Sri Lankan president to visit China

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will pay a state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping between May 27 and 30, an official said Monday. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the announcement at the daily press briefing Monday, reported ...

Rights liberties threatened in Sri Lanka says rights body

Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights Watch said Monday. This week marks the fourth anniversary of the brutal civil war's end. Since the end of the 26-year-long civil war, the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has resisted taking meaningful steps to investigate and prosecute ...

Rights group criticizes Sri Lankas rights record

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international human rights group said Monday that respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated separatist Tamil rebels to end a civil ...

Daughter of Rohana Wijeweera arrested

The eldest daughter of the founder of the JVP, Rohana Wijeweera was arrested by the police after a complaint was filed against her by her mother, Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena ...

Suspect hangs himself in police cell

A suspect had committed suicide by hanging himself in a Bambalapitiya police cell, police stated. The man was arrested in connection with selling stolen vehicle ...