By Malathi De Alwis On 18 May 2009, Sri Lanka officially declared the end of a 30-year civil war fought between. Sri Lankan government forces (GoSL) and Tamil militants, namely the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). Such a sea...

By Austin Fernando In recent times there had been vast discussion on returning the displaced. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), media, Diaspora, diplomatic inquiries- especially from India- led these dialogues. When certain Tamil representatives gave evidence before the LLRC the internally displaced person’s (IDP’s) and refugees’ rights and plight became secondary ...

The Higher Education Ministry is planning to bring in about 10 international higher education institutes to the island. This will make Sri Lanka the hub of Asian higher education, Minister S.B. Dissanayake told Adaderana. ....

India and Sri Lanka share the unenviable culture, says Bollywood actress Dia Mirza when Adaderana asked her what the island can expect from the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend Awards being held here. ....