Politics

Sri Lanka says asked by UN to answer new war crime charges

December 21, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations has asked Sri Lanka to explain allegations by a former army general that surrendering Tamil rebel leaders were …

Sri Lanka’s war heroes battle for a clean image

December 20, 2009 (AFP) - A presidential election in Sri Lanka next month will see two former allies from the country's bitter civil war slugging it out, but …

Asylum seekers leave Indonesia: official

JAKARTA, December 20, 2009 (AFP) - Fifteen of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who spent weeks refusing to get off the boat that rescued them near Indonesia have …

Sri Lanka presidential rivals hand in nominations

December 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse and his main rival in elections next month, former army general Sarath Fonseka, handed in …

EU gives six million euros to help Sri Lanka refugees

BRUSSELS, December 16, 2009 (AFP) - The European Commission on Wednesday granted more aid for tens of thousands of people who fled fighting between Sri Lankan …

Sri Lanka Galle literary festival 2010 to showcase crime, pulp literature

Dec 15, 2009 (LBO) – Famous, if fictional detective John Rebus, finely illustrated graphic novels and sensational pulp fiction are billed to make Sri …

Sri Lanka post-war recovery hit by graft, violence: watchdog

December 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's recovery from its decades-long civil war has been marred by graft, violence and a culture of lawlessness, a global …

Aicraft with arms was to re-fuel in Sri Lanka: Thai PM

BANGKOK, December 13, 2009 (AFP) - Thai authorities will bring charges against five men from eastern Europe detained in Bangkok with a plane full of North …

Sri Lanka Tiger leaders killed in cold blood: ex-army chief

December 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops shot dead surrendering Tamil Tiger leaders on the orders of the defence secretary, the former army chief who is now …

Sri Lanka ex-general fears Tiger attack on presidential bid – Interview

December 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former military chief who led troops to victory over Tamil separatists in May said he fears fugitive rebels will try to …

US shouldn’t ‘lose’ Sri Lanka: Senate

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 (AFP) - A US Senate report warned Monday that Washington risked "losing" Sri Lanka as it recovers from war and called for more …

Sri Lanka former child soldiers meet UN envoy

December 7, 2009 (AFP) - A top United Nations envoy for children held talks with senior Sri Lankan officials on Monday after meeting former child soldiers, an …

US envoy to visit Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON, December 4, 2009 (AFP) - A senior US envoy will head to Sri Lanka next week to encourage post-war reconciliation, days after the island nation …

Sri Lanka keeps up media ban on war refugees

December 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has maintained its ban on journalists reporting the plight of war-displaced civilians who have been allowed out of their …

Sri Lanka must help released war refugees: Amnesty

December 2, 2009 (AFP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday pushed Sri Lanka to grant full freedom to 130,000 Tamil civilians who have been allowed out of …

Sri Lanka’s camp inmates free to leave Tuesday: official

November 30, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will Tuesday allow thousands of civilians to leave state-run camps where they have been detained since the military's …

Sri Lanka’s camp inmates set free

VAVUNIYA, December 1, 2009 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians held in state-run camps following the island's ethnic conflict were allowed to …

Sri Lanka to host 2013 Commonwealth summit

SYDNEY, November 30, 2009 (AFP) - Australia unveiled Perth on Monday as the venue for the next Commonwealth summit in 2011, as the international club's latest …

Sri Lanka’s ex-military chief declares presidential run

November 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan general who led troops to victory over Tamil separatists after decades of war formally announced on Sunday that he …

Sri Lanka’s ex-military chief says will run for presidency

November 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-military chief has said he plans to run for the presidency in January elections in a bid to unseat his former boss …