- 13 February 2017
Tamil leader for Muslim autonomy in merged north and east
Chief minister of Sri Lanka's Tamil majority north invited Muslims in the east to join hands for the unification of the two provinces in a federal setup where the latter would enjoy autonomy. Addressing thousands attending the 'Tamils...............
- 10 February 2017
Tamil disappeared family members reject Colombo offer for private deal
Frustrated family members of disappeared Tamils returned north from a meeting with authorities in the capital after rejecting a government bid to strike a private deal. War victims were angered at a group of top level ministers who..............
- 04 February 2017
Sri Lanka claims to progress on rights record refuted by UN (Video)
In his speech at the state Independence Day military parade the Sri Lanka president emphasised receiving international praise for commitment to reconciliation; but the UN has rapped the government for not delivering in several areas....................
- 30 January 2017
Sri Lanka: Fears grow over missing trade union leader
A trade union leader who has been in the forefront of industrial action for over a month against Sri Lanka's main telecommunications provider has gone missing following court orders banning protests led by his union protests led by his union.................
- 07 February 2017
Women in week long sit down to regain occupied land threaten self-immolation
Tamil women in Sri Lanka's war ravaged north demanding access to their ancestral lands occupied by the military have threatened to take their lives by self-immolation in the face of government inflexibility..................
- 01 February 2017
Armed abductors threaten trade union leader to give up strike action
A trade union leader in Sri Lanka who was found three days after his abduction had been severely threatened by the perpetrators to abandon a six week long strike action. All Ceylon Telecommunication.......
- 16 January 2017
Sri Lanka FM has no excuse for sending spy chief to UN (Video)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister was left with no excuse for including the country's intelligence chief in an official delegation to the UN to answer allegations of torture. Sisira Mendis, who was head of two special police units widely known..................
