Looking for a deal, not truth and justice
By Frances Harrison. ...
India, Lanka review bilateral issues
India and Sri Lanka reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral issues, including defence and economic co-operation and the contentious fishermen’s issue, besides signing two memorandums...
Tamil Diaspora for Dialogue With New Delhi
India has so far, kept powerful Diaspora groups at an arms length, preferring to deal with the main Tamil political party Tamil National Alliance for...
UN Chief to examine progress of probe
The United Nations' human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has begun his first visit to Sri Lanka to gauge the island's progress in investigating...
India assures support for reconciliation
India has expressed support for Sri Lanka on its reconciliation and development policies. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was here on a two-day visit,...
Plantation unions suppress struggle for wage rise
The Sri Lankan plantation trade unions are making every attempt to block any struggle by workers for a decent wage rise, even as the major...
Swaraj meets Tamil leaders
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday met leaders of Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party TNA led by its chief R Sampanthan, who briefed her...