Jaffna Music Festival opens tomorrow
The season two of the Jaffana Music Festival (JMF) will come alive at the Jaffna Municipal grounds on 1st and 2nd March...
Should not call Sri Lanka an ‘enemy country’, says India’s Salman Khurshid
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told Rajya Sabha today that Sri Lanka is not an enemy of India. During the...
Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, international community should support Sri Lanka’s development process
Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe stressed that the Sri Lankan government is committed to safeguard human rights of all citizens ...
Exxon, Total Study Sri Lanka Oil Reserves Ahead of Biggest Sale
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Total SA (FP) are among explorers reviewing Sri Lanka’s oil and natural gas reserves ahead of the biggest...
Sri Lanka moving backwards,Robert Blake
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert Blake, has told the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia...
Thilanga Sumathipala to hand in nomination for Cricket Board Presidency
MP Thilanga Sumathipala will hand in his nomination papers for the Presidency of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka....
Sri Lanka strongly objects to statement made by the United States
In a 'Right of Reply' to a statement made by the US representative during the High Level Segment of the 22nd sessions...
Sri Lanka continues to fall short in reconciliation and accountability,US
The United States told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Tuesday that Sri Lanka continues to fall short in addressing reconciliation and...
Human Rights Watch releases report – ‘We will teach you a lesson’
As a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting that will examine Sri Lanka's civil rights record begins in Geneva, Human Rights...
Sri Lankan Pilgrims sent back
A group of Sri Lankan pilgrims proceeding to Velankanni on Sunday were stopped midway by the Tiruvarur district police who advised...
When Channel 4 and Callum Macrae distorts the “Truth”
By Sonali Waduge For people who are so passionate about revealing the truth, getting justice and showcasing to the world how horrible Sri Lanka’s...
Sri Lanka; Promotion and protection of human rights must conform to UN charter
In a statement presented to the High Level Panel on Vienna Declaration & Programme of Action (VDPA) at the 22nd Session of...
Indians and Lankans bond over Katchaitheevu church fest
The shores of Katchatheevu islet on the Palk Straits, otherwise closed for Indian fishermen, were opened for the two-day St Antony Church festival...
Protest against SL players in IPL
Members of the Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam will hold a protest in the city on Monday at 11 a.m. against the presence of Sri Lankan...
Questions on Indian human rights record in IHK
Writing in the State-owned Daily News, columnist Lucien Rajakarunanayake pointed out that the British media, which had gone ballistic on alleged human rights violations...