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Sri Lankan government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella denied Tuesday that his governement will begin unconditional negotiations with the Liberation Tigers. "We will put forward our conditions," Rambukwella told the Associated Press. He criticized Norway for allegedly not having consulted the government before announcing a date and a venue. "The government has not been consulted on any future discussions. Norway, or anybody, can't announce dates and venues," Rambukwella told AP. "We will take it up very seriously, we are a sovereign state, they (Norway) are only facilitators. We have not delegated any of our powers to them," Sri Lankan government spokesman told A…

Sri Lanka dismisses Canada’s threat Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle COLOMBO, Feb. 6 — The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday dismissed a threat from Canada regarding the island’s human rights record. Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry said that the government was well aware of the importance of securing the rights of its own people and was acting accordingly. “Sri Lanka’s human rights record is much better than other countries. The government knows its responsibility towards its own people and has been working on maintaining a good human rights record,” Foreign Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugama told Xinhua. Canada on Sunday warned the Sri Lankan govern…

The screening facilities set up at Sri Lanka's Colombo international airport at Katunayake to screen incoming passengers to prevent bringing the deadly Ebola virus to the island are now fully operational, health official said. According to the Director General of Health Services, Dr. P.G. Mahipala, the screening facilities set up by the Health Ministry last week at the country's main airport will monitor the visitors to the country to observe whether they are showing symptoms of Ebola. "A strong surveillance system to monitor and screen all tourists arriving at the airport has now been established," the official told the state's official newspaper Sunday Ob…

Sri Lanka economy in crisis as debt mounts, reserves dwindle.. (Sri Lankan daily waged laborers transport a cart load of imported garlic during restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus at a wholesale market place in Colombo) Sri Lanka has cut back on imports of farm chemicals, cars and even its staple spice turmeric as its foreign exchange reserves dwindle, hindering its ability to repay a mountain of debt as the South Asian island nation struggles to recover from the pandemic. Toothbrush handles, venetian blinds, strawberries, vinegar, wet wipes and sugar are among the hundreds of foreign-made goods that were banned or made subject to…

Sri Lanka exports flat in November, imports down ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has exported 979 million dollars of goods in November 2019, unchanged from last year, and earned 332 million US dollars of tourism revenue down 9.5 percent, central bank data showed. Migrant workers had also remitted 515 million US dollars down 7.2 percent, totaling 1.8 billion rupees of external current income to import goods and consumer services and travel abroad. Tourism however is an estimated figure. Merchandise imports fell 1.3 percent to 1.74 billion rupees amid weak credit, giving deficit in the merchandise account of 762 million US dollars down fro…

This week will probably be a week of destiny for Sri Lanka when we face the moment of truth and what our leaders and we do or do not do could reshape Sri Lanka’s history. Our country – devastated by a thirty-year war, two insurrections and racial riots – is facing its gravest constitutional, legal and political crisis with democracy itself at stake. It is no longer a case of personalities, personal conflicts or power struggles, but a tsunami that is threatening the foundations of the people’s sovereignty – good governance, accountability and a balance of power among the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. The Constitution emphasises that people are sovereign…

Sri Lanka has failed to honour promises to investigate serious rights abuses and allegations that thousands of civilians were killed in the final stages of its ethnic war, a UN report says. The report by human rights experts, which was submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday, found that investigations by local authorities were inconclusive and were not independent or impartial. "The steps taken to investigate allegations of serious violations of human rights have been inconclusive, and lack the independence and impartiality required to inspire confidence," according to the report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The document, compiled by …

[size=5]The government has launched a campaign through the Sri Lankan Embassy in the United States to lobby against a resolution presented by a US Congressman on Sri Lanka.[/size] [size=5]External Affairs Ministry sources told The Sunday Leader that the Sri Lankan Embassy had already managed to have the resolution withdrawn from the calendar for this year.[/size] [size=5]However there are fears the document, House Resolution 177, may be re-submitted and passed in Congress before January next year.[/size] [size=5]The resolution, first presented to Congress in March 2011 by Republican Representative Michael Grimm, seeks the establishment of an independent i…

