Sri Lanka faces U.N. scrutiny over civil war crimes
GENEVA/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet received a mandate on Tuesday to collect evidence of crimes duringContinue Reading
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Watch: Sri Lanka foriegn minister says core group failed to garner majority support at UNHRC vote
Sri Lankan’s Foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardhana says the UK led core group who brought the resolution on Sri Lanka hasContinue Reading
Acid test UNHRC resolution beckons for Sri Lanka
Voting on resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC session today is likely to delay by few hours, according toContinue Reading
SriLanka signs 3-year $1.5B currency swap deal with China
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will exchange currency with China under a 10 billion yuan (about $1.5 billion)Continue Reading
US, Canada follow EU and UK to sanction Chinese officials over Uighur Muslims
Britain and the EU have taken joint action with the US and Canada to impose parallel sanctions on a seniorContinue Reading
UAE deportee, suspect linked to Easter Sunday Attack arrested by Sri Lanka TID
Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) has arrested a suspect in Weligama yesterday (21) on charges of attempting to spreadContinue Reading
UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka postponed to tomorrow
The much anticipated vote on the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva hasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President phones Secretary General of OIC ahead of vote on UNHRC resolution
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has phoned Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic CountriesContinue Reading
Massive religious gathering worries India as COVID-19 cases surge
India’s health ministry warned on Sunday that a huge gathering of devotees for a Hindu festival could send coronavirus casesContinue Reading
Strong earthquake shakes Japan; USGS says 7.2
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Saturday experienced a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and triggered aContinue Reading
