
Sri Lanka


Ukraine War, Chinese Protest, Imran Khan’s Ouster; top global Events in 2022
The year 2022 has been a tumultuous one, with many uprisings, new faces coming to prominence and dictators losing hold of power. It has been a year of economic shockers, from the West to the […]


SOUTH ASIAN HOUSE PARTNERS WITH SXSW @ 2023 FEST
By Mabel Pais South Asian House (SAH), for the first time, partners with South By South West® (SXSW®) Film Fest 2023, a Festival held for 37 years. SAH will convene at Fourth and Co. in […]

Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for afterlife thriller
LONDON (TIP): Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been named the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’, described by judges as a whodunnit and a […]

Sri Lankan police give ultimatum to protestors to vacate main protest site and adjacent areas
Colombo (TIP): The Sri Lankan police on August 4 set an August 5 deadline for the protesters to remove all illegal tents and camps at Galle Face, the epicentre of protests here against the previous […]




U.S. will seek to rejoin UNHRC: Blinken
NEW YORK (TIP): The U.S. will seek re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Tuesday, February 23, as he “humbly” asked for the support of UN […]


China holds COVID-19 vice-ministerial meeting with Pakistan, Bangla, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Beijing (TIP): China has hosted a vice-ministerial-level meeting with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka on controlling the COVID-19, expanding its first such meeting held in July involving Islamabad, Kathmandu and Kabul. Chinese Vice Foreign […]



No Narendra Modi-Imran Khan Meeting Planned on the Sidelines of SCO, says MEA
NEW DELHI (TIP): There is no confirmation of a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Ministry […]

Nassau County Legislator Drucker Introduces Legislation Protection of Houses of Worship
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Following a series of violent incidents at houses of worship that shocked the consciences of people in the United States and around the world, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – […]

7,620 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails, highest in Saudi Arabia
Lodged in 86 jails abroad, at least 50 are women NEW DELHI (TIP): As many as 7,620 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails, with the highest number in Saudi Arabia. Of them, at least […]






PM Modi attends Vesak Day celebrations in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday participated in the International Vesak Day celebrations in the Sri Lankan capital, the biggest festival of Buddhists. Modi, on his second visit to Sri Lanka in two years, was received by […]

PM Modi in Lanka to re-emphasise traditional Buddhist connect
PM Modi in Lanka to re-emphasise traditional Buddhist connect NEW DELHI/COLOMBO (TIP):Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on May 11 on a two-day visit which is mainly aimed at reinforcing the traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka at […]
