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OCEANS UNDER GREATEST THREAT IN HISTORY, WARNS SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH


The world's oceans are under the greatest threat in history, according to Sir David Attenborough... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 19828

STORM KILLS AT LEAST SEVEN IN SRI LANKA


Schools were closed Thursday across southern and central provinces and several flights into the main Colombo airport were diverted to Mattala airport in the south... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

FEAR GRIPS MUSLIMS IN SRI LANKA'S GINTHOTA AFTER ATTACK


Police say social media rumours about Muslims planning to attack a Buddhist temple triggered the violence... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 2919

AT UN RIGHTS BODY, SRI LANKA VOWS NEW STEPS TO FIGHT TORTURE


Government critics also insisted that Sri Lankan officials were attempting to head off criticism at the Human Rights Council in the wake of the AP report... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 0

SRI LANKA: TROOPS WHO COMMITTED WARCRIMES AT BEHEST OF POLITICIANS WOULD BE PUNISHED, SAYS PRESIDENT SIRISENA


Sirisena's reference was to the former regime of President Mahinda Rajapaksa... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 0

US SENDS SUPER CARRIER USS NIMITZ TO SRI LANKA IN FLAG-SHOWING VISIT AIMED AT CHINA


The investment is also viewed as a counter to India's traditional influence in Sri Lanka and the rest of the Indian Ocean... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1341

BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE HARD AND SOFT CONNECTIVITY


Belt and Road Initiative to provide hard and soft connectivity Sri Lankan Foreign Minister 1 - Chinadaily.com.cn... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 809

PROTESTERS FORCE ROHINGYA REFUGEES TO FLEE SRI LANKA SAFE HOUSE


Tens of thousands Muslim Rohingya have fled mostly Buddhist Myanmar since 2012... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 181

SRI LANKAN ARRESTED WITH NEARLY 1KG OF GOLD IN HIS RECTUM


Customs officials found 904 grams of gold, worth about 4.5m Sri Lankan rupees 29,370, ?21,700 inside the suspect's rectal cavity... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 992

INDIAN MINISTERS WHO REWROTE SCIENCE


However, he is not the first Indian minister to make such claims, either about ancient India's contribution to science or that it invented the plane... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 3985

SRI LANKA BABIES 'WERE TRADED ILLEGALLY'


Some new mothers at a hospital in Matugama, western Sri Lanka, were reportedly told their children had died, when they were actually sold abroad for adoption... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 1459

ON MONEY WHAT THE WORLDS EMPTIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAYS ABOUT CHINAS INFLUENCE


Chinese projects all over the world can create debt traps for the countries theyre in and perhaps also trap China on the road to empire... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 16622

BODY OF FT JOURNALIST PRESUMED KILLED BY CROCODILE FOUND IN SRI LANKA


Body of FT journalist presumed killed by crocodile found in Sri Lanka... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 2417

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OM PURI, CELEBRATED INDIAN ACTOR, DIES AGED 66


Om Puri, one of India's most critically acclaimed actors, who starred in films across Hollywood, Bollywood and the UK, had died in Mumbai... READ MORE

6th January, 2017 29577

MORE THAN 100 UN PEACEKEEPERS RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN HAITI. NONE WERE EVER JAILED


In August 2007, the UN received complaints of suspicious interactions between Sri Lankan soldiers and Haitian children... READ MORE

13th April, 2017 18231

MORE THAN 100 UN PEACEKEEPERS RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN HAITI. NONE WERE EVER JAILED


In August 2007, the UN received complaints of suspicious interactions between Sri Lankan soldiers and Haitian children... READ MORE

13th April, 2017 18231

MORE THAN 100 UN PEACEKEEPERS RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN HAITI. NONE WERE EVER JAILED


In August 2007, the UN received complaints of suspicious interactions between Sri Lankan soldiers and Haitian children... READ MORE

13th April, 2017 18231

WONDER WOMAN GAL GADOT BACKS MOCKED SRI LANKAN COSPLAYERS


Hollywood actress Gal Gadot has thrown her support behind two young women in Sri Lanka after they were cyber-bullied for cosplaying as Wonder Woman... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 15269

BAY OF BENGAL: DEPLETED FISH STOCKS AND HUGE DEAD ZONE SIGNAL TIPPING POINT


Approximately 200 million people live along the Bay of Bengal's coasts and of these a major proportion are partially or wholly dependent on its fisheries2... READ MORE

31st January, 2017 10392

SRI LANKA PROTEST OVER CHINESE INVESTMENT TURNS UGLY


Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone... READ MORE

9th January, 2017 8911

SRI LANKA: BUDDHIST LEADER STOKES ANTI-MUSLIM TENSION


Another Muslim shop in the town of Kahawatte was reportedly burned to the ground this week by unidentified attackers... READ MORE

27th May, 2017 7450

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DECLARES SRI LANKA MALARIA-FREE


The World Health Organisation has certified that Sri Lanka is a malaria-free nation, in what it called a truly remarkable achievement... READ MORE

