Lanka appoints panel to probe media harassment under Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed a committee to probe the harassment of media personnel under the regime of his powerful predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Mar 10, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
'Killing Rajiv Gandhi was LTTE's biggest mistake'
The just released 549-page book is the most exhaustive account of the Norwegian-led peace process that sought to end three decades of conflict in Sri Lanka..
Mar 10, 2016, 15:59 PM IST
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks probe into `missing` wartime gold
Sri Lanka`s prime minister on Wednesday called for a probe into the whereabouts of vast quantities of gold held by the army, years after it was recovered from the island`s former warzone.
Mar 09, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
Sri Lanka demands aid for war-torn regions
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would call for international investments and assistance to develop the formerly war-torn areas in the country.
Mar 08, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Fugitive underworld don and LTTE sympathiser Kumar Pillai held in Singapore
Fugitive underworld don Kumar Pillai, who is wanted in Mumbai for several cases of murder and extortion, has been detained by the Singapore authorities, it was reported on Friday.
Feb 19, 2016, 07:34 AM IST
Sarath Fonseka's appointment to parliament sends wrong signal: HRW
Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka's appointment to parliament sends "worrying signals" on accountability and contradicts the government's pledges to probe atrocities allegedly committed under his command during the brutal civil war with the LTTE, an international rights group said today.
Feb 11, 2016, 17:06 PM IST
Tamils seek power devolution in Sri Lanka's new Constitution
Sri Lanka's main Tamil party on Tuesday demanded devolution of powers in the new Constitution to resolve ethnic issues.
Jan 26, 2016, 20:35 PM IST
Sri Lanka scales back list of banned pro-LTTE outfits
Maithripala Sirisena has significantly scaled back a ban imposed by the previous regime on several Tamil diaspora groups and individuals thought to have links with the LTTE.
Nov 22, 2015, 13:27 PM IST
Sri Lanka slashes list of 'terrorists' in reconciliation bid
The government did not immediately comment on the move, but it had promised eight months ago to carry out a review as part of reconciliation efforts.
Nov 22, 2015, 04:22 AM IST
30 Tamil political prisoners to be released on bail today
First batch of 30 Tamil political prisoners languishing in Sri Lankan jails will be freed on bail on Wednesday even as over 200 inmates, including LTTE rebels, have resumed hunger strike demanding their immediate release.
Nov 11, 2015, 09:17 AM IST
30 Tamil political prisoners to be released on bail on Wednesday
The Attorney General has instructed the relevant attorneys to apply for bail, the Prisons Department said.
Nov 10, 2015, 23:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka accountability process would be purely domestic: FM
The process to fix accountability as mandated by the latest UNHRC resolution for the alleged rights abuses during the conflict with the LTTE will be completely domestic, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has said rejecting claims that it was a hybrid mechanism.
Oct 24, 2015, 15:25 PM IST
Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes: Probe panel
Allegations that the Sri Lankan army committed war crimes during the bloody conflict with Tamil rebels are "credible", a government probe panel has said and backed UNHRC's recommendation that foreign judges should have a role in domestic inquiry.
Oct 21, 2015, 14:40 PM IST
Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka launch hunger strike
Tamil political detainees, including former Tamil Tiger guerrillas, started a hunger strike on Monday in Sri Lanka, calling for their immediate release.
Oct 12, 2015, 20:06 PM IST
UN asks Sri Lanka to allow foreign judges in war crimes probe
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday unanimously recommended a credible probe involving foreign judges and prosecutors into the alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka's battle against the LTTE, a resolution on which was surprisingly co-sponsored by Colombo despite its strong reservations.
Oct 01, 2015, 22:55 PM IST
Backing 'watered down' US resolution on Lanka would mean denial of justice: Karunanidhi
DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday cautioned India against supporting a "watered down" resolution by the US on Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council over alleged rights violations during the last phase of civil war against LTTE in 2009 in the island nation.
Sep 27, 2015, 14:55 PM IST
India supports Sri Lankans' quest for justice
Respecting Sri Lanka's sovereignty, India has said it supports quest for justice by the people of the country who were victims of the alleged war crimes during civil war against the LTTE.
Sep 26, 2015, 07:04 AM IST
Sri Lanka trying to water down UNHRC resolution: HRW
Sri Lanka should not be allowed to water down a UNHRC resolution on its alleged rights violations during its civil war with the LTTE, according to a prominent rights group which said that the current draft was "counterproductive" to the reconciliation efforts of the government.
Sep 24, 2015, 13:55 PM IST
Lanka opposes tone of proposed US resolution on war crimes
Sri Lanka on Monday described as "reparative, judgmental" and "counterproductive" the text of the draft resolution to be moved by the US at the UN rights body in Geneva on the country's alleged war crimes during the last phase of civil war with the LTTE.
Sep 21, 2015, 23:03 PM IST
Tamil Nadu against any move to allow Sri Lanka internal probe on 'war crimes'
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday opposed any move to allow Sri Lanka hold an internal probe into alleged human rights violations and war crimes during hostilities in 2009 and urged the Modi government to take the lead at the UN and press for an international investigation on it.
Sep 16, 2015, 14:48 PM IST
