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Sri Lanka says it won't submit war report to UN
Sri Lanka said today it will not forward to the UN its report clearing government forces of allegations they targeted civilians during the country's civil war, in an apparent attempt to avoid scrutiny
Lanka open to recruit rehabilitated Tigers into police force
The Sri Lankan administration is open to recruiting rehabilitated members of the LTTE into its police forces that are by far dominated by the Sinhalese majority community.
Police spokesman superinte
Sri Lankan navy arrests 43 Indian fishermen
At least 43 Indian fishermen have been arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly violating the international maritime boundary.
The Navy spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya said some 43 fishermen on
Mahela Jayawardene reappointed as Lanka captain after Tillakaratne Dilshan resigns
Mahela Jayawardene was on Monday reappointed captain of the Sri Lankan squad for all three formats of the game hours after Tillakaratne Dilshan resigned from the post following the team's dismal showi
Krishna meets Sri Lankan President
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tuesday met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and is understood to have discussed a host of bilateral issues, including the ways to evolve a politica
SLC keen to hold IPL games to raise funds
Cash-starved Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has approached the BCCI, showing their interest to hold some Indian Premier League matches in the island country to raise some additional revenue.
SLC's revenue g
Tamils to blame for Lanka solution delay: Rajapaksa
Brushing aside the criticism that he is nowhere near delivering a political solution even 30 months after ending the Eelam war, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has blamed Tamils, within the cou
Rajapakse blames delay on Tamils
Brushing aside the criticism that he is nowhere near delivering a political solution even 30 months after ending the Eelam war, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has blamed the Tamils, within the country and outside, for the delay by refusing to participate in the consultative process authored by him.
18 Indian fishermen rescued by Sri Lankan navy
Eighteen Indian fishermen whose boats were caught in rough sea were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy, an official said.
The navy rescued 12 fishermen off Delft island while six others were rescued off
'All detained ex-LTTE fighters to be released next year'
All the former LTTE fighters, who were detained following the end of a three-decade civil war in 2009, will be released next year, a top official has said.
The last remaining group of 700 former Lib
