| Lanka can lose GSP: Trade Unions warns |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 04:15 PM] |
 Sri Lanka stood to lose the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) benefit awarded by the United States, if the government did not revise labour laws in the country, the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union (FTZGSEU) said yesterday. [More] |
| Land acquisition seminar in Canada: TNA MPs to present |
[Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 04:05 PM] [ ] |
 Seminar organized in Canada on land grabbing carried out by the Sinhala government in the island. [More] |
| Army attacks Kovil Iyar at Vadamarachchie |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 03:35 PM] |
 Army personals allegedly carried out attack against Hindu kovil iyar when he stopped Army personals entering in to kovil with their boots. [More] |
| Colombo- Madurai flight services to commence end of this year |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 02:41 PM] |
 Tamil Nadu Traders Union announced Mihin Lanka Airline schedule to commence Madurai- Colombo flight services this year. [More] |
| 3 arrested over monitoring the STF activities in Vavuniya |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 01:53 PM] |
 SriLankan Police arrested a woman and two other LTTE intelligence unit members at Vavuniya. [More] |
| In this region Army Generals served as presidents: Sarath Fonseka |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 01:24 PM] |
 Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka stated disciplinary political culture should be established in the country. During the past election some have directed films about me. [More] |
| 11 year old girl molested in Batticaloa: Police carries out search operation to arrest suspect |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 01:20 PM] |
 Batticaloa police officials carry out special search operation to arrest suspect molested 11years old girl in the Kokuwill area in Batticaloa district. [More] |
| Large stock of LTTE weapons recovered in Killinochchie |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 12:42 PM] |
 Lanka police recovered large stock of weapons hidden in the well at Killinochchie, Indian website reports. Police announced all these weapons were used by the LTTE organization. [More] |
| TN fishermen arrested by the Lankan Navl persons remanded till July12th |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 12:39 PM] [] |
 SriLankan Navy personals arrested 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen today and produce before the Mannar magistrates courts. Magistrate Youtzan remanded the suspects till 12th of July. [More] |
| 14-year - old girl abused in Killinochchie: Father arrested |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 09:20 AM] |
 14 year old girl had been sexually abused in Palai- Nakaramar kovil area in Killinochchie. [More] |
| Indian arrested with multiple visas at BIA |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 09:05 AM] |
 An Indian national in possession of 16 Italy visas, one Australia visa, and three Indian passports has been arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau in the Katunayake airport, the Police Media Unit said. [More] |
| Colombo- Jaffna bus met with an accident |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 09:02 AM] |
 Bus transporting passengers from Jaffna to Colombo met with an accident at Palai area during the wee hours. [More] |
| Body of a man recovered from well in Vavuniya |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 08:39 AM] [] |
 Vavuniya police officials recovered body of man from a well at Weppankulam area this morning. [More] |
| France stresses on compensating families |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 08:37 AM] |
 The French Embassy in Colombo has stressed on the need to pay compensations to the family members of the 17 aid workers killed in 2006. [More] |
| Lankan politicians fear over Land and Police powers: Rajitha Senaratne |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 08:01 AM] |
 The Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Rajitha Senaratne stated SriLankan politicians were fear over land and police power of the country. [More] |
| UNHRC Refugee council urge Lankan government to postponed decision on deporting IDP’s |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 04:35 AM] |
 UNHRC Refugee council urge Lankan government to postponed decision on deporting IDP’s from the country. [More] |
| International Media Forum condemns the websites ban in SriLanka |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 04:33 AM] |
 International Media Forum condemns the activity of the government on banning the SriLanka mirror and Lanka x news websites in the country. [More] |
| Comparing with China India made more financial support towards SriLanka |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 03:43 AM] |
 Comparing with the Chinese government Indian government has made more financial support towards SriLanka. [More] |
| IT department to analyze the computers from the banned websites |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 03:28 AM] |
 Colombo Additional Magistrate Prasanna Alwis yesterday ordered the Criminal Investigations Department to obtain a report from the Colombo University’s IT department regarding the PCs that were seized from the office of the Sri Lankamirror and Sri Lanka news that were searched by the CID in Kotte last Friday (29). [More] |
| Former Sri Lankan naval officer ‘complicit’ in war crimes: Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 03:06 AM] |
 One of Sri Lanka’s top naval officers has fled to Canada but federal officials are refusing to accept his refugee claim on the grounds he was complicit in war crimes during the troubled island’s long civil war against Tamil rebels. [More] |
| Army intelligence unit members stress LTTE rehabilitated members |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 02:55 AM] |
 Representatives of the Army intelligence unit continuously stress rehabilitated LTTE members to support government in the upcoming local council election. [More] |
| SriLanka would face controversial situation in November |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 02:50 AM] |
 In the year of 2006 United Nation Human Rights Council implemented changes in its structure and also changed its name as UN Human Rights Commission which helps to pay special attention towards human rights activities of membership nations of the commission. [More] |
| French navy ship visits Trincomalee port |
| [Tuesday, 03 July 2012, 02:46 AM] [] |
 The French Naval Ship ‘Dupay De Lome’ arrived at the Port of Trincomalee this morning for a goodwill visit. [More] |
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. [
Unblasted bomb recovered from Vavunatheevu police division in Batticaloa district. [
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. [
Lankan asylum seekers received asylum at US, Finland and Sweden. [
Tamil’s in Nethrland marked the 4th year anniversary of Mulliwaikal, massacre and demanding for the genocide that took place in May 18, 2009. [
The eldest daughter of former JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera’s arrested today , police media spokesman Buddhika Siriwardene said. [
An exhibition in Melbourne, detailing the Tamil genocide, was attended by over one hundred people. This exhibition commenced at Collingwood Gallery, 292 Smith Street, Collingwood, VIC at 2.00m and organized by the Tamil Regugee Council. [
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. [
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. [