Women from Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China have been selected for a prestigious award for demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for justice, gender equality and women's empowerment, the US State Department has said according to the”...
Even as the controversy over the burial of COVID-19 dead is heating up with the people of Iranaitivu island protesting against the decision to bury the dead in their midst, the Sri Lankan government is asking the UN Human...
GL cites the UK and US as examples of countries with laws to protect their soldiers. But these laws have been controversial.
Colombo, March 3: The Sri Lankan Education Minister and legal expert, Prof.G.L.Peiris, is quoted in the media...
The failure to offer a meaningful power-sharing arrangement, and the repeated breaches of commitments made in the past and persistent denial of the right to self-determination would entitle a people to external determination states Tamil Party leader in a...
Colombo, March 2: The Sri Lankan government has chosen Iranaitivu, an island off the North West Sri Lankan coast, as the sole place to bury those who had died of COVID-19 if their families want them to be buried...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a statement said that as the President of Sri Lanka he isdetermined to secure everybody’s right to live life with dignity regardless of age gender, sexuality, race physical appearance and beliefs.
The President tweeted this message...
Display of military and economic capabilities in a competitive geo-political environment
Given the competitive geo-political arena and the fact that China and Pakistan are pushing their envelops in a coordinated way, India will be displaying its air power...
• China and Pakistan support beleaguered Sri Lanka, even as the UNHRC resolves to implement the resolution critical of Sri Lanka's rights record.
India has told the UNHRC’s on-going 46th. session in Geneva that the full implementation of the 13th....
• A statement from the OIC and Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s intercession in the context of the UNHRC session triggered the policy change.
• Gazette amending the earlier decision issued on Thursday night
Late on Thursday, February 25, the Sri Lankan...
• China is willing to unswervingly support Sri Lanka to jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, the basic norms governing international relations, and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter including non-interference in other...
The Government of Sri Lanka yesterday accused the Human Rights Council that the conclusions and recommendations in the Human Rights High Commissioner’s report published in January this year reflects a preconceived, politicized and prejudicial agenda and appealed to members...
Prime Ministers Imran Khan and Mahinda Rajapaksa agree to enhance bilateral trade to US$ 1 billion
: The Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged a US$ 50 million credit line for Sri Lankan defense projects, the Joint Communique...