Hunt continues for more protesters

Internet freedom in Sri Lanka at risk says report

Internet freedom in Sri Lanka is at risk, according to a mew study by a U.S based research and advocacy group. The Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media report by Freedom House says in Sri Lanka although internet penetration remains at around 15 percent of the population, since 2007 there has?been an incremental growth in the influence and use of online news sites and social-media tools for?civic and political mobilization. The government has responded with

25 Sep, 2012

UN welcomes closing IDP camp but has concerns

While welcoming the closure of the ‘Menik Farm’ IDP camp the United Nations has raised concerns over some of the war displaced people. United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Subinay Nandy said that there were concerns over 346 people who are unable to return to their original homes. ?This is a milestone event towards ending a chapter of displacement in Sri Lanka some three years after the civil war which ended in May 2009. But there are still some people who are unable to r

25 Sep, 2012

Sri Lanka to open embassy in Bahrain

Bahrain has welcomed a decision by Sri Lanka to open an embassy in Manama to serve its nationals and to help boost bilateral relations. ?The embassy in Manama will help foster diplomatic relations and coordination in various areas and will also serve the interests of the Sri Lankan community in Bahrain,? Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, the foreign minister, said at a meeting with Gamini Lakshman Peiris, the Sri Lankan minister of external affairs in New York. Shaikh Khalid has directed off

25 Sep, 2012