Sri Lankan Politics
Sri Lanka state media slams UN panel after rights vote
Mar 22, 2013 03:23 EDT
Sri Lankan state media called Friday for the dismantling of the UN human rights chief's office after Colombo was angered by a resolution calling for a probe into alleged war crimes in the island.
Sri Lanka must launch rights abuse probe: UN body
Mar 21, 2013 13:59 EDT
Sri Lanka must launch an in-depth probe into claims that government troops killed 40,000 civilians during a 2009 offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels that ended its three-decade civil war, the UN Human Rights Council said Thursday.
Sri Lanka to take back Indian-owned oil facilities
Mar 21, 2013 10:35 EDT
Sri Lanka announced on Thursday plans to take back part of a strategic oil storage depot from a state-run Indian firm after Delhi supported international calls to probe war crimes on the island.
Sri Lanka to seize part of India oil depot after UN vote
Mar 21, 2013 08:27 EDT
Sri Lanka announced on Thursday it would repossess part of a strategic oil storage depot from a state-run Indian firm after Delhi supported international calls to probe war crimes on the island.
Sri Lanka protests ahead of UN vote on war crimes
Mar 21, 2013 03:51 EDT
Sri Lankan pro-government activists protested outside the US embassy in Colombo on Thursday as the UN Human Rights Council was set to vote on a resolution pressing for a war crimes probe against Sri Lanka.
India toughens stand on Sri Lanka war crimes probe
Mar 20, 2013 08:41 EDT
India promised Wednesday to push for a "strong" UN resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate alleged war crimes, a day after the issue caused a split in the ruling coalition.
India government rocked by coalition partner's pullout
Mar 19, 2013 09:58 EDT
The second-biggest party in India's ruling coalition announced Tuesday it was withdrawing from the government, heightening the risk of early elections before their scheduled date next year.
India government rocked by coalition partner pullout
Mar 19, 2013 03:24 EDT
A regional party from southern India announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing from the national ruling coalition, weakening the government which was already a minority in parliament.
Sri Lanka opens new Chinese-funded airport
Mar 18, 2013 07:24 EDT
Sri Lanka's president opened the country's second international airport on Monday, intended to help spur a new economic hub and act as a gateway to the island's southeast.
Sri Lanka offers tax-free zone at new airport
Mar 17, 2013 02:00 EDT
Sri Lanka is turning its newest international airport, opening Monday, into a tax-free zone to attract aviation-related industries, a top official said.
Sri Lanka's growth slows as exports weaken
Mar 15, 2013 13:48 EDT
Sri Lanka's economic growth slowed to 6.4 percent in 2012 from a scorching 8.2 percent the previous year, data showed Friday, hit by declining exports and weaker farm output.
Sri Lanka's dark horse candidate in papal race
Mar 10, 2013 11:34 EDT
Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith heads the Catholic church in a predominantly Buddhist nation, but a stint in the Vatican has made him a long-shot candidate to be the next pope.
Sri Lanka should seek talks with Tamils: India
Mar 09, 2013 07:48 EST
India has called for "reconciliation" talks between Sri Lanka and its Tamil minority as it faces pressure to back a US motion at the UN demanding Colombo probe alleged army atrocities during the island's civil war.
Queen urged to boycott Sri Lanka summit over killing
Mar 08, 2013 06:23 EST
An English politician Friday urged the Queen to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo later this year to protest against Sri Lanka's failure to prosecute the killers of a British tourist in 2011.
US protests as S.Lanka police block Tamils from rally
Mar 06, 2013 08:29 EST
Sri Lankan police blocked hundreds of minority Tamils from attending a protest rally in the capital on Wednesday in a clampdown that was condemned by the embassy of the United States.
Police block Tamils from Sri Lanka rights rally
Mar 06, 2013 02:22 EST
Sri Lankan police blocked hundreds of minority Tamils from attending a rally in the capital Wednesday to protest extrajudicial killings and the disappearances of their loved ones, an activist said.
Chilling documentary accuses Sri Lanka of war crimes
Mar 02, 2013 14:04 EST
The Sri Lankan military committed numerous war crimes during the final months of the country's 26-year civil war, according to a documentary aired for the first time Friday, amid vigorous protests from Colombo.
Sri Lanka leader denies army killed militant's child
Mar 02, 2013 05:45 EST
Sri Lanka's president in an interview published Saturday firmly denied that government troops executed the 12-year-old son of separatist chief Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009.
Chilling documentary accuses Sri Lanka of war crimes
Mar 01, 2013 22:22 EST
The Sri Lankan military committed numerous war crimes during the final months of the country's 26-year civil war, according to a documentary aired for the first time Friday, amid vigorous protests from Colombo.
UK court blocks deportations of dozens of Tamils
Feb 28, 2013 07:56 EST
Dozens of failed Tamil asylum seekers who were due to be sent back to Sri Lanka on Thursday can stay in Britain after a court blocked their deportation over fears of torture, their lawyers said.
