Wigneswaran speaks on The Long Shadow of War
Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran has expressed his dissatisfaction over the domestic investigation mechanism into the war crimes and emphasised that...
Former President fears LTTE revival
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is mounting a political comeback, has expressed fears that the separatist Tamil Tigers could regroup and revive terrorism...
Lanka – China ties on the Mend
The Maithripala Sirisena government in Sri Lanka is fast mending damaged fences with China. While the stalled $1.4 billion Colombo Port City project is likely...
extremists from Africa and Asia are shifting allegiance to Islamic State group
A growing number of extremist groups from Africa to southeast Asia are shifting their allegiance to the Islamic State group, leading to greater risks for...
US vows to end graft in FIFA
With billions of dollars at stake, Morocco, Egypt and South Africa jockeyed in 2004 for the privilege of hosting soccer’s most prestigious tournament, the World...
Govt. does not have will to help Tamils
Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran, has accused the country’s Central government of not “having the will” to help Tamils or minorities....
Sri Lanka shows the will to fight corruption
Speaking to a packed house of who’s who in Colombo business, senior Attorney-at-law, human rights and good governance activist J C Weliamuna said that South...
Penalty interest rates on exports from June
Sri Lanka will impose penalty interest rates on exports from June 1 to force exporters to covert dollars reviving measures usually imposed by the Central...
Tamil Tiger’s Palm D’or light
Up until the very evening of May 24, the focus was on Aishwarya’s red carpet evolution, Sonam Kapoor’s electric blue gown and why Katrina Kaif...
China to invest $900 billion in New Silk Road
Until now, much of what China’s revealed about its New Silk Road economic corridor that spans Central Asia and Europe has been painted in broad...
Sri Lanka may let China resume work on Port City project
Sri Lanka will appoint a panel of public officials to consider whether work should resume on China's biggest Sri Lankan real estate project, which was...
Govt. refutes findings
The Sri Lankan government has made “significant changes” in its approach towards the Northern Province where Tamils live predominantly, according to Ruwan Wijewardene, State Minister...
The Long Shadow of War: The Struggle for Justice in Postwar Sri Lanka
A new independent report on the state of human rights in Sri Lanka – the first since the end of the country’s 26-year civil war...
Lankan Remarks on Our Proposal on Fishermen Not Helpful: India
A day after Sri Lanka rejected India's proposal to allow Indian fishermen to catch fish in Sri Lankan waters, government today said such remarks were...
Sri Lanka needs a stronger female work force
Sri Lanka needs to look at ways to address, the lower female participation in the labour force and the underemployment of the educated women, to...