| Sri Lanka rupee hits record low on importer dollar demand |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 03:49 PM] |
 The Sri Lankan rupee hit a fresh record low of 134.00 to the dollar on Wednesday on importer demand for the U.S. currency, sparked by worries the local unit will weaken further after banks started quoting spot prices again for the local unit. [More] |
| Results of Sri Lanka's highly competitive examination change for 2,725 candidates |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 03:28 PM] |
 Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena said addressing a press conference held in Colombo today that the results of 2,725 students who sat for the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination in 2011 has changed after the re-correction. [More] |
| Lankan government step out from the lands of Tamil people: Canadian Tamil people |
[Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 03:05 PM] [  ] |
 Migrated Tamil people residing in various parts of the world stage protest against the illegal land grabbing programme carried out by the Lankan government in the lands of Tamil people in SriLanka. Part of this protest Tamils in Canada stage protest at two difference cities such as Toronto and also in Vancouver cities yesterday. [More] |
| TNA to stage hunger strike protest in Mannar |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 02:28 PM] |
 Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian Selvam Adaikalanathan announced TNA has decided to hold hunger strike protest in Mannar district against land grabbing and also against pass procedure implemented by the Army towards fishermen in Mannar district. [More] |
| Protest stage at France, United States and Germany on land grabbing in SriLanka |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 02:13 PM] [] |
 Special protest held in Germany, France and United States against the pre planned land grabbing of Lankan government in the land of Tamil people in SriLanka. By organizing such protest protesters hopes to inform United Nation this regard. [More] |
| Two arrested with gun parts in Omanthai |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 01:54 PM] |
 Omanthai police captured a lorry which transported parts of guns from Killinochchie -Paranthan to Chilaw area today. [More] |
| Gold chain of woman robbed in Batticaloa: Army personal and two others arrested |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 01:53 PM] |
 Welikanda police arrested an Army personal and two other individuals robbed a gold chain of a woman at the railway station road in Batticaloa yesterday. [More] |
| British Tamil people protest against land grabbing |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 01:28 PM] [] |
 In order to strengthen the protest carried out by the Tamil people in SriLanka Tamil’s residing in the Britain also stage protest on Tuesday against the land grabbing of Sinhala government in the lands of Tamil people in SriLanka. [More] |
| Eastern Provincial council would dissolve with effect from midnight - Sevanesathurai Chandrakanthan CM |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 01:26 PM] |
 Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council Sevanesathurai Chandrakanthan announced Eastern Provincial council would dissolve with effect from midnight. Dates for the election would be announced soon as possible said the CM. [More] |
| Foreigners arrested on death of Maldivian released on bail |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 12:55 PM] |
 A Sri Lankan Court has lifted the travel ban on the six Maldivians and a woman from Madagascar held from leaving the country following the death of Mohamed Midhshah, 37 who plunged to his death from the eighteenth floor of Hotel in Colombo on June 14. [More] |
| Lankan Navy spokesman denies attacking Indian fishermen |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 12:32 PM] |
 Sri Lankan Navy today completely rejected reports that Navy personnel had attacked a group of 30 Indian fishermen at mid sea off the coast of Rameswaram. [More] |
| Intelligence unit official’s collects ransom arrested |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 12:20 PM] |
 Three officials attached to the intelligence unit arrested on bribery collection. [More] |
| Lankan arrested in Fiji island |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 10:35 AM] |
 A Sri Lankan who arrived in Fiji on Saturday was remanded for allegedly possessing of forged travel documents. [More] |
| Re-scrutinized 2011 A/L results released |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 10:33 AM] |
 The re-scrutinized 2011 A/Level results have been released. [More] |
| Girl abducted at Bandarawela rescued |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 10:31 AM] |
 Police arrested two suspects abduct a young girl at Bandarawela town yesterday. [More] |
| Another asylum-seeker boat sinks near Christmas island |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 10:30 AM] |
 Rescuers are pulling survivors from the sea after another asylum seeker boat capsized en route to Australia. [More] |
| British woman remanded in SriLanka |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 04:12 AM] |
 A British woman who was found without a valid visa or passport was arrested by the Kandy police and remanded. [More] |
| Catholic churches opposed the new abortion law |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 03:39 AM] |
 The Sri Lankan government's attempts to amend the country's abortion laws have run into the opposition by the church, a government official has said Tuesday. [More] |
| MV Sun Sea ship issue: Canadian official’s surprised over suspect |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 03:37 AM] |
 A Canadian wanted by police for allegedly organizing the MV Sun Sea human smuggling operation has been arrested at Toronto’s Pearson airport after arriving on a flight from Germany. [More] |
| Fonseka appear before the courts |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 02:48 AM] |
 Brigadier Ashok Weerasinghe said he received death threats from former Army Chief, Sarath Fonseka, when he attempted to recall his security officials in 2009, but he failed to mention it in the complaint he had lodged with the Colombo Crime Division (CCD). [More] |
| Case file against wife of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 02:43 AM] |
 Colombo additional magistrate Praharsha Ranasinghe has ordered Borella police to inform her on July 04 whether a case can be filed against the wife of slain presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra over a charge of taking the law into her hands and constructing a building on a state land. [More] |
| Officer released information’s on Z- score error transferred |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 02:32 AM] |
 Officer attached to the Examination Investigation department informed about the error occurred in Z-score calculation has been transferred towards a small school. [More] |
| Nurses to engage in sick leave protest |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 02:29 AM] |
 Nurses from all island schedule to take part in the sick leave protest today. [More] |
| Three provincial councils to be dissolved today: English news paper reports |
| [Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 01:54 AM] |
 Reliable sources say that the provincial councils of the North Central, Sabaragamuwa and Eastern Provinces are to be dissolved today. [More] |
Bodu Bala Sena announced president should not build up airport at Mattale should build up tank where he could be remembering in the history of SriLanka. [
A complaint has been lodged against Union Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office, V Narayanasamy, for his recent statement on LTTE chief Prabhakaran and Naam Tamizhar Katchi. [
Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha, Prasanna Ranaweera has been admitted to the Kiribathgoda Hospital after being assaulted by an unidentified group. [
Jammu & Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik’s expression of support to the extremist Sri Lankan Tamil cause should come as no surprise to anyone who has been watching his recent anti-India campaign. [
Four suspects and students of Chenkaladi Central collage connection with Chenkaladi double murder further remanded till May 29. [
Was former PM Rajiv Gandhi targeted while he was touring Mysore days before his assassination at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991? According to CM Siddaramaiah, there was an attempt to kill Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Mysore. [
Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Karuna stated “I always respect R.Sambanthan and Mawai Senadhiraja”. [
The army will shift most of the camps in the Jaffna peninsula to Palaly, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said 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. [