Sri Lanka to dilute dependence on China - Mangala

Sri Lanka’s foreign minister says the country will review its China-dependent foreign policy and boost ties with other nations. MORE...

June 19, 2015  07:56 am|

Sri Lanka plans to lift ‘terrorist’ ban on Tamil groups

Sri Lanka’s new government has announced plans to remove 16 groups and hundreds of Tamils from a list of “foreign terrorists” as part of reconciliation with its largest ethnic minority. MORE...

March 19, 2015  08:16 am|

Sri Lanka says seeking delay in UN war-crimes report

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on Wednesday his country was seeking a delay of several months in the release of a U.N. report on alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war until the government had time to establish a mechanism to deal with the issue. MORE...

February 12, 2015  07:41 am|