Thousands of loyalists from across the country are camped out at the Temple Trees residence in Colombo.
Updated 05 Nov, 2018 09:16am
JAFFNA: As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archaeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the...
Published 05 Nov, 2015 06:47am
UN report lays bare horrific wartime atrocities committed by army and Tamil Tiger rebels in bitter 37-year war.
Updated 21 Sep, 2015 07:30am
Official figures show 27,000 widows head households in Jaffna, where the conflict was centred.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 06:31am
Modi’s first official trip to Sri Lanka comes just weeks after the island’s new president travelled to India.
Published 12 Mar, 2015 06:58am
COLOMBO: As a defeated Mahinda Rajapakse slunk out of Sri Lanka’s presidential palace, the astrologer who...
Published 14 Jan, 2015 06:23am
COLOMBO: New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena began assembling a cabinet on his first day in office as he...
Published 11 Jan, 2015 06:50am
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse will face an unprecedented challenge from a newly galvanised...
Published 07 Jan, 2015 06:23am
COLOMBO: Veteran Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse is expected to unveil a populist budget on Friday hoping to...
Published 24 Oct, 2014 06:42am
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan government crackdown this month on NGOs has sparked claims that President Mahinda Rajapakse,...
Published 21 Jul, 2014 06:11am
Still traumatised by the loss of loved ones, Tamils will be holding prayers behind closed doors in the days ahead
Published 17 May, 2014 05:29am
COLOMBO: Police poured into a village near Sri Lanka’s capital ahead of the funeral Sunday of a teenager shot dead...
Published 05 Aug, 2013 07:13am
