Sri Lanka president accepts proposal to legalise impunity (VIDEO)

Recommendations to legalise impunity in Sri Lanka have been handed over to the president by a group of ex military commanders led by the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. The alarming...........

Sri Lanka military "linked to Easter Sunday bombers" (VIDEO)

A top government minister revealed shocking details of alleged Sri Lanka military involvement with suspected pro ISIS militants who massacred hundreds in a series of deadly bombings. Quoting from a confidential......

Sri Lanka state intelligence under spotlight after deadly Easter Sunday blasts

Following a series of powerful bomb blasts that killed hundreds, it has emerged that the Sri Lankan government had been kept in the dark about the deadly attacks.......

Sri Lanka presidential hopeful sued in US over torture and murder charges

Two cases have been filed in the United States against Sri Lanka's wartime top defence official Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for torture and murder. The brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa is heavily.........

Sri Lanka: Governments ignored Muslim warnings of growing militancy (VIDEO)

Top defence authorities of two consecutive governments in Sri Lanka have been heavily criticised for failing to take action against militant Islam State groups gearing for violence in Sri Lanka despite...............

‘Arrogance’ led to Sri Lanka ex defence chief getting caught in the US (VIDEO)

An international human rights organisation singles out the 'arrogance' of Sri Lanka's former top defence official as the key factor in him being caught in US lawsuits. The South Africa-based International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), in.........

Sri Lanka caught red handed lying about UN rights chief

A top official handpicked by Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena to represent the country  came in for harsh criticism by the UN for "putting a spin" on a high level bilateral meeting in Geneva.

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