| Fonseka's party would not contest in the provincial council election |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 04:24 PM] |
 Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka announced that his party would not contest in the upcoming provincial council election. [More] |
| Bus accident at Vavuniya - Jaffna road - 50 passengers injured |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 04:19 PM] |
 50 passengers were injured during a bus accident occurred at Santhasolai junction in Vavuniya – Jaffna road this evening. Injured were rushed to the Vavuniya base hospital. [More] |
| Tamil representation need to be created in the Sabragamuwa province |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:51 PM] |
 Speaking to media Colombo district parliamentarian Praba Ganesan stated by woring according to the proper policy at least we would be able win one Tamil seat from the upcoming election in the Sabragamuwa provincial council. [More] |
| Sri Lanka should solve its own problems: Shiv Shankar Menon |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:13 PM] |
 ndian Defence Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon announced India will continuously support SriLanka to solve ethnic issue of the country. [More] |
| Two women sell ganja arrested in Jaffna |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 02:30 PM] |
 Ilawalai police of the Jaffna arrested two women for selling ganja heroin in the area. [More] |
| Shiv Shankar Menon returned to India |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 01:53 PM] |
 End of the tour in SriLanka Indian Defence Advisor Shi Shankar Menon returned to India at 4.25pm this evening, Airport sources said. [More] |
| Two doctors from the Jaffna hospital dismissed from the Government Medical Officer's Association |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 01:50 PM] |
 President of the Government Medical Officer's Association of the Jaffna hospital announced disciplinary action would be taken against two doctors supported Dr. Bawani Pasubathiraja director of the Jaffna hospital. [More] |
| Corruption reported in the Kasthuriyar road market complex: TNA to visit courts |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 01:23 PM] |
 Opposition party of the Jaffna Municipal Council Tamil National Alliance announced they will vist courts against corruption occurred in the construction work of modern market complex constructed at the Kasthuriyar road in Jaffna district. [More] |
| International day in support of victims of torture, torture's against Tamil’s in SriLanka |
[Friday, 29 June 2012, 01:18 PM] [ ] |
 International day in support of victims of torture commemorated on last 26th . On this day every Tamil national need to think about the tortures carried out by the Sinhala national against Tamil people of our country. [More] |
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| TNA to meet Menon this afternoon |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 09:27 AM] |
 Indian Defence Advisor Shiv Shnakar Memom made officials visit to SriLanka would hold special discussion with group of TNA parliamentarian head by the R.Sambathan this afternoon. [More] |
| Three more boats arrive at Christmas Island |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 09:25 AM] |
 Three more asylum boats have arrived at Christmas Island in the hours following federal parliament’s failure to agree on a way of halting the flow of boatpeople to Australia. [More] |
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| CID raided office of leading media organization in Colombo |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 09:23 AM] |
 Group of unidentified persons carrying out a raid at the premises where the Lanka Mirror Website and the Sri Lanka X news website carryout their operations, sources said. [More] |
| 3 jailers hostage at the Vavuniya Prison rescued |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 09:20 AM] |
 Three jailors, who were taken hostage by a group of LTTE suspects last evening, were rescued in a joint Army-STF and Police operation a short while ago, official sources said. [More] |
| Case against Defence Secretary postponed |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 09:16 AM] |
 The Court of Appeal on Wednesday (27), upheld the preliminary objections taken by the Urban Development Authority, its Chairman and Director General and the Secretary Defence and dismissed a petition filed by Nimal R. Perera, a UNP member of the Western Provincial Council. [More] |
| Body of a youth recovered in Palai |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 05:47 AM] |
 Palai police officials recovered body of a youth from a coconut grove in Masar area in Palai last evening. [More] |
| Shiv Shankar Menon arrives SriLanka last night |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 05:45 AM] |
 Indian National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon arrived here late on Thursday night to discuss issues arising out of Sri Lanka’s reluctance to fulfill its promises, more than three years after the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers, the Hindu newspaper reports. [More] |
| Land grabbing issue creates physiological problems among Tamil people |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 05:43 AM] |
 Tamil people residing in the Northern Province physiologically affected by the land grabbing of military personal and resettling Sinhala people in the Tamil lands,” the salem news” website reports. [More] |
| Membership nations pressured SriLanka at UNHRC session |
[Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:54 AM] [ ] |
 During the Human Rights Council session at Geneva many membership nations and none government organizations would express concern over human rights activities of Lankan government in the country. [More] |
| President instructs to commence construction on domestic airport in Nuwara Eliya |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:27 AM] |
 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday instructed the relevant officials to commence constructions on a proposed domestic airport in the central hill country. [More] |
| JHU writes letter towards Manmohan Singh on Sambanthan speech |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:25 AM] |
 Jathika Hela Urumaya has sent a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the speech delivered by the TNA leader R.Sambanthan on 14th national conference of Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi. [More] |
| Canadian Thalam international dancing competition proves the talents of Tamil youths |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:19 AM] [] |
 Youth from all across Canada gathered at the heart of Toronto to celebrate their thriving passion for dance. Metro Convention Centre’s John Bassett Theatre was packed with an upbeat crowd who could not stop cheering. Why? For none other than the 2nd Annual Thaalam competition brought to you by the Arts & Culture Council of Canadian Tamil Youth Alliance. Thaalam, an interuniversity/college dance competition was met with great success. [More] |
| Trouble at Vavuniya prison! Prisoners had take three jailers hostage |
| [Friday, 29 June 2012, 03:17 AM] |
 A group of LTTE suspects at the Vavuniya Prison had taken three jailers hostage in protest after three of their cadres were transferred to the Boossa prison following a court order given three days ago, Police said. [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. [