| Parts of Lion Air plane discovered |
| [ Saturday, 04 May 2013, 02:48.49 PM ] |
 The salvage operation on wreckage of the Lion Air Antonov 24 plane began today and will continue till tomorrow. The plane crashed into the Iranathivu seas after an LTTE missile attack in 1998. [More] |
| Minister Karunanayake challenges Weerawansa |
| [ Saturday, 04 May 2013, 02:43.41 PM ] |
 United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake referring to the separate May Day rally and the speech made by Minister Wimal Weerawansa challenged him to go home. [More] |
| David Cameron to attend CHOGM |
| [ Saturday, 04 May 2013, 08:58.46 AM ] |
 David Cameron will attend the Commonwealth Summit in November despite serious divisions within the organisation over the human rights record of Sri Lanka, the host government. [More] |
| Canadian PM won’t go to Lanka |
| [ Saturday, 04 May 2013, 06:30.55 AM ] |
 Prime Minister Stephen Harper won’t be attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next November, The Huffington Post Canada has learned. [More] |
| 14 Lankan fishermen arrested off Andhra Pradesh |
| [ Saturday, 04 May 2013, 04:39.01 AM ] |
 Following the arrest of 11 Sri Lankan fishermen on May 1, the Indian Coast Guard has arrested another 14 fishermen from the island nation for entering illegally into Indian waters, Marine Police said on Friday. [More] |
| Minister Hakeem refuses fund from US |
| [ Friday, 03 May 2013, 04:11.21 PM ] |
 The Minister of Justice Rauff Hakeem refused to accept financial support from the United States of America where it would affect the sovereignty of the country. [More] |
| 25th memorial day of Annai Popathi |
[ Friday, 03 May 2013, 02:47.55 PM ] [ ] |
 25th Death memorial of Annai Popathi commemorated in Germany today. Anai Popathi is a mother immolates herself to establish Tamil Eelam in the hearts of Tamil people. [More] |
| Basil- Douglas clash over Northern Provincial Council election |
| [ Friday, 03 May 2013, 02:41.39 PM ] |
 Minister Basil Rajapaksa announced parties representate the United People Freedom Alliance would contest under one umbrella in the upcoming Northern Provincial Council election. Minister further noted candidates would be contest independently. [More] |
| Jaya adopts resolution to retrieve Kachchativu |
| [ Friday, 03 May 2013, 01:12.22 PM ] |
 In a bid to put an end to frequent attacks on Indian fishermen, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve Kachchativu island ceded to Sri Lanka under a 1974 agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka. [More] |
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| Chenkaladi double murder suspects further remanded May 29 |
| [ Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 04:00.16 PM ] [] |
 Four suspects and students of Chenkaladi Central collage connection with Chenkaladi double murder further remanded till May 29. [More] |
| Rajiv Gandhi targeted while he was touring Mysore: CM Siddaramaiah |
[ Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 03:26.11 PM ] [ ] |
 Was former PM Rajiv Gandhi targeted while he was touring Mysore days before his assassination at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991? According to CM Siddaramaiah, there was an attempt to kill Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Mysore. [More] |
| I always respect R.Sambanthan and Mawai Senadhiraja: Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan |
| [ Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 08:07.07 AM ] |
 Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Karuna stated “I always respect R.Sambanthan and Mawai Senadhiraja”. [More] |
| Army to shift camps to Palaly |
| [ Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 03:45.13 AM ] |
 The army will shift most of the camps in the Jaffna peninsula to Palaly, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said today. [More] |
| Disabled girl sexually abused in Vavuniya |
| [ Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 03:28.43 PM ] |
 Officer of the child affairs J.Jayanakenady announced disabled girl (18) was sexually abused in Kanagarayankulam in Vavuniya. [More] |
| India fail to solve problems of Tamils in SriLanka: Indian High Commissioner |
| [ Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:36.44 PM ] [] |
 Indian High Commissioner to SriLanka Ashok K.Kantha informed Tamil National Alliance that India fail to achieve victor on granting proper solution to problems faced Tamils in SriLanka. [More] |
| Unblasted bomb recovered in Batticaloa |
| [ Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 07:56.43 AM ] [] |
 Unblasted bomb recovered from Vavunatheevu police division in Batticaloa district. [More] |
| Ranil - Praba agreement helped to separate Eastern commander: Sajith Premadasa |
| [ Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 03:51.18 AM ] |
 UNP MP Sajith Premadasa says his father gave one group in the LTTE weapons in order to try and create a split in the LTTE. [More] |
| UN has a second chance to right wrongs on Sri Lanka |
| [ Friday, 16 November 2012, 07:18.53 AM ] |
 There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [More] |
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A group of DMK MPs on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to recommend to the President commutation of the death sentence of the three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. [
Officers attached to the Terrorist Investigation Division re- collect money from people for sending them to Australia by boat, relatives of asylum seekers said. [
The 2013 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index marks a return to a more usual configuration. [
A prominent Muslim politician and government critic arrested today in Sri Lanka must be immediately released or charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence, Amnesty International said. [
The country's economy is being handled by four 'bureaucrats,' who are 'white-collar criminals', Minister of Technology and Research, Patali Champika Ranawaka, alleged yesterday. [
The Pakistani national allegedly responsible for importing 30,000 vials of contraceptive injection inside a shipment of potatoes has been arrested, Customs officials said. [
Australia stressed to implement LLRC recommendations appointed by the Lankan president. [
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to SriLanka Ashok .K.Kantha met president Mahinda Rajapaksa today. [
Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma met with the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, retired Justice Priyantha Perera and his delegation on Wednesday. [
Chief Justice Mohan Peries warned security personals not cause disturbances to peaceful situation in the Eastern Province. [
Family members of Duminda Silva announced they never mislead the court activities. [
