When is the opposition not in the opposition? When it is in government, obviously! If only it were that simple. Two political groupings are debating the existential dilemmas of being in the opposition while also being in government, although their circ…
He’d first met the man on the grounds of a Sri Lankan elementary school. Years later, they shared arduous days aboard a rickety cargo ship on a perilous journey to Canada. To much of the world, the man in the unsettling photograph — bearded, with unkempt hair, partially shut eyes and slightly parted …
Statement by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – 30th Session of the Human Rights Council, 1 October 2015 02.The Report of the Office of the.
Statement by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri LankaReport of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka 02.
The Sri Lankan government has deployed the notorious Special Task Force, in order to protect foreign tourists in the south of the island after a group were assaulted earlier this month. Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara said the move was a “temporary mea…
The Sri Lankan President was seen disembarking from his car at the entrance of Buckingham Palace to join the other heads of government for the CHOGM launch hosted by Queen Elizabeth II when the BBC host said Modi, "the Prime Minister of India sinc…
The United State’s State Department highlighted militarisation and impunity as significant human rights issues in Sri Lanka in its annual human rights report. “The most significant human rights issues [in Sri Lanka in 2017] included unlawful killings; torture; sexual abuse; arbitrary arrest; lengthy detention; …
The private sectors in Sri Lanka and Iran should cooperate closely for the implementation of joint projects following the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions on Tehran, says the prime minister of the Indian Ocean country. “Positive developments have taken place in Sri Lanka’s economy. The private sector …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Sri Lankan authorities on the fourth review under an economic reform program supported by a three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. All the end-December qua…
Apr 20, Colombo: The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani who arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday on a two-day official visit, along with his delegation met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and the members of the Sri Lank…