US for close economic ties with Sri Lanka rather than sanctions now: envoy
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 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 …
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka tried to claim a moral victory Friday and insisted it would push on with reconciliation efforts after being censured …
Mar 27, (LBO) - The following is a statement from US Secretary of State John Kerry on UN resolution on Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan people are resilient. They …
Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) - India abstained on voting on a resolution on Sri Lanka's human rights which called for a external probe. The full statement is reproduced …
COLOMBO, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse rejected Thursday's UN Human Rights Council resolution ordering a war crimes probe, …
GENEVA, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday launched an inquiry into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, despite Colombo's fierce …
COLOMBO, March 26, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka faces fresh condemnation at the United Nations' top human rights body this week in a move that observers say could …
COLOMBO, March 19, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has released two leading rights activists after their detention under strict anti-terrorism laws triggered …
COLOMBO, March 17, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has arrested two leading rights activists including a Catholic priest under anti-terrorism laws, police and …
GENEVA, March 5, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday dismissed a UN report calling for an international probe into allegations of war crimes at the end of its …
COLOMBO, March 4, 2014 (AFP) - A US-led resolution calling for an international probe into allegations that 40,000 civilians were killed at the end of Sri …
COLOMBO, February 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday acknowledged his discomfort at the prospect of being censured by the UN's top rights body, …
COLOMBO, March 1, 2014 (AFP) - Another unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka's former war zone, police said Saturday, as Colombo braced for a US-led …
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2014 (AFP) - From China's crackdown on activists to flawed elections in Cambodia and widespread violence against Muslims in Myanmar, …