| Coordinating officer of the Minister involved in ransom collection bail out today |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 04:08 PM] |
 Coordinating officer of the Minister involved in ransom collection bail out by the courts today. [More] |
| Tourist arrival increased in SriLanka |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 03:44 PM] |
 Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals grew 17.5 percent in May to 57, 506 from a year earlier, latest report released by the Tourism Development Authority said here on Tuesday. [More] |
| Lankan Navy Commander visits Pakistan |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 03:36 PM] |
 The Commander of Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral DWAS Dissanayake along with a delegation of four members is currently on an official visit to Pakistan. [More] |
| 9 months old infant electrocuted at Kokkatichcholai |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 02:38 PM] |
 9 months old infant electrocuted at Kokkatichcholai area in Batticaloa this Tuesday. [More] |
| Criminal activities increase in the country: UNP |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 02:27 PM] |
 UNP media spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said lack of law and order number of criminal activities increased in various parts of the country. [More] |
| Jaffna school principal's suddenly transferred due to political interferences |
[Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 02:12 PM] [ ] |
 Students of Jaffna Wenbadi Girl’s High School stage protest against transfer order of their school principal. [More] |
| Indian youth arrested for abducting 200g gold to Chennai |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 01:32 PM] |
 SriLankan customs officers arrested Indian national resident of Trichi area for abducting 200 grams of gold to Chennai. [More] |
| Sri Lankan rupee hits recorded low |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 01:04 PM] |
 The Sri Lankan rupee fell to a record low of 133.60 against the dollar on Tuesday on importer demand for the U.S. currency as an IMF delegation went into a sixth day of discussions on the last tranche of a $2.6 billion loan. [More] |
| 9- years old girl abducted in Jaffna |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 01:02 PM] |
 Group of unidentified persons arrived in the white van abducted nine years old girl at Kandarottai area in Jaffna district and complaint this regard has been lodge at the Chunnagam police. [More] |
| Militant group behind the murder of former LTTE member |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 12:47 PM] |
 Militant group behind the murder of Kanapadipillai Udayakanthan, earlier it was revealed he was murdered over personal dispute. [More] |
| Sri Lanka biggest gainer in Global Peace Index |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 12:44 PM] |
 Sri Lanka experienced the greatest improvement in its overall peacefulness following the ending of decades of civil war, according to the 2012 Global Peace Index released today. [More] |
| SriLanka won't send group of diplomats towards next UNHRC session |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 08:22 AM] |
 20th UN Human Rights Council session schedule to commence on 18th of June preparations are been made by Manisha Gunesekara SriLankan permanent representative to Geneva. [More] |
| Four Nigerians including a child has been arrested in SriLanka |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 07:55 AM] |
 Four Nigerians including a child has been arrested at Negombo for staying in the country without valid visa. [More] |
| Name of SriLanka removed from UN ‘list of shame’ |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 07:49 AM] |
 Sri Lanka has been removed from the ‘list of shame’ in UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s annual report on children and armed conflict during 2011. [More] |
| Jaffna courts denied to issue bail for 5 Indian fishermen |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 07:42 AM] |
| Five Indian fishermen arrested on charges of drug peddling late in November, were denied bail by a Jaffna court on Monday. [More] |
| Gotabaya is the next Prime Minister - Colombo media reports |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 05:12 AM] |
 Due to the illness of Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne president Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has next prime Minister of the country, Colombo sources said. [More] |
| Asylums seekers follow new route to enter Australia |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 03:39 AM] |
 Asylums seekers illegally enter to the Australia currently arrive to new location named Cocos island in Australia, Australian news papers reports. [More] |
| Seeman and Vaiko hopes to cause disturbances for relationship between Indian- Lankan governments: Minister Reginold Cooray |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 03:36 AM] |
 Seeman and Vaiko hopes to cause disturbances for relationship between Indian- Lankan governments. Due this they stage protest against us in Tamil Nadhu said Minister Reginold Cooray. [More] |
| Bandaranaike statue to be evacuated from Gall Face green |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 03:06 AM] [] |
 Steps have been taken to evacuate the statue of former Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike located in the Gall face green. [More] |
| US clears Sri Lanka from Iran oil sanctions |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 03:01 AM] |
 The Obama administration on Monday exempted Sri Lanka and six other nations from U.S. economic sanctions after they significantly reduced their imports of Iranian oil. [More] |
| It’s unable to implement all the recommendations which proposed in the LLRC report: Keheliya Rambukwella |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 02:58 AM] |
 The Minister of Mass Media and Communication Keheliya Rambukwella said it’s unable to implement all the recommendations which proposed in the LLRC report. [More] |
| 50 individuals hospitalised due to ice-cream poisoning |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 02:36 AM] |
 At least 50 people were hospitalised due to food poisoning in Kalmunai at a wedding and a birthday party Pandiruppu area. [More] |
| Hilary stress to hold Northern Provincial council |
| [Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 02:28 AM] |
 US Secretary of Stated Hilary Clinton stress Lankan government to hold election for Northern provincial council. [More] |
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. [
Peoples Front has pasted posters in Jaffna Peninsula on urging area residents to celebrate the war victory ceremony. [
The Ministry of Health re-appoints Mrs.Bawani Pasubathi raja has director of the Jaffna Teaching hospital. [
“Mann expressed concern that government forces had given excessive freedom to the LTTE-breakaway “Karuna group,” which was using this freedom destructively. [
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. [