Red Cross hails Indian housing programme
The owner-driven model, adopted in a housing programme funded by the Indian government in Sri Lanka, can serve as a “source of inspiration,” and as...
Look at China as an opportunity; not as a threat: CBK
Underlining the importance of connectivity in South Asia, India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday night said it is key to not only India's development...
Torture allegations continue as war crimes inquiry remains distant prospect
Amid a tense political situation and ongoing allegations of torture, a promised inquiry into Sri Lanka's bloody civil war appears no closer. Sri Lanka's new...
People smuggler ‘mastermind’ sentenced
A Sri Lankan people smuggler who helped organise the boat on which Australian officials allegedly paid crew more than $US30,000 ($NZ44,576.52) to turn back from...
Sri Lanka to ban landmines
Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday announced it would ban land mines and promised to destroy its stockpiles of the explosive devices, nearly seven years after...