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Sept 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka Supreme Court is to deliver its verdict on the ratification of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) through a bill to the President and the Speaker within the next few days.

The killing of Rev. Fr. Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith has shocked the civilised world beyond mea..

The Saudi government has deported 71 Sri Lankan migrant workers charged with various violations. The..

Christian clergy in Sri Lanka have expressed serious concern over the violence in Myanmar, formerly ..

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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday accused the UNP of undermining the battle agains..

In a sarcastic response to views expressed by UNP front-liner Ravi Karunanayake that a UNP governmen..

COLOMBO (AP)–Sri Lankan war jets bombed a training camp of Tamil Tiger rebels’ sea wing in northern Sri Lanka Saturday, an air force official said.

Colombo - The seriously worsening situation in Sri Lanka for the journalists and journalism are continuing unabated in Sri Lanka according to the media rights group in Colombo.

A series of military victories by the government troops against Tamil Tiger rebels have led to improved recruitment for the security forces, the military officials of Sri Lanka said here Friday. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, the military …

England’s cricketers have just started their tour of Sri Lanka, drawing thousands of fans in their wake. Rosanna de Lisle highlights some of the treats that await the Barmy Army.

Sri Lanka`s navy sank three Tamil Tiger rebel boats off the island`s northeastern coast, killing 18 rebels on board and 10 others died in subsequent land battles, the military said on Friday.

COLOMBO: Economic cooperation between China and Sri Lanka would be further deepened in the fundamental interests of both peoples.

Ongoing negotiations for concluding a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Sri Lanka have hit a hurdle over issues related to services as well as pruning of a ‘negative list’ of products that will see no tariff cuts.

Source: Reuters (Updates with fresh violence) COLOMBO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s navy sank three Tamil Tiger rebel boats off the island’s northeastern coast, killing 18 rebels on board and 10 others died in …

Neighbours, hearing a loud explosion Friday around 8:30 a.m, in an abandoned house near by in Koa’navil in I’nuvil, Jaffna, looked in and found a youth lying with serious injuries. The youth is admitted to Jaffna Teaching hospital. He is provided with Sri Lanka Army protection at the hospital, Jaffna sources said.

Sept 28, Colombo: Negotiations for entering into a bilateral treaty between Sri Lanka and Austria for the avoidance of Double Taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion, concluded recently.

Sept 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan government today said that the Human Rights aspect should not be diluted or compromised with terrorism.

Sept 28, Colombo: While welcoming the shipment of 3,500 tons of food for Jaffna, the UN food agency, World Food Programme (WFP) today said that it needs more money for food supplies to be distributed among thousands of people displaced in the Jaffna Peninsula.

COLOMBO, Sep 28 - Sri Lanka’s central bank held its official policy rates steady on Friday for the seventh month in a row, but analysts said rates should have been increased after data showed inflation at 13-year highs.

Sept 28, Colombo: Recent military victories against the Tamil Tigers have boosted the enlistment to the Sri Lanka security forces, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said today.

Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka says that the aim of the operations in Wa..

Monty Panesar will work on pace variations during the testing series of five one-day matches in Sri Lanka.

Ian Bell hits a century in an easy England win over a Sri Lanka Cricket XI ahead of the five-match one-day series.

SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Recent improvement in investor sentiment could tempt Asian high-yield borrowers like Sri Lanka and Vietnam to tap the offshore bond market sometime soon.