Bharatha Mallawarachi

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China's President Xi Jinping, left, waves to the gathering as he walks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa upon arrival at the airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka backs China’s maritime ‘Silk Road’ plan

Bharatha Mallawarachi · September 16, 2014 4:46 pm

Sri Lanka bans NGO news conferences, releases

Sri Lanka bans NGO news conferences, releases

Bharatha Mallawarachi · July 9, 2014 10:03 am

Sri Lankan police ban rallies inciting hatred

Sri Lankan police ban rallies inciting hatred

Bharatha Mallawarachi · June 22, 2014 7:17 pm

A Sri Lankan Muslim man leans against a letter box as he waits out side a closed shop during a shut down protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Muslims have shut down their shops in Sri Lanka's capital to protest attacks by hard-line Buddhists on Muslims and are demanding the government punish those responsible for the violence. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Muslims close shops to protest Sri Lanka attacks

Bharatha Mallawarachi · June 19, 2014 12:45 pm

Sri Lanka opposes UN-backed war crimes probe

Sri Lanka opposes UN-backed war crimes probe

Bharatha Mallawarachi · June 18, 2014 8:27 pm

Sri Lankan Muslim clergy shout slogans during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. The European Union expressed alarm Wednesday at recent violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka in which three people died and more than 50 were injured, and urged the government to ensure that the rule of law is upheld. Placards read, foreground, âWe Don't Need Another Black July", background in center, "Do Not Get Trapped in Nationalism". (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

EU alarmed by anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka

Bharatha Mallawarachi · June 18, 2014 1:12 pm

A Sri Lankan Muslim woman carries her daughter while standing outside her burnt house in Adhikarigoda , a village near Aluthgama town, 50 kilometers (31.25 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 16, 2014. At least three Muslims were killed after a right-wing Buddhist group with alleged state backing clashed with Muslims in southwestern Sri Lanka, a government minister said Monday. Dozens of shops were burned, homes looted and some mosques attacked in the violence Sunday night in the town of Aluthgama, local residents said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

3 Sri Lankan Muslims killed in attack by Buddhists

Bharatha Mallawarachi · June 16, 2014 2:39 pm

Sri Lanka says it killed 3 trying to revive rebels

Sri Lanka says it killed 3 trying to revive rebels

Bharatha Mallawarachi · April 11, 2014 11:51 am

Sri Lankan police release 2 rights activists

Bharatha Mallawarachi · March 19, 2014 9:40 am

Sri Lanka rejects probe call by UN rights chief

Sri Lanka rejects probe call by UN rights chief

Bharatha Mallawarachi · February 25, 2014 8:34 am

Sri Lanka leader hits out at likely UN resolution

Sri Lanka leader hits out at likely UN resolution

Bharatha Mallawarachi · February 4, 2014 7:27 am

Members of the media and their supporters hold placards, carrying portraits of killed and abducted journalists, during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. Thousands of protesters from opposition parties, rights and media activist groups rallied against the Sri Lankan government in a rare show of dissent, accusing the authorities of mismanagement, corruption and a breakdown of law and order. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Thousands protest against government in Sri Lanka

Bharatha Mallawarachi · January 28, 2014 2:10 pm