Sri Lanka UN office ‘blockade’ dismays diplomats
July 10, 2010 (LBO) - Diplomats in Colombo have called upon the government to ensure the security of United National staff and expressed dismay at a 'blockade' …
Ban urges Sri Lanka to ‘normalize conditions’ at UN compound
UNITED NATIONS, July 9, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon Friday called Friday on Sri Lanka to "normalize conditions" around the UN office in Colombo after …
Sri Lankan protest drags on despite appeal from UN chief
July 10, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan lawmaker entered the fifth day of a protest outside the main UN compound in Colombo Saturday despite a plea from UN chief …
Sri Lankan lawmaker ends ‘death fast’ over UN probe
July 10, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan lawmaker ended a "death fast" Saturday outside the main UN compound in Colombo after failing to get the world body to …
Protest
July 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday that UN chief Ban Ki-moon had "acted in haste" by recalling his top envoy on the island in response to angry …
Sri Lanka UN representative recalled amid war crimes row
UNITED NATIONS, July 8, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon recalled Thursday his main representative in Sri Lanka and closed down offices in Colombo that have …
Fuel Failure
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), suffered a loss of almost 13 billion rupees in the first six …
Fuel Losses
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), continued to suffer losses in the first half of 2010 an official …
Protests at UN office in Sri Lanka over war panel
July 6, 2010 (AFP) - Protesters led by a Sri Lankan cabinet minister surrounded the United Nations office in Colombo on Tuesday to protest at a UN panel set up …
Australia plans to ship asylum-seekers to Timor
SYDNEY, July 6, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's new leader Julia Gillard Tuesday revealed surprise plans to ship asylum-seekers to impoverished East Timor, in a …
Shell Talks
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - A high powered Sri Lanka government committee tasked with buying back a controlling stake in a gas firm privatized to Shell, a petroleum …
Australia urged to end asylum freeze and ‘refugee-bashing’
SYDNEY, July 5, 2010 (AFP) - Human Rights Watch urged Australia's new prime minister on Monday to lift a controversial freeze on Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum …
EU urges Sri Lanka to cooperate with UN war probe
BRUSSELS, July 1, 2010 (AFP) - The European Union urged Sri Lanka's government on Thursday to cooperate with a UN panel probing alleged war crimes during the …
Sri Lanka president defiant over war probe
NEW DELHI, June 28, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president vowed to resist international calls to investigate war crimes allegedly committed during the country's …
Sri Lanka to block visits by UN panel probing war allegations
June 24, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will ban visits by the three-member United Nations panel investigating alleged human rights abuses in the final months of the …
Sri Lanka slams UN over war crimes probe
June 23, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka accused the UN on Wednesday of a "hidden agenda" behind its plans to investigate alleged human rights abuses by soldiers in the …
Sri Lanka war crimes probe set up by UN
UNITED NATIONS, June 22, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon Tuesday set up a panel to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the final months of the …
Sri Lanka furious as UN’s Ban names war crimes panel
June 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is "deeply unhappy" at a move by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to name a panel to look into alleged war crimes committed during the …
Sri Lanka senior Tamil Tiger to ‘assist’ govt: report
June 20, 2010 (AFP) - A senior leader of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil Tiger rebels has agreed to help the government in its post-war reconstruction efforts, a …
Japan backs UN war crimes probe into Sri Lanka war
June 20, 2010 (AFP) - A visiting Japanese envoy said Sunday his country backed efforts by the United Nations to investigate alleged war crimes committed in Sri …