| Body of British national recovered at Kalutara |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 04:44 PM] |
The body of a foreign national has been discovered in a public toilet at a supermarket in Kalutara. [More] |
| 2500 under age girls abused |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 04:07 PM] |
Within the time period of two years 2500 underage girls have been sexually abused in the country, Human Rights Council announced. [More] |
| 17 Naval and Air Force personals injured at Diyathalawa camp |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 04:04 PM] |
17 Naval and Air Force personals were injured when a tree branch collapsed while on the training session. Injured were rushed to the Diyathalawa hospital. [More] |
| How to collect the misplaced pass port |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 04:03 PM] |
The Department of Immigration & Emigration has taken steps to notify Interpol regarding lost or stolen passports. [More] |
| Judgment on dissolving eastern provincial council on 9th |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 03:44 PM] |
Case filed against Eastern provincial council on dissolving the council before his time period. [More] |
| Editor of the Thinakural newspaper released his new book |
[Monday, 30 July 2012, 03:02 PM] [ ] |
Editor of the Thinakural newspaper V.Thanapalasingham released his second book named “Aim” (Nokku) at Colombo Tamil Sangam yesterday. [More] |
| Sambanthan warns on land and police powers |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 02:16 PM] |
TNA leader R.Sambanthan announced according to the government high ranking officials by achieving victory in the eastern provincial council Lankan government hopes to with draw land and police powers from the provincial councils. [More] |
| Gunaratnam pledged to release him: Sarath Fonseka |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 12:38 PM] |
Interview with the Lankadeepa news paper former Army commander Sarath Fonseka stated Kumar Gunaratnam pledged me to save his life and release him to the society. [More] |
| UN agreed to grant special offers for IDP's |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 12:22 PM] |
Tamil community activists would pay for United Nations sanctioned refugees to be safely shipped to Australia and deprive people smugglers of customers under a radical pitch to the Australian government’s expert panel on border protection. [More] |
| Another Lankan Tamil national to be deport from Australia |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 12:11 PM] |
Another Lankan Tamil national to be deport from Australia. [More] |
| Boat carrying 103 asylum seekers captured at Lankan waters |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 11:45 AM] |
The Sri Lanka Navy intercepted three boats carrying illegal migrants last night; one in Trincomalee and two in Negombo.A total of 103 persons were arrested and handed over tothe police for investigations. [More] |
| Mannar lawyers engage in protest for eighth day |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 09:35 AM] |
For the eighth day lawyers of the Mannar courts engaged in the protest. Court activities were halted in the district sources said. [More] |
| Lankan Naval personals attack Rameshwaram fishermen |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 09:28 AM] |
Lankan Naval personals thrown stones towards Tamil Nadu fishermen and chased away them while engaging in fishing at mid sea of Rameshwaram. [More] |
| Two suspects arrested over damaging Gandhi statue |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 09:25 AM] |
Two suspects arrested over damaging Mahathma Gandhi statue at Ariyalai area in Jaffna district. [More] |
| Mace stolen from Colombo Municipal Council: Council activities postponed |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 09:23 AM] |
A tense situation has arisen at the Colombo Municipal Council with opposition members taking hold of the mace of the council, compelling the suspension of todays sittings [More] |
| Duminda Silva responssible for fathers death! I will engage in politics: Hirunika Premachandra |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 07:51 AM] |
Hirunika Premachandra, daughter of the late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, says she will decide on her future political ambitions after the court rules on Duminda Silva and his alleged involvement in the murder of her father. [More] |
| Political frogs to be punished: Sajith |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 07:29 AM] |
Deputy leader of the United National party Sajith Premadasa stated steps to be taken to punish political frogs of this country. [More] |
| Mawai Senathiraja met Karunanithi! Hold discussion on TESO conference |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 07:11 AM] |
Senior Sri Lankan parliamentarian Mawai Senathiraja met DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday for an hour and discussed the themes of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organization (TESO) conference, which will be held in the city on August 12. [More] |
| Stock of weapons recovered at Valaichchenai area |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 07:09 AM] |
Valaichchenai police announced stock of weapons had been recovered from Muruthanai and Pethazi areas in the Vavlaichchenai district. [More] |
| Legal action would be taken against people betray the party: Ranil |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 07:07 AM] |
Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe announced strict legal action would be taken against members who are been betray the party. [More] |
| Sivanthan continue his hunger strike for eighth da |
[Monday, 30 July 2012, 07:05 AM] [ ] |
Members of the Human Rights organizations operating in the United Kingdom met Sivanthana and cast their support toward his hunger strike which is carried out for eighth day. [More] |
| CPC appeals against London Appeal Court judgement |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 06:58 AM] |
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced that it will appeal against the judgement delivered by a Court of Appeal in London. [More] |
| No dispute in Jaffna census: Sarvananthan |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 06:57 AM] |
The dispute over the latest population figure arrived at in the Jaffna region by the Census and Statistics Department in 2011 is a storm in a tea cup, claims an economist. [More] |
| 41,000 Army deserters officially dismissed from their positions |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 06:55 AM] |
41 thousand Army deserters have been officially dismissed from their relevant post. [More] |
| No IDPs by mid of August: Gotabaya |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 06:43 AM] |
The resettlement of IDPs in the North will be accomplished 100 percent by mid-August this year. All welfare camps in the North will be shut down, Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said. [More] |
| Duminda Silva Discharged From Hospital |
| [Monday, 30 July 2012, 06:41 AM] |
Parliamentarian Duminda Silva has been discharged from the Singapore hospital where he was receiving medical treatment following the Mulleriyawa shooting last October. [More] |