Indian intelligence alerts Obama might be targeted by anti-national elements belonging to Sri Lanka or Maldives
Indian intelligence agencies have issued alerts to Delhi police and other security agencies saying US President Barack Obama might be targeted by anti-national elements belonging...
Sri Lanka’s new government and the possibility of justice
Sri Lanka’s new president, Maithripala Sirisena, has promised to break from the Rajapaksa regime's rule with a 100 day plan of widely welcomed reforms that...
Prof. Peiris say, subjected to this harassment without any semblance of justification
Former External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris had been questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department officers this afternoon over an alleged attempt in the early ...
Consolidating post-election gains
Ashok K. Mehta. ...
Wind of Change in Sri Lanka
The report from London that the electoral changes in Sri Lanka saw the well-entrenched Mahinda Rajapaksa replaced as president by his former colleague Maithripala Sirisena...
Sri Lanka Taps Former HSBC Wealth Manager to Head Central Bank
The Sri Lankan government appointed an ally of the new prime minister who previously worked as a wealth manager with HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and...
Huge Challenge Ahead
Two weeks after an electoral upset that ousted Sri Lanka’s long-reigning strongman, the country’s new leaders are racing to investigate allegations of corruption under the...
Panel to be Appointed: Government
Sri Lanka's new government will appoint an independent commission to probe the last stages of the country's civil war that ended in 2009, a minister...
Sri Lanka softens its stance on China port city deal
Sri Lanka's new government said on Thursday it might renegotiate a $1.5 billion "port city" deal with China Communications Construction Co Ltd, softening its pre-election...
Sri Lanka’s once-powerful ex-president faces backlash
Their friends have deserted them. Their houses have been raided. Their power near-absolute on this island nation just a month ago has melted away, replaced...
Seychelles is ‘open to assist’ Sri Lanka with money-laundering investigation
The government of Seychelles has said it will assist with all formal requests for an investigation into the assets of Sri Lanka’s former president. The...
Stung by an election
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Muslim party calls for investigation
A Sri Lankan minority party on Thursday called upon the newly elected president to reinvestigate religious killings which had occurred in the country under the...
Nedumaran wants Colombo to merge north, east
The new government in Sri Lanka should merge the Northern and Eastern provinces and accord the right to land and policing rights to the local...
All Sri Lankans welcomed papal visit says Bishop
The visit to Sri Lanka by Pope Francis was welcomed not only by Catholics, but by the entire diverse population of the country, Bishop Valence...