Sri Lanka vows polls in ex-war zone but clips council powers
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 …
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 …
COLOMBO, May 28, 2013 (AFP) - The UN human rights chief has been invited to Sri Lanka in August, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, months after Colombo …
May 27, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has begun a state visit to China meeting top leaders on wide ranging issues including economic, …
May 25, 2013 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk died Saturday of severe burns a day after setting himself on fire to protest the slaughter of cattle, an …
COLOMBO, May 26, 2013 (AFP) - About 200 Sri Lankan Buddhists blocked traffic in the capital Colombo on Sunday to protest after authorities rejected a state …
May 25, 2013 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan monk was fighting for his life Saturday, a day after setting himself on fire to protest the slaughter of cattle, an official …
May 24, 2013 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan monk set himself on fire on Friday to protest the slaughter of cattle, in the country's first attempt at self-immolation by a …
May 23, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will not buy new limousines for the Commonwealth summit in Colombo and instead visiting heads of government will travel in cars …
COLOMBO, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the …
May 13, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has been invited to invest in textile plants in Uganda an exporter of cotton, where the companies from the island are already …
May 11, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has begun a four day trip to Uganda arriving at Entebbe International Airport accompanied by a …
Apr 27, 2013 (LBO) - Japan's deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and senior Vice Minister of Finance Yuko Obuchi will be on a two day visit in Sri Lanka from May …
SYDNEY, April 27, 2013 (AFP) - Australia has vowed not to boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka over allegations of human …
Apr 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lankans working or with relatives in South Korea, should not be "excessively anxious" about sabre rattling by the North as many …
Mar 29, 2013 (LBO) - A Muslim owned shop in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital was torched amid growing Buddhist nationalist attacks against minorities, while …
Mar 22, 2013 (LBO) - A UN resolution on Sri Lanka brought by the US passed with 25 votes for 13 against and 8 abstentions with India also voting for after …
Mar 18, 2013 (LBO) - India has called off annual defence talks with Sri Lanka scheduled to have been held on March 25 amid protests from Tamil parties, a media …
March 11, 2013 (AFP) - Islamic clerics announced the withdrawal of a halal labelling system for food in Sri Lanka on Monday "in the interests of peace" after …
COLOMBO, March 8, 2013 (AFP) - An English politician Friday urged the Queen to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo later this year to protest against …