| Two women arrested at Nallur festival |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 03:48 PM] |
 Deputy inspector of the Jaffna police station S.Gunasekara announced two woman engage in robbing from foreigners in the area. [More] |
| President present at the Vavuniya development committee meeting |
[Friday, 17 August 2012, 01:33 PM] [ ] |
 President present at the development committee meeting for the Vavuniya and Mannar districts held at the Vavuniya district. None of the officials was present to inform about problems of people in the district. [More] |
| Army intelligence unit member shoot out family man at Mulliyawalai |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 01:33 PM] |
 Members of the Army intelligence unit carried out shooting against family man at Mulliyawalai area in the Mullaitivu district; victim was severely injured and rushed to the Mullaitivu district hospital. [More] |
| Body of an elderly man recovered in Jaffna |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 01:31 PM] |
 Manippai police announced body of an elderly man recovered from house at Aanaikottai area in Jaffna. [More] |
| Army takes over the lands of people at Koppaipulam in Mullaitivu district |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 01:30 PM] |
 Army urge people to hand over 2 thousand 282 acres lands at Koppaipula area in the Mullaitivu district. [More] |
| Jaffna Kittu children’s play grounds completely destroyed |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 12:26 PM] [] |
 At present officials have completely destroy the Jaffna Kittu children’s park and construct stage for the musical programme of south Indian singer Hunni Krishnan. [More] |
| Ranil warns protest against government |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 12:25 PM] |
 Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe warned if the government full fills the demands of the united national party we will stage continues protest against them. [More] |
| A US and Sinhala nationals joins TGTE government |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 09:00 AM] [] |
 Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran the Prime Minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), yesterday announced the names of nine Senators to TGTE’s Senate. [More] |
| Hakeem insulted entire Muslim community: M.Faizl |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 08:42 AM] |
 Secretary of the Muslim Left Front M.Faizl stated leader of the Muslim Congress should not urge apologies from racist powers where the Muslim people face continues threats in the country. [More] |
| Tamil Eelam cannot be establish in SriLanka: Ellawala Methanatha thero |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 08:27 AM] |
 Parliamentarian of the Jathika Hela Urumaya Ellawala Methanatha thero stated people hold Eelam conference in various parts of the world are dreaming to establish Tamil Eelam in this country. [More] |
| 57 asylum seekers towards Australia arrested |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 08:05 AM] |
 The Sri Lankan Navy this morning (August 17) arrested 57 persons attempting to illegally travel to another country by boat around 40 nautical miles east off the coast of Pulmudai. [More] |
| SriLanka won’t accept South African offer: External Affairs ministry |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 07:59 AM] |
 The government will not accept any third party mediation to bring the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) back to the negotiating table. [More] |
| People sell our resources to foreign countries are the real betrayers: Wickramabahu |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 06:18 AM] |
 Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne said that the real traitors were those betrayed the country by selling its resources to international organisations. [More] |
| Voting card distribution commence today |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 06:14 AM] |
 Election commission announced voting card distribution for the Eastern, North central and Sabragamuwa provincial council’s election scheduled to hold on 8th of September commenced today. [More] |
| Fire completely destroy shop at KKS road |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:35 AM] [] |
 Fire completely destroys a shop at KKS road in Jaffna. [More] |
| Chinese state government invested in SriLanka |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:32 AM] |
 Chinese ambassador to SriLanka Wu Jianghao announced state governments of China would make investments in SriLanka. [More] |
| If it is possible I will pour rainfall for people: President |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:31 AM] |
 If it is possible I will make the rainfall to shower in to the country for the benefits of our people said the president Rajapaksa. [More] |
| President sacrifice his life to establish sovereignty in this country: Basil Rajapaksa |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:29 AM] |
 The Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa announced president Mahinda Rajapaksa has sacrifice his life to establish sovereignty in this country. [More] |
| Government rejects the request made by the 28 NGO's |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:27 AM] |
 28 None government organizations stated with the support of united nation urge the government to hold investigations on clashed reports in the Prison compound. [More] |
| No indepedence to function: Tilak Karunaratne |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:26 AM] |
 Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Dr. Thilak Karunaratne says he will hand over his resignation today. [More] |
| Military personals smuggle heroin at Magazine prison |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 04:22 AM] |
 Military personal deployed in the security activity in the Magazine prison has smuggle heroin in the prison premises. [More] |
| 53 illegal Indian migrants arrested in SriLanka |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 02:57 AM] |
 Officers of the Emigration and Immigration department announced they have arrested 53 Indian nationals for illegally remaining in SriLanka. [More] |
| CPA annual conference to be hold in Colombo next month: Speaker |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 02:55 AM] |
 Hosting the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Annual Conference in Sri Lanka with the participation of Speakers from over 54 countries and representatives from179 CPA branches is a clear indication that Sri Lanka has returned to normal after the 30 year conflict, Speaker and CPA chairman Chamal Rajapaksa said. [More] |
| President visits Vanni today |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 02:52 AM] |
 President Mahinda Rajapaksa schedule to visit Vavuniya today. Special security has been provided to the Vavuniya town. [More] |
| No law and order! Accuse maintain relationship with government released: Retired judge Warawewa |
| [Friday, 17 August 2012, 02:50 AM] |
 Retired High Court Judge W.T.M. Warawewa yesterday said he was willing to a lead a political movement that would ensure a society in which the law was equal to all its citizens. [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. [
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. [
The customary UN Medal Parade, the prestigious military ceremony that recognizes the exemplary contribution, made by any specific contingent to maintain law and order in Lebanon, saw Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) troops, currently serving there, honoured awarding UN medals as their period of service in Lebanon is nearing completion. [
SriLankan security personals have found the house of LTTE leader at Aanandhapuram area in Mullaitivu today. [
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. [