Sri Lanka Friday said that Canada's "hostile criticism" of Colombo strengthened "evil forces" and did not contribute to the reconciliation process in the island nation.
Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada Chitranganee Wagiswara said her country looked to all states in the Commonwealth to uphold the principles of objectivity, understanding and mutual respect, reports Xinhua.

Although the latest figures on deportations from the UK were not available, British authorities had gradually stepped up forcible extraditions since the conclusion of the conflict in May 2009.

 According a British High Commission spokesperson, 504 persons were deported in 2009, 608 in 2010, 865 in 2011 and 717 up to 2012.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is to leave Sri Lanka by June this year owing to funding constraints, the humanitarian agency said.

The Secretary General of NRC, Ms Toril Brekke will be visiting Sri Lanka next week to host a farewell function.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been engaged in humanitarian activities in Sri Lanka since 2004 providing assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Southern, North-Western, Northern and Eastern Provinces in Sri Lanka.

An international human rights group has denounced the arrest of a Sri Lankan Muslim politician who accused the government of sponsoring Buddhist nationalist groups in carrying out a series of anti-Muslim campaigns.

Amnesty International said in a statement issued Thursday that Azad Sally should be released or charged with a crime.

Officials said Sally was arrested because of conduct that could damage ethnic harmony.

Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Hon. Brendan O'Connor met Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage at the Naval Headquarters on 02nd May 2013. He was accompanied by Secretary of Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), Mr. Martin Bowles and Ministerial Advisor, Mr. Stephen Wettenhall. Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Her Excellency Robyn Mudie were also present on the occasion.

They held discussions focusing on ongoing bilateral cooperation on people smuggling

Due to the rapid development of the information dissemination and the media and the technical development achieved as a result of it has embraced the whole humanity by the media.  Therefore the contemporary media has been able to exert a pressure on the social individuality equal to the impact being exerted by the state administration and legal sectors.

This has been stated in a message issued by the Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambakwella for the one day workshop held at the auditorium of the Governme

World Press Freedom Day is being observed in Sri Lanka at a time when the perilous nature of media freedom in the country has drawn both international censure and calls to reverse the course of action.

The United States on Tuesday called on the Sri Lankan authorities to demonstrate their commitment to the rule of law and freedom of expression, by conducting thorough investigations into all attacks and killings of journalists and bring the perpetrators to justice. The call followed a report by Amnesty International titled '

For a law enforcement agency the elimination of thuggery is one of the simplest things to do. For thugs are cowards and they crawl and beg for mercy whenever they find that there is a strong enough will on the part of the law enforcement agencies and the courts to deal with crime. Anybody who has been to a High Court where serious crimes are tried will have plenty of stories to tell as to how so-called 'strong men' who have been involved in crimes begs for mercy. Many of them pay huge sums to their lawyers to ensure that th

The Bishop of Galle has denied making comments about the Bodu Bala Sena or calling the organisation “Buddhist Taliban” operating in Sri Lanka.

“As reference to a news item appearing in certain Internet websites about a statement attributed to his Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe, the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Galle, about Bodhu Bala Sena, is not true and has no basis whatsoever. As such, his Lordship vehemently denies such a statement,” Rev.Fr. Michael Rajendram, a Spokesp

From the very moment that the BBS became prominent in Sri Lanka, there has been speculation about sinister foreign forces operating behind it. There is certainly a Norwegian connection, about which no clarification has been forthcoming. Now the BBS leaders are in the US on a month-long visit, which is reportedly part of a programme to make their movement international. There seems to be big money and power behind the BBS. Most curious of all are the coincidences between what is happening here and in Burma.