India presses Sri Lanka to share power with Tamils

COLOMBO, April 4, 2014 (AFP) - India has asked Sri Lanka to grant limited autonomy to its ethnic Tamil minority and ensure "genuine reconciliation" five years …

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 …

Sri Lanka US envoy’s address to foreign correspondents

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 …

Sri Lanka courts Thai investors

Apr 03, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is seeking more investors from Thailand, the state investment promotion office said following an investor meeting in Bangkok …

Sri Lanka technical education, female participation to be boosted: ADB

Apr 02, 2014 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank said it is giving a 100 million dollars loan to Sri Lanka to boost technical education and female participation …

Delegation from China’s Guangdong province visit Sri Lanka

Apr 02, 2014 (LBO) - A high powered delegation from China's Guangdong provincial government had visited Sri Lanka and had expressed interest in fish …

Sri Lanka seeks divine help to avoid power cuts

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 …

Sri Lanka labels foreign Tamil groups as ‘terror’ networks

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 …

Sri Lanka’s lower inflation, narrowing budget deficit to boost growth: ADB

Apr 01, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's current relatively low inflation and a narrowing budget deficit will boost investment and growth helped by recovering exports …

Sri Lanka inflation unchanged at 4.2-pct in March

Mar 31, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose 4.2 percent in the 12-months to March from a year earlier, with inflation unchanged from the 4. buy …

Sri Lanka ruling party set for local election win

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 …

Sri Lanka ruling party wins provincial election with lower margin

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 …

Sri Lanka frees India fishermen after UN vote abstention

COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused …

Sri Lanka claims moral victory from war crimes vote

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 …

US statement on Sri Lanka HR council vote

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 …

India explains abstention on Sri Lanka UN HR council vote

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 …

Sri Lanka rejects UN rights probe, president tells AFP

COLOMBO, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse rejected Thursday's UN Human Rights Council resolution ordering a war crimes probe, …

Sri Lanka can improve environment to retain talent and boost skills: biz leaders

Mar 26, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could retain more highly skilled workers by boosting overall conditions and well as re-orienting its education system towards …

UN rights council launches Sri Lanka 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 …

Sri Lanka faces censure at US rights body

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 …