| Government would not intervene to Mannar issue: Keheliya |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:12 PM] |
 Cabinet media spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated government would not intervene to investigations carried out on the threats made against magistrate of the Mannar courts. [More] |
| Black July commemoration at Oslo city in Norway |
[Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:07 PM] [ ] |
 In order to inform international community about the genocide attack carried by the Lankan government together with army, police Sinhala racists against Tamil people in July 1983 members of the Norway Tamil Youth Forum distributed leaflets towards people at Oslo yesterday. [More] |
| BTF invites Tamil people to chase away the Lankan president from London |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 02:53 PM] |
 SriLankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa schedule to take part in the opening ceremony event of 2012 London Olympic games “The Independent “ news paper reports. [More] |
| Sivanthan's hunger strike continue for fifth day: South Indian leaders urges support |
[Thursday, 26 July 2012, 02:00 PM] [ ] |
 Sivanthan Gopinath continue his fifth day hunger strike to inform international about genocide attack which carried out against Tamil people since 1948 – 1983 July and 2009 May in Tamil Eelam. [More] |
| Military personals stopped the 2nd term examinations at Poonagari Kottam area |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 01:55 PM] [] |
 SriLankan army has stopped the second term examination of 3000 students from 30 schools in Poonagari Kottam area today. [More] |
| Million worth of goods robbed from a shop at Killinochchie |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 01:42 PM] |
 Group of unidentified person have robbed Rs. One million thirty seven thousand worth of goods from shop at Skanthapuram area in Killinochchie were robbed last night. [More] |
| SLFP cancel membership of LC members involved in crimes and rape |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:33 PM] |
 The Sri Lanka Freedom Party has with immediate effect cancelled the party membership and posts of all local government body representatives who are accused of rape or crime and other illegal activities in the country . [More] |
| CMC urge to release the postmortem examination report of Nimala Ruban towards society |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:27 PM] |
 Civil Monitoring Commission (CMC) announced government need to release the postmortem report of Tamil political prisoner Nimal Ruban reported dead while at the prison custody towards people. [More] |
| India Urges Lanka to Release TN Fishermen |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:01 PM] |
 India today urged Sri Lanka to immediately release on humanitarian grounds 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested on charges of entering the island nation's waters. [More] |
| Earthquake in Indian Ocean, no threat to SriLanka |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:26 AM] |
 A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey has reported. The quake was centered at a depth of 20.5 miles. [More] |
| TNA candidate further remanded |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:25 AM] |
 TNA Trincomalee district eastern provincial council candidate arrested over suspicious on engaging in the illegal human smuggling further remanded by the Trincomalee magistrates court today. [More] |
| Brothel house raided in Colombo - Two thai women arrested |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:23 AM] |
 Brothel house operated in the Narahenpita area in Colombo raided this morning. [More] |
| Soldier commits suicide in Kebithigollewa |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:21 AM] |
 An Army soldier in the Galkadawala area of Kebithigollewa committed suicide by hanging himself. Police stated that the 34 year old soldier was also wanted by the authorities over an alleged assault. [More] |
| Appeal Court today ordered Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to appear in courts |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:13 AM] |
 Appeal Court today ordered Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to personally appear in courts on September 5 to show cause as to why he should not be punished for contempt for intimidating the Mannar Magistrate. [More] |
| I will support to send back the government: Sajith |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 06:37 AM] |
 Deputy leader of the United National Party Sajith Premadasa stated steps would be taken to send back the government home. [More] |
| Intelligence unit members arrested the Tamil national deported from Australia |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 06:35 AM] |
 Officials of the intelligence unit arrested the Lankan Tamil National recently deported from Australia. [More] |
| UK Tamil community set for mass protests as Sri Lanka’s controversial president confirms he will attend Olympics |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 06:31 AM] |
 Mahinda Rajapaksa’s spokesperson Bandula Jayasekara confirmed today that the 66-year-old president, whose government has been accused of committing war crimes, is planning to come to Britain shortly and may even attend the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday evening. [More] |
| Tamil political prisoners to be transfer for Boosa prison |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 06:28 AM] |
 The Defence Ministry holds special discussion to transfer all Tamil political prisoners towards Boosa prison in Kandy, sources said. [More] |
| Government responsible for stoppage of WFP food programme |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 06:27 AM] |
 Thousands of war displaced in eastern Sri Lanka have been denied food in a bid to force them away from their ancestral lands occupied by the military and India’s largest electricity company. Local health workers fear that many children and mothers are already affected by malnutrition. [More] |
| Sivanthan's hunger strike continue for fourth day |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:17 AM] [] |
 Hunger strike of Mr. Sivanthan Kopinat continues for fourth day. He engaged in hunger strike on urging Olympic committee not to allow SriLankan national team to take part in the 2012 London Olympic Games. [More] |
| Former Galle district Mahanayake thero involved in weapon selling |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:12 AM] |
 Former Mahanayake thero of the Galle district Most.Ven.Induruwa Pandarikoda thero and also the chief incumbent of the Sunandaramaya Ven.Meekattuwa Sumitha thero have allegedly involved in the weapon selling. [More] |
| Lankan Tamil national deported from Australia |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:11 AM] |
 Australian immigration officials have deported to Sri Lanka a Tamil asylum seeker, after failing to win refugee protection, the Australian news paper reported. [More] |
| Threatening phone calls to Minister Wimal Weerawansa |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:07 AM] |
 The Cinnamon Gardens Police said it has commenced investigations into alleged death threats against Minister Wimal Weerawansa. [More] |
| Don't allow diaspora groups to make use of UN: New Lankan ambassdor |
| [Thursday, 26 July 2012, 03:04 AM] |
 Sri Lanka said that UN system and member states, including the Human Rights Council, must follow due process and be guided by objective criteria in assessing developments in Sri Lanka. [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. [