ARTICLES RELATING TO SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka government harsh on critics

2013-04-30 10:10

The Sri Lankan government has intensified a crackdown on critics by sanctioning abuses often committed by security forces or their proxies, Amnesty International says.

Sri Lanka: Alarm over anti-Muslim events

2013-04-10 12:46

The US ambassador to Sri Lanka has expressed alarm at rising hate speech and attacks against Muslims in the island nation and has warned that such sentiments should not be allowed to fester.

Saudi recalls envoy from Sri Lanka

2013-02-20 14:01

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Colombo in a tit-for-tat move amid tensions after a Sri Lankan nanny convicted of murder was beheaded in the kingdom, says an official report.

Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka journalist

2013-02-16 11:31

Unidentified gunmen have shot and seriously wounded a journalist for an independent newspaper near Sri Lanka's capital.

138 rescued from sinking ship

2013-02-03 13:23

Sri Lanka's navy has rescued more than 100 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals from a sinking fishing vessel off the island's eastern coast.

Ex-chief justice fears for her life

2013-01-15 19:55

Sri Lanka's sacked Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake says she fears for her life and has been forced to quit her official residence because of the threat of violence.

Sri Lankan officials impeach chief judge

2013-01-11 22:27

Sri Lanka's Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to impeach the chief justice, deepening a standoff between the judiciary and the government.

Sri Lanka lawyers strike over impeachment

2012-12-12 13:00

Sri Lanka's courts have ground to a halt after lawyers went on strike to protest against a move by lawmakers to impeach the chief justice in a bitter clash over the independence of the judiciary.

Prison gunfight stuns Sri Lanka

2012-11-10 18:03

A bullet-riddled taxi and a bloodstained road are mute testimony to Sri Lanka's worst prison riot in three decades in which 27 people died and 43 were injured in an overnight gunbattle.

Cyclone displaces 100 000 in India

2012-11-01 08:48

A tropical storm has slammed into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge flooding low-lying areas and displacing more than 100 000 people.

Sri Lanka closes last war refugee camp

2012-09-25 20:15

Sri Lanka has closed a massive camp for war-displaced civilians after 3 years.

Rough diamond: Thief 'passes' stolen gem

2012-09-08 22:01

Sri Lankan police say they have recovered a stolen diamond that was swallowed by a Chinese man at a gem exhibition after he was administered a dose of laxatives.

Sri Lanka urges Australia to deport boatpeople

2012-07-28 12:33

Sri Lankan navy officials have urged Australia to deport the growing number of boatpeople arriving from their country.

Arrests in Sri Lanka anti-mosquito drive

2012-07-02 15:00

Police have arrested 53 people for failing to eliminate stagnant water and other mosquito breeding grounds as Sri Lanka tries to prevent dengue fever.

Elephant-keepers jailed over killing

2012-06-19 14:01

A Sri Lankan court has jailed four staff from a well-known elephant orphanage over the death of an elephant that was fatally injured with sharp sticks in an apparent effort to control it.

113 arrested trying to head for Australia

2012-05-28 14:03

Sri Lankan police say they have arrested 113 people who were attempting to migrate illegally to Australia.

Sri Lanka, India, Thais lift tsunami alert

2012-04-11 15:56

Sri Lanka and India have lifted a tsunami alert issued after an 8.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia sparked fears of giant waves hitting coasts across the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lanka minister urges US boycott

2012-03-13 19:43

A Sri Lankan gov't minister has called for a boycott of American goods, after US support of human rights resolution.

Sri Lanka to probe war crimes

2012-02-15 19:33

Sri Lanka's army says it has agreed for the first time to probe war crime charges against its troops and investigate allegations of prisoner executions made in a UK TV documentary.

Pakistan secure series win

2011-11-21 10:08

Shahid Afridi's scintillating all-round display secured Pakistan a series-clinching victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI.

3 killed in Sri Lanka poll violence

2011-10-08 17:30

Three people including an advisor to Sri Lanka's president have been killed in election-related violence just outside the capital, police say.

Sri Lanka scraps emergency laws

2011-08-25 19:16

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared an end to strict wartime emergency laws that have drawn criticism from the West and India.

Wildlife groups boycott elephant census

2011-08-10 10:07

Wildlife groups say they will boycott Sri Lanka's census of elephants because the country plans to capture some of the animals.

US puts conditions on Sri Lanka aid

2011-07-22 12:00

A US congressional committee has voted to ban aid to Sri Lanka unless the nation shows "accountability" over the bloodshed in the final stages of its civil war in 2009.

Sri Lanka execution video authentic - UN

2011-05-30 22:13

A UN envoy has confirmed that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lanka troops executing Tamil Tigers was authentic, and that the actions were definitive war crimes.

 

Sri Lanka steps up tourists' protection

2013-04-15 22:15

Sri Lanka's police have begun keeping track of foreign tourists to "ensure their own safety", officials have announced.

