Death row inmates in Sri Lanka protest pro Government ex-lawmaker Duminda Silva’s pardon
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — About 150 death row inmates were on a hunger strike Friday to demand their sentencesContinue Reading
Category: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka pardons suspected Tamil Tigers convicted under terrorism law & a former ruling party legislator facing a death sentence for a 2011 murder
Sri Lanka’s president Thursday pardoned 16 minority Tamils imprisoned for over a decade, as the country faces renewed United NationsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms
Sri Lanka’s government ordered an investigation Tuesday into sexual harassment in the media after a string of #MeToo allegations fromContinue Reading
Sri Lanka investigates troops over ‘humiliation’ of Muslims
Sri Lanka’s military launched an investigation Sunday after social media posts showed soldiers forcing minority Muslims to kneel on theContinue Reading
UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The U.N. representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caughtContinue Reading
Fire-ravaged ship sinks, prompting Sri Lankan pollution fear
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a monthContinue Reading
Sri Lanka : Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship
Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a container ship that burned forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka arrests Russian captain over ship fire pollution
The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off SriContinue Reading
Sangakkara and Flower inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council’s Hall ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks $40 million in damages over ship fire
Sri Lanka is seeking $40 million in damages from the operator of a ship that left massive pollution when itContinue Reading
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