| Monk forcibly take over the statue of Vinayagar from kovil at Ampara |
[Monday, 06 August 2012, 04:31 PM] [ ] |
 Panamai Chiti Vinyakar kovil is the most important religious site for more than two hundred Tamil people residing in the Amapara district. [More] |
| Major threats to free education system: Ranil |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 03:49 PM] |
 Leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickramasinghe announced free education system face major threats in the history of SriLanka. [More] |
| Pakistan Defence secretary schedule to visit SriLanka tomorrow |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 03:14 PM] |
 Secretary Defence Lt Gen (Retd) Asif Yasin Malik will visit Sri Lanka from August 7 to hold discussion and further strengthen ties between the two friendly countries. [More] |
| Vaikundan began his fifth day cycle campaign |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 02:57 PM] [] |
 Fifth day of the cycle journey commenced in front of the Thurkai amman kovil at Lourdeson city. Special pooja organized in the kovil to cahive victory for the cycling campaign of Vaikundan. [More] |
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| Woman sexually abused at the toilet! Three military personals arrested |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 02:00 PM] |
 Three army personals arrest on sexually abusing a woman at a toilet in train travelling from Badhulla-Colombo. [More] |
| Chinese woman sacrificed for the growth of Tamil language |
[Monday, 06 August 2012, 01:05 PM] [ ] |
 Chinese Tamil announcer named Kalaiarasi. She is a Chinese national. [More] |
| Substandard fuel distribution in the country ! Request to grant loss and damage |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 12:45 PM] |
 The Railway Employees Union vowed to take stern trade union action yesterday if the authorities failed to recover the loss and damage caused to 36 power sets, due to substandard diesel, amounting to Rs 30 million. [More] |
| Family man murdered at Jaffna |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 09:28 AM] |
 Koppai police announced body of a family man recovered from Uralupokkanai area in Jaffna this early morning. [More] |
| Brothel house raided at Mt.Lavinia |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 09:26 AM] |
 Mt.Lavania police raided a brothel house at Sumanarama road in Mt.Lavinia which operates as the Aurvedic center. [More] |
| Lankan government to return back all the missiles |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 09:18 AM] |
 Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to return the missiles purchase during the time of war in SriLanka. These missiles would be return towards respective nations. [More] |
| House maid arrested with million worth of stolen jewellery |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 08:54 AM] |
 A Sri Lanka house maid who had allegedly robbed gold jewellery worth Rs.2.4 million from a Malaysian house where had been working, was arrested by BIA police. [More] |
| British Airways to return in March 2013 |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 08:29 AM] |
 After over a 10-year hiatus, British Airways, UK’s national carrier, would be returning to Sri Lanka in March next year, civil aviation authorities said on Friday, Colombo based English newspaper reorts. [More] |
| Bomb at Gampaha courts - Police and police sniffer dogs on search operation |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 08:20 AM] |
 Gampaha police has taken steps to evacuate all the people from the Gampaha Court due to a telephone call received via 119 police emergency unit that there was a bomb in the court, police said [More] |
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| Chinese arrested while fishing at Lankan waters |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 08:18 AM] |
 The Navy arrested two trawlers carrying 37 Chinese and two Sri Lankan fishermen for trespassing in Sri Lankan waters. [More] |
| Duminda Silva did not return to country: Police media spokesman |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 07:38 AM] |
 Police Media spokesman refuses the news report on the return Duminda Silva , parliamentarian of the United People’s Freedom Alliance towards country. [More] |
| Changes to be implemented in the university higher education: president |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 07:36 AM] |
 President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Vice Chancellors and Deans of universities at Temple Trees yesterday to discuss issues relating to the ‘Z Score’ calculations and higher education in general. [More] |
| Special representative of president Melinda Moragoda visits New Delhi |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 07:34 AM] |
 Special representative of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa the Senior advisor to the president MelindaMoragoda has visited New Delhi to build up the diplomatic affairs between two nations where the diplomatic affairs effected since the Geneva decision. [More] |
| Sri Lankan refugee, 2 children found dead |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 07:31 AM] |
 A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee and her two children, inmates of a refugee camp near Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, were found dead in a dry well today, Indian police said. [More] |
| 41 illgal asylum seekers to visit Australia arrested |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 07:30 AM] |
 41 individuals illegally tried to visit Australia arrested at Chillaw today. [More] |
| Father and son collided with train |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 06:56 AM] [] |
 Father and son collided with a train reported dead at the Mahamangam area in Batticaloa district the wee hours. [More] |
| Communal politics, bane of country: Minister Musthapha |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 06:53 AM] |
 The country cannot move forward if political parties resort to inciting communalism with the petty intention to secure more votes,” Deputy Minister Faiszer Musthapha said. [More] |
| Sivanthan continue hunger strike for 15th day |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 06:50 AM] [] |
 Sivantha Gopinat continues his hunger strike for 15th day. Speaking to media Sivathna stated he hopes to continue his hunger strike till 12th of August (last day of the Olympic games). [More] |
| 40 Local council politicians arrested |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 06:40 AM] |
 Cases file against 40 local council politicians of this country. [More] |
| Special attention would be paid on Lankans take part in the TESO conference: SL government |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 06:38 AM] |
 Government announced special attention would be paid on Lankans taking part in the TESO conference. TESO conference organized against SriLanka. [More] |
| Separations among Sinhala people: Racists |
| [Monday, 06 August 2012, 06:35 AM] |
 Secretary of the National Bhiku Fron Most.Ven.Thiniyawala Palitha thero stated people of Sinhala community were separated in various manners. [More] |
Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka of Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) said yesterday that the UNP turned down a request from a former terrorist to contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the party. [
The entire world was asking Sri Lanka to give into the terrorists and avoid confrontation with them, but we chose to trust in the strength and courage of the country’s youth, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. [
Trade unions, opposition parties and civil society organizations are gearing up to hold a massive protest on the 21st against the electricity tariff hike and the performance of the government. [
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [
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. [