Alleged uni sex attacker is asylum seeker
A 21-year-old Sri Lankan man arrested over the sexual assault of a 20-year-old student at Macquarie University is an asylum seeker, immigration officials have confirmed. However, the accused man was...
View ArticleTn Fishermen Accuse Navy of another attack
A group of fishermen from Tamil Nadu were on Tuesday allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan naval men while they were fishing near Katchatheevu, Indian fisheries department officials said.
View ArticleHigh Commissioner in Australia rejects Human Rights Watch report
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner has rejected the findings of a Human Rights Watch report that accuses the Sri Lankan government of using sexual assault and rape as a means of extracting confessions from...
View ArticleCanada PM says won’t back off Lanka Commonwealth summit boycott
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday held firm on his threat to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo later this year, rejecting calls to make nice with Sri Lanka. “I have indicated...
View ArticleAustralian Opposition seeks review of accommodation for asylum-seekers
The Australian opposition has urged a review of community accommodation for asylum-seekers after a Sri Lankan on a bridging visa was charged over the indecent assault of a 20-year-old student at a...
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Australian gambling tycoon Packer eyes Sri Lanka bet
Australian gambling tycoon James Packer may be lining up a bet on Sri Lanka, scouting the Indian Ocean island for potential investments as he seeks to build a global casino empire. Packer, who owns...
View ArticleSri Lanka must devolve more powers to Provinces - India
India made it clear Wednesday that Sri Lanka will have to devolve more powers to its provinces so as to empower the Tamil minority. Speaking at the end of a charged debate on “war crimes” in Sri Lanka,...
View ArticleLankan asylum seekers evicted from university housing
Sri Lankan asylum seekers have been moved from a university housing block in Sydney after an alleged sexual assault on a student. An asylum seeker said all the Sri Lankans were being moved out of the...
View ArticleLondon High Court blocks deportation of asylum seekers to SL
The High Court in London has blocked the deportation to Sri Lanka of a group of failed Tamil asylum-seekers on the basis that repatriation is too dangerous. The High Court in London has blocked the...
View ArticleResolution uncalled for - Kariyawasam
We think the resolution is uncalled for because our situation is on the mend. We are going in the right direction, we are only asking for more time and space, High Commissioner to India, Prasad...
View ArticleCouple and baby killed found dead inside house
A young married couple and their eight month infant were found dead inside their home at Panadura this morning by the police.Following information from residents that a foul smell emanated from the...
View ArticleRiyadh Clarifies envoy was not recalled
Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said yesterday the “recall” of Saudi Ambassador to Sri Lanka Abdulaziz Bin Abdurrahman Al-Jammaz was a summons for consultation. “The Saudi ambassador has not been...
View Article14 Indians in lankan prisons transferred back
Thanks to the bilateral agreement on the transfer of sentenced prisoners, struck between the Indian and Sri Lankan governments in June 2010, the first batch of 14 Tamil prisoners from Lanka began...
View ArticleNine students injured in clash
Nine students were injured in a student clash this morning at the Technical Institute for Advanced Education at Labuduwa,Galle,Police said.
View ArticleSri lanka yet to initiated credible probe - US
Concerned over the alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, the US has accused the country for not initiating credible and independent investigations into the matter so far.
View ArticleUnhrc Disassociates itself from screening of ‘no fire zone’
The United Nations Human Rights Council has disassociated itself from the screening of the Channel 4 film “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka” organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty...
View ArticleMotion on Sri Lanka rejected in German Parliament
A motion on Sri Lanka's human rights issues submitted to the German Parliament has been rejected, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.The ministry said that the motion titled "Use...
View ArticleIndia, UK, France mum; Only US flags SL rights record at Geneva
The US was the only member country to raise the issue of human rights violations in Sri Lanka in the time allotted for opening statements at the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council...
View ArticleDMK invites Congress’ discomfort on Tamil issue - report
Much to the Congress’s discomfort, the DMK will be holding a Tamil Eelam Supporters’ Organisation conference in New Delhi on March 7, in the wake of the fresh allegations of war crimes surfacing...
View ArticleSri Lankan refugee caught after escape from TN camp
A 43-year-old Sri Lankan refugee, who escaped from the Chengalpet special camp in Tamil Nadu with the help of two previous offenders, was caught in a village in Ramanathapuram district when he...
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