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Leftist parties oppose to the government’s constitutional reform
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 03:19.22 PM ]
United National party and a section from the government too had shown their oppose to the political constitution reform which will be implemented by the Sri Lankan government according to its own will. [More]
Swiss Sivan temple administration will assist its acquaintance from motherland affected by war
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 03:15.45 PM ]
Repots, states, those affected by war in the locality at Dhikkam, Vadamarachchci, Jaffna will be provided with financial aids. Jaffna information states, the Swiss Sivan Kovil administration will grant this aid facility. In regard to this an event is organized, and the special guest of honor will be Tamil National Alliance parliament member Suresh Piremachandran. [More]
Appeal to expedite the inquiry from the “Sun Sea” ship woman.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 02:45.08 PM ]
An appeal was made to expedite the inquiry from the pregnant woman who had proceeded to Canada recently by the “Sun Sea” ship. [More]
Proposal for Constitutional reform submitted at the Parliament in forthcoming September.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:40.37 AM ]
Information states, the political constitution reforms will be submitted at the parliament in the forthcoming 8th of September. The proposal will be submitted at the cabinet on the forthcoming 1st. [More]
Consumers wasting 25 percent of electricity, according to statistics reports.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:36.32 AM ]
According to the recent statistics conducted in Sri Lanka, 25 percent of consumers are wasting electricity. The electricity is used for trade and a house whole requirement which amounts to 3.8 million which is revealed according to statistics reports. [More]
Three fishermen, gone missing in Batticaloa.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:32.43 AM ]
Reports states, three persons had gone missing while they had gone for fishing in the Batticaloa, Kalkuda area. The said three persons who had gone for fishing on last 19th, with sufficient food items had not come to the shores, is according to reports. [More]
Former Deputy Minister Jegatheeswaran’s house was burgled
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:28.07 AM ]
Former Deputy Minister and Sri Lanka Workers Congress Senior Member Jegadeeswaran’s house was burgled. The theft incident had occurred at his residence located at Hatton Town, situated in the Nuwara Eliya district was quoted in the “Lakbima” Sinhala newspaper. [More]
20 and more corpses monthly sent from abroad to Sri Lanka.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:13.08 AM ]
The National Insurance Fund Chairman Senaka Abeygunasekara said, his office is dispatching 20 and more dead bodies monthly, who have died in abroad. [More]
Minister Dew Gunasekera states, tigers will not come under the category of national movement, due to killing their brothers.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:08.06 AM ]
Dew Gunasekara Minister of Prison stated, due to brotherhood murders, the Tamil Eelam Liberation tigers will not come under the category of National Liberation tiger’s movement. [More]
Mahinda Rajapakse will become President for the third term
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:06.44 AM ]
Information states, the Sri Lankan government has obtained the required two third majority in parliament. On this basis, Mahinda Rajapakse will be elected as President for the third term for which there is a possibility of implementing the constitutional reforms by the government. [More]
Wimal Weerawansa proceeds to Jaffna
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:04.32 AM ]
The former JVP Campaign Secretary and Present Minister Wimal Weerawansa will be on a visit to Jaffna on the forthcoming 31st. His visit to Jaffna is meant on a supervision of observing the housing construction works. [More]
Indian Defense Secretary visit Sri Lanka.
