Colombo: Sri Lanka has questioned the timing and the mandate of a report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) this week in which it asked the country’s government to ensure accountability…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Among the distinguished guests gracing the event is the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, underlining the cross-cultural significance of this sacred gathering.
Sri Lankan diplomats in Canada are under increased pressure following the arrest of four Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province for commemorating war dead. Tamil rights activists in Canada have seized on this incident to amplify their…
For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka's bloody civil war. Or if she might still be alive.
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (AP) — It has been 15 years since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, which pitted government forces against Tamil Tiger separatists. In the years since, many people are still…
The rediscovery provides evidence of a historic land bridge between India and Sri Lanka during the late Pleistocene period or the Ice Age, says Bharath Bhupathi from the Zoological Survey of India
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka's bloody civil war. Or if she might still be alive.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Sri Lanka on Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of the end of the armed separatist campaign with Tamils holding a series of events throughout the former conflict zone in the north and…
To recall those desperate times, many Tamils prepare and serve kanji in the run up to May 18, marking the period as ‘Mullivaikkal remembrance week’, or as ‘Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day’
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The sacred water, drawn from the revered Saryu River in Ayodhya, India, marks the auspicious beginning of a journey destined for the Seetha Amman Temple in Seetha Eliya.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is considering raising ticket prices for the first Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on January 3 by 10 to 15%.