News 2012-06-22
Army takes over the ID cards of rehabilita​ted LTTE memebrs
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 03:32 PM]
Family members of the rehabilitated LTTE members blamed Army has forcibly take over the ID cards provided by the I.O.M. NGO towards rehabilitated members. [More]
Support Mukarjeen when he promissed to release Rajeev killers: Seeman
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 02:58 PM]
Leader of the Naam Tamilar organization Seeman stated DMK and Thrumawalawan would support presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee when he promised to release Rajeev killers Murugan, Shanthan and Payrariwalan. [More]
Dictatorsh​ip ruling in SriLanka would exceed the Hitler’s ruling: Dhampara Amila Thera
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 02:21 PM]
Deputy leader of the Fedration of University Teachers Associations Most.Ven.Dhampara Amila Thera stated there are many examples for imperialist ruling of present government. [More]
Boat capsized in Australia
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 02:12 PM] []
Australian Home Affiars Minister Jason Clare said australian officials rescuers have saved 109 people from a ship that capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia and 80 individuals reported missing. [More]
Suicide jacket recovered at Vavuniya
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 01:15 PM] []
Police recovered suicide jacket near a pond at Chettikulam area in Vavuniya. [More]
Sri Lanka can’t be complacent
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 12:15 PM]
United Nations Human Rights Chief Navi Pillai had not made any reference to Sri Lanka in her address to the current UN Human Rights Council session, but the country could not be complacent about it, officials said yesterday. [More]
Lankan Army surprised over multi barrel rocket launcher manufactured by the LTTE
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 11:49 AM] []
Lankan Army recovered multi barrel rocket launcher from Mulliwaikal area recently. [More]
5 injured from bus collision
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 10:21 AM]
Five injured during a bus accident at Kinniyadi junction in Batticaloa- Valaichchenai main road last afternoon, Valaichchenai police said. [More]
Indian central government to be interested on problems of Tamil people in SL: Karunanithi
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 08:48 AM]
DMK leader Karunanithi stated Indian Central government should by special attention towards problems of Tamil people in SriLanka. [More]
Tsunami drill at 14 districts
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 08:29 AM]
A tsunami early warning drill scheduled held at 3 pm tomorrow in 14 coastal districts, said Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director of Media . [More]
Infant killing raised in SriLanka
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 08:04 AM]
Number of infant killing increased in SriLanka said the Police Media Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana. [More]
Court ordered rehabilitation programme for Thamilini
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 07:50 AM]
The Colombo Magistrate court today ordered the rehabilitation of former LTTE women Political wing leader ‘Thamalini”. [More]
88 underworld groups operates in SriLanka
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 04:55 AM]
Intelligence Unit announced 88 underworld group operates in SriLanka. Most of these underworld groups operate in the Southern part of the country. [More]
Rehabilitated LTTE members joining towards Civil Defence department
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 04:53 AM]
Rehabilitated LTTE members would be joining towards Civil Defence department, sources said. [More]
Mahinda Rajapaksa met Manmohan Singh
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 04:51 AM] []
President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Rio- de- Janeiro yesterday. [More]
White vans behind President Federation of University Teachers Associations
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 04:47 AM]
The area opposite the residence of Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri, the President of Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA), has become a favourite place for white vans to be parked say reports. [More]
(2nd Lead)
Sri Lankan'​s not found in the capsized boat: The Australian
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 03:22 AM]
Australian authorities first received a distress call two days before an asylum-seeker vessel eventually capsized yesterday with the loss of up to 90 people. [More]
British HC denies claims of deportee abuse: The Island reports
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 03:18 AM]
In spite of the UK-based Global Tamil Forum (GTF) and several international human rights groups constantly alleging systematic abuse of those who had been deported from the UK, the British High Commission yesterday said it was not aware of a single case of deportee abuse since the conclusion of the conflict in May 2009. [More]
Sri Lankan Freedom Party aims rehabilita​ted LTTE members in Killinochc​hie
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 03:16 AM]
At present SriLanka Freedom Parties aims rehabilitated LTTE members in Killinochchie district and cheat them on promising job opportunities. [More]
Due to internatio​nal pressure Lankan government agreed to invite Navi Pillai
[Friday, 22 June 2012, 03:15 AM]
The Sri Lankan Government has no objections to the proposed delegation to visit Sri Lanka, sent by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, External Affairs Ministry sources said. [More]
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Sri Lanka's main opposition turns down former LTTE spokesman's request to contest under UNP
[ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 10:02.15 AM ]
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. [More]
We trusted in our youth when the world asked us to give in to terrorists: President MR
[ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 06:14.18 AM ] []
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. [More]
Trade unions, opposition parties in Sri Lanka plan massive protest against electricity tariff hike and government
[ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 04:58.24 AM ]
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. [More]
People paid last respect to Mulliwaikal relatives: M.A Rathan
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:09.23 PM ] []
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. [More]
Jaffna university students commemorated death anniversary of Mulliwaikal residents
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 02:47.27 PM ] []
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [More]
Mother jumps into well with 3 daughters
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 09:14.06 AM ] []
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [More]
Man marries mother and daughter
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 04:51.29 AM ]
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [More]
Boycott SriLanka - Tamil Nadu youths
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:59.45 AM ] []
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [More]
UN has a second chance to right wrongs on Sri Lanka
[ Friday, 16 November 2012, 07:18.53 AM ]
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. [More]