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A graphic novel that documents the horrors of Vanni in Sri Lanka

November 17, 2019 8:03 am

A decade after the Sri Lankan civil war, a former UN worker revisits the lives of those he left behind on the island through a graphic novel

280 Lankan Tamils, including 29 children, disappeared in one day: ITJP

Sri Lanka: Army to set up directorate to counter war crime charges, says Army Chief

August 19, 2019 4:32 pm

Sri Lanka Army and the LTTE were both accused of committing war crimes. Sri Lanka faced severe international condemnation with UN Human Rights Council passing resolutions to hold the country's government accountable for war crimes.

Sri Lankan Army returns land to Tamils, ends control over port

July 04, 2017 9:28 pm

According to the United Nations figures, up to 40,000 civilians were killed by the security forces during former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's regime that brought an end to the brutal conflict with the defeat of the LTTE in 2009.

Eight fishermen injured in attack by Sri Lankan navy personnel

April 01, 2014 2:38 pm

Four fishermen suffered severe injuries on head, hand and shoulder while others sustained internal injuries.

National Interest: Conscience and cowardice

November 09, 2013 1:37 am

For all those who urge him to boycott CHOGM,PM has an effective reply: his oath of office.

China to train Sri Lankan army,to provide military technology

May 31, 2013 5:06 pm

China has offered $2.2 billion worth of new loans to Sri Lanka.

Tamil women soldiers recruited to Sri Lankan Army

March 25, 2013 2:59 pm

Women soldiers would be deployed to serve as civil affairs coordinators and clerks in north shortly.

Film on Lanka war crimes makes UN debut

March 03, 2013 12:59 am

Colombo tried to halt screening of No Fire Zone

Witnesses support claim Lankan army executed LTTE rebels 'after they surrendered'

February 25, 2013 12:19 pm

Last week,a documentary showed Prabhakaran's son killed in cold blood after being captured by army.

Stop training Lankan Army personnel: CPI to govt

September 04, 2012 1:05 am

CPI national secretary D Raja wrote a letter to Defence Minister A K Antony explaining the opposition to the training programme to Sri Lankan Army personnel.