A documentary purporting to show the execution of civilians and other war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan army had its first public screening on Friday but was swiftly rejected by the government as part of an "orchestrated campaign" against it. The documentary "No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka" is the third by British journalist and director Callum Macrae about the final stages of the nearly 30-year civil war. "We see it as a film of record, but also a call to action," Macrae told a news briefing. "All of it is genuine. It is evidence of war crimes and I have to warn you it is pretty horrific." Tens of thousands of civilians were killed in 2009…

Sri Lanka government gains support of Buddhist monks By Somini Sengupta Published: February 23, 2007 E COLOMBO: With full-scale war blossoming once more in a country beset by a quarter century of ethnic conflict, an ever more assertive government has found a sturdy ally in what might seem an unexpected source: hard-line Buddhist monks. The monks have long been active in Sri Lanka's deeply polarized politics, but for the first time they have joined the governing coalition with their own political party. Called the Jathika Hela Urumaya, or National Heritage Party, they now hold 9 seats in Sri Lanka's 225-member Parliament. The party sits at the extreme …

Sri Lanka Govt is Trying to Undermine My Credibility - Allan Rock [by Admin , Jan 29,2007] Former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations and Windsor lawyer Allan Rock says the Sri Lankan government is trying to undermine his credibility with an apparent smear campaign as he prepares to present a report to the UN on child soldiers in the war-torn country. Rock travelled to Sri Lanka in November on behalf of the UN's special representative on child soldiers to meet with militia leaders, government officials and families of children who were abducted and forced to fight on the front lines. The former federal cabinet minister said his find…

A Sri Lankan minister has hit out against American sanctions on Iran that are preventing the government from accepting development financing from Teheran. The Obama administration reissued waivers last week that exempt nine countries, including China, India, Sri Lanka and Turkey, from fully complying with U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports. However these loopholes do little to allow the Sri Lankan government to obtain funding from Iran for poverty alleviation and power distribution programs financed by Iran. A statement issued by the Power and Energy Ministry quoted Minister Champika Ranawaka as strongly criticizing American sanctions as they "infrin…

The UK says it is unwilling to confirm that a former Sri Lankan rebel got into the UK after the Sri Lankan government gave him a passport with a false name. He was given the diplomatic passport in August, a newspaper in Sri Lanka has now revealed. Human rights groups have called on the UK government to prosecute him for human rights abuses. Colonel Karuna is one of the most controversial figures in Sri Lanka's protracted civil war. He split from the Tamil Tigers in 2004, forming a breakaway faction. He is later said to have collaborated with government forces and helped them to take control of territory in the east of the country. Earli…

Sri Lanka Inflation Holds Near 4-Month High in August (Update1) By Anusha Ondaatjie Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose in August at close to the fastest pace in four months, presenting a challenge to the central bank which wants to damp inflation amid slowing economic growth. Consumer prices in the capital Colombo rose 17.3 percent from a year ago, after increasing 17.6 percent in July, the Department of Census & Statistics said on its Web site. The median estimate of nine analysts in a Bloomberg survey was for a 17.3 percent gain. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has held interest rates at the highest level in Asia for six str…

Sri Lanka launches new strikes on Tiger territory By Peter Apps 27 minutes ago COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack in the capital blamed on rebels shattered a fragile ceasefire. Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said Wednesday's strikes came after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired on naval patrol craft off the eastern port of Trincomalee for a second day. "The navy is heavily patrolling the area," he said. "They requested air support." The government launched attacks on…

Sri Lanka masses troops, bombardment continues [TamilNet, July 29, 2006 16:50 GMT] As thousands of Sri Lankan troops were moved to Kallaru junction ahead of a threatened offensive, Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Kfir jets Saturday flew three bombing sorties over the Mavilaru area in Eachchilampathu division south of Trincomalee district. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued shelling of the area as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, Major General Nanda Mallawarachchi, visited Kallaru area. Sri Lankan military sources in Colombo said air strike is being continued in Mavilaru area to prepare the ground to move troops by land to re-open the closed sluice gate of Mavilar…

