News: Sri Lanka

'Lack of clean water' for returning Sri Lankan IDPs

Thousands of IDPs are returning home from the north of the country.

14/06/2010

Dengue outbreak concern in Sri Lankan capital

Health officials in Colombo are preparing for an outbreak of the disease.

09/06/2010

Sri Lankan floods 'affect hundreds of thousands'

Heavy rainfall has caused at least three deaths in western and southern parts of the country.

19/05/2010

'Improvements needed' in Sri Lankan fishing sector

Returning residents need decent farming and fishing opportunities, experts have claimed.

06/05/2010

'Still tension' in Sri Lanka

The challenge of reconciling Muslims and Tamils remains.

29/04/2010

Healthcare services in Sri Lanka's east 'should not be forgotten'

Humanitarian efforts have focused mainly on northern regions in the country, it has been suggested.

20/04/2010

Low voter turn-out in Sri Lanka

Many would-be voters are dissatisfied with their plight.

13/04/2010

Sri Lanka 'struggling to cope with returnees'

Many of those that have returned are now living in tents, a news provider has reported.

25/03/2010

Sri Lanka 'to undergo people-oriented reform'

Sri Lanka's president has said that the country will undergo a "people-oriented devolution" to carry it into a peaceful future.

08/02/2010

Sri Lanka's existing president 'wins general election'

Sri Lanka's incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected in this month's polls, it has been announced.

27/01/2010


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