Michele Sison in New York, Sri Lanka issues get solid grounding in UN
With the posting of US ambassador to Sri Lanka Michele Sison as Deputy Representative of the US to the UN and Deputy Representative of the...
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Sri Lanka, first country to express support for Maritime Silk Route
China and Sri Lanka's cooperation has grown significantly, the Chinese ambassador has said, noting that greater trade relations and mutual understanding would further enhance bilateral...
Ministry of Defence rejects US concerns
The Ministry of Defence alleges that perceptions of the Colombo based US Embassy officials about reconciliation in Sri Lanka seem to be fashioned primarily on...
False imprisonment claims in High Court over 157 Tamils held on boat for a month
A High Court challenge to the Abbott government's powers over asylum seekers it takes into custody on the high seas has been widened to include...
Karuna, Vaiko say India should not participate in defence conference
DMK chief M Karunanidhi and MDMK leader Vaiko on Tuesday said India should not participate in a defence conference to be held in Sri Lanka...
I will actively advance U.S. goals and objectives at the UN
Michele J. Sison, says she will look at advancing America’s interests at the UN in a statement before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 29...
Vatican confirms visit of Pope
The Holy See Press Office issued a communique Tuesday confirming the dates of the Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father in Sri Lanka and the Philippines....
Sri Lanka report was not prepared according to a separate agenda
UNHRC High Commissioner Navaneethan pillai says that she refutes the charges levelled to the effect that the reports submitted with regard to the state of...
Houses of BJP leaders bugged
After reports that bugging devices were found at the residence of union minister Nitin Gadkari, sources have told NDTV that the houses of other BJP...
India to inform SL about Pakistan Embassy Official
India will be informing Sri Lanka about an official working with the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo who was allegedly playing a key role in...
US report says BBS was behind a growing wave of anti-Muslim activities
The International Religious Freedom Report for 2013 was released by the US State Department on 28 July 2014. The Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom describes the...
U.S. concerned on media freedom in Sri Lanka
The United States is deeply concerned by the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of a journalism training session in Colombo over the weekend. The eventual cancellation...
Lankan refugee trafficking exposes chinks in security
The recent arrest of two boat owners from Puducherry for trafficking Sri Lankan refugees to Australia through the sea route has exposed big gaps in...
Asylum seeker court hearing is brought forward
The high court has convened a special hearing on Monday afternoon about the case of 157 asylum seekers who spent weeks at sea. The hearing...