Reports

Resettlement Framework The proposed Conflict-Affected Areas Rehabilitation Project in Sri Lanka consists of rehabilitation of about 500 kilometers (km) of national roads rehabilitation of the 75 km power transmission line and rural electrification community restoration and development including reconstruction of school…

Patricia Nunan Colombo The political crisis that erupted this week in Sri Lanka, with a series of political maneuvers by the president to undermine the prime minister, shows no sign of letting up. Some fear that unless the two politicians…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's prime minister unleashed a wave of public support when he returned home on Friday, but the president came out fighting and gave no quarter in a power struggle threatening peace…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A showdown loomed in Sri Lanka's bitter political crisis as the embattled prime minister headed home to confront a president who made a power grab while he was overseas and threatened the…

The president declared an emergency Wednesday after a rebel offer raised hopes. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW DELHI - For months, the Sri Lankan peace process seemed to be the single most positive news trend…

COLOMBO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - There will be no change to a ceasefire agreement between Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels and government forces after President Chandrika Kumaratunga sacked three cabinet ministers and suspended parliament, her adviser said on Wednesday. "I am…

SG/SM/8981 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General is following closely political developments in Sri Lanka. He hopes that President Kumaratunga's decisions, which were announced today, including a temporary suspension of parliament, will…

IP/03/1497 Brussels, 4 November 2003 - The Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission have noted with concern the actions this morning in Sri Lanka, including deployment of troops in the capital and the action to bring under…

By virtue of the powers vested in the President under the Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has removed the under mentioned Cabinet Ministers from office. They are; 1. Minister of Defence 2. Minister of Interior 3. Minister…

Geneva, November 3rd, 2003 - OMCT, in collaboration with the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), Centre for Rule of Law, Sri Lanka, and People against Torture (PAT), Sri Lanka, presented an alternative report on the effects of state violence…