360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Sri Lanka

Type: Country

Name: Sri Lanka

population: 19,466,570

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 13 mins ago - 2 reports

Norway expresses shock on Sri Lanka court ruling to toss out diplomatic immunity

* May 19, Colombo: Norway has expressed shock on a ruling delivered by a Sri Lankan court that a diplomat could be sued despite his diplomatic immunity regarding a case filed against the Norwegian officials."We are unable to understand the court's decision ... [Published Colombo Page - 13 mins ago]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Norway

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Maldives opposes changing Commonwealth meeting venue from Sri Lanka

* May 19, Colombo: The Maldives is against changing the venue of the Commonwealth Summit from Colombo and totally opposes bringing any punitive actions against Sri Lanka, Maldives Foreign Minister Dr. Abdul Samad Abdullah has said.The Maldivian Foreign ... [Published Colombo Page - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Maldives, Sri Lanka, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Konstantin Kosachev

Russia asks for Sri Lanka's support in winning the bid for Expo 2020

* May 19, Colombo: The Russian Federation has asked Sri Lanka to support its bid for hosting the Expo 2020 which will be decided at a vote this year by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) in Paris.During a recent meeting with the Sri Lankan ... [Published Colombo Page - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Russia, Konstantin Kosachev

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 4 reports

Body of sailor drowned during Sri Lanka victory parade recovered

* May 19, Colombo: The body of a Sri Lankan Navy sailor who went missing when a naval vessel capsized during Saturday's victory parade was recovered today, Navy Media Spokesperson Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.The body had been found at the Bambalapitiya ... [Published Colombo Page - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Vessel, Offshore Patrol, Patrol Vessel

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 6 reports

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Sailor dies during Sri Lanka victory parade

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s navy Sunday recovered the body of a sailor who drowned during a parade marking the fourth anniversary of the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said.The body was found near a beach in Colombo where his small boat capsized ... [Published New Straits Times - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Mahinda Rajapakse

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 7 reports

LLRC’s Better Way To Mark War’s End

By Jehan PereraThe unfortunate reality is that the support of the Sinhalesemajority for the government’s celebrations will not be matched by any kind of equivalent support from the Tamil minority.There have been weeklong rehearsals at Galle Face Green ... [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka, Military/Armed Forces, Jehan Perera, Seven Years' War

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 reports

Sri Lankan Airlines

2.5m high-spending tourists - Lanka's target for 2016

Mattala airport to play crucial role:By Shirajiv SirimaneSri Lanka hopes to attract 2.5 million high-spending tourists by 2016. Chairman, SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe said that with the opening of the second international airport, the ... [Published Sunday Observer - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Airlines, Tourism, Hambantota (Sri Lanka), Mahinda Rajapakse

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 4 reports

Much potential for investment in Africa

By Strengthening diplomatic and economic relations with countries in the African continent is a timely and important decision from an economic and business point of view, analysts said.Commenting on the official visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ... [Published Sunday Observer - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Uganda, Mahinda Rajapakse, Hydro Power Plant

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 7 reports

India urges Lanka not to go against amendment

A concerned India has asked the Sri Lankan government to not take steps that would go against its commitments on the 13th amendment following media reports that Colombo is considering the removal of land and police powers from the provinces ahead of elections ... [Published Asian Age - May 18 2013]

Entities: Lanka (India), Udaya Gammanpila, India

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 7 reports

India imports from Sri Lanka touches $720 million

Chennai, May 18 (TruthDive) : Sri Lanka is today the largest source of imports for India in the south-east Asian region. India imports crossed $720 million from the island nation.At the same time, Indian exports have gone up marginally by 7 times. India ... [Published TruthDive - May 18 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, India, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Ashok K Kantha

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

IOC to operate oil plant in Sri Lanka with local ally

Ending a decade-long uncertainty, India has proposed to Sri Lanka that it is willing to operate an oil storage plant in Trincomalee harbour, a crucial strategic asset, jointly with a local partner. This key arrangement will provide India a major advantage, ... [Published New Indian Express - May 18 2013]

Entities: IOC International Olympic Committee, Sri Lanka, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Sri Lanka 1998 plane crash ''victim'' still alive

Colombo, May 17 (PTI) A Sri Lankan woman thought to be dead in the passenger airline that disappeared in 1998 has been found to be alive.It turned out that the woman was not a passenger but her national identity card was being carried by somebody els ... [Published msn.co.in - May 17 2013]

Entities: Jaffna (Sri Lanka), Plane Crash, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Quotes

"When it comes to commerce it's no holds barred," he said. "The scale of the demand from China is so huge and control is almost impossible. What is worse is that this killing for money culture is being spread in places like Lamakera in eastern Indonesia, where officials are scared of the fishermen gangs. I have been there when two men were decapitated after a business deal."

