Gas and fuel prices increased in Sri Lanka

UK refuses to boycott CHOGM

The British government has rejected calls to boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November. At the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday) several parliamentarians called for the boycott during a debate on human rights in the Commonwealth. However the British Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire however said that attending the summit is the right thing to do. He said that in 2009, Sri Lanka offered to host CHOGM in 2011. At CH

12 Sep, 2013

Congress wants Indo-Lanka talks

India?s Congress party has called for talks between India and Sri Lanka on the fishermen issue. Senior congress leader and former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar?said that it is a national issue and the Indian External Affairs Ministry should hold talks with Sri Lanka and the problem would be solved. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament that the fishermen problem would be solved through talks ?but there is?no concrete action,? Aiyar told reporters in India, the Press Tr

04 May, 2015

DMK accused of betraying Tamils

India’s PMK Chief Ministerial candidate Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday lashed out at DMK treasurer MK Stalin, his likely competitor for the job, charging the DMK with betrayal of the Tamil people on Sri Lankan Tamils issue, besides Mullaiperiyar and Cauvery disputes, the New Indian Express reported. Referring to Stalin?s open letter to Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, the PMK youth wing leader in an open letter said the DMK had failed to stop the massacre of innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka and suppres

05 May, 2015