Sri Lanka May Delay First Debt Sale, Investors Say (Update2) By Sam Nagarajan Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka may delay its first overseas debt offering as global credit markets slump and a conflict between government forces and Tamil rebels escalates, fund managers said. ``All bets are off in a situation where investors are generally looking to decrease risk in their portfolios,'' said Joel Kim, who manages the equivalent of $10 billion at ING Investment Management in Hong Kong. ``They need to wait for better market conditions.'' A delay to the $500 million sale would thwart the government's efforts to seek cheaper funding for building roads and …

Sri Lanka military vows to ‘annihilate’ LTTE in east then north [TamilNet, Thursday, 04 January 2007, 14:02 GMT] After taking control of the eastern province in the next two months, Sri Lanka’s military will recapture the areas held by the Liberation Tigers in the north of the island, the Army (SLA) Chief said this week. On Wednesday Lt. Gen. Fonseka visited the Army headquarters in the island’s east to set the military strategy in motion. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=20807

A bathroom mat - non slip doormat made with the image of the national flag of Sri Lanka has been placed for sale through Amazon, one of the world's leading online consumer goods retailers. It has also been advertised as a Sri Lanka Flag Non-Slip Doormat Welcome Mat Rug Front Door Bathroom Indoor Outdoors Floor Mat Gate Pad Entrance Outside Doors Carpet The National Flag of Sri Lanka is for sale at US $ 12 without any modification used as a bathroom mat. It is priced at US $ 12 + US $ 9.20 for shipping, which is close to two thousand five hundred rupees plus shipping in Sri Lankan currency. However, the ad for the Bathroom mat made with the unedited ima…

“The Cardinal never even visited our church or spoke to our children. He came directly to the Navy Head Quarters for the meeting and left soon after. On my way to the meeting, it was pouring with rain. As I was exhausted when passing my old home, I asked a Navy officer there if I could take shelter from the rain there as it was where I used to live. He refused and told me that I’d better continue on my way,” said a village elder in desolation. “Whatever they (the Government) are offering you, please accept, as I will come forward as your guarantor,” said His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith to the people of Mullikulam, at the outset of the meeting[1] held …

BUSINESS Sri Lanka needs ‘bridge financing’ to last next six months, says Indrajit Coomaraswamy Published 5 days ago on 2022/04/4 by Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka needs to take steps on getting to a framework programme with the IMF, restructure its external debt and bring some bridge financing to last for next six months until negotiations with the IMF on external debt is completed,”former central bank governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said recently, at a forum hosted by CT CLSA. “IMF won’t be able to transact with Sri Lanka until …

Sri Lanka offers cash, devolution to end ethnic bloodshed COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has offered 1.25 billion dollars to rebuild embattled regions and asked his advisors to come up with a power-sharing plan to end decades of ethnic bloodshed. மேலும் வாசிக்க,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, HERE

Sri Lanka police detain French TV crew By IANS Tuesday December 25, 03:19 PM Colombo, Dec 25 (IANS) It wasn't a merry Christmas for French TV journalists Capucine Henri and C. Siomon doing a documentary on the ethnic problem in Sri Lanka. The duo, representing France 24 news channel, had to spend Christmas in a police station in Rathgama in south Sri Lanka, having been detained for filming an army checkpoint and trying to take shots of a Tamil family visiting a relative in a detention camp for terror suspects on Christmas eve. A Free Media Movement (FMM) press release Friday quoted a police officer as saying that the arrested journalists were b…

Sri Lanka’s recent elections may worsen policy uncertainty and ambitious growth targets may widen deficits with stimulus, amid planned tax cuts which may reduce revenues, Fitch, a rating agency has warned. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s economic manifesto had targeted an average growth rate of 6.5 percent or higher and promoting commodity and apparel exports, construction and tourism. “Strengthening growth and exports would be credit positive, but we think there is a risk of a more expansionary fiscal stance after the parliamentary elections,” Fitch ratings said. “Although detailed economic plans are yet to be announced, we think achieving ambitious growth …

Mahinda Rajapaksa, under fire over human rights in Sri Lanka, says at the U.N. General Assembly that the U.N. is being manipulated. From Moammar Kadafi's baffling fantasies to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's room-emptying rants, almost every confab of world leaders at the annual United Nations General Assembly includes speeches that make people squirm in their chairs. http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-un-odd-leaders-20130927,0,1383011.story