Steering Sri Lanka towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development
The Government is to host the Sri Lanka Economic Forum, "Steering Sri Lanka towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development" on 6 and 7 January 2016 at...
Sri Lanka seeks to become international hub in South Asia
Sri Lanka is seeking to become an international hub in the South Asian region and attract more foreign investments next year to boost its economy....
Government Rejects Peiris’ Demand for Multiple Referenda on New Constitution
The Sri Lankan government has rejected former Constitutional Affairs Minister G.L.Peiris’ contention that a single Referendum on the new constitution will not do, and that...
Colombo’s Military Build-Up: A Strategy of Deterrence
Contrary to expectations that with the end of the civil war, Sri Lanka would reduce its spending on defence, Colombo has in fact increased its...
Central Bank expected to raise interest rates
Sri Lanka´s central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points from record lows at its policy meeting on Wednesday, a Reuters...
Tamil Parties Gear Up For Constitution Making
For the first time in the post-independence history of Sri Lanka, Tamil parties and Tamil civil society groups are gearing up for participation in the...
TN parties stoke sentiments on Lankan Tamils ahead of polls
Ahead of the 2016 assembly polls in the state, the ruling AIADMK and other political parties are attempting to stoke public sentiments on emotive issues...
Building on 2015
The United States says the past year marked important democratic gains in Sri Lanka and some other countries. US Secretary of State John Kerry said that...
Wigneswaran says there is panic in the South that the Tamil people are all getting together
The Chief Minister of the Northern Province has spoken about the Tamil People’s Council’s aims, reassuring that the council will not work against political parties...
What’s the Deal with Sri Lanka’s War Crimes Court?
Several weeks ago, Chandrika Kumaratunga announced that Sri Lanka would set up a special court to deal with alleged wartime abuses. Kumaratunga is the chairperson...
Wiggie forms own Committee to study national question
The newly formed Tamil People's Council (TPC) led by Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran during a meeting in Jaffna yesterday decided to appoint its...
New bond issue offers value
Ceylon/serendib is a teardrop-shaped island in the Indian Ocean that has enthralled me ever since I visited the hill resorts of Nuwara Eliya and the...
Organisers ‘should be whipped’
Sri Lanka's president says the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias gig should be whipped as punishment over the behaviour of some female fans. Maithripala Sirisena...
Sampanthan and Wigneswaran meet
A meeting between Tamil National Alliance Leader R.Sampanthan and Chief Minister of the Northern Province Justice Wigneswaran took place at the residence of senior President’s...
Nawaz Sharif to visit Sri Lanka next month
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Sri Lanka next month during which the two sides will sign several agreements including a pact on combating...