| Bio-anthropologists from the Cambridge University to hold reserch on pre historic skeleton |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 04:57 PM] |
 Bio-anthropologists from the Cambridge University will arrive in Sri Lanka today to conduct further research on the pre historic skeleton found at Pahiyangala, Archeology Department Excavation Director Nimal Perera said. [More] |
| Protest stage in front of Chenkalpattu special detention center |
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 Members from the various organizations gathered in front of the Chengalpattu special detention urge to release Lankan Tamils where the cases have been hold. Protesters stressed Tamil Nadu government need to release all these individuals as they promised earlier. [More] |
| Police carried out search operation at Vavuniya prison |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 03:50 PM] |
 Due to the tense situation arose in the Vavuniya prison 205 prisoners from the total number of 212 prisoners were transferred to the Anuradhapura prison. [More] |
| US voices concerns over media harassment |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 03:15 PM] |
 The US in a statement claimed to be closely following the case of the Sri Lanka Mirror and Lankaxnews following a raid conducted by the CID yesterday (June 29) in which nine persons were arrested. [More] |
| Thamilini at Vavuniya Poontottam rehabilitation center |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 02:56 PM] |
 Office of the Rehabilitation commissioner announced Thamilini would be sent towards rehabilitation programme. [More] |
| India expresses displeasure over SriLanka: Shiv Sankar Menon |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 02:38 PM] |
 India yesterday expressed its displeasure over the failure on the part of the government of Sri Lanka to break the deadlock in the process of evolving a political solution to the national question, to address land issues in the north and to scale down the presence of military, informed sources said yesterday. [More] |
| TNA will stage satyagraha campaign to solve ethic issue: Sampanthan |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 02:21 PM] |
 Only after the dialogue, and actions taken through democratic means exhaust, the Tamil National Alliance will resort to satyagraha campaign. It will be a peaceful nonviolent struggle based on the principles ahimsa. [More] |
| SL Navy intercepts 9 Australian bound trawlers |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 02:03 PM] |
 Sri Lanka Navy has intercepted a multiday fishing trawler with 9 persons onboard bound for Australia in the seas off Negombo. [More] |
| United States to continue with GSP concession |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 01:56 PM] |
 While announcing that Sri Lanka will continue to enjoy the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) concession, the United States said that the government of Sri Lanka has taken significant steps to improve the worker rights environment in the country. [More] |
| Several acres destroyed in fire on mountain reserve |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 06:44 AM] |
 A fire has broken out in a mountain reserve in Wellawaya. It is learnt that the fire had started last afternoon. [More] |
| Primary school principal arrested for molest |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 06:33 AM] |
 A primary school principal who is alleged to have molested nine young girls has been arrested in the Kehelella area in Divulapitiya. [More] |
| Two boats carrying 108 intercepted off Australia |
| [Saturday, 30 June 2012, 06:30 AM] |
 Two more boats have been detected overnight, carrying 108 asylum seekers, taking the number of boats intercepted in just over 24 hours to four. [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. [