New programme in Western Sydney is helping Tamil refugees haunted by Sri Lankan civil war
It's been more than a decade since the Sri Lankan civil war but for Kohilla Sandrasegaram the trauma from the brutal conflict remains vivid.
It's been more than a decade since the Sri Lankan civil war but for Kohilla Sandrasegaram the trauma from the brutal conflict remains vivid.
Addressing a ceremony held at the launch of the Road Development Authority’s premix plant at Andigamawattte in Katugampola on Saturday (27), Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said that certain conspirators associated with the opposition have infiltrated the Catholic Church.
The possibility of importing chemical fertiliser remains in limbo despite the government’s recent decision to lift the ban on importation. According to sources, failure of the government to settle dues to fertiliser companies has led to this precarious situation.
UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on the government to table the report into the Easter Sunday attack in parliament.
Mangala Samaraweera was a remarkable public servant and one of the most remarkable individuals I have ever known.
Police Scotland has announced it is to end its training work with police in Sri Lanka, following concern over human rights abuses in the country.
A leftist party based in southern Sri Lanka is urging the Sri Lankan government to withdraw from the inhumane practice of obstructing the Tamil people's right to commemorate their loved ones who died in the war.
Over a 1000 estate workers have joined in a one-day trade union action alleging that Estate Administrations have taken steps to reduce their daily basic wage.
The President's latest policy to allow the private sector to import agrochemical fertilisers will only be somewhat successful if the necessary foreign exchange is released immediately, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya said.
On November 17, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its new $19 million, 5-year Sri Lanka Energy Programme.