| Strong opposition to be created: Namal Rajapaksa |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 04:38 PM] |
 Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa urge to create strong opposition in the country. [More] |
| Buddhist policy holder Ramanathan to be appointed as new governor of north |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 04:29 PM] |
 Government to appoint most trusted Tamil national has the new governor of the Northern Province, sources said. [More] |
| Hakeem's fails to follow his religion how can comment on 'yellow robe terrorism': Athuraliye Rathana Thera |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 04:25 PM] |
 The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) yesterday criticized a statement made by the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Rauff Hakeem that President Rajapksa should defeat "yellow robe terrorism". [More] |
| Jaffna High Courts cancelled the injunction order issued by the Jaffna magistrate against TNPF |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:58 PM] |
 Jaffna High Courts cancelled the injunction order issued by the Jaffna magistrate against Tamil National People's Front on holding protest in front of the Jaffna central bus depot against the land grabbing process of Lankan government in the northern province. [More] |
| Man abducted a youth arrested in Colombo |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:17 PM] |
 Officers of the crime Investigation unit arrest a underworld group leader who had been abducted a youth from the Granpass area in Colombo and committed various tortures for past two days. [More] |
| Youth injured from the landmine exlposion |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 02:11 PM] |
 Youth from the Ittawil area in the Killinochchie district went to collect metal objects loosed his leg from the land mine explosion. [More] |
| Don’t trust the false comments of Lankan government on TESO- Karunanithi |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 01:26 PM] |
 DMK leader M.Karunanithi urges world Tamil people not trust the comments made by the Lankan government on TESO conference schedule to hold in Chennai. [More] |
| Statistics of Gotabaya clearly proves the misplace of surrendered LTTE members |
[Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 01:20 PM] [ ] |
 Speech delivered by the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa clearly proves the problems raised on the statistics of LTTE members surrender to the Lankan Army during the final perhaps of war in the country. [More] |
| Jaffna mayor collects ransom |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 12:38 PM] |
 Annual feast of Jaffna Nallur Kandasuwami Kovil commenced on 24th of July last month and continue its sixteenth day celebrations today. This was a historical site of Hindu devotees. [More] |
| Sri Lanka should take advantage of India and China: IMF |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 11:50 AM] |
 Sri Lanka should take advantage of its proximity to the economies of India and China to grow at a faster rate, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said. [More] |
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| Anuradhapura prison officials kill another Tamil political prisoner |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:45 AM] |
 Another Tamil political prisoner transferred from the Vavuniya prison to Anuradhapura prison last month was severely injured during the attack carried out by the prison officials reported dead this morning. [More] |
| Enjoining order on extending UNP leaership |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:40 AM] |
 The Mount Lavinia District Court today issued an enjoining order restraining the UNP from acting on the constitutional amendment, which states that elections for the party leadership should be held every six years, UNP Provincial Councillor Maithree Gunaratne said. [More] |
| 20 thousand postal voting applications rejected |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:39 AM] |
 Nearly 20,000 applications for postal voting at the upcoming provincial council elections have been rejected, additional Election Commissioner, R.M.A.L Ratnayake said. [More] |
| Duminda Silva never return to SriLanka: Lawyer |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:36 AM] |
 Lawyer of MP Duminda Silva informed the Colombo Magistrate today that Mr.Silva would not be able to come to Sri Lanka for at least two months as he had to undergo another surgery in Singapore today. [More] |
| Mentally unstable man bites police constable |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:33 AM] |
 A person was arrested after biting a chunk off a police constable attached to the Balangoda police, the Police Media Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana stated. [More] |
| 67 illegal migrants to Australia remanded |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:32 AM] |
 Two boat loads of illegal migrants have been arrested in Sri Lanka while attempting to reach Australia, bringing the number of asylum seekers arrested within the last two days to 67, an officials said Tuesday. [More] |
| Pilliyan party members attacked TNA members |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 10:29 AM] |
 Members of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalaipulikal party carried out attack against TNA supports engage in the election conversing in Batticaloa area. [More] |
| SLTB loses 6 million rupees due to substandard diesel |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 05:14 AM] |
 Over 250 state-owned buses of Sri Lanka had been affected by the use of contaminated diesel, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama has said. [More] |
| Protest against TESO conference in Colombo |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 05:07 AM] |
 National Patriotic Movement announced they would stage protest against TESO conference schedule to hold on 12th of August at Chennai. [More] |
| LTTE flags raised near Olympic Village |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 04:58 AM] [] |
 Pro-LTTE groups raised flags of the banned outfit and distributed leaflets at Stratford, near the Olympic Village in London yesterday (Aug. 06). [More] |
| Two UNP MP's to work independently |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:52 AM] |
 Two United National Party parliamentarians decided to work independently. [More] |
| We own clear evidence on allegations made against minister Bathiudeen: Attorney General Department |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:47 AM] |
 Attorney General department conforms they own clear evidence on Minister Rishadh Bathiudeen who made threats towards Mannar magistrate, Colombo base English newspaper reports. [More] |
| I’m struggling to win the attention of international community on problems face by the Lankan Tamils: Sivanthan |
[Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:32 AM] [ ] |
 “International community fails to pay their attention towards problems of Lankan Tamil people continuously face genocide attacks in the country. [More] |
| Mannar magistrate violates the privileges of parliamentarians: Speaker |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:12 AM] |
 A privilege issue raised in Parliament by UPFA MP Uvais Farooq, regarding the conduct of the Manner Magistrate, led to a heated exchange of words between Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and several government legislators. [More] |
| Violence election campaign of Pilliayan |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 03:09 AM] |
 Leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party S.Chandrakanthan contesting under the UPFA ticker in the eastern provincial council engages in illegal election conversing in the area, sources said. [More] |
| Vanni teacher to receive transfer order |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 02:36 AM] |
 Jaffna district coordinator of the human rights council T.Kanagaraja announced education ministry of the northern province agreed to grant transfer order on 1st of September towards 104 teachers in the Vanni district. [More] |
| Army step out from the camps constructed around the house of LTTE leader |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 02:33 AM] |
 Army personals evacuated their camp which was constructed near the house of LTTE leader Vellu Pillai Prabhakarana in Valvettithurai area, sources said. [More] |
| Two held for smoking on plane |
| [Wednesday, 08 August 2012, 02:28 AM] |
 Two Sri Lankan passengers were arrested for smoking in the lavatory of an aircraft arriving to Colombo from Kuwait yesterday (06), police said. [More] |
Two female garment workers have been arrested for bathing half naked in Ketawala Anicut with three other men, reported Anti Corruption Unit of Gampaha Police Division. [
The Minister of Mass Media Communication Keheiliya Rambukwella announced Geneva, Jayalalitha and Vaiko not permitted to make decision on 13th constitutional amendment. Only SriLankans are permitted to make final decision this regard. [
One of Australia’s foremost refugee legal advice centres claims it has been obstructed by staff at Christmas Island detention facility when trying to offer legal advice to asylum seekers, the Guardian newspaper reported. [
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India was working towards finding the rightful place for all communities in Sri Lanka. [
Supporters of SriLankan government with lion flags have attacked Eelam Tamil nationals staged protest infront of Oval grounds on demanding to boycott the Commonwealth meeting to be hoisted in SriLanka. [
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has once again criticised Muslims who wear the Niqab and Burka in Sri Lanka saying that it should not be allowed. [
The Government will ratify a United Nations obligation in Parliament next week to ban anyone in Sri Lanka aiding and abetting internationally proscribed terrorist organizations that include Al-Qaeda or the Taliban. [
Dr.Shivashankar arrested while at the Kokawil military base was released this morning. [
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. [