What’s the deal with Sri Lanka’s Tamil political prisoners?
Due to October hunger strikes in prisons across the country (with prisoners demanding amnesty), President Maithripala Sirisena had given assurances that he would take a...
Proposal to release 217 Tamils in detention
The Sri Lankan government is considering a proposal to release the 217 Tamils currently in detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), after putting...
Deal on running floating armoury revoked?
Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena on Wednesday revoked all deals by a private security firm related to running "floating armouries", a government spokesman said, the...
El Nino Creates Topsy Turvy Weather in Sri Lanka
Residents in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and outlying areas have been waking up to misty mornings of late. A decade ago, regular mist in...