Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career in Galle

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detained in Sri Lanka say they have been ill-treated in government camps.

Sri Lanka government is reportedly establishing a navy camp in a traditional cashew farm in Batticaloa.

The Sri Lankan foreign minister has said that a UN panel on human rights will not be allowed into the country.

Sri Lanka and India have agreed to jointly implement a number of mega projects. Among them is a massive housing project

International Crisis Group says it believes tens of thousands civilians were killed in the last months of Sri Lanka's civil war. ICG blames the government and the Tigers for commiting war crimes

More than half a million people in Sri Lanka have had their homes flooded in the past week

Sri Lanka women's captain urges world body to prepare a proper international schedule for women.

Sri Lanka urged to ensure effective measures to devolve power to the provinces to contain 'fissiparous forces'.

Authorities in Netherlands say that seven suspects were arrested after an intensive study of LTTE activities.

Hambantota MP Sajith Premadasa urges reforms in the UNP after the defeat in the general election.

Geetha Kumarasinghe says she is considering legal action against her own party leaders for the defeat in the polls.

The Maldives confirms that it is to host the Akon concert later this month in Male after protests from Sri Lanka.

Arriving in Sri Lanka, one is greeted by huge images of laughing politicians. Everyone disregard the law to put their faces up on walls, vehicles and almost everywhere

British MPs Liam Fox and Andrew Love are accused of breaking the hospitality rules on trips to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has seen a sharp increase in the number of visitors from the UK since the end of the conflict, officials say.

Dissident Afghan MP Malalai Joya says women in Afghanistan are still suffering under new administration.

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The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheik Hasina, has called on scientists to produce new varieties of rice that can withstand climate change while delivering high yields.

Sri Lankans in UK seem to have forged an unusual alliance for upcoming general elections.

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Sri Lanka has seen a sharp increase in the number of visitors from the UK since the end of the conflict, officials say.

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