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After inflammatory social media posts fuelled March riots in Sri Lanka, Facebook set to train staff in local languages

Three months after Sri Lanka was rocked by deadly anti-Muslim riots fuelled by online vitriol, Facebook is training its staff to identify inflammatory content in the country's local languages.

Emergency in Sri Lanka enters Day 2: Opposition slams govt for inaction; police and armed forces given more powers

The State of Emergency in Sri Lanka entered the second day on Wednesday, with the Opposition slamming President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe for alleged inaction in the Buddhist-Muslim communal clashes in Kandy district.

Sri Lanka's Western Province opposes federalism for Tamil north citing constitutional issues

Sri Lanka's Sinhala-majority Western Province has opposed a recent resolution by Tamil-dominated northern provincial council on a federal solution to grant political autonomy to Tamils.

Don't rule out Rajapaksa: 8 takeaways from Sri Lanka Presidential elections

The elections revealed the extent to which Lanka’s ethnic and religious cleavages dictate electoral outcomes. Sirisena won a majority in virtually every polling district with a large minority presence, either Tamil, Muslim, or Catholics.

SL communal riots: Alarmed EU calls on govt to uphold rule of law

"Incitement of communal violence and hatred can only be counterproductive to Sri Lanka's stability," the EU delegation in Colombo said in a statement.

Latest UNHCR draft resolution calls for probe into SL violations

The third draft calls for a comprehensive independent investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka

Being punished for ending terrorism: Rajapaksa on UN resolution

"We are being punished for ending terrorism. We did not fight Tamils, we only fought terrorism," Rajapaksa stressed.

UN resolution: Pro SL govt protestors shut down Trincomalee city

Shops, banks and government offices were closed and public transportation was halted in the city of about 100,000 people.

New resolution against SL to contain 'stronger' language

SL may adapt South African reconciliation model to heal war wounds

The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that two senior ministers will lead a team to South Africa on Thursday for discussions with the country's governmen