Kariyawasam’s remarks not in good taste: Vasan
Union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan on Friday said Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam had overstepped his bounds by commenting that only...
British PM to visit Lanka’s former warzone, to talk tough
British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to have "very tough" conversations with the Sri Lankan government on human rights during next month's...
Tamils elect a TGTE parliment
The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam’s (TGTE) led by former LTTE peace negotiator V. Rudrakumaran, held elections for the second TGTE “Parliament” to elect...
Northern Provincial Council inaugural session held
The inaugural session of the first Northern Provincial Council was held today. The recently built Northern Provincial Council building at Kaithady in Jaffna was...
Confrontation at Macrae – Killing Fields screening in Oslo
British documentary maker Callum Macrae, during a recent visit to Oslo, where he denounced the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in...
NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders
The National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders after being given the numbers by an official in another US government...
It’s India’s internal matter: Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government officially refrained from commenting on the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution passed on Thursday, with sources observing that it was India’s “internal...
India will be isolated if PM skips Commonwealth meet: Sri Lanka envoy
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam has said that India will be isolated if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh doesn't attend the Commonwealth Heads...
Manmohan has time to decide
The Indian government says Indian Prime Minister Manhohan Singh still has time to decide on his participation at the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka....
“India should totally boycott the meeting: Jayalalithaa
Accusing the Union government of not showing even a modicum of respect to Tamils’ sentiments on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, the Tamil Nadu Assembly...
Our new cycle of cooperation are equity, inclusion and rights as enshrined in the Sri Lankan Constitution and the International Treaties and Conventions to which Sri Lanka is signatory
The United Nations (UN) in Sri Lanka marked the 68th UN day in the presence of Chief Guest, Honourable Senior Minister, D.E.W. Gunesekara,...
Jaffna priest charges government of oppression
The chairman of the justice-and-peace commission in the Diocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, has accused the country’s government of systematic violations of the rights...
CMEV releases election monitoring report
The Center for Monitoring Election Violence(CMEV), in its final report on the recent Northern Provincial Council Elections, notes that monitors were once again not...
Sri Lanka’s unanswered questions over human rights
External Affairs Minister Professor G.L Peiris told the BBC that if there is a push for an international probe the government will...
Cameron defends summit move amid human rights concerns
David Cameron has defended the decision to attend a high-profile international summit in Sri Lanka despite his concerns over the country's human rights...