Three kids are raped in Sri Lanka daily

Though the war was over more than a year the people in Sri Lanka are still in fear. A police report says everyday three kids are getting raped in Sri Lanka."Three Lankan kids raped daily: police The Sri Lankan police headquarters has reported that at least three children...

Sri Lanka urges US to focus on business, not human rights

Sri Lanka's new foreign minister started visiting various countries recently as the evidences of its war crimes keeps emerging. During his visit in US, he urged Washington to seize the business opportunities that came up after the war instead of focusing on human right abuses...

Evidences emerge on Sri Lanka's War Crimes

New evidences started emerging on Sri Lanka's war crimes during the last days of the war. Last year president Rajapakse appointed a commission to investigate its own war crimes which found nothing so far. ...

Sri Lanka : Buddhist Monk abuse under age school girls

A buddhist monk from Sri Lanka was arrested for abusing two school girls aged 15 and 17. " May 05, 2010: A monk has been taken into custody in connection with an allegation that two school girls of an orphanage in Uppuveli, Trincomalee had been abused. According to police...

Time for reconciliation with Tamils, US tells SL

Rajapakse has become the next president inspite of very low turnout of people in the recent presidential election. US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake asked to start the reconciliation with the minority Tamils and give their political rights. " Observing that Tamils...

Sri Lanka Election - 160 violent incidents in 4 hours

Sri Lanka's parliamentary election completed Thursday with a very low turnout. Still low turnout from the Tamil areas. " The Election Department said it would only release the final voting percentage after...

Arrested Sri Lankan opposition leader is treated 'like an animal'

The general Sarath Fonseka who lost in the recent presidential election was arrested in a disgraceful way.  Earlier Fonseka mentioned he could able to provide the evidences for the war crimes that...

Russia to lend Sri Lanka 300 million US dollars to buy arms

Though the war in Sri Lanka got over by May 2009, it is still buying arms in large scale.  After Mahinda Rajapakse got reelected as president, he visited Russia to sign a loan for 300 million dollars to buy arms. " Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa left on Saturday...

Gen. Fonseka to be hauled before military court

General  Fonseka who contested against Rajapakse in presidential election of Sri Lanka is in serious problem now. As Rajapakse won the election for the second term as president, he has the plan to corner...

Gotabhaya outbursts against UN, International investigations

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the brother of Sri Lanka's president and defence secretary, in an exclusive interview to the BBC, opposed any international investigation on war crimes during the final stage of the...

An open letter to the tamil people stranded on the boat at Merak

There are 246 Tamil asylum seekers including 30 children suffering in a boat at Merak, Indonesia as they were denied  asylum in Australia, their original destination. They are in poor health...

Sri Lanka Army raped under-age Tamil girls - Evidences emerges

Sri Lanka Army officers operating in IDP camps in Vanni were involved in various rape cases. Evidences started emerging " Sri Lanka Army (SLA) intelligence officers operating in the internment camps of Vanni have been allegedly involved in several rape cases during the...

Dolphin Van abductions scares people - BBC

Tamils detained in Vavuniya camps are being abducted everyday by people who come in 'Dolphin Vans' " Displaced Tamil people are being daily abducted from camps in Vavuniya by people who come in vans, a displaced...

Channel 4 released video evidence on Sri Lanka's war crimes

Channel 4 released a video footage showing Sri Lanka army torturing Tamils during the war in January. It was almost three months since Sri Lanka declared its victory over Tamil tigers and the evidences of war...

IMF hiding Sri Lanka's Letter of intent

Despite opposition from US, UK and France, IMF approved the loan of 2.5 billion dollars to Sri Lanka.It is not clear how IMF will ensure the money will not be spent again on military and ethnic...

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