UN Human Rights Chief likely to visit Sri Lanka
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein is expected to visit Sri Lanka ahead of the September session of the...
Coming year looks set to bring further consolidation to Sri Lanka’s financial sector
The coming year looks set to bring further consolidation to Sri Lanka’s financial sector, with market forces expected to drive the trend, in lieu of...
Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture
It is a great pleasure and honour to be giving this Lakshman Kadirgamar lecture at the Institute which bears his name. Before I say anything...
Sri Lanka a lesson for US Strategy
For much of the period since its independence, Sri Lanka attracted scant regard throughout the West. At the culmination of its civil war, some attention...
Disappointed but not surprised
Hailing the progress made after the January 8 presidential poll, the US Assistant Secretary of State has also said that the US would sponsor a...
Statement by Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal
Thank you Ambassador and it’s so wonderful to be able to use that term. I’m pleased that we were able to come so quickly upon...
US sees new chance for reconciliation in SL
The United States said on Wednesday it saw a new opportunity for reconciliation in Sri Lanka and a coming to terms with the legacy of...
US to Support Sri Lanka Plan
The United States will sponsor a resolution on Sri Lanka next month at the United Nations Human Rights Council backing Colombo’s plans for reconciliation and...
China Rattles Markets With Yuan Devaluation
Asia’s biggest economy is slowing, the Federal Reserve is about to kick off an interest rate tightening cycle, and China has just devalued its currency....
Sri Lanka should think carefully before any currency devaluation
Sri Lanka should think carefully about devaluing the rupee as it may not be a good strategy to follow, even though other countries are trying...
Shares fall to near five-week low
Sri Lankan shares fell more than 1 per cent to hit a near five-week closing low on Tuesday as foreign investors sold off risky assets...
Former fighters become politicians as the struggle for self-rule in Sri Lanka goes on
The rebel-turned-politicians once carried heavy weapons, killed civilians as well as soldiers and bombed buses and trains packed with children. They wore cyanide capsules around...
Sri Lanka is a testament to the rest of the world
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal told reporters that the country is a testament to the rest of...
US, Sri Lanka discuss measures to address abuse allegations
Sri Lanka's foreign minister told visiting American diplomats on Tuesday about steps the island nation is taking to address allegations of human rights violations during...
Sri Lanka briefs US on domestic Human Rights mechanism
Sri Lanka’s new Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Tuesday briefed two top visiting U.S. State Department officials about the measures taken by the government to...