The Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) treasurer Arun Dhumal revealed the board is open for India’s upcoming Sri Lanka tour. Dhumal said lockdown relaxations and travel restrictions could …
Post-War Sri Lanka: Fractured and Unjust for Tamils
More than a decade after the Mullivaikkal massacre, Tamils remain heavily discriminated against by a state that has yet to recon with its violent past.
Facebook Details Human Rights Impact Assessments in Cambodia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Facebook shared results this week from human rights impact assessments it commissioned in 2018 to evaluate the role of its services in Cambodia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Director of human rights …
Facebook’s Apology for its Role in Sri Lanka’s Anti-Muslim Riots Should Spark Change
Facebook’s failure to remove hate speech and disinformation during the 2018 riots resulted in spurring on the deadly violence.
SLC requests BCCI not to cancel scheduled tour of Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to explore options as to how India’s tour of Sri Lanka scheduled in July could go ahead, in the …
Nalini, Murugan seek permission to call kin in London, Sri Lanka
Nalini and her husband Murugan alias Sriharan to talk to the latter’s mother and sister over WhatsApp video call for about 10 minutes daily. Justices N. Kirubakaran and R. Hemalatha directed the …
Sri Lanka shares rise on central bank’s stimulus measures
The benchmark stock index closed up 0.6% at 4393.54 ** After markets closed on Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s central bank said it implemented extraordinary regulatory measures to provide liquidity to banks …
TNA seeks release of ‘political prisoners’ in Sri Lanka
TNA spokesman and former Jaffna parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran handed over a list of the detainees under Sri Lanka’s controversial Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) Act to Prime Minister Mahinda …
WFP says 40 percent of primary school-aged children in Sri Lanka too thin
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says 40 percent of primary school-aged children in Sri Lanka are too thin. The WFP and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are …
Hate speech in focus again: Facebook apologises for role in 2018 Sri Lanka unrest
Muslim anger was whipped up on social media, forcing the Sri Lankan government to impose emergency and block Facebook.