Global press freedom hits fresh lows: watchdog
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2014 (AFP) - World press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade, amid regression in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, and US efforts to curb …
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2014 (AFP) - World press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade, amid regression in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, and US efforts to curb …
COLOMBO, May 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Muslim legislators on Friday asked President Mahinda Rajapakse to protect their minority community from "Buddhist …
Apr 29, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka issued a stamp commemorating Ho Chi Minh, a revolutionary communist leader that led the country to independence from the French …
Apr 26, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should improve rights of citizens while resisting an international inquiry planned into alleged war crimes by UN's Human Rights …
Apr 20, 2014 (LBO) - Operating profits at Sri Lanka's Ports Authority fell 53. online pharmacy buy estrace with best prices today in the USA 4 percent to 2.4 …
Apr 18, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent condolences to South Korea over a ferry disaster which has killed an unknown number of …
COLOMBO, April 16, 2014 (AFP) - Four macaws belonging to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse have escaped his tightly-guarded official residence in Colombo, …
COLOMBO, April 16, 2014 (AFP) - Four macaws belonging to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse have escaped his tightly-guarded official residence in Colombo, …
OTTAWA, April 14, 2014 (AFP) - Canada's government announced Monday the suspension of funding to the Commonwealth over rotating chair Sri Lanka's alleged …
COLOMBO, April 15, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday accused Canada of undermining the Commonwealth to score political points after it announced a suspension …
COLOMBO, April 11, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday shot dead three men they believed were trying to revive the separatist Tamil Tiger movement five …
COLOMBO, April 7, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday rejected calls for cooperation with a UN investigation into war crimes and vowed it will not subject itself …
COLOMBO, April 4, 2014 (AFP) - India has asked Sri Lanka to grant limited autonomy to its ethnic Tamil minority and ensure "genuine reconciliation" five years …
Apr 04, 2014 (LBO) - The US wants to see progress on human rights, rule of law and attacks on religious minorities and was for closer economic ties at this …
Apr 04, 2014 (LBO) - The full text of US ambassador Michele J Sison's address to the Foreign Correspondents Association in Colombo on Thursday. Ambassador …
COLOMBO, April 1, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's energy minister offered flowers and lit thousands of oil lamps as she prayed for rains to replenish drought-hit …
COLOMBO, April 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has designated 15 foreign organisations run by ethnic Tamils as "terrorist groups", accusing them of trying to revive …
COLOMBO, March 30, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party was headed for victory in local elections but with smaller than expected margins in a crucial mid-term …
COLOMBO, March 30, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party won local elections, but with smaller than expected margins in a crucial mid-term test for President …
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused …