| Minister Douglas visited Jaffna Vembadi Womens college |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 04:13 PM] |
 Minister Douglas Devananda visited to Jaffna Vembadi Womens college to solve the problems on appointing new principal to the school. [More] |
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| Government websites blocked by unidentified persons |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 04:05 PM] |
 In the recent past Lankan government blocked Tamil websites in the country and also made threats towards journalists. In such situation migrated people have blocked the websites such as EPDP.net, JVP News.com and SLFOnews.com which publish favorable news about the Lankan government. [More] |
| Man distributed ganja with Navy ID card arrested |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 03:36 PM] |
 Police officials attached to the Kandy Galagedara police station arrested a suspect illegally transported 400g of heroin from Colombo district. This suspect has used Navy Identity card this regard. [More] |
| Daya Gamage to be the Eastern province chief minister candidate |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 03:03 PM] |
 Name of UNP organizer Daya Gamage would be proposed to the post of Chief Minister in the Eastern provincial council, unconfirmed party sources said. [More] |
| Lanka obtain loan from Arabic nations |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 02:45 PM] |
 End of the UNHRC session SriLanka was able to maintain friendly relationship with some of Arabic nations. At present Lankan government hope to obtain loan from Arabic nations. [More] |
| Prisoners were brutally attacked in prison compound: TNA parliamentarians not permitted to visit prisoners |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 02:22 PM] |
 Prison officials attached to the Anuradhapura prison carried out brutal attack against Tamil prisoner today and the prisoner was severely injured from the attack. [More] |
| New Delhi stand at UNHRC will depend on SL’s actions: Shiv Shankar Menon |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 01:45 PM] |
 India’s National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has made it clear to the Sri Lankan top brass that New Delhi’s stance at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka’s human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in November will depend entirely on what Colombo does to improve its human rights image, the Indian Express reported. [More] |
| Ranil: Sambanthan hold special discussion on parliamentary select committee |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 01:44 PM] |
 Special discussion held between Tamil National Alliance and United National party on repreentating in the parliamentary select committee appointed by the Lankan government to solve ethnic issue of SriLanka at the opposition leader’s office last morning. [More] |
| Court orders MTV/MBC to suspend Olympic rights |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 01:26 PM] |
 The Commercial High Court today issued an interim injunction preventing MTV/MBC network from telecasting the 2012 London Olympics. [More] |
| Double faces of Lankan government on genocide attack |
[Monday, 02 July 2012, 01:22 PM] [ ] |
 At present Lankan government faces continues threats on war crime allegations and attacks against Tamil people in the country. In such situation SriLanka raised its voice against genocide attacks and war crime allegations at the UN Security Council. This activity clearly proves double stance of Lankan government. [More] |
| Another Lankan boat to Christmas Island |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 12:33 PM] |
 The small ramshackled fishing vessel carrying the 39 mainly male asylum seekers is currently sitting not far from shore at Christmas Island’s cove, with around five Navy officers on board. [More] |
| No advice from AG to relese Daya Master and Gorge Master |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 09:17 AM] |
 Ofiicials if the Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that they are yet to receive the Attorney General’s advice regarding former media spokesman of the LTTE Daya Master and George Master, who are out on bail. [More] |
| Youth drawned in the Sigiriya Tank |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 09:07 AM] |
 A seventen -year-old has drowned in the Tank in Sigiriya. [More] |
| 6 tried to visit Australia by boat arrested in Kalkuda |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 08:35 AM] |
 Kalkuda police arrested 6 individuals tried to visit Australia by boat at 1.00am this early morning. [More] |
| Lankan doctor charged with molesting nurse in Malaysia |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 08:10 AM] |
 A Sri Lankan doctor was charged in court on Monday with molesting a nurse at an operating theatre on three occasions. The doctor (36), allegedly touched the buttocks of the 26-year-old inside the operating theatre at Changi General Hospital, Malaysia on April 5. [More] |
| False news violates human rights: Government information department |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 06:22 AM] |
 The Government Information Department said in its website that acting on a court order the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials, sealed an office in Rajagiriya where two websites involved in propagating false and unethical news on Sri Lanka were being operated from. [More] |
| Sri Lanka's former rebels to sport of shooting |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 05:46 AM] |
 Skilled long range shooter, K. Vijiyan who used his gun with perfect accuracy against Sri Lanka' s military during the country's brutal three decades of war has now come forward to shoot for the country. [More] |
| Armed groups operates in Eastern province: Military intelligence unit |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 05:25 AM] |
 Military intelligence has received information of an increasing number of armed groups operating with political backing in Batticaloa. Intelligence sources said that there are around 150 armed persons in these groups. [More] |
| Clash between buddhist monks at Galle |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 05:12 AM] |
 Buddhist extremists in Sri Lanka today attacked another Buddhist monk for preaching 'new ideology' at Baddegama town in the Galle district of Southern Province. [More] |
| I'm responsible for news published in the X news website: Mangala Samaraw |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 04:45 AM] |
 Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera is to file a fundamental rights petition against last Friday's raid on two news websites, Sri Lanka Mirror and Sri Lanka X News. [More] |
| JVP challenges government to hold elections in all provinces same time |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 04:36 AM] |
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today challenged the government to hold elections in all provinces in the country at once without resorting to hold elections on a staggered basis. [More] |
| Facilities for Lankan refugees upgraded in Cocos island |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 04:33 AM] |
 Australin authorities are rushing to upgrade quarantine facilities at the remote Cocos Islands, confirming fears that people smugglers from Sri Lanka and southern India have chosen the island group as a new frontier in the asylum seeker trade. [More] |
| Disciplinary political system to be established in the country: Sarath Fonseka |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 04:10 AM] |
 Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka stated disciplinary political culture should be established in the country. [More] |
| 5000 rehabilitated LTTE members schedule to join Civil Defence Force: Namal Rajapaksa |
| [Monday, 02 July 2012, 03:53 AM] |
 Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa announced 5000 rehabilitated LTTE youths schedule to join to the Civil Defence force. [More] |
The Ministry of Health re-appoints Mrs.Bawani Pasubathi raja has director of the Jaffna Teaching hospital. [
“Mann expressed concern that government forces had given excessive freedom to the LTTE-breakaway “Karuna group,” which was using this freedom destructively. [
The customary UN Medal Parade, the prestigious military ceremony that recognizes the exemplary contribution, made by any specific contingent to maintain law and order in Lebanon, saw Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) troops, currently serving there, honoured awarding UN medals as their period of service in Lebanon is nearing completion. [
SriLankan security personals have found the house of LTTE leader at Aanandhapuram area in Mullaitivu today. [
Government denies request made by the US government. [
A.Sivasuwamy, Land Acquisition officer of the Jaffna district resigns, sources said. [
At least 16 houses including 15 belonging to Tamils had been attacked in Mariyawatte village Tangalle last night over an illicit love affair between a Tamil woman and a Sinhalese man. [
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. [