Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga ...

In the wake of the August 17 parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, Tamil nationalist parties are serving as key props for President Maithripala Sirisena in his attempt to install a new pro-US regime ...

KEPPAPILAVU, Sri Lanka, March 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - C handraleela Jasinthan was a school teacher in a northern Sri Lankan village when, in the last days of the civil war, she and her ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan troops dismantled the last rebel defense on the island’s west coast Saturday, securing a land route to the northern peninsula in a key victory against ...

We end up now on the issue of Sri Lanka, where the government offensive against the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels is continuing amidst growing concern for the fate of over a quarter of a million ...

The plight of Sri Lanka’s Tamil political prisoners is an issue that won’t go away – because the Sri Lankan government, a coalition led by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lankan Tamil Y. Susaidasan reaches Dhanushkodi islet and is handed over to Marine police for further investigation.

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami criticizes Sri Lankan Navy for arresting 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen after their boat ...

Amarasuriya’s comments once again expose the Dissanayake government’s claims to oppose communal politics, want ...

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