Sri Lanka economic sanctions ruled out by US
Mar 21, 2012 (LBO) – The United States will not push for economic sanctions on Sri Lanka despite calls for a probe into alleged war crimes, Robert Blake, …
Mar 21, 2012 (LBO) – The United States will not push for economic sanctions on Sri Lanka despite calls for a probe into alleged war crimes, Robert Blake, …
Mar 20, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's business chambers have opposed a resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council against alleged war crimes in the …
Mar 19, 2012 (LBO) - India might vote against Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council which is debating alleged war crimes in the island, news …
Mar 01, 2012 (LBO) - The United Kingdom has tightened immigration rules, ending automatic settlement for skilled workers but allowing scientists and those in …
Feb 28, 2012 (LB) - Bangladesh photographer, activist and social entrepreneur Shahidul Alam, challenged Sri Lankans to think creatively to flag social issues …
Jan 23, 2012 (LBO) - Building a secular state can prevent oppression of minorities and victims of an arbitrary state should learn to forgive but must also …
Jan 16, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main minority Tamil political party has rejected a government investigation into the ethnic war, saying it lacked credibility …
Dec 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka needs to restore the rule of law and change its constitution that concentres too much power in the executive president who …
Dec 15, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has decided to do health checks on applicants for resident visas to the island, media minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. The …
Dec 14, 2011 (LBO) - A visiting Australian parliamentary delegation has said Sri Lanka's reconciliation efforts after the end of its 30-year ethnic war must …
Dec 01, 2011 (LBO) - The Japanese government has provided almost 60 million rupees worth of aid for an early childhood care and development project in the …
Nov 30, 2011 (LBO) - A Japanese 'peace envoy' to Sri Lanka has pressed the island to probe allegations of human rights abuses that led to the loss of duty free …
November 18, 2011 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan High Court sentenced former army chief Sarath Fonseka to three years in jail on Friday after finding him guilty of …
Nov 08, 2011 (LBO) - The European Union has expressed concern over the blocking of several dissident websites in Sri Lanka, which the island's information …
November 5, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Saturday warned websites to register with the authorities after the United States expressed deep concern over Colombo's …
LONDON, October 30, 2011 (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka on Sunday to make progress on human rights before it hosts the next …
PERTH, October 30, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's foreign minister Sunday condemned a "preposterous" UN-commissioned report alleging war crimes in his country, …
PERTH, October 30, 2011 (AFP) - A Commonwealth summit bringing together world leaders from the 54-nation bloc closed Sunday agreeing on the urgent need to …
PERTH, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II opened the 54-nation Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Friday where issues from human rights …
PERTH, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Friday invoked an Australian Aboriginal proverb which notes "we are just passing through", as she …