Sri Lankan Government

Sri Lanka restarts railway to Tamil heartland 5 years after ethnic conflict ends

A railway in Sri Lanka that runs through mine-fields and snake-infested jungle is to reopen on Monday.

Jaya slams Centre for silence over attacks on TN fishermen by Sri Lanka

"The External Affairs Ministry has continued to maintain a stoic and apathetic silence and there appears to be no effort to engage the Sri Lankan government in any dialogue to resolve the issue," she said in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Human rights are part of Sri Lanka's legacy: Rajapakse

Rajapakse said Sri Lankans have been protecting human rights since the introduction of Buddhism to the country.