Almost half a million civilians are still displaced by Sri Lanka’s war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to a report released in late September by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

Despite gross human right volations committed against the Tamil population, the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ continues to attract growing tourist numbers as Europeans flock i

In the wake of persistent allegations of high-level corruptions in military procurements, media watchdogs rang alarm bells last week over moves by the Sri Lankan government to ban reporting on defence purchases.

 

Meanwhile, the government forced three journalists, including two Britons, to leave the north of the country, denying them access to areas affected by the war.

 

The Free Media Movement (FMM), local media watchdog said last wee

A Dutch journalist, Jon Bottis, learned a lesson about Sri Lankan policing when he made a complaint about the theft of his personal belongings from his apartment in the holiday town of Hikkaduwa recently. One policeman called him outside the station and asked him whether he needed a woman to have sex with.

The former commaner has allegedly been sacked for misappropriation of funds raised by the TMVP

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A petrified woman scrambles to hide at the sight of a van, fearing the return of her husband's killers. A 20-year-old man won't leave his home, in case the militants who tried to abduct him are lying in wait. Gangs of gunmen demand exorbitant “taxes” from businessmen.

British oil companies are to carry out oil explorations in Sri Lanka, press reports quoted the country’s Development and Investment minister, Sarath Amunagama, as saying. The agreement was reached following a series of high-level discussions he held with leading oil companies during a visit to London, the LankaTribune reported.

Sri Lanka needs to slash state spending and contain the budget deficit, the International Monetary Fund said last Sunday, warning that the island's debt exceeds gross national production.