Search for MH370 reveals a military vulnerability for China
When Chinese naval supply vessel Qiandaohu entered Australia’s Albany Port this month to replenish Chinese warships helping search for a missing Malaysian airliner,...
Prof G L Peiris briefs Diplomatic community on action taken by the Government against groups and individuals involved in terrorist funding
The Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris briefed the Colombo based diplomatic community today regarding action taken by the Government against groups and...
Under which law did the Magistrate make the order to deport the lady tourist with the Tattoo of Lord Buddha?
According to reports a 37 year old British nurse who arrived in Sri Lanka this Monday (21st April 2014) was taken by a...
Solheim to release book on Sri Lankan peace process
Former Norwegian special envoy to Sri Lanka and former Minister Erik Solheim is to release a book on the Norwegian role as mediators...
Obama amends federal law to bar Terrorists or others deemed to be threats to the US entry to the country to serve as Ambassadors to the UN
President Barack Obama signed a bill Friday that amends federal law to bar terrorists or others deemed to be threats to the United States...
Sri Lanka: Terror Interrupted – Analysis
Apprehensions of an attempted revival by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) were proven true when, in the early hours of...
Kidney racket: Lankan doctors make fortune
The three culprits arrested by the Central Crime Station (CCS) police in the international kidney trafficking case have reportedly sold 21 kidneys in...
Sri Lanka to deport Buddha tattoo British woman
A British tourist is to be deported from Sri Lanka because of a Buddha tattoo on her arm. Naomi Coleman was arrested as she...
Boat trade ends and Sri Lanka now legal source of migrants
Cooperation between Sri Lanka and Australia on fighting people-smuggling has reversed migration patterns, with thousands more Sri Lankans arriving as skilled workers while the...
Muslims have become hurt by the Bodu Bala Sena
Issuing a statement General Secretary, All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama, Ash Sheikh M. M. A. Mubarak said; All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama conveys its sincere thanks to the...
Why Sri Lanka is Severing Ties Between Tamils at Home and Abroad
J. S. Tissainayagam. Days after the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted a resolution calling for an international inquiry...
The problems and aspirations of Malaiha Tamils
In the heated debate relating to ethnic conflict between Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalese-dominated government, the problems and aspirations of Malaiha Tamils (hill country...
EPDP backs TNA resolution opposing land acquisition
A resolution demanding an immediate end to the Sri Lankan government’s forcible acquisition of private lands in Valikamam, Jaffna, and the return of...
Ramaphosa to visit Sri Lanka to discuss TRC
South Africa’s special envoy for Sri Lanka Cyril Ramaphosa is to visit Sri Lanka to discuss how to move forward with Sri Lanka’s...
FCA denies government claim
The Foreign Correspondents Association (FCA) in Sri Lanka has denied the claim made by the government that foreign correspondents working in the country...