Two UN officials to visit Lanka in April
Two UN special rapporteurs will visit Sri Lanka in April after the new government agreed on the proposed dates. Special rapporteur on the independence of judges...
Chamber support for ETCA
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomes ETCA, But Urges Systematic Consultations with the Private Sector The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has consistently supported the expansion...
Government has a strategy for the economy
Sri Lanka wanted a program with the International Monetary Fund to signal investors that an economic strategy that has wide consensus was being carried out...
Advancing Reconciliation and Development in Sri Lanka
Six years after the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka, the country’s new president set out to address long standing challenges of reconciliation, accountability...
Singing of National Anthem in Tamil challenged in SC
Three residents in Kelaniya area yesterday filed a Fundamental Right petition in the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision to sing the National Anthem in...
The Sri Lankan journey is still unfolding, with many steep hills yet to be climbed
Secretary Kerry welcomed Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to the State Department in Washington, D.C., on February 25 for the inaugural U.S.-Sri Lanka Annual...
Maintain momentum, Deliver on human rights commitments
Amnesty International in a statement submitted on 25 February to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for its 31st session which begins next week, urged...
Arrest rugby players’ killers
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrest the killers of former national rugby player Wasim Thajudeen aftert his...
Still open to foreign help in war crimes court
Sri Lanka remains open to foreign participation in a special court to examine allegations of war crimes in the island nation's 26-year civil war, its...
The US Must Pay More Attention to Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice Debate
The unexpected election of Maithripala Sirisena in Sri Lanka’s January 2015 polls has resulted in the Barack Obama administration’s fervent desire to turn the page...
The role of women on Sri Lankan tea plantations
Sri Lanka is facing a turning point in its history after years of conflict. While demilitarization and the release of prisoners across the island continues,...
Tamil refugees to return
In the next batch of voluntary repatriation, 12 Sri Lankan refugees, living in various camps across the State, would be leaving for Colombo from Tiruchi...
Marked improvements on Human Rights
Amnesty International Report on the state of human rights around the world in the year 2015 -2016 was released on 24 February 2016. In its report...
Indian delegation to visit Colombo
A delegation of officials from India will visit Colombo on March 4 to hold talks with Sri Lankan officials regarding the proposed Economic and Technology...
Controversy over Economic Pact with India premature
Officials in Sri Lanka have described as “premature” the controversy currently raging in the island over the Lankan government’s intention to sign an Economic and...