Amnesty says minister accused of holding Tamil prisoners at gunpoint must face…
LONDON - Responding to reports that Sri Lanka’s State Minister for Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation,…
Sri Lanka prison minister quits after gun-toting claims
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's prisons minister stepped down Wednesday (15) over allegations he tried to force a confession…
Sri Lanka rejects external initiatives, warns it will polarize country
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Tuesday (14) rejected the proposal for any external initiatives established by Resolution…
SLPP Local Govt member disqualified in landmark verdict
COLOMBO – A Pradeshiya Sabha (third-tier municipal council) member elected to the Monaragala Pradeshiya Sabha in…
Sri Lanka’s Anuk Arudpragasam in 2021 Booker shortlist
LONDON - The trauma of Sri Lanka's civil war, apartheid in South Africa, racial injustice, and the "absurdities" of…
Core Group deeply concerned over developments in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO - The Core Group on Sri Lanka on Tuesday (14) expressed deep concerns about current human rights…
SL Christians criticize Mahinda Rajapaksa’s hypocrisy
By Melani Manel Perera
COLOMBO – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who spoke at G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna…
NZ grants refugee status for man over Easter bombings funding accusations
WELLINGTON – A man who may have unknowingly helped funnel money to terrorists behind the Easter bombings in Sri…
UN rights chief urges immediate moratorium on PTA, flags several issues of concern
COLOMBO - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Monday (13), called for an…
Several being treated for ‘black fungus’ in SL, one serious
COLOMBO - ‘Mucormycosis, a rare infection commonly identified as ‘black fungus’ which ravaged India in the…