[ Sunday, 29 August 2010, 07:02.04 AM ]
Reports states, Indian Defense Secretary Pradeep Kumar shortly will visit Sri Lanka. His visit to Sri Lanka is meant to scrutinize the security issues between the two countries. [More]
T.M.Swaminathan states, a decision should be taken by India for the Sri Lankan ethnic crisis
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:48.34 AM ]
United National Party had demanded the Indian government should propose a suggestion for a decision to the Sri Lankan ethnic crisis. United National Party Parliament Member T.M.Swaminathan made this statement at today’s media briefing held in Colombo. [More]
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress has taken a decision to support the government
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:46.49 AM ]
The Sri Lankan Muslim Congress had taken a decision to support the government. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress which is contesting by joining with the United National Party at the last general election obtained seven seats. [More]
Mandadeevu is an unofficial security zone
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:44.26 AM ]
Reports states a portion of Jaffna,Mandathevu, had been declared as an unofficial security zone. Towards this arrangement, the navy forces have vacated about 100 families from the locality. [More]
TNA, appeal to join them with the assignments processed for the welfare of northern people
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:38.38 AM ]
Tamil National Alliance had appealed to join them with the welfare projects processed towards the northern people. The Alliance Parliament Member Appathurai Vinayagamoorthy submitted this appeal. [More]
David Miliband meets tamils
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:37.05 AM ]
The former External Affairs Secretary of United Kingdom David Band will meet the migrant Tamils in London on the 4th of September. Many parliament members will also attend the meeting. [More]
A woman attached to a nongovernmental organization was deported
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:35.38 AM ]
Reports states a woman attached to a leading nongovernmental organization in Sri Lanka had been deported. The woman working for a Pessimistic Peace movement coming under  a nongovernmental organization was expelled. [More]
23 lacks of robbery by persons including police officers
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:33.12 AM ]
Reports states, a police officer is linked with the robbery incident of 23 lacks of robbery which had occurred in the Murugan area. The incident occurred at the Murugan Police zone located in the Mannar district at a place called Sooriya Kattakadu area. [More]
Tamil language will be taught to Private bus operators
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:30.59 AM ]
A special project is introduced to teach Tamil language to the personnel engaged in bus operations. The proposed project was introduced by the Ministry of National Language and National Synchronization Ministry. [More]
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Land mines excavated from Jaffna Vadamarachchci area
[ Friday, 03 September 2010, 09:49.13 AM ]
Sri Lankan government had informed that the land mines excavation in the Jaffna Vadamarachchi area has been done completely. Government believes, the resettlements could be expedited. [More]
89 thousand women had lost their husbands during north and east war
[ Friday, 03 September 2010, 01:16.58 AM ]
Reports states, 89 thousand women living in the north and east provinces have lost their husbands due to war. Out of them 25,000 widows are living in the Batticoloa district is according to statistics reports. Tamil National Alliance Parliament Member P.Selvaraja made this statement. [More]
Southern businessmen grab Vanni people’s assets
[ Friday, 03 September 2010, 01:11.57 AM ]
Reports states, the Sinhalese and Muslim businessmen are in the habit of grabbing the abandoned assets of displaced Vanni people. Towards these activities the military are engaged in duties in the Vanni region are cooperating is according to Vanni information. [More]
Nirupama visits Mullaitheevu and Trincomalee
[ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 01:12.18 AM ] []
Indian External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao visited Mullaitheevu today to find the situations in the district. She met the Mullaitheevu Government Agent Nagalingam Vethanayagam at 8.30 a.m. The Government Agent informed in detail about the situation of the resettled persons, and the request for Indian aid. She distributed Indian aid items to the resettled people. [More]
Sarath Fonseka suddenly suffering falls sick
[ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 01:08.45 AM ]
A leading Sinhala website had quoted a news item that Democratic National Alliance Leader Sarath Fonseka had suddenly suffering from ill health. The doctors from the navy forces are examining his health conditions is according to reports. [More]
Weapons flow from India is the main cause for the Tamil people’s devastation – Prof.Chittampalam
[ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 12:58.37 AM ] []
Prof.C.K.Chittampalam made a statement that, arms supplied from India during the internal war in Sri Lanka, is the main cause for the massive devastation of Tamil civilians which is the general opinion from many Tamils. He made this comment while he met Indian External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao at the Jaffna Public Library yesterday. [More]
New Zealand Supreme Court decides LTTE a political organisation
[ Monday, 30 August 2010, 12:57.00 PM ]
The Supreme Court of New Zealand Friday dismissed the appeal of the government seeking rejection of the refugee status of an Eezham Tamil who was captaining a ship carrying arms to the LTTE. [More]
More than settlements, government working hard for splits states, Mano Ganeshan
[ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:50.03 AM ]
Democratic People’s Front Leader Mano Ganeshan said, the Sri Lankan government does not have any concern to find a settlement to the crisis faced by the Sri lankan Tamils. [More]
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Senior SLA officer: ‘Kill everybody!’ order came from the top (VIDEO UPDATED)
[ Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 09:47.51 PM ] []
A senior Sri Lankan Army commander and frontline soldier have told Britain’s Channel 4 News that point-blank executions of Tamils at the end of the civil war in May 2009 were carried out under orders ‘from the top’. In an extended segment on Sri Lanka Tuesday, Channel 4 broadcast translated video interviews with the two soldiers. [More]