A Buddhist monk accused the Sinhala Buddhist extremist organisation Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) of assaulting him for preaching ethnic harmony among communities.
The US embassy in Sri Lanka has provided Sri Lanka’s Department of Archaeology with a $40,120 grant for the “conservation of archaeological materials”.
Speaking at the Jaffna Press Club last week, Tamil National Alliance’s candidate for the Jaffna district, Ananthy Sasitharan, expressed her desire to meet with Navi Pillay, and outline the harsh realities of the situation in the North-East, and reiterated that th
Four members of the Sri Lankan Navy have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle asylum seekers to Australia, reports the Age.
Three sailors and 'one civilian attached to the navy' were arrested for their role in attempting to smuggle 111 asylum seekers on boat to Australia from Galle.
108 out of the 111 of the group were Tamil.
Tamil MPs have often spoken out about the navy being involved in profit-making smuggling rings.
External Affairs Minister GL Peiris is due to arrive in India today to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Commonwealth heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka later this year.
Tamil Nadu opposition leader M Karunanidhi has warned of protests and blockades if Singh does not declare a boycott of the event.
Following on from a recent visit to Canada with the TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran, the leader of the Tamil National Alliance, R. Sampanthan, addressed the Tamil diaspora in the UK this week, during two public events in London, hosted by the TNA-UK.
A group of five Tamil National Alliance (TNA) supporters were arrested after putting up posters in support of the Vavuniya District candidate, M.M Rathan.
The Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister GL Peiris said that the country’s hosting of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a triumph for Sri Lanka’s foreign policy.
Defence Secretary,Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, challenged the United Nations to provide evidence used in the reports that found that at least 40,000 Tamil civilians were killed during the final stages of the war.
The Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs is goig to introduce a law to outlaw the publication of the “original teachings and traditions” of major religions.
Sri Lanka has promised to support Nigeria in its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, reports the Colombo Gazette.
According to the paper, the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan revealed Sri Lanka's pledge after a meeting wtih the Sri Lanka's new High Commissioner to Nigeria, Anura Liyanage.
Mahinda Rajapaksa will lead a business delegation to Belarus later this month to participate in a joint business forum between the two countries.
In October last year, the EU renewed sanctions on Belarus based on the country's failure to improve its human rights record.
