| 4 politicians arrested within 24 hours |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 05:04 PM] |
 UNP Southern Provincial Councilor Krishantha Pushpakumara and Bope-Poddala Pradeshiya Sabha member Amila Nuwan, who were arrested on charges of obstructing police, have been remanded till August 08 by the Galle Magistrate’s Court. [More] |
| Stray dog meat fobbed off as mutton |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 04:28 PM] |
 As the mystery deepens on stray dogs missing in numbers, there is strong evidence that dog meat is mixed with mutton and sold at mutton stalls in and around Colombo. Police and Animal Welfare Associations have confirmed reports of stray dogs going missing all over Colombo. [More] |
| Government unable to solve problems of people: JVP |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 03:16 PM] |
 JVP announced at present government face difficulties to solve problems of people of this country. [More] |
| Lankan Army refuses the allegations of Human Rights Watch |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 02:45 PM] |
 Lankan Army announced it’s unable to accept the blames made by the Human Rights Watch organization. [More] |
| Mystery over Lanka’s Olympic tickets worth millions |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 02:36 PM] |
 Sri Lanka bought tickets for the ongoing Olympic Games in London to the tune of Rs. 7 million, but who got the tickets is a mystery. [More] |
| Navi Pillay team coming to SriLanka |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 02:24 PM] |
 Experts from the UN Human Rights Council will arrive in Colombo next month to “offer advice and technical assistance” to the Government towards implementing the US-backed resolution on Sri Lanka. [More] |
| No foreign election monitors: Election commissioner |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 02:20 PM] |
 Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya announced foreign election monitors would not deploy for the election monitoring activities of the upcoming provincial council election. [More] |
| Southern bus operators attacked Northern youth |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 02:16 PM] |
 Conductor and the bus driver from the southern province has allegedly carried out attack against the youth from the Northern Province and murdered the youth by pushing him away from the bus. [More] |
| What is the genocide attack? |
[Sunday, 05 August 2012, 01:44 PM] [ ] |
 This was the incident which gave the meaning for the genocide attack of this country. [More] |
| Relax visa regulations-SL to India |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 06:05 AM] |
 Sri Lanka has sought some relaxation on employment visa from India and both countries are engaged in negotiations to simplify the visa regime, Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said today. [More] |
| Arrested protesters claim the police assaulted them |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 06:00 AM] |
 Four of the individuals who were taken into police custody for protesting opposite the Thambuththegama police station and subsequently released on bail, have been admitted to the Thambuththegama Hospital. [More] |
| Child Abuse – 4 cases per day |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 05:56 AM] |
 The Commissioner of the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission Dr Prathiba Mahanama Hewa confirms that 2,500 child abuse cases have been reported between the 1st of January 2010 and 1st July 2012. [More] |
| Badulla PS member arrested for assault |
| [Sunday, 05 August 2012, 05:54 AM] |
 A member of the Badulla Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested has been arrested for assaulting an official of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board’s Badulla office. [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. [
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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. [