CM asks PM to defer repatriation of refugees
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday urged PM Narendra Modi to defer the inter-ministerial meeting in New Delhi on Friday on voluntary repatriation of Sri...
Biswal to visit Sri Lanka
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal is to visit Sri Lanka from 31 January - 02 February 2015. Assistant Secretary Biswal...
Hugo Swire to visit Sri Lanka
The British High Commission in Sri Lanka said, Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire is to pay a second visit to Sri Lanka from 28-30 January...
President Obama says India could play a “positive” role in the region from Burma to Sri Lanka
The US president, Barack Obama, speaking at the Siri Fort Auditorium New Delhi, on 27 January 2015, said India could play a "positive" role in the region...
The Lanka question
By Kuldip Nayar. ...
Shifting sands of Lankan politics
The first foreign envoy to call on the new Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, within hours of his Jan. 9 victory over Mahinda Rajpaksa, was...
Former President Slams Media, Sees Sinister Motive Behind Blitz
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has slammed the on-going media blitz against him and has charged that the vilification campaign is meant to mislead...
New c.bank chief sees strong growth, chances of lower rates
A day after taking over as governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Arjuna Mahendran said interest rates can be reduced below current record...
The Commission for Justice & Peace of Jaffna write to the President on three major concerns
The Commission for Justice & Peace of the Catholic Diocese of Jaffna has written to the President Maithipala Sirisena on three of their major Concerns...
UN Human Rights Chief Urged to Visit Sri Lanka
The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, to visit the island of...
Modi is Very Interested in Lanka, Says Ranil
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Monday, that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘very interested’ in Sri Lanka and the region,...
India to take bilateral ties with Sri Lanka to new level: Envoy
India will work closely with the new Sri Lankan government led by Maithripala Sirisena - whose victory was a tribute to Lankan people's yearning for...
UNHCR, European Union to Help SL Tamils Return Home
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have undertaken to help the Sri Lankan government repatriate Lankan Tamil refugees...
Central bank keeps policy rates steady at record low
Sri Lanka's central bank kept key policy rates steady at record lows for an 12th straight month on Tuesday, as expected, and said inflation was...
PM will be Chief Guest at R-day Reception
Breaking tradition, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be the Chief Guest at the Indian Republic Day reception at India House here Monday evening....