| Sision reiterated long-standing US policy-US |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 04:48 PM] |
 The US embassy in Colombo clarifying the statement made by Ambassador designate to Sri Lanka Michele J. Sison about Sri Lanka before the U.S. Congress, said the Ambassador’s statement reiterated long-standing US policy toward Sri Lanka, including calls for further demilitarization of the north. [More] |
| Warm welcome for Tamil Eelam football team at Heathrow airport |
[Monday, 11 June 2012, 03:51 PM] [ ] |
 Warm welcome for Tamil Eelam football team participated in the FIFA world cup football match. [More] |
| New Buddhist center in Muttur: Gotabaya |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 03:06 PM] |
 The Ministry of Defence has decided to construct Buddhist center at Patchanoor malai area in Muttur Trincomalee. This was the historical sight of Tamil people. [More] |
| Is Sri Lanka heading towards another July '83?: Muslims questioned |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 02:45 PM] |
 Is Sri Lanka heading towards another July 1983 type pogrom? This is the growing fear in view of the repeated threats on mosques and madrasas provoking Muslims. [More] |
| Tamil Eela students day commemorated in Norway |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 02:41 PM] [] |
 Tamil Youth Forum commemorate Tamil Eela students day at Oslo city in Norway. This was the inauguration day of Tamil Youth Forum. [More] |
| Army owns 1033 lands and houses in Jaffna district |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 01:56 PM] |
 SriLankan Army hopes to take over 33 thousand lands and houses in the Jaffna district among these lands 29 were owned by the government and other lands were owned by private sectors. [More] |
| INTERPOL: Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration Border Control System Database Service joined today |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 01:03 PM] |
 The launching ceremony of the Integration of INTERPOL Database Services with Sri Lanka Immigration Border Control System by Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa was held today (11th June 2011) at the main auditorium of the Ministry of Defence. [More] |
| Confident and happy life style of Thusha |
[Monday, 11 June 2012, 01:02 PM] [ ] |
 Thusha Kamleshwaran paralysed during the shooting at London last year lead happy life with her parents. [More] |
| Investigations against TNA parliamentarian refused to hoist lion flag |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 11:58 AM] |
 TNA parliamentarian refused to hoist national flag during an event organized by the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jaffna recently. [More] |
| Money robbed from Palitha Kohono: Investigations against inner city press journalist |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 11:55 AM] |
 The Sri Lankan government media is having a field day with the proceeding against Inner City Press by the UN Correspondents Association and its president Giampaolo Piolo. [More] |
| Number of criminal activities increased in North: Mahinda Hathurusinghe |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 11:32 AM] |
 War occurred between LTTE and Lankan Army. We did not fight with Tamil people and also Lankan Army maintains close relationships with Tamil people said the Jaffna district army commander Maj.Gen. Mahinda Hathurusinghe. [More] |
| Lankan Ministers unable to visit foreign countries ! Government is only responsible: Kiriella |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 06:05 AM] |
 United National Party parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella said government ministers and parliamentarians unable to visit foreign countries. [More] |
| SLMC demand government on Eastern provincial council election |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 06:05 AM] |
 SriLanka Muslim Congress demand government on Eastern provincial council election, sources said. [More] |
| Tamil National Alliance takes over malice politics: Wimal Weerawansa |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 06:04 AM] |
 The Minister of Housing Development Wimal Weerawansa said Tamil National Alliance takes over malice politics in the country. [More] |
| UNHRC to hold investigations on misplaced civilians in SriLanka |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 05:39 AM] |
 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is planning to hold discussions with civilians who testified before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, highly-placed External Affairs Ministry sources said. [More] |
| 3 Lankan refugees arrested in Israel |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 05:30 AM] |
 Israel police announced they have arrested three SriLankans for illegally staying in Israle. [More] |
| Five Lankan fishermen held in India |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 04:45 AM] |
 Five Sri Lankan fishermen were apprehended by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) here on Sunday morning. [More] |
| Swiss officials hold investigations against former LTTE members on money laundering |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 04:23 AM] |
 The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office will take its investigation into suspected money laundering by 12 members of the Swiss Tamil Tigers (LTTE) to the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. [More] |
| First lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa's family home robbed |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 04:19 AM] |
 The family home of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa located in Mount Lavinia, which is occupied by a relative, was robbed, police sources said. [More] |
| SriLankan Permanent Representative in Geneva kept in dark by Ministry |
| [Monday, 11 June 2012, 04:14 AM] |
 Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative in Geneva Tamara Kunanayakam said yesterday that she had been kept in the dark by the External Affairs Ministry regarding its preparations for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 20th session scheduled for this month. [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. [