Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- After the 30-year war ended in 2009, successive governments came under pressure to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979. It was introduced as a temporary law but ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised concerns that the proposed anti-terrorism bill poses heightened risks to journalists, civil... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- In another major salvo against the government over the new counter terrorism legislation, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in its repo... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Sri Lanka is currently under evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for loopholes in its legal system relating to terrorist financing. The FATF, the global intergo... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- The three foreign companies involved in retail fuel distribution - Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC), Sinopec and RM Parks - have limited their operations amid a surge in global fu... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it is yet to discuss with Sri Lankan authorities the government's claim that around US$ 1 billion has been siphoned out of the coun... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The IMF (International Monetary Fund) announcement of the staff-level agreement is unrelated to any request by the government for a successor programme, according to a spokesperso... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Amidst uncertainty about the Government's next move after the current IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme with politicians across the divide expressing different views, ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Despite the Government's sudden move to enact the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for an increase in the retirement age of superior court judges, the introduc... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- In response to Tamil Nadu fishermen's continued poaching in Sri Lankan waters, Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar said he had conveyed a message to Tamil Nadu Chief Mini... Read More