| We are ready to welcome UN expert panel: Keheliya Rambukwella |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 05:02 PM] |
 Lankan government announced they are ready to welcome UN panel appointed by the UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillai to investigate about the human rights situation of SriLanka, said the cabinet spokesman minister Keheliya Rambukwella. [More] |
| Maithripala is a Lion or Mice?: Tissa question |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 04:04 PM] |
 General Secretary of the United National Party Tissa Attanayake questioned general secretary of the United People Freedom Alliance Maithripala Sirisena is Lion or Mice? [More] |
| Government holds investigations on TESO decisions: Minister Keheliya |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:37 PM] |
 Minister Keheliya Rambukwella announced Lankan government currently hold investigations on decisions take at the TESO conference hold by the DMK leader M.Karunanithi on 12th of August in Chennai. [More] |
| A hand grenade discovered in Dehiwela: GMO to engage in strike |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:06 PM] |
 A hand grenade has been discovered close to the Dehiwela residence of Medical Council member Dr. Lalantha Ranasinghe, the Police Media spokesperson SP Ajith Rohana said. [More] |
| London Olympic games helped to brief on genocide attacks carried out by Sinhala government |
[Thursday, 16 August 2012, 02:47 PM] [ ] |
 London Olympic Games which commenced on 12th of July and ended on the 12th of August once again granted best opportunity for Tamil people to create awareness among international community on genocide attack carried out against Tamil people in SriLanka. [More] |
| Police attacked a driver arrive to the Nallur festival |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 02:33 PM] |
 Police officer deployed in the security activities of the Nallur kovil chariot festival carried out attack against a driver and tense situation arose when devotees hold arguments with the police officer. [More] |
| Man owned counterfeit notes arrested in Batticaloa |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:43 PM] |
 Man deposited counterfeit notes in the people’s bank located at the Wellavelli area in Batticaloa arrested over suspicious. [More] |
| One arrested by the members of Army intelligence unit |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:23 PM] |
 Members of the Army intelligence unit arrested Kandaiya Sabaratnem while at his residence in Nochchilulam area in Killinochchie on 12.08.2012 afternoon. [More] |
| Members of all religious party schedule to visit Mannar tomorrow |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:19 PM] |
 Members of the all religious party schedule to visit Mannar district tomorrow. [More] |
| Eight Lankans begin indefinite fast at Poonamallee camp |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:19 PM] [] |
 Eight Lankan refugees joined the indefinite fast launched by Poonamallee Special Refugees Camp inmate Senthuran on Wednesday, a news agency reported. [More] |
| Parliament to hold full day debate on problems at North and East areas |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:18 PM] |
 Full day debate schedule to hold at the parliament on problems upraised in the North and East provinces of the country. [More] |
| Person beaten to death due to family dispute in Hendala |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:10 PM] |
 A person died after being assaulted in the Galagahaduwa area of Hendala while police state that the victim’s father and brother have been taken into custody over the incident. [More] |
| Chariot festival of Nallur Murugan |
[Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:07 PM] [ ] |
 Chariot festival of the historical site of Nallur Kadasuwamy kovil of Jaffna commence at 7.00 am this morning. [More] |
| Officials didn't stop my speech at TESO: Wickramabahu Karunaratne |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 01:03 PM] |
 Leader of the Nawa Samasamjaya Party Wickramabahu Karunaratne stated comparing with the LRRC recommendations decisions taken at the TESO conference less power said the leader. [More] |
| KP and 22 Diaspora members visited the operation headquarters of LTTE |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:46 AM] |
 Former LTTE chief arms procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan, alias KP, visited the war operation headquarters of the slain LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran recently, sources said. [More] |
| Maithripala challenges Ranil to a public debate |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:42 AM] |
 SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena challenged Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe to a public debate regarding his role in the Presidential election campaign of Gamini Dissanayake in 1994 after he accused the UNP leader of providing information to the People’s Alliance (PA). [More] |
| 100 Arrested over sending fake SMS to 119 police emergency unit |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:38 AM] |
 More than 100 people have been arrested for giving prank calls and providing misinformation to the police emergency 119 service, police said. [More] |
| Pressures from high ranking officials forced Tilak to resign his post: Karu Jayasuriya |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:26 AM] |
 The undue influences of several holding high post in the land, are responsible for Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Mr. Tilak Karunaratne resigning his post, said UNP MP for Gampha district, Mr. Karu Jayasuriya. [More] |
| Office of senior minister Athauda Seneviratne |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:24 AM] |
 An office located within the Kegalle divisional secretariat premises belonging to senior minister Atauda Seneviratne was sealed by the divisional secretary of Kegalle and the police, for the alleged use of the premises for political activities. [More] |
| Karunanithi should stop holding politics in the tears of Eelam Tamil people: Tamilaruvi Maniyan. |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:19 AM] |
 Leader of the Gandhiya people organization Tamilaruvi Maniyan urge not to engage political activities with use of tears of Eelam Tamil people. [More] |
| New travel warning for British nationals visits SriLanka |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:12 AM] |
 British government issued new travel warning to their nationals on visiting SriLanka. [More] |
| Over 15,000 prisoners held for being unable to pay fine |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 04:09 AM] |
 A Sri Lankan official said that over 15,000 prisoners are being detained as they were unable to pay fine. The official from the Prisons Department stated on condition of anonymity that over the year 2011, 15,306 persons were sent to prison for their failure to pay fine. [More] |
| Protest in Trinco against land grab attempts |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 04:08 AM] |
 Residents of the Anandankulam area, in Trincomalee, demonstrated at the Mihindupura Junction asking the government to act against an organized group trying to grab their lands with the help of land deeds issued in the colonial days. [More] |
| Sri Lanka 'must seek' UN help over deadly prison violence |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:53 AM] |
 Human rights activists in Sri Lanka say the government must seek UN help in investigating serious violence in jails which has resulted in the deaths of two Tamil prisoners. [More] |
| Best time to maintain relationship between US and SriLanka: U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:51 AM] [] |
 Mr. Vikram Singh, the new U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States on Monday (Aug 13). [More] |
| Tamil Businessman abducted in Colombo |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:46 AM] |
 Group of unidentified persons arrive in the white van has abducted a leading Tamil businessman of Armour street. [More] |
| CEB directive to strikers |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:06 AM] |
 The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) requested all its employees who are currently on strike to report to work by 12 noon on August 17. [More] |
| Leaders mislead president and hope to send me out: Lankan high commissioner to Malaysia |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:04 AM] |
 Envoys are almost never sacked by home governments except in the event of a change of regime in the home country or if they are guilty of an exceptionally nasty faux pas in their host country. [More] |
| Enjoining order against UNP leadership |
| [Thursday, 16 August 2012, 03:02 AM] |
 Opposition leader Ranil Wikramasinghe and General Secretary Tissa Attanayake were both given an enjoining order by the Colombo District Court today (15). [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. [