| Young woman commits suicide in Batticaloa |
[ Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 02:46.51 AM ] [ ] |
 Police recovered body of young woman (23) committed suicide at Muthalaikuda area in Pattipalai police division, Batticaloa. |
| Min.Mervin Silva appeared before A'pura court |
| [ Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 01:57.33 PM ] |
 Minister Mervyn Silva today (14) appeared before the Anuradhapura Magistrate court with regard to a court case on a bombing attack on a UNP rally in 1999. |
| "No Fire Zone " to screen at EU parliament today |
[ Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 01:52.18 PM ] [ ] |
 Steps are been taken to screen “No Fire Zone” Channel -4 video footage of Sri Lanka war at European Parliament today and also decided to hold debate on this video footage. |
| Father sexually abuses daughter |
| [ Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 01:45.30 PM ] |
 Father sexually abuses his 13 years old daughter in Puttlam. Mother of the child filed complaint at the Mundhal police station on Sunday. |
| Ban on NZ milk powder in the offing |
| [ Sunday, 12 May 2013, 08:15.12 AM ] |
 Amidst widespread speculations that milk powder from New Zealand will be banned in the Sri Lankan market, an urgent meeting is to be summoned next week between officials from the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and the Health Ministry to discuss the way forward. |
| ‘Mahasen’ headed to Southeast |
| [ Saturday, 11 May 2013, 02:48.35 PM ] [] |
 The deep depression in South-East Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm and is centered about 900km to the East of Pottuvil. It is most likely to move in the North-westward direction, the Meteorologist on Duty Jeevan Karunaratne said. |
| Lankan maid attempts suicide in Kuwait |
| [ Saturday, 11 May 2013, 08:20.15 AM ] |
 A Sri Lankan woman was referred to Adan Hospital for treatment where she was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit in serious condition for allegedly consuming large quantity of pills in Mahboula, Kuwait. |
| No AG advise to Thamilini |
| [ Friday, 10 May 2013, 05:15.07 AM ] |
 For a lack of attorney general’s advice, women’s leader of the LTTE political wingSubramaniam Sivathai alias Thamilini has been remanded once again. |
| Is Jaffna our first military town? |
| [ Friday, 10 May 2013, 04:59.43 AM ] |
 The prospect of 'Gaza' of the Sri Lankan kind emerging in the Northern territories is beginning to appear increasingly inevitable. |
| Son kills mother |
| [ Thursday, 09 May 2013, 02:02.52 PM ] |
 Son surrendered to the Kathankudy police over killing his mother. |
| Air Arabia cancelled flight services to Mattala airport |
| [ Thursday, 09 May 2013, 03:52.13 AM ] |
 Air Arabia, the Sharjah-based United Arab Emirates' national budget airlines has cancelled its services to Sri Lanka's newly opened second international airport at Mattala in Hambantota. |
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| Sri Lanka's main opposition turns down former LTTE spokesman's request to contest under UNP |
| [ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 10:02.15 AM ] |
 Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka of Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) said yesterday that the UNP turned down a request from a former terrorist to contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the party. [More] |
| We trusted in our youth when the world asked us to give in to terrorists: President MR |
| [ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 06:14.18 AM ] [] |
 The entire world was asking Sri Lanka to give into the terrorists and avoid confrontation with them, but we chose to trust in the strength and courage of the country’s youth, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. [More] |
| Trade unions, opposition parties in Sri Lanka plan massive protest against electricity tariff hike and government |
| [ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 04:58.24 AM ] |
 Trade unions, opposition parties and civil society organizations are gearing up to hold a massive protest on the 21st against the electricity tariff hike and the performance of the government. [More] |
| People paid last respect to Mulliwaikal relatives: M.A Rathan |
| [ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:09.23 PM ] [] |
 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. [More] |
| Jaffna university students commemorated death anniversary of Mulliwaikal residents |
| [ Friday, 17 May 2013, 02:47.27 PM ] [] |
 Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [More] |
| Mother jumps into well with 3 daughters |
| [ Friday, 17 May 2013, 09:14.06 AM ] [] |
 A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [More] |
| Man marries mother and daughter |
| [ Friday, 17 May 2013, 04:51.29 AM ] |
 Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [More] |
| Boycott SriLanka - Tamil Nadu youths |
| [ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:59.45 AM ] [] |
 International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [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] |
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India may reconsider it’s position on the Kachchativu island which is currently under Sri Lanka.
SriLanka government holds investigations of Channel-4 video footage.
A Sri Lankan origin ethnic Tamil who claims to be a schoolmate of slain leader of the Tamil Tiger terrorist outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has made a confession in the open court yesterday regarding his terrorist activities.
Police and army personnel were deployed in the Meerabalika area of Kaththankuddi after a tense situation developed following a dispute between residents and members of the Municipal Council.
Migrated Tamil Nationals all around the world decided to commemorate May 18th day.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson says the report on Sri Lanka on the UN actions during the final stages of the war was taken seriously.
Former Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Azath Salley has accepted his allegations, Sinhala media reports.
Seoul Zoo in South Korea has donated an African lion to National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala, which arrived early morning today (09).