Keheliya Rambukwella

Information minister Keheliya Rambukwella said Mahinda Rajapakse wanted to attend the Games in Glasgow but was concerned about being targeted by ethnic Tamil protesters who accuse him of war crimes.

Sri Lanka announced on Thursday it would repossess part of a strategic oil storage depot from a state-run Indian firm Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) after Delhi supported international calls to probe war crimes on the island.

Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would bar women of all ages from travelling abroad to work in menial jobs, following an international outcry over the beheading of a young nanny in Saudi Arabia.

Information minister Keheliya Rambukwella said Mahinda Rajapakse wanted to attend the Games in Glasgow but was concerned about being targeted by ethnic Tamil protesters who accuse him of war crimes.

Sri Lanka announced on Thursday it would repossess part of a strategic oil storage depot from a state-run Indian firm Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) after Delhi supported international calls to probe war crimes on the island.

Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would bar women of all ages from travelling abroad to work in menial jobs, following an international outcry over the beheading of a young nanny in Saudi Arabia.