http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/sri-lanka Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/2012-women-refugee-voices_b_1504146.html 2012-05-14T13:31:42Z 2012-05-14T13:32:15Z Jim Luce http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/ This year, a luncheon hosted by the Women's Refugee Commission focused on the need to protect and empower displaced adolescent girls -- one of the most vulnerable groups within a refugee setting. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/women%253Fs-issues">Women?S Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/women%253Fs-refugee-commission">Women?S Refugee Commission</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/refugees">Refugees</a>, <a href="/tag/irc">Irc</a>, <a href="/tag/international-rescue-committee">International Rescue Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/oiww">Oiww</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-women-refugee-voices-of-courage">2012 Women Refugee Voices of Courage</a>, <a href="/tag/james-jay-dudley-luce-foundation">James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/global-fund-for-women">Global Fund for Women</a>, <a href="/tag/nicaragua">Nicaragua</a>, <a href="/tag/rim-tekie-solomon">Rim Tekie Solomon</a>, <a href="/tag/red-cross">Red Cross</a>, <a href="/tag/npr">Npr</a>, <a href="/tag/texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/tag/social-responsibility">Social Responsibility</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti">Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/olga-cantarero">Olga Cantarero</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/sudan">Sudan</a>, <a href="/tag/orphans-international-worldwide">Orphans International Worldwide</a>, <a href="/tag/rwanda">Rwanda</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mathilde-dratwa/change-org-petitions_b_1502870.html 2012-05-09T10:45:15Z 2012-05-09T10:51:25Z Mathilde Dratwa http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mathilde-dratwa/ Should change.org censor content? The company's mission is to "fight for what's right." But if it allows "anyone, anywhere" to start a petition, then who defines "what's right?" <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/online-petitions">Online Petitions</a>, <a href="/tag/changeorg-petitions">change.org Petitions</a>, <a href="/tag/changeorg-sri-lanka">change.org Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-changeorg">Sri Lanka change.org</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-human-rights-abuses">Sri Lanka Human Rights Abuses</a>, <a href="/tag/changeorg">change.org</a>, <a href="/tag/slacktivism">Slacktivism</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-d-chalmers/dateline-sri-lanka-global-scavenger-hunt_b_1448109.html 2012-04-25T07:00:00Z 2012-04-25T07:43:10Z William D. Chalmers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-d-chalmers/ Hard to believe that in 2008 this nation was on one of those, "most dangerous places in the world" lists. Not anymore, as things are a hustle and bustle here, with one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-adventure-competition">Travel Adventure Competition</a>, <a href="/tag/global-scavenger-hunt">Global Scavenger Hunt</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/sri-lanka-to-demolish-mosque_n_1445778.html 2012-04-23T11:12:14Z 2012-04-23T11:39:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka &mdash; Sri Lankan officials have decided to demolish a mosque and a Hindu temple under pressure from Buddhist monks who demanded ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/interfaith">Interfaith</a>, <a href="/tag/islam">Islam</a>, <a href="/tag/lakshman-perera">Lakshman Perera</a>, <a href="/tag/hinduism">Hinduism</a>, <a href="/tag/buddhism">Buddhism</a>, <a href="/tag/monks-protesting">Monks Protesting</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anoka-primrose-abeyrathne/post_3270_b_1441799.html 2012-04-22T00:00:50Z 2012-04-21T23:42:38Z Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anoka-primrose-abeyrathne/ We made Sri Lanka's first digital environmental music video, which I starred in as an earth spirit to bring environmental degradation into focus for the people of Sri Lanka. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ysa">Ysa</a>, <a href="/tag/25-most-powerful-and-influential-young-people-in-the-world">25-Most-Powerful-and-Influential-Young-People-in-the-World</a>, <a href="/tag/gen-change">Gen: Change</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/ysa-list">Ysa List</a>, <a href="/tag/bolgoda-lake">Bolgoda Lake</a>, <a href="/tag/anoka-primrose-abeyrathne">Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/committee-to-protect-journalists/amid-sri-lankan-denial-th_b_1380947.html 2012-03-26T17:27:17Z 2012-03-26T17:36:50Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://www.huffingtonpost.com/committee-to-protect-journalists/ By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator<br /> <br /> In the wake of the U.N. Human Rights Council resolution calling for an investigation into Sri Lanka's ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cpj">Cpj</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/committee-to-protect-journalists">Committee to Protect Journalists</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-journalists">Sri Lanka Journalists</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/slim-paley/post_3075_b_1347123.html 2012-03-15T13:36:15Z 2012-03-15T13:38:17Z Slim Paley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/slim-paley/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/slim-paley/post_3075_b_1347123.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-03-15-Screenshot20120315at1.43.06PM.png" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-03-15-Screenshot20120315at1.43.06PM.png" width="300" height="48" /></a>I'm happy to report I was as entranced in my 50's as I was in my 20's at the deeply intoxicating country of Sri Lanka. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/fifty">Fifty News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/12-spectacular-hotel-pool_b_1275068.html 2012-02-16T07:00:00Z 2012-02-16T07:18:07Z BootsnAll http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/ Take a mental break from whatever you're doing to peruse the gorgeous pictures of these amazing hotel pools. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/best-hotel-pools">Best Hotel Pools</a>, <a href="/tag/thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/tag/bootsnall">Bootsnall</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/waikiki">Waikiki</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/maldives">Maldives</a>, <a href="/tag/hotel-pools">Hotel Pools</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/swimming-pools">Swimming Pools</a>, <a href="/tag/pools">Pools</a>, <a href="/tag/st-lucia">St. Lucia</a>, <a href="/tag/tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/tag/egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/tag/best-hotel-pools-in-the-world">Best Hotel Pools in the World</a>, <a href="/tag/tahiti">Tahiti</a>, <a href="/tag/hawaii">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/tag/brussels">Brussels</a>, <a href="/tag/japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/tag/belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/maldives-museum-reopens-m_0_n_1276060.html 2012-02-14T10:04:43Z 2012-02-14T10:16:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Maldives' national museum reopened Tuesday without some of its most valuable exhibits a week after a mob of suspected religi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/political-unrest">Political Unrest</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/islam">Islam</a>, <a href="/tag/muslim-extremists">Muslim Extremists</a>, <a href="/tag/pre-islamic-artifacts">Pre Islamic Artifacts</a>, <a href="/tag/ali-waheed">Ali Waheed</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/vandalism">Vandalism</a>, <a href="/tag/maldives">Maldives</a>, <a href="/tag/maldives-politics">Maldives Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/muslim-extremism">Muslim Extremism</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deji-olukotun/two-literary-festivals-an_b_1245104.html 2012-02-01T18:43:22Z 2012-02-01T18:43:08Z Deji Olukotun http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deji-olukotun/ Most literary festivals are placid affairs in which writers exchange ideas and autographs and occasionally get tanked. But these two festivals were overshadowed by the political contexts in which they occurred. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rushdie">Rushdie</a>, <a href="/tag/jaipur">Jaipur</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/galle">Galle</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/literary-festivals">Literary Festivals</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/noam-chomsky">Noam Chomsky</a>, <a href="/tag/amitava-kumar">Amitava Kumar</a>, <a href="/tag/hari-kunzru">Hari Kunzru</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/sri-lanka-prison-riot_n_1226903.html 2012-01-24T07:36:28Z 2012-01-24T07:52:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Inmates and guards clashed at a Sri Lankan prison Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people before soldiers restored control after fi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-prison-riots">Sri Lanka Prison Riots</a>, <a href="/tag/colombo-sri-lanka">Colombo Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-prison">Sri Lanka Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/sri-lanka-sister-baby-farm_n_1150319.html 2011-12-15T05:20:51Z 2011-12-15T05:20:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka &mdash; A Sri Lankan court on