The report to the United Nations on war crimes in Sri Lanka and an online magazine poll on the 100 most influential people kept the buzz alive in a mostly deserted Colombo this past week. Sutirtho Patranobis reports
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for mass protests against a United Nations (UN) report that has urged an international probe into war crimes allegedly committed during the civil war against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.
Tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the final four months of the Sri Lankan civil war that ended in May 2009, an expert panel report submitted to the UN secretary general’s office has revealed.
Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
It could well be the perfect New Year gift for President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He has been ranked sixth, far ahead of any contemporary political leader or statesmen, in Time magazine’s prestigious poll to find out the 100 most influential persons of 2011.
Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
A team of Lankan diplomats are pouring over the United Nation document on human rights accountability in Sri Lanka, which was submitted to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon earlier this week.
A team of Lankan diplomats are pouring over the United Nation (UN) document on human rights accountability in Sri Lanka, which was submitted to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon earlier this week. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
The much-awaited report of the three-member panel set up by the United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon to look into human rights accountability issues during the civil war in Sri Lanka was submitted to its chief on Tuesday. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
Sri Lanka government will use the Indian line of credit to acquire a fleet of vehicles for the army trying to cut down on expenditure.
The much-awaited report of the three-member panel set up by the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to look into human rights accountability issues during the civil war in Sri Lanka was submitted to its chief on Tuesday. Sutirtho Patranobis reports
The conflict between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen is refusing to die down. Instead, the death of another Indian fisherman this month made it clear that if this conflict wasn't tackled it could continue to rattle diplomacy between the two countries; even in a week when the country was slipping into a relaxed holiday mood around the Tamil and Sinhala new years. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
A delegation from Indian pharmaceutical companies will soon come to Sri Lanka to resolve issues that led to the blacklisting of more than a dozen Indian companies selling medicines in Sri Lanka.
A delegation from Indian pharmaceutical companies will soon come to Sri Lanka to resolve issues that led to the blacklisting of more than a dozen Indian companies selling medicines in Sri Lanka.
Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has expressed displeasure over the facilities extended to president Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lankan ministers at last Saturday's World Cup final against India at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, a report said on Sunday.
The annual US state department report has come down heavily on the Sri Lankan government for being dominated by the Rajapaksa brothers and for a problematic human rights record. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
In a gesture of goodwill and sportsmanship, the country’s opposition chief and former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickeremsinghe, has written to Indian skipper MS Dhoni congratulating him on winning the cup and playing the game in the right spirit. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.