Sri Lanka business chamber condemns assault on media
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main business chamber Wednesday condemned recent attacks on journalists and called on the government to bring the …
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main business chamber Wednesday condemned recent attacks on journalists and called on the government to bring the …
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a train in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during the evening rush hour, police said. Updated For …
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a train in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during the evening rush hour, killing at least seven and …
May 25, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has said Sri Lanka's government must do more to stop abductions and "disappearances" and that having laws alone is …
May 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should commemorate the 25th anniversary of the July 1983 riots and put forward its best offer to the Tamil people as part …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – A senior Sri Lankan journalist was found severely assaulted in the early hours of Friday after being abducted from his home the …
May 23, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lanka media rights group Friday condemned the abduction and assault of a senior journalist, saying it was motivated by his criticism …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's media rights groups protested the abduction and assault of senior journalist of a national weekly Friday calling on …
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government has downplayed the loss of its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council and said it needed more …
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, under fire for its human rights record, was Wednesday denied a seat on the UN Human Rights Council while France …
UNITED NATIONS, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sparks are set to fly Wednesday when 15 seats on the UN Human Rights Council come up for election, with European nations …
May 20, 2008 (AFP) - UN members should reject Sri Lanka's re-election bid to the world body's Human Rights Council, a rights group said Tuesday as it accused …
CANNES, France, May 17, 2008 (AFP) - A small flick went from refugee camp to red carpet Friday as Sean Penn, backed by rock star Bono and film-maker Michael …
May 16, 2008 (LBO) – A former Tamil Tiger who broke away and later allied himself with the government was Friday sworn in as the chief minister of the …
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2008 (AFP) - The United States has poured nearly 40 billion dollars in aid to South Asia since the September 11 attacks but the terror …
May 14, 2008 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government may be celebrating a key election victory in the ethnically-mixed east but it is still a long way from winning …
May 12, 2008 (LBO) – A breakaway faction of Sri Lanka's Marxist-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP- People's Liberation Front) said Monday that …
May 12, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's opposition said Monday it planned to mount a legal challenge to the government's weekend win in key local elections in the …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - Vote counting was underway in eastern Sri Lanka Sunday after an election marred by Tamil Tiger attacks and …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Sunday claimed victory in key provincial elections in the ethnically-mixed east of the …