Thursday cleared a Roman Catholic nun from Mother Teresa's charity who was accused of selling babies ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sister-mary-eliza-baby-farm-allegations">Sister Mary Eliza Baby Farm Allegations</a>, <a href="/tag/missionaries-of-charity-baby-farm">Missionaries of Charity Baby Farm</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-sister-mary-eliza">Sri Lanka Sister Mary Eliza</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/sister-mary-eliza-baby-farm">Sister Mary Eliza Baby Farm</a>, <a href="/tag/missionaries-of-charity">Missionaries of Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-baby-farm">Sri Lanka Baby Farm</a>, <a href="/tag/colombo">Colombo</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-baby-farm-allegations">Sri Lanka Baby Farm Allegations</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/my-mother-god-damn-it-jam_b_1142108.html 2011-12-11T16:59:43Z 2011-12-14T10:25:21Z Jim Luce http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/ My mother's words still ring out in my head, year after year. It was Thanksgiving 1998, Boston. I was continuing to complain about how traumatized I... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/women%253Fs-issues">Women?S Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/dudley-gates">Dudley Gates</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/tag/gloria-steinem">Gloria Steinem</a>, <a href="/tag/uni-haiti">Uni Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/luce-family">Luce Family</a>, <a href="/tag/tiger-mom">Tiger Mom</a>, <a href="/tag/orphan-care">Orphan Care</a>, <a href="/tag/paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/tag/elie-wiesel">Elie Wiesel</a>, <a href="/tag/gandhi">Gandhi</a>, <a href="/tag/harvard">Harvard</a>, <a href="/tag/oiww">Oiww</a>, <a href="/tag/khalil-gibran">Khalil Gibran</a>, <a href="/tag/indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/tag/jim-luce">Jim Luce</a>, <a href="/tag/james-jay-dudley-luce-foundation">James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/portland-maine">Portland Maine</a>, <a href="/tag/social-responsibility">Social Responsibility</a>, <a href="/tag/international-university-center-haiti">International University Center Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/stanford-l-luce">Stanford L. Luce</a>, <a href="/tag/church-of-england">Church of England</a>, <a href="/tag/warfield-simpson">Warfield Simpson</a>, <a href="/tag/frances-dudley-alleman-luce">Frances Dudley Alleman-Luce</a>, <a href="/tag/mother-jones">Mother Jones</a>, <a href="/tag/wasp-mom">WASP Mom</a>, <a href="/tag/episcopal-church">Episcopal Church</a>, <a href="/tag/mathew-luce">Mathew Luce</a>, <a href="/tag/slave-owners">Slave Owners</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti">Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers">Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/sos-children%253Fs-village">SOS Children?S Village</a>, <a href="/tag/thomas-dudley">Thomas Dudley</a>, <a href="/tag/martin-luther-king">Martin Luther King</a>, <a href="/tag/gay--lesbian-issues">Gay &amp; Lesbian Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/orphans-international-worldwide">Orphans International Worldwide</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-bullying">Anti-Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/women%253Fs-liberation">Women?S Liberation</a>, <a href="/tag/marthas-vineyard">Martha&#039;s Vineyard</a>, <a href="/tag/desiderata">Desiderata</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-ruhling/astoria-characters-the-wo_1_b_1101549.html 2011-12-06T13:36:12Z 2011-12-06T13:36:35Z Nancy Ruhling http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-ruhling/ Maureen McGowan is the director of Handcrafting Justice, a Sisters of Good Shepherd project that sells handmade goods made by impoverished women in the developing world. This is no mom-and-pop charity. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/good-shepherd-volunteers">Good Shepherd Volunteers</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/peeksill-new-york">Peeksill New York</a>, <a href="/tag/sisters-of-st-joseph">Sisters of St. Joseph</a>, <a href="/tag/thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/tag/providence-house">Providence House</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti">Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/paraguay">Paraguay</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/crown-heights">Crown Heights</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/tag/handcrafting-justice">Handcrafting Justice</a>, <a href="/tag/maureen-mcgowan">Maureen McGowan</a>, <a href="/tag/sisters-of-the-good-shepherd">Sisters of the Good Shepherd</a>, <a href="/tag/irish-step-dancing">Irish Step Dancing</a>, <a href="/tag/statues">Statues</a>, <a href="/tag/madagascar">Madagascar</a>, <a href="/tag/long-island">Long Island</a>, <a href="/tag/un">Un</a>, <a href="/tag/social-worker">Social Worker</a>, <a href="/tag/yeshiva-university">Yeshiva University</a>, <a href="/tag/star-of-bethlehem">Star of Bethlehem</a>, <a href="/tag/fair-trade">Fair Trade</a>, <a href="/tag/philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/tag/kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/media-group-sri-lankan-government-blocking-news-websites_n_1131339.html 2011-12-06T09:36:15Z 2011-12-06T09:36:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka &mdash; A media rights group has filed a court challenge over the Sri Lankan government's blocking of five news websites for conten... