| New media spokesman for Lankan Air Force |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 04:39 PM] |
 SriLankan Air Force commander Air Marshal Harshea Abeywickrama appointed Siral Jaladi has the new media spokesman of the Lankan Air Force. [More] |
| Gov not interested to solve problems of university teachers |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:43 PM] |
 United National Party parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake announced government not much interested on solve problems of University teachers of this country. [More] |
| Ruling party face problems on appointing CM for North Central province |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:41 PM] |
 Former North Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake said that 120 UPFA local government members of the Anuradhapura district will resign if he is not appointed Chief Minister of the council. [More] |
| Navy refused to grant permission for fishermen to engage in fishing |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:39 PM] |
 Navy refused to grant permission for fsihermen displaced from the Thiruwadiniali area in Sulipuram Jaffna to engage fishing in the sea. 85 families suffer to full fill their livelihood need. [More] |
| Law college students stage protest at Madurai court premises |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 02:12 PM] |
 Two college students arrive to the Madurai court premises with bottles of Kerosene oil stage protest against the Lankan presidents visit towards India and warned that they would set fire to themselves. [More] |
| Necessary to defeat Rajapaksa regime: Former Chief Justice |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 01:46 PM] |
 Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva announced it’s necessary to demolish Rajapaksa regime of this country. [More] |
| UN delegates met TNA representatives |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 12:09 PM] |
 UN delegates met representatives of Tamil National Alliance short while ago. [More] |
| Vaiko continues protest for day and night |
[Thursday, 20 September 2012, 12:04 PM] [  ] |
 MDMK general secretary A M K Vaiko and hundreds of his supporters in a convoy were stopped on Wednesday, minutes after they entered Bad Chicholi area of Pandhurna tehsil of this district in Madhya Pradesh (MP) with a mission to show black flags to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajpaksa, who is slated to grace an international function at Sanchi on September 21 in Raisen district of the state. [More] |
| Deportees return from Britain investigate at BIA |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 10:40 AM] [] |
 Twenty five Sri Lankan asylum seekers, who were deported from Britain, arrived in a special flight a short while ago. The CID will record statements from them, the Police said the deportees included 8 Muslims, 13 Tamils and 4 Sinhalese. [More] |
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| Massive protest stage against arrival of Rajapaksa in TN: 300 individuals arrested |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 10:37 AM] [] |
 Political parties in Tamil Nadu stage massive protest against the arrival of President Mahinda Rajapaksa towards India. [More] |
| IUSF convener further remanded |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 10:36 AM] |
 Courts have remanded IUSF convener Sanjeewa Bandara until September 25. [More] |
| Government senior member involved in Rs.100 core corruption: UNP |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 05:44 AM] |
 Unite National Party blamed senior member of government politician involved in hundred core corruption activities. [More] |
| Samanthurai court stoned |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:42 AM] |
 Protest stage against the video footages of anti- Muslim film at Samanthurai yesterday. During the time of protest campaign group of protesters have thrown stones towards Samanthurai court premises. [More] |
| Britain deport 50 Lankans today |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:27 AM] |
 A group of 50 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, mostly Tamils who were deported from Britain, will return to the country today, immigration officials said. [More] |
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| President to meet Indian Prime Minister |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:21 AM] [] |
 Amidst ongoing protests in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa will have dinner on Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi, where the latter is expected to raise the issue of effective devolution of powers in Tamil-majority areas in north and east of the island nation. [More] |
| Appoint civil community members has governors of north and east: TNA |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:06 AM] |
 Tamil National Alliance requested to appoint member of the civil community has the governors of North and East areas. [More] |
| Finland woman sexually abused in Hikkaduwa |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:05 AM] |
 Two suspects have sexually tortured Finland woman at Hikkaduwa area. [More] |
| SLMC senior members to resign |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 02:38 AM] |
 Senior members of the SriLanka Muslim Congress currently preparing to resign their positions in the party, sources said. [More] |
| Sri Lankan Army still has vast presence in North & East |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 02:31 AM] |
 More than three years after winning the war against the LTTE, the Sri Lankan Army retains an overwhelming presence in the North and East of the island, deploying 16 out of its 19 divisions in the Tamil-dominated regions. [More] |
| I will full fill the needs of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim communities in the province: Najeeb A Majeed |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 02:15 AM] |
 Chief Minister of the Eastern provincial council Najeeb A Majeed announced steps would be taken to full fill the needs of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim communities in the province. [More] |
| Sri Lankan sentenced to ten years imprisonment in India |
| [Thursday, 20 September 2012, 02:03 AM] |
 A Sri Lankan national convicted by an Indian court on drug smuggling charges has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment. [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. [