Sri Lanka: Australia-bound immigrants held

2013-03-27 13:12

Sri Lanka's navy has seized a fishing trawler carrying at least 97 illegal migrants on their way to Australia, says a naval official.

Refugees ate human flesh to survive

2013-02-19 18:20

At least some of a group of 32 Burmese nationals stranded at sea without food for more than three weeks have survived by eating human flesh.

Deployment report causes upset

2013-02-05 14:03

Sri Lanka says it had rejected a US request to send troops to Afghanistan but retracted the claim within hours, triggering angry responses on social media about the government's credibility.

Global tea producers set to raise prices

2013-01-23 14:47

The price of a cup of tea could rise after the world's biggest producers agreed to join forces in an historic move to boost profits.

Sri Lanka swears in new chief justice

2013-01-15 13:01

Sri Lanka's president has appointed the government's senior legal adviser as a replacement for the impeached chief justice, despite protests by lawyers and a chorus of international criticism.

Sri Lanka chief justice's verdict quashed

2013-01-07 22:03

A Sri Lankan appeal court has quashed a guilty verdict reached by lawmakers against the country's chief justice in a much-criticised impeachment hearing.

Catholic brother accused of sex abuse runs

2012-11-26 12:00

A former Catholic brother wanted in Australia on more than 250 child sex charges is reported to have fled New Zealand for Sri Lanka before his extradition could be secured.

13 killed in Sri Lanka prison shoot-out

2012-11-09 22:30

At least 13 people have been killed and another 32 wounded at Sri Lanka's main prison after inmates overpowered guards and fought gun battles with elite police commandos, officials say.

Sri Lanka seeks help to track trawler

2012-10-22 21:12

Sri Lanka's police have sought help from Interpol to track down a fishing trawler stolen by its own crew in a bid to illegally transport asylum seekers to Australia.

Sri Lanka 'diamond swallow' a bluff

2012-09-11 14:03

A Chinese man accused of swallowing a diamond worth $13 600 at a gem show in Sri Lanka actually ingested a fake stone in an elaborate bluff to allow the real thief to escape, say police.

Man swallows $14 000 diamond at gem show

2012-09-05 15:00

A Chinese visitor to Sri Lanka's biggest gem and jewellery exhibition has been arrested for attempted theft after swallowing a diamond worth nearly $14 000, say police.

Food poisoning sickens 427 at wedding

2012-07-16 16:18

Police say 427 people have been hospitalised for food poisoning after eating at a wedding reception in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka urged to stop 'harassing' media

2012-06-30 15:05

An international rights group has called on Sri Lanka to stop "harassing" media organisations, after police shut down opposition news websites and arrested nine workers.

IMF: Sri Lanka seeking fresh bailout

2012-06-15 16:14

Sri Lanka is seeking fresh help from the International Monetary Fund after drawing down a previous $2.6bn bailout, says a top IMF official.

Sri Lanka finds record haul of weapons

2012-05-14 19:39

Sri Lankan security forces say they have uncovered a huge haul of weapons hidden by separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, including enough explosives to "blow up a town".

Gandhi statue vandalised in Sri Lanka

2012-04-06 13:10

Statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Britain's Robert Baden-Powell have been vandalised in Sri Lanka amid an anti-Indian and anti-Western campaign.

Buried-alive stunt goes horribly wrong

2012-03-05 17:19

A Sri Lankan man has died while trying to set a record for the longest time spent buried alive, police say.

UK urges Sri Lanka war report release

2011-11-21 21:14

Britain's Foreign Office has urged Sri Lanka to release the findings of a government probe into the civil war against Tamil rebels.

Sri Lanka: War crimes case hilarious

2011-10-25 16:53

The office of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse says a new crimes charge filed in an Australian court against his is "hilarious".

Sri Lanka mass animal sacrifice banned

2011-09-13 17:23

A Sri Lankan court has ordered an annual sacrifice ritual in which hundreds of goats are slaughtered to be halted after a petition by animal rights activists, police say.

Sri Lanka policeman beaten to death

2011-08-22 13:01

A policeman has been beaten to death by a Muslim mob in north-western Sri Lanka where clashes between residents and security forces have been reported over the past week, officials say.

Journalist attacked 'with iron bars'

2011-07-30 12:00

An ethnic Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka’s formerly embattled north has been brutally attacked with iron bars, police say, the latest in a string of assaults on the nation's media.

Sri Lanka claims UN probe biased

2011-05-31 18:02

Sri Lanka is seeking to discredit the findings of a UN expert who has concluded that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lankan troops executing Tamil Tigers is authentic.

Floods, lightning kill 7 in Sri Lanka

2011-05-02 12:04

Sri Lanka's government has said floods, mudslides and lightning have killed seven people in the southern part of the country.

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