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-censorship">Sri Lanka Censorship</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-news-websites">Sri Lanka News Websites</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lankan-government">Sri Lankan Government</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-news">Sri Lanka News</a>, <a href="/tag/news-censorship">News Censorship</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-websites">Sri Lanka Websites</a>, <a href="/tag/censorship">Censorship</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandip-roy/every-bloody-indian-coope_b_1066787.html 2011-10-31T10:04:50Z 2011-10-31T10:05:08Z Sandip Roy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandip-roy/ The Sri Lankan American hedge fund billionaire is feeling aggrieved -- and not just because he's been found guilty of all 14 counts of insider trading. He is mad at his friends, or more specifically his Indian friends, for throwing him to the tigers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-asia">South Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street-crisis">Wall Street Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/rajat-gupta">Rajat Gupta</a>, <a href="/tag/raj-rajaratnam">Raj Rajaratnam</a>, <a href="/tag/indians">Indians</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/insider-trading">Insider Trading</a>, <a href="/tag/galleon-insider-trading">Galleon Insider Trading</a>, <a href="/crime">Crime News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/diwali-lights-up-south-as_n_1033724.html 2011-10-26T17:25:16Z 2011-10-26T18:12:16Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ South Asia's evening gloom is being punctured and punctuated by children's fireworks and sparklers as revelers take to the streets to celebrate Diwali... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/south-asia">South Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/south-asia-travel">South Asia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/trinidad">Trinidad</a>, <a href="/tag/holiday-travel">Holiday Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/diwali">Diwali</a>, <a href="/tag/india-travel">India Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christoph-wilcke/migrant-domestic-workers-_b_1007369.html 2011-10-12T21:40:12Z 2011-10-12T21:40:15Z Christoph Wilcke http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christoph-wilcke/ Migrant domestic workers from Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia desperately need another revolution. These women provide valuable domestic services, yet remain excluded from labor laws that provide basic protections. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="/tag/the-philippines">The Philippines</a>, <a href="/tag/jordan-domestic-workers">Jordan Domestic Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/jordan">Jordan</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/migrant-domestic-workers">Migrant Domestic Workers</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-d-hanley/women-leaders-of-peace_b_976286.html 2011-09-26T09:30:00Z 2011-09-26T12:35:52Z Brian D. Hanley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-d-hanley/ War has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, and their potential for sustaining peace often goes unrealized and untapped.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/war-and-women">War and Women</a>, <a href="/tag/activism">Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/search-for-common-ground">Search for Common Ground</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/world-peace-day">World Peace Day</a>, <a href="/tag/women-and-war">Women and War</a>, <a href="/tag/peace">Peace</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights-activist">Human Rights Activist</a>, <a href="/women">Women News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ru-freeman/a-few-peas-short-of-a-ful_b_932502.html 2011-08-22T14:20:40Z 2011-08-22T14:28:38Z Ru Freeman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ru-freeman/ It is usually the case that America's foreign policy spokespeople are misinformed to say the least. