| Army threats Tamil candidate of eastern provincial council |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 05:14 PM] |
 Lankan Army has warned the leader of the Navodaya Peoples Front Vadivel Ilaiyathambi not to contest in the eastern provincial council election. [More] |
| Two Iranian caught with drugs worth Rs.250 mn |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 03:36 PM] |
 A stock of drugs worth over Rs 25 million was seized by the Customs Narcotics Control Unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport. [More] |
| 28,000 with warrants arrested in month of July |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 02:39 PM] |
 Twenty eight thousand persons with warrants against them were arrested during July in search operations carried out throughout the country on the instructions of the IGP, the police said. [More] |
| Theepa Chelvan best journalist of the year |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 02:16 PM] |
 Eelam poet and the journalist named Theepa Chelvan awardered has best journalist for year 2011. [More] |
| Three injured at Mirusuwil area |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 01:36 PM] |
 Three people injured from a road accident occurred at Mirusuwil area in Tenmarachchie Jaffna this afternoon. [More] |
| JVP protest reaches Vavuniya |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 12:17 PM] |
 JVP began motorcade and march protest named “Muster masses against the regime that torment masses” from Dondara Point to Point Pedro reached to Vavuniya today. [More] |
| Problems of Northern fishermen to be discuss at TESO conference: C.Thawaratnem |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 10:40 AM] |
 President of the Northern fishermen association C.Thawaratnem stated problems face by the northern fishermen due to the illegal entering of Tamil Nadu fishermen need to be discuss at the TESO conference schedule to held at the Tamil Nadu. [More] |
| Murdered Tamil journalist maintain relationship with LTTE: Sinhala newspaper editor |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 08:20 AM] |
 Editor of the weekly Sinhala newspaper says Tamil journalist murdered in the country has maintained relationship with the LTTE organization. [More] |
| US government extend ban on LTTE |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 08:19 AM] |
 Report released by the US Secretary of State’s announced LTTE international wing currently operating all around the region. [More] |
| Sivanthan continue hunger strike for 10th day |
[Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 05:20 AM] [ ] |
 Sivanthan Gobinath continue his hunger strike for 10th day on demanding to send back Lankan players representatives of genocide government to send back to their motherland. [More] |
| British parliamentary group to visit Jaffna, Killinochchie areas |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 05:16 AM] |
 10 member British parliamentarians schedule to make two days visit to Jaffna and Killinochchie tomorrow, sources said. [More] |
| Polling card distribution on August 17th |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 05:10 AM] |
 Polling card for the upcoming provincial council election schedule held on moth of September would be distribute on 17th – 30th of August this month. [More] |
| Resettlement programme would be complete before northern PC polls |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 05:07 AM] |
 The Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa announced people would be completely resettled by northern provincial council election. [More] |
| Ranil fear of my popularity - Sarath Fonseka |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:58 AM] |
 Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka stated opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe fear over his popularity in the country. [More] |
| Group headed by Robert Blake to make urgent visit to SriLanka |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:51 AM] |
 Group of high ranking US diplomats lead by the Assistant secretary of United States Robert O Blake would make a visit to SriLanka early weeks of next month. [More] |
| No one can fool Defence Secretary: Colombo Mayor |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:46 AM] |
 Colombo Mayor A.J.M. Muzammil said yesterday no one could fool Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and that the people who had tried to do so had had fallen by the wayside. [More] |
| IGP ordered to ensure the security of mgistrates |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:44 AM] |
 Inspector General of Police N.L.Illankakoon ordered to ensure the security of magistrates. [More] |
| Investigation on bank accounts on SriLanka mirror and X news websites |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:34 AM] |
 Investigations are been carried out on bank accounts maintained by the SriLanka mirror and X news websites which were banned by the government recently, sources said. [More] |
| International diplomats briefed on LLRC implementation |
[Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:28 AM] [ ] |
 Special seminar held for international diplomats on briefing final report of LLRC recommendations of this country at the ministry of external affairs yesterday. [More] |
| We are not fear to hold discussions with government: TNA |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 04:17 AM] |
 Tamil National Alliance announced they are not fear to hold discussions with the present government to achieve political solution for problems of Tamil people in this country. [More] |
| Ranil inform about 1994 election strategies to PA government |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 03:47 AM] |
 When late Gamini Dissanayake contested the 1994 Presidential election as the UNP candidate it was Ranil Wickremesinghe who undermined his campaign by disclosing his election strategies to People’s Alliance candidate Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, alleged Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. [More] |
| Students file petition at High Court to cancel new Z- score |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 03:37 AM] |
 Petition has been field at the High Court on urging to cancel new Z-score released recently. [More] |
| Ranil to be appear before courts |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 03:35 AM] |
 Colombo district court judge Dhamika Ganepola ordered United National Party leader Ranil Wickramasinghe and the party general secretary Tissa Attanayake to appear before courts on 21st of August. [More] |
| Australia drops travel warning for northern Sri Lanka |
| [Wednesday, 01 August 2012, 03:33 AM] |
 The Australian Foreign Affairs department has dropped its travel warning for northern Sri Lanka — only days after Australia deported a Tamil asylum seeker to the country. [More] |
Norway has asked Sri Lanka to comply with �well established international rules on diplomatic immunity� after a Colombo Court ruled that the former Norwegian Ambassador and three officials did not have immunity in a huge transaction involving an NGO. [
Members of SriLanka Army continuously warn families of misplaced personals while in the military detention. Group of unidentified personals have threatened to withdraw the case filed at the Vavuniya High Court. [
The Ministry of External Affairs announced they will monitors activities of Canadian government. Previously Canada announced that they will boycott Commonwealth Heads meeting to be held in SriLanka. [
Military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya said we have rescued the body of LTTE leader from Nandikadal lagoon on May 18, 2009. He is not residing in Eritrea. [
Russia decided to donate 8 helicopters to SriLanka. [
Minister Dinesh Gunawardene met Chief Incumbent of the Malwattu Chapters Tibbatuwawe Sumangala thero today. [
Tamil Genocide attack day commemorated at Queens Burg city in Toronto, Canada. [
Thousands of Tamil national present at the Mulliwaikal mourning organized by the British Tamil Forum. [
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. [