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Lankan attempting to fly France with fake visa arrested in India
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 04:06.20 AM ]
A Sri Lankan national, was arrested by the bureau of immigration at Dabolim airport for holding a fake Schengen visa while traveling to Paris, France. [More]
Hand grenade recovered in Ottamawadh​i
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 05:18.41 PM ]
Police together with military personals recovered hand grenade from post office road at Ottamawadhi in Valichchenai, Batticaloa today. [More]
NIB purchased sophistica​ted equipment to tap mobile and land phones
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 05:16.43 PM ]
The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has purchased sophisticated equipment to tap mobile and land phones, NIB sources revealed. [More]
Protest rally against racial and religious attacks
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 05:15.10 PM ] []
Protest against speech and racial and religious attacks carried out by the anti Buddhist organization stage in Colombo today. [More]
British High Commission premises to the United States
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 05:10.49 PM ]
The sale of the former British High Commission premises to the United States is to be concluded within a few days, local  English news paper reports. [More]
Release of Duminda Silva threats to Lankan judiciary system: Hirunika
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:56.11 PM ] []
Hirunika Premachandra, daughter of the late presidential advisor Baratha Lakshman Premachchandra said release of Duminda Silva has misled the judiciary activities of this country. [More]
Azath Salley ordered to meet inspector at 4th floor
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:38.43 PM ]
Former Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Azath Salley ordered to meet CID officer Lasantha Ratnayake. [More]
Lankan president to visit Uganda
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:37.17 PM ]
Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa schedule to visit Uganda next month. Official announcement on this visit would be made later on. [More]
Will not send full delegation to CHOGM summit in Lankan: Canada
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:35.58 PM ]
The Canadian government has taken its first decisive move with regard to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) saying it will not send a full delegation to the November summit in Sri Lanka. [More]
Army questioned young women about family members of LTTE leader: New evident on war crime
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:32.01 PM ] []
Lankan government killed many Tamils during their 40 years of freedom struggle. Many tamil youths reported missing in the Tamil areas and their bodies were found in the road sides. [More]
Two different stance follow on Kerala and Tamil Nadu fishermen: Karunanidh​i
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:25.51 PM ]
Slamming the Centre on the issue of attacks on Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan navy, former UPA ally DMK on Sunday said the Indian government thinks that its job on the matter is over just by making a statement. [More]
US and Sweden grants political asylum to former LTTE members
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:20.05 PM ]
The United States of America and Sweden granted political asylum to 19 individuals maintained close relationship with LTTE organization. [More]
Range Bandara’s vehicle attacked: UNP provincial councilor arrested
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 07:42.32 AM ]
Shantha Sisira Kumara, UNP member of the Wayambe Provincial Council, has been arrested by Chilaw Police on charges of unlawful assembly and civil disorder during a protest last night against the hike in electricity tariffs. [More]
Four injured as van topples on Expressway
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 05:59.39 AM ]
A van veered off the road and toppled in Pinnaduwa on the Southern Expressway this morning injuring four persons, including a woman. [More]
Lankan man arrested for beating maids
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 03:22.37 AM ]
A Sri Lankan expatriate has been arrested for beating fellow nationals seeking work in Saudi Arabia as domestic workers. He was nabbed in Colombo by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), with police assistance, shortly after arriving for his annual vacation. [More]
IPL play-offs shifted to Delhi from Chennai
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 02:32.26 AM ]
The first qualifier and eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Saturday shifted to Delhi from Chennai, putting an end to the uncertainty over the venue for the crucial matches. [More]
‘Hypocritical’ Aus govt ignoring Sri Lankan abuses: Greens
[ Sunday, 28 April 2013, 02:18.13 AM ]
Australia’s Greens leader Christine Milne has accused the Gillard government of placing domestic politics ahead of human rights by refusing to boycott the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka. [More]
Disciplinary lesson plan for parliamentarians
[ Saturday, 27 April 2013, 04:58.26 PM ]
Deputy speaker Chandima Weerakodi said new lesson plan would be introduced to parliamentarians about their behavior in the parliament. [More]
Lankan government decided to abolish 13th amendment
[ Saturday, 27 April 2013, 04:06.45 PM ]
Lankan government decided to abolish the 13th amendment prior to the Northern provincial council to be hold in September. [More]
Jaffna commander denies opposition leader's statment
[ Saturday, 27 April 2013, 04:02.39 PM ]
Maj.Gen Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Army commander of Jaffna district denies the statement made by the opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe. [More]
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People paid last respect to Mulliwaikal relatives: M.A Rathan
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:09.23 PM ] []
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [More]
Jaffna university students commemorated death anniversary of Mulliwaikal residents
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 02:47.27 PM ] []
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [More]
Mother jumps into well with 3 daughters
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 09:14.06 AM ] []
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [More]
Man marries mother and daughter
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 04:51.29 AM ]
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [More]
Boycott SriLanka - Tamil Nadu youths
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:59.45 AM ] []
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [More]
"Lets celebrate war victory day" - Posters rules Jaffna
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:46.34 AM ] []
Peoples Front has pasted posters in Jaffna Peninsula on urging area residents to celebrate the war victory ceremony. [More]
New director to Jaffna Teaching hospital
[ Thursday, 16 May 2013, 04:01.50 PM ] []
The Ministry of Health re-appoints Mrs.Bawani Pasubathi raja has director of the Jaffna Teaching hospital. [More]
'Karuna As A Military Force Is A Myth’ – Gota To US
[ Thursday, 16 May 2013, 03:39.05 PM ]
“Mann expressed concern that government forces had given excessive freedom to the LTTE-breakaway “Karuna group,” which was using this freedom destructively. [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]