Human Rights Watch and Amnesty demand ‘No Fire Zone’ be taken as evidence.
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam on Wednesday rejected claims made by a documentary that showed ‘LTTE’s chief Prabhakaran’s 12...
US to introduce resolution on Sri Lanka in Geneva
Concerned about allegations of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Sri Lanka, the US today said that it plans to...
Lanka’s credit risk profile at risk
Economic think tank the Pathfinder Foundation says the absence of an IMF programme would affect the country’s credit risk profile and make...
European Union to support resolution submitted by America
The European Union has decided to give its support to the resolution submitted by America against Sri Lanka at the UN Human...
First draft of the US resolution: Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka
Here is the first draft of the resolution to be submitted by the US to the Human rights Council and circulated by the UN Mission...
International schools should teach religion, history and mother tongue to students: President
- සිංහල - President Mahinda Rajapaksa said International schools operating in SriLanka should teach religion, history and mother tongue...
Usual allegations closer to UNHRC meetings: Army
The Sri Lanka Army today charged that whenever a UNHRC meeting is to take place, some pro-Tamil separatist organisations abroad come...
Sri Lanka’s squandered opportunities
ALMOST FOUR years ago, the Sri Lankan government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a decisive victory in a 26 year long civil...
Sri Lanka Cricket to have elections in March
- සිංහල - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set to hold elections for a new set of a office-bearers during its Annual...
Christian clergy from Sri Lanka’s Tamil north want int’l inquiry into abuses in civil war
Christian clergy from Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil-majority north are asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to push for an independent international...
Channel 4 releases documentary against Sri lanka
- සිංහල - New photographs have emerged raising controversy regarding the final stages of the operation against Tamil rebels and have led to...
Matale skeletal remains not likely from a routine burial site
The remains of more than 150 people have been excavated to date in Matale. The skeletal remains were discovered late last year by workers carrying out excavations for...
Rajiv Gandhi assassins have opposed the execution of the death sentence
- සිංහල - Three Rajiv Gandhi assassins have opposed the execution of the death sentence awarded to them by pointing to...
Britain’s hypocrisy over Sri Lanka
Few Western countries were louder than Britain in condemning the Sri Lankan army’s shocking violations of human rights as...
Bodu Bala Group calls for a boycott
The Bodu Bala Sena group called for the abolition of the Muslim halal system of certifying foods and other goods at...