6th September, 2016 6269

EX-LEADER'S BROTHER 'LED DEATH SQUAD' IN SRI LANKA


READ MORE Army spies arrested over Lasantha Wickrematunge murder The Mount Lavinia Court ordered police to carry out further investigations and arrest any suspects involved... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 4793

PAKISTANIS HAIL INTERNATIONAL WORLD XI CRICKET SERIES


Ramiz Raja, another former Pakistan test cricketer and now television commentator, also celebrated the return of international cricket at home... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 4107

CHINA'S NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIP MAKES FIRST VISIT TO SRI LANKA[1]


Aside from Sri Lanka, Harmonious Mission 2017 will also see the Peace Ark visit other locations around the Indian Ocean... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 3189

SRI LANKA FLOODS, LANDSLIDES: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 100


Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in the capital, Colombo, on Saturday to help Sri Lanka deal with the worst flooding in 14 years... READ MORE

27th May, 2017 2823

HERE ARE THE 50 DEMOCRACIES THAT HAVE DONE WHAT THE U.S. HAS FAILED TO DO


Indira Gandhi, for example, was the daughter of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru... READ MORE

14th November, 2016 2761

CHINA, SRI LANKA INK HAMBANTOTA PORT DEAL


China Merchants Port Holdings and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority signed an agreement here on Saturday to develop the Hambantota Port in southern Sri Lanka... READ MORE

29th July, 2017 2740

YORKSHIRE TEA JUST HAD A VERY BIZARRE TWITTER ARGUMENT WITH THIS ANNOYED MANA


All tea comes from one type of bush, called Camellia Sinensis, Yorkshire Teas website explains... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 2248

HONG KONG REJECTS ASYLUM FOR REFUGEES WHO SHELTERED EDWARD SNOWDEN


The Hong Kong government has repeatedly tried to question the four adults about their involvement with Mr. Snowden... READ MORE

15th May, 2017 2216

RACE TO RESCUE SRI LANKA FLOOD VICTIMS AS TOLL RISES


Helicopters are searching for people marooned four days after floods and mudslides inundated parts of southern and western Sri Lanka and killed at least 164 people... READ MORE

29th May, 2017 1894

MASSIVE DUMP LANDSLIDE KILLS AT LEAST 10 IN SRI LANKA


A 13-year-old boy and two girls aged 14 and 15 were among the dead, said Pushpa Soysa, head nurse at the main Colombo hospital... READ MORE

15th April, 2017 1596

COLOMBO: DEATH TOLL FROM RUBBISH DUMP COLLAPSE RISES


Sri Lanka's parliament was warned recently that the 23 million tonnes of garbage rotting at Kolonnawa was a serious health hazard... READ MORE

16th April, 2017 1473

SRI LANKA TO SIGN HAMBANTOTA PORT DEAL WITH CHINA ON SATURDAY, INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS ADDRESSED


The deal will also help Sri Lanka manage its foreign debt better, he added... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 1395

UN RAISES CONCERNS OVER ABUSES, TORTURE IN SRI LANKA


Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards torture ... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 1382

RESIDENTS AFRAID AS MORE RAIN FORECAST


Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper said a second Indian naval ship, the INS Shardul, had arrived in Colombo with relief supplies and inflatable boats... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 1347

CHARLIE HEBDO CARTOON ON DEAD SYRIAN CHILD SPARKS ANGER


French satirical magazine rejects Kremlin's criticism of cartoons that have been widely discussed on social media... READ MORE

14th January, 2016 1334

SRI LANKA SIGNS DEAL ON HAMBANTOTA PORT WITH CHINA


In a move to ease those concerns, the Sri Lankan government announced a revised deal to cut the Chinese firm's stake to 70 percent ... READ MORE

29th July, 2017 1334

BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE BOOSTS SRI LANKA-CHINA TIES


Besides the Chinese language, many Sri Lankan students are learning Chinese medicine and business courses in China, as Chinese medicine is emerging in South Asia... READ MORE

4th February, 2017 1149

BRAZIL LAWSUIT ACCUSES JAGATH JAYASURIYA OF WAR CRIMES


Human rights groups in South America have filed war crimes lawsuits against a former Sri Lankan general who is now his country's ambassador to Brazil... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 944

BUDDHISM TO REMAIN PARAMOUNT IN NEW CHARTER


Prime Minister assured Buddhist monks that the new constitution will not take away the primary status given to Buddhism... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 770

GARBAGE DUMP COLLAPSE KILLS AT LEAST 19 IN SRI LANKA


Sri Lanka Garbage Dump Collapse Kills at Least 19... READ MORE

16th April, 2017 704

'DEFINITELY NOT SAFE': TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKERS STILL RISK TORTURE ON RETURN TO SRI LANKA


In 2009, the Sri Lankan army declared victory over the Tamil separatist. The UN has accused both sides of gross human rights violations... READ MORE

15th February, 2017 694


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