| Strong wind damaged several houses in Batticaloa |
[Saturday, 14 July 2012, 04:22 PM] [ ] |
 A man was injured and rushed to the hospital when strong wind pass throw the Batticaloa town short while ago. [More] |
| Government MP's disappointed over Mahinda's activity to join with Chandrika Bandaranike |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 04:16 PM] |
 Several important government members disappointed over the recent activities of Mahinda Rajapaksa government has decided to join with the former president Chandrika Bandaranike and currently holding secrete discussions this regard, sources said. [More] |
| Geneva 97th session to investigate on misplaced persons in SriLanka |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 03:24 PM] |
 97th session of United Nation schedule to commence in Geneva would investigate on misplace people in SriLanka. [More] |
| 11% schools shutdown due to military activities in the Northern province |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 02:49 PM] |
 Teachers from the Northern Province blamed11% of schools in the Northern province was shutdown to fulfill the need of military personals in the district. [More] |
| Indian Government extends ban on LTTE for next two years |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 02:31 PM] |
 The Indian government has extended the ban on LTTE declaring that it continues to adopt a strong anti- India posture and pose a grave threat to the security of its citizens. [More] |
| Distant thunder of Lankan government: The Hindu news paper reports |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 02:24 PM] |
 In remarks to this newspaper, President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka has said the elections to the country’s Northern provincial council will be held only in September 2013 because the government needs time to update 30-year-old electoral rolls. [More] |
| Since end of war Sri Lanka has to face reconciliation issues: John Rankin |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 02:20 PM] |
 The British government called on the Sri Lankan government to investigate disappearances and resolve land issues in the Northern Province. [More] |
| Pakistani national arrested at Airport with 42 packets of heroin |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 09:32 AM] |
 A Pakistani national was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to bring several packets of heroin into the country. The suspect had swallowed the packets of heroin in order to enter the country undetected. [More] |
| President opens Upper Kotmale project |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 09:29 AM] [] |
 The Upper Kotmale hydro power project, which adds 150MW of power to the National Grid, was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today. [More] |
| Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan invites Rudrakumaran |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 07:04 AM] |
 Former LTTE Eastern Commander and Resettlement Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna invited leading LTTE Diaspora activist V. Rudrakumaran and his followers to visit Sri Lanka and witness first hand the ongoing development in the North and East. [More] |
| India submissive to SL like a mouse: Tamil Nadu CM |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 06:14 AM] |
 Claiming that the Indian Central government is submissive to Sri Lanka like a mouse, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has once again asked the centre to send back the nine Sri Lankan Air force personnel who are being trained in India, the NDTV reported. [More] |
| Presidential Investigative Commission to probe university crisis |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 06:00 AM] |
 A Presidential Investigative Commission is to be appointed to look into every issue concerning the country’s university system and provide recommendations. [More] |
| SLMC to contest Eastern PC under UPFA ticket |
| [Saturday, 14 July 2012, 05:56 AM] |
 The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress high command decided to contest the three Provincial Council elections inclusive of the Eastern Provincial Council under the ruling UPFA ticket, the political sources confirmed. [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. [