Commonwealth to observe election
Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, former President of Guyana, will lead the Observer Group, which follows a formal invitation from Sri Lanka’s…
Floods, mudslides create havoc
At least 30 people died and six are missing due to floods and landslides caused by the incessant rains that…
Muslim Congress quits Government
In a blow to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election bid, Sri Lanka’s largest Muslim party quit the government on Sunday to…
Aboard Sri Lanka’s tsunami train, an anguished hope of reunion
Ten years after a towering wave hurled the Sri Lankan train Samudra Devi off its tracks and killed more than…
TNA members to hold special meeting to discuss forthcoming Presidential Polls
The Tamil National Alliance is expected to announce its support to the Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena, at his first…
OIC team’s visit to Colombo delayed
The scheduled visit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) team to Colombo to prepare for its secretary-general’s visit has been…
Pope Francis’ Sri Lanka Mission Unleashes Controversy
Pope Francis is due to make a three-day visit to Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka with the highlight of the visit being…
Sri Lanka gears up for tight election race
Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy goes to the polls next month and Sri Lanka’s vote looks set to set…
The challenge to Mr. Rajapaksa is being watched closely by officials in New Delhi, Washington and Beijing
In the days after Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, was betrayed by a group of his longtime aides, comparisons…
The Tsunami and the evolution of disaster response
On the morning of 26 December 2004, Mohideen Ajeemal, a fish distributor from Sainathimaruthu, a village on Sri Lanka’s eastern…