| (2nd Lead) |
| TNA to contest alone in the eastern provincial council election |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 04:13 PM] |
 TNA Batticaloa district parliamentarian Ponne Selvaraja announced TAN would contest alone in the upcoming eastern provincial council election, BBC reports. [More] |
| Military protection for Public Health Inspectors |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 04:12 PM] |
 A special security program will be introduced to ensure the safety of the officials engaged in the operations of the National Mosquito Eradication Program, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said today. [More] |
| Married Buddhist monk arrested |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:42 PM] |
 Police arrested a married Buddhist monk today this monk has used fake name for his register marriage and also produced fake documents to obtain driving licenses. [More] |
| Nigerian cheats Lankan remanded |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:03 PM] |
 A Nigerian national allegedly involved in organised crime, deceiving Sri Lankans assuring them that they are eligible for lottery winning prizes was remanded till July 18 by a Colombo Court yesterday. [More] |
| President Rajapaksa fear to our leader: MP Yogeswaran |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:09 PM] |
 Tamil National Alliance Batticaloa district parliamentarian Yogeswaran stated president Mahinda Rajapaksa always fears to TNA leader R.Sambanthan. [More] |
| Every five individuals from the northern part of SriLanka have been monitored by a one military person |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:07 PM] |
 Every five individuals from the northern part of SriLanka have been monitored by a one military person, Indian media reports. [More] |
| Large scale corruption in government sector: Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:04 PM] |
 The advantage of decreasing fuel prices in the world market cannot be given to the masses due to large scale frauds and corruption in the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says Senior Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera. [More] |
| Protest in front of Chenkalpattu special detention camp: Seeman and 500 individuals arrested |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:02 PM] |
 Police arrested Seeman and another 500 individuals gathered at the Chenkalpattu special detention center today. [More] |
| Posters "Open request for working committee memebrs of Tamil Arasu Katchi" in Batticaloa |
[Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:00 PM] [ ] |
 Group of unidentified person have thrown posters at the road sides in several area of Batticaloa district. This poster was addressed to the head of Tamil Arasukathi which contains “Open request for working committee memebrs of Tamil Arasu Katchi”. [More] |
| 4-years old girl abused in Jaffna: Police carries out search operation |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:37 AM] |
 Police carry out search operation to arrest individual allegedly abused 4 –year old infant at her residence in Jaffna town. [More] |
| Some of military personals involved in the war crime allegations: Gotabaya |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:34 AM] |
 Addressing Lankan diplomats at the Diyathalawa army camp Defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated during the last stage of war some of the military personals involved in the war crime allegation in the country. Earlier Defence Secretary stated none of the military personals involved in the war crime allegations reported in the country. [More] |
| Search operation at Galle prison: 44 mobile phones recovered |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:31 AM] |
 Following a search operation at the Galle Prison, authorities discovered 44 mobile phones among the inmates, the Prisons Department stated. [More] |
| Government to speed up the prosecution of all remaining hardcore LTTE cadres |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:27 AM] |
 The government has decided to speed up the prosecution of all remaining hardcore LTTE cadres and rehabilitate those who have been charged with minor offences, acting Attorney General Palitha Fernando said yesterday. [More] |
| Rehabilitation center for drugs addictors in the Jaffna district |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 04:28 AM] |
 Steps have been taken to construct rehabilitation center for drug addicted people in the Jaffna district. [More] |
| Fonseka to visit Jaffna |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 04:23 AM] |
 Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka who has been recently released from the prison by the presidential pardon schedule to visit Northern and Eastern parts of the country. [More] |
| Train hit down a youth at Batticaloa |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:56 AM] |
 Youth hit down by a train at Thiraimadhu area in Batticaloa district last evening. [More] |
| 133 military personals hospitalized due to food poisoning |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:54 AM] |
 Army Media Spokesman Brig.Ruwan Wanigasuriya announced 133 military personals from the Panagoda Army cam hospitalized due to food poisoning. [More] |
| Sudden increase in the Muslim population |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:43 AM] |
 Population of Muslim community suddenly increased in the country. [More] |
| Northern Province elections in September 2013: President Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:20 AM] |
 Elections to Sri Lanka’s northern provincial council will take just over a year from now. “We want to hold elections in September 2013,”President Mahinda Rajapaksa told The Hindu. “We are working towards it [the elections] in a systematic manner.” [More] |
| Government should not abuse state resources: Karu Jayasuriya |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 03:06 AM] |
 Opposition parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya stated if the government not to fear to face people’s decision they need to hold free and fair election in this country. [More] |
| Justice for Nimalaruban: Protest stage in front of Fort railway station |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:55 AM] [] |
 Protest stage in front of the Fort railway station urging justice for the death of Nimalaruban reprted dead during the attack carried out by the prison officials in the Vavuniya prison. [More] |
| Cartoonist play important role in the society: President |
| [Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 02:30 AM] |
 Cartoons can be described as a medium which can provide a great message to society through humour and entertainment. [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. [