Indonesia lets migrants ashore after week on stranded boat
LHOKNGA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia allowed a group of Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka to come ashore in Aceh province on Saturday after confining them […]
Day: June 18, 2016
Sumanthiran meets Zeid, discusses concerns raised by Tamils
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) member of Parliament M A Sumanthiran met the UN High Commissioner for Human Right Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein today and discussed concerns […]
Jayalalithaa’s memo to PM Modi: From dual citizenship for Sri Lankan Tamils to Cauvery, here’s top points
On her first visit after her second consecutive election victory, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and submitted a […]
UNDP encouraged by emphasis on implementation of official languages policy
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is encouraged by the continued emphasis placed by the Government of Sri Lanka on the implementation of the […]
‘Katchatheevu needs a political settlement’
The Katchatheevu row requires only a political settlement, as there is nothing to be sorted out legally between India and Sri Lanka, according to a […]
Unit of devolution
By Neville Ladduwahetty The Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reform headed by its Chairman Lal Wijenayake has recommended retaining the Province as the unit of […]
China Sheds Reserve Over Lankan Domestic Issues
COLOMBO: China, which had a policy of turning a blind eye to Sri Lanka’s domestic issues, whether it was the ethnic issue or that of […]
Indonesian police fire warning shot as stranded Sri Lankan women disembark boat
Sri Lankans plead from stranded boat Indonesian authorities refuse to allow the 44 Sri Lankans to leave a boat which has been stranded off the […]