13th AMENDMENT INCOMPATIBLE with LLRC RECOMMENDATIONS on DEVOL...

The government yesterday set a 18-month time frame to implement the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations. Power and Energy Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, addressing the Cabinet press briefing in Colombo, in the ...

Tags: Sri Lanka, Ealam, India, LTTE, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, LLPC report, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Colombo: A Sri Lankan military court of inquiry has given a clean chit to the army and ruled that civilian casualties in the ...

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa had made some observations pertaining to the Army and allegations made by Channel 4. Thereafter in terms of Regulation 4 of the Courts of Inquiry ...

Sri Lanka needs to get serious about post-war reconciliation and account for war crimes if it needs to avoid grief, US Ambassador Michele J. Sison has said. Painting a grim picture of the situation in Sri Lanka, Sison told the Foreign Correspondents ...

… raises issue of God Fathers of terrorism Swarna Hansa Foundation has alleged that the appointment of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) was a grave mistake on the part of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Gallege Punyawardana told ...

The Government extended a fresh invitation to the main opposition United National Party (UNP) to join the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to evolve a political solution to the national question. During question time, Chief Government ...

Australia, the present Commmonwealth chairman, today asked Sri Lanka to make progress on human rights issues and reconciliation ahead of CHOGM scheduled to be held here later this year, but refused to boycott the key summit despite international ...

History has shown that societies that do not adequately address reconciliation and accountability usually return to a conflict situation at some point down the road. Reconciliation and accountability should be viewed as being essential to ensuring a ...

While stating that it remained extremely concerned about threats to freedom of expression in Sri Lanka, the United States on Tuesday called on Sri Lankan authorities to demonstrate their commitment to the rule of law and freedom of expression.