Extinction in a bottle [Published Global Times - 9 mins ago]

"We are unable to understand the court's decision in this matter. The local court has chosen to disregard the statements of the Sri Lankan government lawyer and Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry in this lawsuit" Frode Andersen, deputy director of the Foreign Ministry was quoted by Norwegian media as saying

Norway expresses shock on Sri Lanka court ruling to toss out diplomatic immunity [Published Colombo Page - 13 mins ago]

"I believe that India and Afghanistan both are sailing in the same boat and both aim at fighting the terrorism. Hence the extension of military help by providing what any military needs are very important. We need India's help to train our Army to have a strong force. We need more weapons and ammunition to help protect ourselves and prevent spill over of any possible intensification of Taliban's activities in Afghanistan" Abdali said

India must help our army: Afghan envoy [Published Sakaal Times - 24 mins ago]

"For a country that has gone through the experience of being on the CMAG agenda, we know that it is unfair to put Sri Lanka through the same experience" he said

Maldives opposes changing Commonwealth meeting venue from Sri Lanka [Published Colombo Page - 1 hour ago]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Extinction in a bottle [Published Global Times - 9 mins ago]
Norway expresses shock on Sri Lanka court rulin... [Published Colombo Page - 13 mins ago]
Zero-sum diplomacy [Published Deccan Chronicle - 17 mins ago]
Anybody dare to nail the netas? [Published Deccan Chronicle - 17 mins ago]
India must help our army: Afghan envoy [Published Sakaal Times - 24 mins ago]
Pre-monsoon heating of north-west, central Indi... [Published Hindu Business Line - 54 mins ago]
Sri Lankan President to visit China next week [Published Colombo Page - 54 mins ago]
Striking private buses in Sri Lanka to lose per... [Published Colombo Page - 54 mins ago]
President can bring about peace: Salley [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - 1 hour ago]
Protest Against Bribery Commission [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - 1 hour ago]
Maldives opposes changing Commonwealth meeting ... [Published Colombo Page - 1 hour ago]
Surprise, surprise, surprise! [Published Wicked Local Georgetown - 2 hours ago]
Sri Lanka: Jaffna University remembers Vanni ge... [Published TamilNet Newswire - 2 hours ago]
Russia asks for Sri Lanka's support in winning ... [Published Colombo Page - 2 hours ago]
Chinese premier visits India to boost ties [Published Investors Business Daily - 3 hours ago]
Chinese PM arrives in India; border dispute, Ti... [Published Kuwait News Agency - 3 hours ago]
Traders Hotel Dubai awards top Middle East regi... [Published AME Info - 4 hours ago]
In Pictures: Sri Lankan President honors fallen... [Published Colombo Page - 4 hours ago]
Sri Lanka Army Commander criticizes foreign int... [Published Colombo Page - 5 hours ago]
‘They won’t let the father of my child move to ... [Published London 24 - 5 hours ago]
Sri Lanka: TNPF politicians, journalist release... [Published TamilNet Newswire - 5 hours ago]
Karuna disapproves of ban on pro-Tamil Eelam meeti [Published zeenews.com - 5 hours ago]
Russia to donate eight helicopters to SL [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - 5 hours ago]
England to tour West Indies in February [Published ProKerala.com - 5 hours ago]
Narayanasamy backs ban on pro-Tamil Eelam meeting [Published Economic Times - 5 hours ago]
REPORT: FRANCE - SRI LANKA: Hundreds march in m... [Published Radio France Internationale - 5 hours ago]
The Currency War Rages On, USD Outlook [Published Live Trading News - 5 hours ago]
Boko Haram: Amnesty And The Military Option Cou... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - 5 hours ago]
Man convicted of bigamy with mom and daughter [Published Emirates247 - 5 hours ago]
Body of sailor drowned during Sri Lanka victory... [Published Colombo Page - 5 hours ago]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
The Latest China-India Conflict Centers in the ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - 10 hours ago] Mark RALSTON / AFP / Getty Images Chinese paramilitary police march past the gates of the Indian embassy in Beijing on May 9, 2013 In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents ...
The Latest China-India Conflict Centers in the ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - 17 hours ago] Mark RALSTON / AFP / Getty Images Chinese paramilitary police march past the gates of the Indian embassy in Beijing on May 9, 2013 In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents ...
OPPOSITION MYTHS, POLITICAL REALITIES [Published groundviews - May 18 2013] Image courtesy Asianews.it Erroneous political thinking and analysis obscure and obstruct the path of the political recovery of the Opposition in Sri Lanka. They can be disaggregated into six myths. Myth 1 is that unity at all costs in the ...
Reconciliation, Rights & Freedom: Four year... [Published groundviews - May 18 2013] Image courtesy The Telegraph It is now 4 years after the end of the war. The way we Sri Lankans will remember the end of the war is likely to demonstrate once again how divided we are, as North and South, as Sinhalese and Tamils. Some Tamil ...
India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013] Mark RALSTON / AFP / Getty Images Chinese paramilitary police march past the gates of the Indian embassy in Beijing on May 9, 2013 In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Debate brews over Sri Lankan tea imports [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 18 2013]
Cyclone kills eight in Sri Lanka [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 15 2013]
Tropical Cyclone Mahasen weather explainer [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 14 2013]
VIDEO: Sri Lanka's electricity prices rocket [Published BBC News Video - World - May 01 2013]
VIDEO: Sri Lanka protest against ethic hatred [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 28 2013]

Press Releases

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Spice Unveils 5 Inch ICS Based 3G Smartphone - ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 18 2013]
Valtech Cardio Trata Primeiros Pacientes com Re... [Published PR Newswire - May 17 2013]
Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter to be Declared on M... [Published PR inside - May 15 2013]
Firstsource Announces Patent Issued for Digi-EX... [Published Business Wire - May 15 2013]
Four Points by Sheraton Accelerates Worldwide G... [Published Business Wire - May 14 2013]