …
Sri Lanka to drop references to colonial ‘Ceylon’
December 30, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is to drop all remaining references to its British colonial name "Ceylon" from state institutions, a government spokesman …
Sri Lanka naval meet seen strengthening Indian Ocean maritime security
Dec 25, 2010 (LBO) - A naval symposium to mark the Sri Lankan navy's 60th anniversary has helped improve maritime security co-operation among navies to combat …
Sri Lanka warns US over allegations in WikiLeaks cables
December 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday warned the United States to exercise "circumspection" in diplomatic cables after a message released by …
Sri Lanka rights probe urged by US lawmakers
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2010 (AFP) - Dozens of US lawmakers on Friday urged a global probe into alleged rights violations by Sri Lanka in the last stages of …
US cable points to Sri Lankan links with paramilitaries
NEW DELHI, December 17, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government was complicit in the activities of paramilitary groups engaged in political killings, kidnappings, …
Sri Lanka denies move to ban national anthem in Tamil
December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka denied on Monday plans to outlaw the singing of the national anthem in Tamil after the main minority party raised strong …
Sri Lanka Tamils concerned over national anthem report
December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamils expressed concern on Monday over a media report suggesting that the government was set to ban singing the national …
Ukraine to attend Nobel ceremony after public pressure
KIEV, December 9, 2010 (AFP) - Ukraine will send a diplomat to the Nobel peace prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiabo, a foreign ministry …
Sri Lanka slain customs officer given integrity award
Dec 10, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan customs officer who was gunned down after he exposed corruption in the customs service was posthumously awarded the National …
Sri Lanka authorities appeal for help over ‘tsunami baby’
December 9, 2010 (AFP) - A six-year-old girl found at a house in Colombo is believed to have been sold by a hospital worker soon after the 2004 Indian Ocean …
Nineteen countries decline Nobel ceremony invite: organisers
OSLO, December 7, 2010 (AFP) - Nineteen countries will shun Friday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel …
Sri Lankan migrants held in Thailand
BANGKOK, December 8, 2010 (AFP) - Thai authorities said Wednesday they had arrested 45 migrants from Sri Lanka in the latest of a series of crackdowns in …
Sri Lanka got N Korea arms despite US protests: leaked cables
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2010 (AFP) - US diplomats play a major role in trying to prevent arms from reaching world hotspots, but cables released to The New York …
Spanish judge jails three Pakistanis in forgery probe
MADRID, December 3, 2010 (AFP) - A judge in Spain Friday remanded in custody three of seven people arrested in an operation against a gang suspected of forging …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger links revealed in Spanish-Thai forgery probe
MADRID, December 3, 2010 (AFP) - Spanish and Thai police investigating a gang that supplied forged passports to Al-Qaeda linked groups have found new evidence …
Sri Lanka slams Oxford Union for cancelling president’s talk
December 2, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government lambasted the prestigious Oxford Union Thursday for cancelling a talk by President Mahinda Rajapakse following …