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Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international investigation into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has told the BBC, a day after his release from jail. He said some Sri Lankan leaders were hiding their faces over the conduct of the war, as if they were guilty. .
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international investigation into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has told the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international probe into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
“No intrepid journalists smuggled their way into rebel territory as they did in Syria, even though an erratic bus service ran across the frontline until mid January 2009″ - Frances Harrison “Every journalist has heard of Srebrenica. But how many have heard of Mullivaikkal where just as many perished?” - Frances Harrison Today marks three years since the end ...
- US prepares for bitter showdown with Sri Lanka over war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- New film tells story of Sri Lankan journalists forced into exile (Category: Breaking News)
- Senior UN official warns against harassing Sri Lankan human rights defenders (Category: Breaking News)
- What does the US know about alleged Sri Lankan war crimes? (Category: Breaking News)
By Hilal Suhaib A 15-year deal between a little-known company in Singapore and Sri Lanka’s cricket board for the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has left opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka outraged. Apart from handing the tournament to Somerset Entertainment Ventures (SEV) for more than a decade, there has also been criticism for awarding local ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Carlton Sports Network And Somerset Entertainment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket to visit India to discuss the SLPL with BCCI officials (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC Officials To Meet BCCI Officials (Category: Breaking News)
Documentary Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, along with Jamal Osman’s reporting from Somalia, won the awards for the channel Channel 4 documentary Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, which at the time was described by presenter Jon Snow as “one of the most important” stories he had ever reported, collected two prizes at the One World Media Awards last ...
- Channel 4 wins award for Lankan documentary at AI Media Awards (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4 documentary on Sri Lanka wins Amnesty Award (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 Wins Award For “SL's Killing Field” (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4's Sri Lanka documentary draws 700,000 viewers (Category: Breaking News)
Receipt of aid, both in the form of grant aid and concessional aid, like in the good old days, would give an impetus to development. When there are roads, power plants and power connections, water supply and sewerage facilities and such like built, that would also give a fillip to investments and therewith job creation ...
- Rupee Makes Pyrrhic Gains On Negative Trade Data (Category: Breaking News)
- World stocks, euro rise on hopes Greece ditches referendum (Category: Business)
- EU sovereign debt crisis: Hurling towards the abyss of recession (Category: Business)
- The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? (Category: Breaking News)
By Cheranka Mendis With Sri Lanka dropping five places in the World Press Freedom Index from 158 in 2010 to 163 in 2011, the country’s press freedom today lies suppressed with the parliament not passing legislation for a Right to Information Act, not granting justice for the disappearances, assault and murders of journalists as well ...
- SLPI holds panel discussion to mark Press Freedom Day (Category: Breaking News)
- LLRC Report recommended access to Information Law (Category: Business)
- SLPI panel discussion on World Press Freedom Day today (Category: Business)
- Threats make journalists practise self-censorship: Himal Magazine Editor (Category: Breaking News)
BBC: The Iranian government has expressed confidence in the Prime Minister to resolve the controversy on the attempts to remove a mosque from a site in Dambulla. Several International and Muslim organisations had asked the Government to take action to resolve the issue. In a letter addressed
- Government is aware of the necessities of North East Muslims. (Category: Breaking News)
- HIgher studies in English Medium (Category: Breaking News)
- Meet Miss money Penny (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Needed: Talks not war of words (Category: Breaking News)
BBC: Muslims in Sri Lanka have said that the storming of the Jumma Mosque of Dambulla by a gang may negatively impact the reconciliation process among communities. Army patrolling Ampara yesterday after Muslims protested and staged a hartal against the removal of mosque in Dambulla The All Ceylon
- Jaffna Muslims stage protest against Dambulla attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks Tomorrow Over Dambulla Issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Muslims call prayer meeting on Dambulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Muslims stage protests over Dambulla incident (Category: Breaking News)
The bulk of the independent media was prevented from covering the arrival of the six Sri Lankan fishermen who arrived at the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) earlier today, 10 days after they were rescued by Spanish marines from the captivity of Somali pirates. The free media was informed by a fisheries ministry official at the BIA that there were orders to prevent them from the coverage...