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/peace-and-reconciliation">Peace-and-Reconciliation</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/jayalalitha">Jayalalitha</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karunyan-arulanantham/us-businesses-sri-lanka_b_930859.html 2011-08-18T17:24:55Z 2011-08-18T17:25:36Z Karunyan Arulanantham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karunyan-arulanantham/ U.S. businesses, primarily apparel brands that import Sri Lankan-made goods to the United States, must begin to act in a more socially responsible and thoughtful manner if they want to be regarded as good corporate citizens. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/overseas-businesses">Overseas Businesses</a>, <a href="/tag/mahinda-rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a>, <a href="/tag/us-businesses">US Businesses</a>, <a href="/tag/tamil">Tamil</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/09/sri-lanka-elephant-census-boycott_n_922052.html 2011-08-09T10:23:56Z 2011-08-09T11:05:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka &mdash; Wildlife groups will boycott Sri Lanka's first census of elephants because they fear the count is a "smoke screen" for capt... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-elephant-census">Sri-Lanka-Elephant-Census</a>, <a href="/tag/elephants">Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-animals">Sri Lanka Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/elephant-census">Elephant Census</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-elephant">Sri Lanka Elephant</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/animals">Animals</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karunyan-arulanantham/sri-lanka-war_b_904450.html 2011-07-20T18:30:57Z 2011-07-20T18:35:16Z Karunyan Arulanantham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karunyan-arulanantham/ The U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue must include a strategy for protecting human rights and fundamental democratic principles in Sri Lanka. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-rebels">Sri Lanka Rebels</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-civil-war">Sri Lanka Civil War</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-war">Sri Lanka War</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-violence">Sri Lanka Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-civilian-deaths">Sri Lanka Civilian Deaths</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-tamil-tigers">Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/19/sri-lanka-peace-civil-war_n_902383.html 2011-07-19T08:33:05Z 2011-07-19T08:40:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's postwar policies are a hindrance to reconciliation between the country's embittered ethnic communities, two years af... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sri-lanka-civil-war">Sri Lanka Civil War</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/international-crisis-group">International Crisis Group</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/mahinda-rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meimei-fox/alison-thompson_b_895178.html 2011-07-13T17:48:02Z 2011-07-13T17:48:21Z MeiMei Fox http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meimei-fox/ Ten years ago on September 11, most New Yorkers fled lower Manhattan in horror as the first World Trade Center tower collapsed in a paroxysm of glass, metal and fire. Not Alison Thompson. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/relief">Relief</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-transformation">Personal Transformation</a>, <a href="/tag/red-cross">Red Cross</a>, <a href="/tag/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/tag/september-11">September 11</a>, <a href="/tag/911">9/11</a>, <a href="/tag/earthquake">Earthquake</a>, <a href="/tag/movie">Movie</a>, <a href="/tag/sean-penn">Sean Penn</a>, <a href="/tag/aid-organizations">Aid Organizations</a>, <a href="/tag/jp-hro">J/P HRO</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti">Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/volunteerism">Volunteerism</a>, <a href="/tag/philanthropy">Philanthropy</a>, <a href="/tag/volunteering">Volunteering</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a>, <a href="/tag/jenkinspenn-haiti-relief-organization">Jenkins/Penn Haiti Relief Organization</a>, <a href="/tag/the-third-wave">The Third Wave</a>, <a href="/tag/ngos">Ngos</a>, <a href="/tag/volunteer">Volunteer</a>, <a href="/tag/memoir">Memoir</a>, <a href="/tag/documentary">Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/self-improvement">Self-Improvement</a>, <a href="/tag/asian-tsunami">Asian Tsunami</a>, <a href="/tag/alison-thompson">Alison Thompson</a>, <a href="/tag/book">Book</a>, <a href="/tag/ground-zero">Ground Zero</a>, <a href="/tag/september-11th">September 11th</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p>