Sri Lankan government wants to hide what it’s done (Kingston Whig-Standard)
Geoffrey Johnston has every cause for concern about the situation in Sri Lanka. (“Put Sri Lanka on agenda,” July 9). The United Nations Human Rights Council saw the divisive politics and geopolitical aspirations of some in regard to the Sri Lankan issue.[...]
No armed groups disturbing north election: Sri Lankan police (People’s Daily)
Despite rumors of armed groups disturbing the run-up to the municipal election in Sri Lanka’s northern strategic town of Jaffna, the police in Colombo said Sunday no such groups exist. Deputy Inspector General Gamini Navaratne of the Police Election Secretariat dismissed such claims by some political parties as rumors. An election to elect a new Jaffna Municipal Council would be held on Aug. 8, …
Promise of freedom turns sour in Sri Lanka (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
CHEDDIKULAM, Sri Lanka — When the piercing whistle and sharp thuds of artillery shells grew faint, S. Theventhran dashed to safety.
Pakistan fight back in second Sri Lanka Test (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan bowlers made amends for the team’s batting failure by grabbing five Sri Lankan wickets on the second morning of the second cricket Test here on Monday.
Sri Lankan attack humiliate Pakistan (Sydney Morning Herald)
Seamer Nuwan Kulasekera took a career-best 4-21 as Sri Lanka took charge of the second Test after bowling Pakistan out for a paltry 90.
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s Police Abuse Victims (Scoop.co.nz)
Caught on a rare tea break, Father Nandana Manatunga bats atthe “tsunami” flies that whirl around his head and ponders a Sri Lankan newspaper headline: “Witness protection bill boostto human rights”. You get the feeling he’d like to be batting at something – or someone — else.
Sri Lanka Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged (Update2) (Bloomberg)
July 13 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged, waiting to see if three reductions in borrowing costs this year are enough to stoke an economic revival after the end of almost three decades of civil war.
Report: Dengue killed 168 in Sri Lanka (UPI)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 10 (UPI) — The Sri Lankan Ministry of Health says a dengue outbreak has killed 168 people in the country since January.
Sri Lanka: Notorious commander appointed Governor of Northern Province (TamilNet)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Maj. Gen. G.A. Chandrasiri as the new Governor of the Northern Province. Maj. Gen. Chandrasiri was the former chief of the SLA in Jaffna, under whose command Jaffna witnessed hundreds of forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and other human rights violations in the period from 2006 to 2008. …
NZ Cricket happy with Sri Lankan security (NZCity)
13 July 2009 Sri Lankan security has been approved by New Zealand Cricket ahead of next month’s Black Caps tour.