- Conrad Black hints at return to media ownership (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
Muslim heavy weights in Mahinda Rajapakse’s government – Urban Affairs (Senior) Minister AHM Fowzie and Governor Western Province Alavi Moulana came out strongly against the government’s plan to relocate the Muslim mosque at Kandalama in Dambulla yesterday. They told the Lanka Standard that under no circumstance will they agree to a proposed plan to relocate the ...
- All Mosques, Kovils, Churches to be paid and evicted from Buddhist Sacred City – ADC (Category: Breaking News)
- No truth to allegations says Minister Tennakoon (Category: Breaking News)
- Muslims came to Sri Lanka by sail boats to trade in groceries fooled our Sinhala and Tamil women... (Category: Breaking News)
- Monks threaten to demolish mosque in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan marathon runner has qualified in London to represent the country at 2012 London Olympics. Anuradha Indrajith Cooray, the first ever Sri Lankan to compete in London Marathon, qualified as he clocked two hours 17 minutes and 50 seconds, just 10 seconds less than the qualifying standard time. National badminton champion, Niluka Karunarathne, is ...
- Niluka Karunaratne qualifies for London Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting ready for the Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Olympic marathon runner gunning for gold by running to work and eating pasties (Category: Breaking News)
- Anuradha Cooray qualifies for London Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
Relatives and friends of Sri Lankan Tamils who risked their lives in search of a better future abroad after the end of the war in May 2009 are desperately seeking information as to their fates. Thousands of Tamils migrated from the country to escape the violence of the 30-year civil war, which ended with Sri ...
- Six fold rise in Lankans seeking asylum in Australia (Category: Business)
- Waves of Sri Lankan asylum seekers arriving (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop the surge (Category: Business)
- 21 Lankans remanded to judicial custody (Category: Breaking News)
Emmanuel Ray, winner of Fashions Finest’s Fashion Icon of the Year award (2011), has been asked to officially open Gibraltar Fashion Week commencing 19 April 2012. Emmanuel will meet with fashion designers, press and a selection of important members of the Gibraltarian government. Reene Weston, designer and organiser had the following to say about why she chose ...
- Fashion icon last year! (Category: Business)
- ‘The Fashion Circle.com’ launched in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Darshi to showcase at Russia Fashion Week (Category: Business)
A gallery of images depicting the story of how the Nature Trails team headed by Chitral Jayathilake and Head Naturalist Nilantha Kodithuwakku, launched whale watching in the Eastern coast; was displayed at Chaaya Blu Trincomalee recently. Once approval was obtained by relevant authorities, the Nature Trails team headed out from Chaaya Blu Trincomalee in their ...
- Whale watchers’ paradise (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan adventures to lure tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Boat trip a whale of time (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sea sick (Category: Technology)
By Nita Bhalla It was with a heavy heart I read the press release this morning. A desperately needed aid programme run by the charity Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) – in English, Doctors without Borders – in Sri Lanka’s war-torn North has shut down after only 18 months of operation. I had visited the project ...
- Aid agency denies abandoning traumatized war survivors in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Aid agency denies abandoning traumatized war survivors in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Aid agency denies abandoning health project for war survivors (Category: Breaking News)
- MSF ends mental health program in Killinochchi (Category: Breaking News)
BBC: Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath who has moved up the ICC Test rankings to fifth says he is delighted to be awarded for his performance in two -Test series against England. Herath who took 6-133 and 1-37 in the second Test and adjudged man of the match after securing 12 wickets moved
- Sri Lankan spinners impress in drawn Windies Test (Category: Breaking News)
- West Indies 243 all out vs. Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka look to Herath ahead of Test (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka look to left-arm spinner Herath (Category: Breaking News)
million. But Sports Minister Mahindananada Aluthgamage told BBC Sinhala ...
- Disaster Warning (Category: Business)
- Fresh Season (Category: Business)
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Prime Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera wrote his name into the cricket history books against England by scoring the two millionth run in Test cricket. He brought up the milestone with a nudged four to fine leg off Steve Finn at the end of the 10th over of the day on Tuesday. The 35-year-old went ...
