12/26/2010
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BBC
Six years after the Asian tsunami, Sri Lankan orphanages that housed children whose parents were killed are struggling to survive, writes the BBC's Saroj Pathirana.
09/02/2010
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Daily News
Text of the speech by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 59th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party held at Temple Trees on September 2
09/02/2010
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ColomboPage
Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main constituent party of Sri Lanka's ruling alliance, celebrated its 59th anniversary today with the participation of its leader, President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees premises.
08/01/2010
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Sunday Leader
Twenty seven years stand in between memory and the horrific riots of 1983. The Sunday Leader spoke to a few of those affected by these riots to find out what, reflecting on ‘83, they saw in the future, if they could see the country moving forward and most importantly, if they were still afraid.
05/18/2010
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The Guardian (UK)
The country has started to rebuild since its brutal war with the Tamils, but genuine peace is more than the absence of fighting
05/09/2010
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ColomboPage
May 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka will celebrate the one year anniversary of the end of the decades-long war achieved last May for one week.
anniversary, GoSL, LTTE, war
05/09/2010
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Sunday Leader
For how long will Trinco's pristine beaches remain pristine?
There’s something indescribably pristine about places rarely visited that does wonders for the soul of the unconventional traveler. 30 years of civil war kept nearly half this nation in such a state, making travel to Arugam Bay, Trincomalee, Jaffna and the lot unforgettably breathtaking and quiet. It seemed almost untouched by the classic Sri Lankan footprint of refuse thus far.
Peace opened many kilometers of travel to Sri Lankans living in the west, south and central parts of the island, letting them venture into territories that most have never had a chance to see in their lifetime until last May. A year down the line, these places have become wastelands for the adventurous soul who knows the world is his garbage dump.
01/07/2010
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Time magazine
A year after the murder of the prominent Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, the island's independent media is still under siege. An investigation into Wickrematunge's death has gone nowhere, and at least half a dozen other journalists, including his widow, have left the country in fear since his death.