WikiLeaks: President shown satellite images by US

Sep. 6 | US diplomats in Sri Lanka have shown satellite images of damage by shelling in “safe zone” even after the government announced ending heavy artillery and aerial bombing, according to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. Charge d’Affaires...

Film: ‘Lies Agreed Upon’ in New York

Sep. 6 | Sri Lanka’s documentary ‘Lies Agreed Upon,’ which directly challenges the assertions contained in the Channel -4 video, is scheduled to be screened at the United Nations followed by a Q&A session attended by Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona and...

US rejects media reports: GSP suspension still in force.

Sep. 5 | Rejecting media reports in Colombo that the US has decided to restore the withdrawn Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) facility, the US says that the Congress is yet to vote on reinstating the facility. “GSP has lapsed in the past and historically...

Meet Actress Thushari Jayasekera From ‘Outsourced’

Sep. 4 | In May 2011 NBC cancelled ‘Outsourced’ much to the chagrin of fans around the country who, according to a Neilsen Survey, number 3.3 million. ‘Outsourced’, America’s first South Asian sitcom, opened the doors to success for...

American Thammattamma Drummer Makes his Presence Felt

Sep. 3 | Michael Balonek had been schooled in vocal music since he was young. He had got his undergraduate degree in music from State University of New York at Potsdam. He had performed a few times in Italy. A chance visit to Sri Lanka changed his musical destiny,...