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Major political parties preparing to celebrate the May Day
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 03:14.55 PM ]
Major political parties and several organizations in SriLanka currently preparing for their May day celebrations in the country. [More]
Two arrested over credit card scandal
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 03:13.03 PM ]
Police special task force arrested two individuals involved in the international credit card scandal. [More]
Group of Lankan employees visits South Korea
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 03:11.12 PM ]
Group of hundred Lankans received job opportunities in South Korea from Katunayake International airport, foreign employment bureau said. [More]
US ambassador visits Batticaloa.
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 02:59.24 PM ] []
US ambassador to SriLanka Michel J.Sision visited Batticaloa district today. [More]
Lankan woman seeks compensation for illegal detention in Chennai
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 02:54.45 PM ]
A Sri Lankan Tamil woman, claiming that her Chennai-based husband had illegally admitted her in a private asylum at Urappakkam in Chennai and kept her confined there for 20 months, moved the Madras high court seeking Indian Rupees 20 lakh compensation. [More]
Q branch police carries out investigations against asylum seekers
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 02:52.54 PM ]
Q branch police officers commenced investigations against 10 Lankans recently arrested near the Kerala. [More]
SLMC to take strong decision against government
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 11:49.54 AM ]
SriLanka Muslim Congress decided to pass strong resolution against Lankan government on May 7, party sources confirmed. [More]
New Zealand will attend the CHOGM in SriLanka
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 11:46.10 AM ]
Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka later this year despite the country's questionable human rights record. [More]
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Valikamam North people stage protest against land acquisition - Police warned Suresh Premachchandran
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 09:26.51 AM ] []
Protest staged infront of Thelipalai divisional seriate this morning against the Land acquisition in Valikamam North . [More]
Naval personal killed in sward attack
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 09:24.01 AM ]
Naval personal injured during Sward attack by unidentified person at Analaitheevu fourth division in Jaffna last evening. [More]
186 Families would be benefited by Indian housing projects
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 09:22.33 AM ]
186 Families would be resettling in the Indian housing project at Madaitheevu area in Jaffna. [More]
Sri Lanka is not a property of Medamulana, stop plunder of lands in the North: JVP
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 06:55.48 AM ]
Sri Lanka is not a property of Medamulana and the government should immediately stop plundering lands in the North says the General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva. [More]
Army threats people in gun point
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 06:51.23 AM ]
Military personals have ordered general public not to take part in the protest organized at the Thelipalai divisional secretariat against the 6381 acres of land acquisition in Valikamam north . [More]
Lankan Human Rights Commissioner invited to visit Commonwealth General Secretariat
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 06:48.43 AM ]
Commonwealth General Secretariat invited SriLankan Human Rights Commissioner Pradeepa Mahanamahewa to discuss on the human rights and judiciary system in SriLanka. [More]
Lankan Naval commander visits China
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 05:25.39 AM ]
At an invitation extended by Commander of the PLA Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage visited China . [More]
Bus carrying airmen met with an accident - 31 injured
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 04:44.32 AM ]
A bus carrying at least 31 airmen plunged down a precipice at Weliyaya in Moneragala today critically injuring two airmen, the Police said. [More]
US supports for Sri Lanka coast guard
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 04:35.00 AM ]
The United States has concluded its second training program for the Sri Lanka Coast Guard at the Trincomalee Naval Base on April 26. [More]
No confidence motion against minister of Power and Energy
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 04:31.58 AM ]
United National Party decided to pass no confidence motion against the minister of power and energy Pavithra Wanniyarachchie. [More]
UN expert backs Sri Lanka CHOGM boycott
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 04:15.24 AM ]
A Sri Lankan human rights expert says she’s shocked the country will be allowed to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this year despite ongoing cases of torture and disappearances. [More]
Lankan attempting to fly France with fake visa arrested in India
[ Monday, 29 April 2013, 04:06.20 AM ]
A Sri Lankan national, was arrested by the bureau of immigration at Dabolim airport for holding a fake Schengen visa while traveling to Paris, France. [More]
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Norway tells Lanka: Respect Vienna Convention
[ Monday, 20 May 2013, 08:22.06 AM ]
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. [More]
Military personals issue threatening orders against families of misplaced personals
[ Monday, 20 May 2013, 05:58.20 AM ]
Members of SriLanka Army continuously warn families of misplaced personals while in the military detention. Group of unidentified personals have threatened to withdraw the case filed at the Vavuniya High Court. [More]
SriLanka monitors Canada's activities
[ Monday, 20 May 2013, 04:59.23 AM ]
The Ministry of External Affairs announced they will monitors activities of Canadian government. Previously Canada announced that they will boycott Commonwealth Heads meeting to be held in SriLanka. [More]
Prabahakaran no more at Eritrea - Military spokesman
[ Monday, 20 May 2013, 04:05.53 AM ]
Military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya said we have rescued the body of LTTE leader from Nandikadal lagoon on May 18, 2009. He is not residing in Eritrea. [More]
Russia to donate 8 helicopter​s
[ Sunday, 19 May 2013, 05:06.29 PM ]
Russia decided to donate 8 helicopters to SriLanka. [More]
Elections should not impose changes in the constituti​on of this country
[ Sunday, 19 May 2013, 03:27.10 PM ]
Minister Dinesh Gunawardene met Chief Incumbent of the Malwattu Chapters Tibbatuwawe Sumangala thero today. [More]
Tamil genocide attack day commemorat​ed in Canada
[ Sunday, 19 May 2013, 03:16.20 PM ] []
Tamil Genocide attack day commemorated at Queens Burg city in Toronto, Canada. [More]
Thousands of Tamils present at the London Mulliwaika​l mourning day
[ Sunday, 19 May 2013, 03:10.32 PM ] []
Thousands of Tamil national present at the Mulliwaikal mourning organized by the British Tamil Forum. [More]
UN has a second chance to right wrongs on Sri Lanka
[ Friday, 16 November 2012, 07:18.53 AM ]
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. [More]