Tuesday, 15th April 2014 (COLOMBO, Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday accused the Canadian government of using its voluntary funds to the Commonwealth Secretariat as a political tool based on the dicta ...
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Sri Lanka president stresses to focus on reconciliation as UN probe looms
Monday, 14th April 2014 (COLOMBO, Xinhua) Sri Lanka still needs to focus on reconciliation and development, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stressed in his statement for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on Monday, ins ...
Sri Lanka has no faith in international probe: government
Saturday, 12th April 2014 (COLOMBO, Xinhua) The Sri Lankan Government on Saturday said it has no faith in an international investigation into the alleged human rights abuses said to have occurred during the war ...
Sri Lankan economy to grow 7.3 pct this year: World Bank
Friday, 11th April 2014 (COLOMBO, Xinhua) The World Bank expects Sri Lanka to lead South Asia in economic growth this year, benefiting from recent rebound and enhanced capacity, but the country faces many risks ...
Sri Lankan gov’t steps up crackdown on terrorist revival, arrests 65
Thursday, 10th April 2014 (COLOMBO, Xinhua) Sri Lanka's government is stepping up its crackdown on an attempt to revive the Tamil Tigers with 65 people arrested on terror links over the past two months, an offici ...
China accelerates planning to re-connect Maritime Silk Road
Wednesday, 16th April 2014 (BEIJING, Xinhua) The Chinese government is stepping up the planning of reviving the Maritime Silk Road in the 21st century, with port construction as the priority, local media reported on We ...
Bridging the narratives in Sri Lanka
Saturday 19th April 2014 Instead of victory memorials, Sri Lanka needs a monument to commemorate all casualties of the war - Gerrit Kurtz HEALING WOUNDS: Among those in the North and East, the leftovers of war s ...