- Sri Lanka Wins Second Test Against South Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- Skipper steadies Sri Lanka to lunch v WIndies (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka add Samaraweera for S.Africa tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's Samaraweera is congratulated by his teammate Randiv after scoring his century gainst... (Category: Breaking News)
Let’s accept it, Sri Lanka made a statement to the world that we are open for business with Expo 2012, even though it had its limitations like the faulty air conditioner at the launch that grabbed media attention. Whilst some can say that the shine was taken off the event due to the very uncomfortable ...
- Building ‘Brand Sri Lanka’: Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Has the bubble burst? (Category: Business)
- Logistics hub on show to the world in March (Category: Business)
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
By Firdous Syed DNA India: There seems to be no moral justification behind the United States-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council. The massacre of ‘40,000 civilians’ and continued persecution of Tamils is a fit case for international censure; even an international intervention could be justified. That the US, motivated, or ...
- US wants action plan from Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Indian stand on Geneva resolution has adverse reactions:Gotabaya (Category: Breaking News)
- India instrumental in toning down resolution against Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka concerned about campaign ahead of UNHCR (Category: Breaking News)
England lost their last six wickets for 31 runs as they collapsed to a 75-run defeat in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Chasing a record 340, England seemed well set as Jonathan Trott (112) and Matt Prior took them to 233-4. But Prior’s dismissal to Rangana Herath (6-97) for 41 sparked ...
- Herath the hero as Sri Lanka beat England (Category: Business)
- England hit back as 17 wickets fall in day 2 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s Herath spins out England (Category: Sports)
- Cup Standing (Category: Business)
A group of world leaders formed by Nelson Mandela has urged Sri Lanka to try and avoid another showdown in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by adhering to the recent resolution adopted by the body, BBC reports.
A group of world leaders formed by Nelson Mandela has urged Sri Lanka to try and avoid another showdown in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by adhering to the recent resolution adopted by the body. Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson told BBC Sandeshaya that The Elders
- Mary Robinson calls on the UN to push for investigations into war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Our duty to Sri Lanka, and human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka objects to comments made by former Irish President Mary Robinson (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka objects to comments made by former Irish President Mary Robinson (Category: Breaking News)
A cultured unbeaten 168 from Mahela Jayawardene lifted Sri Lanka to 289-8 after the opening day of the two-Test series against England in Galle. Sri Lanka were 15-3 after three wickets fell in 10 balls, Kumar Sangakkara out first ball to James Anderson (3-56). The skipper survived four chances, two badly spilled late on ...
- Mahela’s ton frustrates England (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka shocked by Panesar cut (Category: Breaking News)
- Trott and Pietersen keep England in the game (Category: Business)
- Herath the hero as Sri Lanka beat England (Category: Business)
BBC: England chased 359 to beat the Sri Lankan Development XI by four wickets in their final warm-up game ahead of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The home side declared their second innings on 199-4 at lunch to give England a run-chase of 359 in 64 overs. England’s Ravi Bopara (2nd
- England desperate to avoid Pakistan whitewash (Category: Business)
- Bopara stars as England rout Australia 4-0 (Category: Business)
- England drop struggling Morgan for Sri Lanka tests (Category: Business)
- Uncapped Taylor replaces Bopara for England (Category: Business)
Two hundred bogus asylum seekers from Sri Lanka are reportedly stranded in West Africa, according to a BBC news report.
Women who have lost their husbands and sons in Sri Lanka’s decades-long conflict have been forced to turn to prostitution, say women’s rights activists. Geetha Lakmini of World Fisherfolk Solidarity Movement said over 85,000 women were widowed in the north and east after the war. “One village in Madhu area is infamous for prostitution because ...
- War widows 'forced into prostitution' (Category: Breaking News)
- Widows in the North have been pushed into prostitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Mobile Sri Lankan prostitution rings using Chinese women (Category: Breaking News)
- Nebraska man sentenced to 47 years for sex trafficking teens (Category: USA, Nebraska)
The sports minister in Sri Lanka says that exclusive broadcasting rights of 2012 Olympics obtained by state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) will not be sold to private channel as reported by media. The Sunday Leader newspaper said the Carlton Sports Network (CSN), reportedly owned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s family, has sought the broadcasting ...
- Channel owned by the president Rajapaksa has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 201... (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
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