The JHU says positive traditions that promote patriotism among the Tamil people should be encouraged.

Thursday morning the spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with a delegation of Sri Lankan Theros, senior monks, for discussions that would include Vinaya or monastic discipline. Having warmly welcomed them, he declared: "We are all followers of the same Buddha.

The outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Seychelles, Rajatha Piyatissa, who is leaving the island nation on Saturday, has said that he expects the relationship between the two countries "to be stronger in the future".

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani who is to start an Asian tour, will arrive in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, the Qatari Embassy said here on Friday.

A Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seeker who claims to have suffered extensive torture before escaping to the UK has won a last minute reprieve just hours before he was due forcibly deported to Sri Lanka.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (20) sought legal redress against MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena.