Politics

Sri Lanka journalists protest arson attack on website

Feb 01, 2011 (AFP) - Dozens of Sri Lankan journalists took to the capital's streets Tuesday to condemn an arson attack on a popular independent website and …

Sri Lanka news website offices torched

January 31, 2011 (AFP) - Unidentified attackers in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo set ablaze the offices of an anti-establishment news website on Monday. buy …

Divisions over Sri Lanka book festival boycott call

GALLE, January 28, 2011 (AFP) - Does it make sense to defend freedom of speech by calling on writers not to speak at a literary festival? online pharmacy buy …

Sri Lanka army’s ex-chief loses appeal over parliamentary seat

January 25, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's jailed former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who tried to unseat the president in elections, on Tuesday lost an appeal to …

Sri Lanka denies rights behind Pamuk boycott

January 23, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected Sunday suggestions that the novelist and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk had decided to boycott a literary festival on …

Pamuk, other writers ‘legitimising Sri Lanka suppression’: watchdog

PARIS, January 20, 2011 (AFP) - Leading media freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday accused Nobel-winning author Orhan Pamuk and other writers of …

Sri Lanka delays local polls for World Cup

January 5, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday postponed council elections near three cricket World Cup venues as the nation seeks to put on a flawless show as …

Sri Lanka considers banning mini-skirts

January 3, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Monday it was considering banning mini-skirts following complaints about women wearing skimpy clothing in the …

Sri Lanka government heads for mid-term test

January 1, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold its first nationwide local elections since the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels, a minister said, with the mid-March …

Sri Lanka gets US food aid for refugees

Dec 31, 2010 (LBO) - The United States has given Sri Lanka 5.5 million US dollars worth of emergency food aid to support the return of refugees displaced by …

Sri Lanka to drop references to colonial ‘Ceylon’

December 30, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is to drop all remaining references to its British colonial name "Ceylon" from state institutions, a government spokesman …

Sri Lanka warns US over allegations in WikiLeaks cables

December 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday warned the United States to exercise "circumspection" in diplomatic cables after a message released by …

Sri Lanka rights probe urged by US lawmakers

WASHINGTON, December 18, 2010 (AFP) - Dozens of US lawmakers on Friday urged a global probe into alleged rights violations by Sri Lanka in the last stages of …

Sri Lanka denies move to ban national anthem in Tamil

December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka denied on Monday plans to outlaw the singing of the national anthem in Tamil after the main minority party raised strong …

Sri Lanka Tamils concerned over national anthem report

December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamils expressed concern on Monday over a media report suggesting that the government was set to ban singing the national …

Ukraine to attend Nobel ceremony after public pressure

KIEV, December 9, 2010 (AFP) - Ukraine will send a diplomat to the Nobel peace prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiabo, a foreign ministry …

Sri Lanka slain customs officer given integrity award

Dec 10, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan customs officer who was gunned down after he exposed corruption in the customs service was posthumously awarded the National …

Sri Lanka authorities appeal for help over ‘tsunami baby’

December 9, 2010 (AFP) - A six-year-old girl found at a house in Colombo is believed to have been sold by a hospital worker soon after the 2004 Indian Ocean …

Nineteen countries decline Nobel ceremony invite: organisers

OSLO, December 7, 2010 (AFP) - Nineteen countries will shun Friday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel …

Sri Lankan migrants held in Thailand

BANGKOK, December 8, 2010 (AFP) - Thai authorities said Wednesday they had arrested 45 migrants from Sri Lanka in the latest of a series of crackdowns in …