( President Sirisena at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta)
The Prime Minister held talks with President Sirisena of Sri Lanka at the...
The Government is considering the full implementation of the recommendations of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma said.
Former...
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2015 Interim Statement - Commonwealth Observer Group
Statement by: Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group
The Commonwealth Observer Group...
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has reiterated that ''the people of Sri Lanka should be able to freely exercise their franchise, in an enabling environment marked...
Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma has called for scaling down Sri Lankan Army’s role in the war—ravaged northern province to address the “legitimate concerns”...
Samaraweera: Sharma, act now''We recall that you promised Sri Lanka would put plans in place to change its legislative procedures to remove senior judges...
Sharma is not a baby, says mangalaUnited National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera said today the Hambantota incident was further evidence of the violation...
‘Latimar House principles a necessity, beneficial to LankaUNP MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday claimed that some UPFA ministers didn’t know what was good for the...
Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake.Impeachment of Chief Justice:SC denies foreign lawyers, HR group permission to appear The Supreme Court yesterday refused applications by the Commonwealth Bar...
Pprotests banned in Sri Lanka With the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) just around the corner, Sri Lanka in general, and Colombo in...
Hugh Segal accuses Kamalesh Sharma of defending regime accused of human rights abuses, intensifying row over summitRobert Booth, and Jason Burke in Delhi /The...
Harper: GoSL failed to uphold Commonwealth’s core valuesPrime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement:“When Sri Lanka was selected to host the 2013...
Shirani Bandaranayake has denied all corruption charges ''THE Commonwealth’s secretariat has been accused of covering up a damning report that described the impeachment of...
Canadian foreign minister criticises Sri Lanka's 'appalling' record, authoritarianism and failure to tackle rights abusesJohn Baird, Canada's foreign minister, said he was stunned that...
A six-member Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) delegation representing the UK Parliament visited Sri Lanka last week, on the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government....
The Committee to Protect Journalists has voiced concerns about press accreditation procedures for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that will be held in...
Commonwealth people’s forum can enhance government’s credibilityJehan PereraThe significance of international pressure in directing the government along the path of good governance can be...
Samaraveera (UNP) challenges Sharma H.E. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General, The Commonwealth, Your Excellency,I am writing to you with reference to a news item published in...
The conduct of NPC polls figured somewhat prominently when Economic Development Minister, Basil Rajapaksa held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in...
Holding the Commonwealth summit in Colombo, without proven commitment from the Sri Lankan Government to the values and principles of democracy, would grant the...
Funeral of two fishermen killed Attempted assault on Ranil, attack on UNP councillors under investigation Two separate investigations are under way over the attempted...
With the official announcement that Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague will attend the CHOGM in Colombo, the British Government has...
Commonwealth Secy-Gen meets Sri Lanka's HRC delegation "The goal of the Commonwealth's partnership with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka is to support...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is filling government with ex-top brass in the name of 'professionalizing' island-nation's politics.
by Salman Rafi Sheikh
Even at the height of the Sri...
