- 22 August 2013
The Monks’ Army: A vigilante group, religious police or a Sri Lankan Tea Party?
Sri Lanka’s raffish capital, where we begin our series, is in economic catch-up mode. Colombo is replacing the colonial-era roads and railways built when Churchill was a boy and ‘Ceylon’ was a languid...........
- 19 August 2013
Four Sri Lankan Navy members arrested for people smuggling
Four members of the Sri Lankan Navy have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 100 asylum seekers to Australia. Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya has confirmed that police are investigating the....
- 03 August 2013
'We asked for water tanks, they sent us war tanks'
Bloody boot prints, now chalked off by police forensic teams mark the side doorways to the St. Anthony’s Parish in Weliweriya. The Church walls are pockmarked with bullets. Lampshades in the Parish garden have been shattered....
- 26 April 2013
Commonwealth dodges Sri Lanka problem
The Commonwealth has failed its first major test since it strengthened its Ministerial Action Group in 2011 to renew its commitment to human rights and democratic values. Meeting in London today, the Commonwealth........
- 04 August 2013
Weliweriya Shooting: Rising death toll feared as many remain critical
The death toll from Thursday's army shooting is feared to reach at least to seven by Sunday as six more deaths were reported from several government hospitals in the western province. Many other victims who remain in critical condition....
- 04 July 2013
Organisers detained for screening 'No Fire Zone'
Three organisers of a controversial documentary film screening at the KL/Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall were detained by Home Ministry, Immigration and police officials here Wednesday. The screening of the movie....
- 12 April 2013
Buddhists question Bodu Bala Sena: Police, BBS block vigil
The Bodu Bala Sena, with the assistance of the police, prevented a peaceful candle lit vigil from taking place outside the Bodu Bala Sena headquarters in Thunmulla late this evening. A small crowd under.....
