Resolution will not force Sri Lanka to accept adjudication by foreigners?
Sri Lanka believes that the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on it, to be passed at the end of this month, will not force it...
PIA to return Airbus
The management of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is returning premier service aircraft to Sri Lanka. The Airbus-330 was acquired on lease for premier service...
Ex-LTTE cadres form political party
A group of former LTTE members in Sri Lanka has announced formation of a new party, saying people are getting frustrated by mainstream political parties...
Banks Charge You for Checking Balance and Mini Statement at the ATM
Apart from the levies on withdrawals beyond the free limit, banks charge you for checking the balance and accessing mini-statements at the ATM as well....
TNA backs call for special court
Issuing a statement the TNA welcomed the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of the 2015 Human Rights Council resolution....
Legal process, lack of approvals delay FDI
Long delays in Sri Lanka's legal process and a lack of speedy approvals from government institutions have delayed foreign direct investment (FDI), the head of...
Slow progress on crucial justice and reconciliation
The slow pace of transitional justice in Sri Lanka and the lack of a comprehensive strategy to address accountability for past crimes risk derailing the...
Sri Lanka is a bargain
When it comes to labor costs, Sri Lanka is a bargain, considering the size of its economy, according to statistics from the Japanese trade promotion...
PTA no longer operational: SCRM Chief
The Government will not enact new laws to incorporate foreign judges and lawyers into a local judicial mechanism to address allegations of war crimes, Foreign...
Linguistic slights spur ethnic division
From its gleaming new headquarters, Jaffna’s police force serves around 100,000 people. The vast majority of the local population are Tamils or Tamil-speaking Muslims; fewer...
Back in the Spotlight
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Protests to reclaim land persist
“When I lie down here at night, I imagine being under the roof of my home,” says Singarathinam Sellamma, 83, seated among a small group...
Sri Lanka could be let off the hook
Despite heavy lobbying by human rights groups against giving any reprieve to Sri Lanka, the South Asian island nation is likely to be let off...
Building a peace process is incredibly difficult
The British Parliament debated the human rights in Sri Lanka and Human rights in Sri Lanka and the 34th session of the UN Human Rights...