| British couple rescued, two Lankans arrested in Chennai |
[ Monday, 03 June 2013, 11:16.26 AM ] [ ] |
 An abducted British couple was rescued and nine persons, including two Sri Lankans, were arrested for allegedly committing the crime and demanding Rs 2.58 crore as ransom, the Press Trust of India reported. |
| Moratuwa uni produces SL’s first UAV |
| [ Monday, 03 June 2013, 08:26.28 AM ] |
 The Engineering Faculty of University of Moratuwa for the first time in Sri Lanka has produced an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). |
| No Chinese in Lankan vessels - Lankan Navy |
| [ Monday, 03 June 2013, 04:28.02 AM ] [] |
 The Sri Lanka Navy today denied reports that Chinese navy personnel had been spotted in Sri Lankan navy vessels near the Katchatheevu Island in the northern sea of Sri Lanka. |
| US suspend MOU with Trincomalee Urban council |
| [ Sunday, 02 June 2013, 03:31.09 PM ] |
 The Trincomalee Urban Council has decided to suspend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the US Embassy in Colombo to open a US corner in Trincomalee. |
| Boat capsized: Father, two sons missing |
| [ Sunday, 02 June 2013, 05:59.47 AM ] |
 A father and his two sons are missing and seven others were rescued when their boat capsized in the Kalu Ganga Meehitiya in Ratnapura this morning, officials said. |
| Australian Naval Ship in Colombo |
| [ Sunday, 02 June 2013, 02:30.39 AM ] [] |
 Australian Naval Ship ‘HMAS Toowoomba’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on Friday on a goodwill visit, the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters said. |
| Robbery at Australia - 4 Lankan refugees injured |
| [ Saturday, 01 June 2013, 03:34.11 PM ] |
 Group of robbers carried out brutal attack against SriLankan refugees in Australia on Saturday evening. Four Lankans were stabbed and rushed to hospital, sources said. |
| Indian military intelligence visits Jaffna, Vanni |
| [ Saturday, 01 June 2013, 09:16.25 AM ] [] |
 A team of high-ranking Indian military intelligence officials, led by Indian Armed Forces Intelligence Unit Director General R.N. Singh, visited Jaffna and Vanni on Wednesday and Thursday. |
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| Two women arrested for bathing half naked |
| [ Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:26.20 PM ] |
 Two female garment workers have been arrested for bathing half naked in Ketawala Anicut with three other men, reported Anti Corruption Unit of Gampaha Police Division. [More] |
| Jayalalitha and Vaiko not permitted to make decision on 13th amendment: Keheiliya |
| [ Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:51.44 AM ] |
 The Minister of Mass Media Communication Keheiliya Rambukwella announced Geneva, Jayalalitha and Vaiko not permitted to make decision on 13th constitutional amendment. Only SriLankans are permitted to make final decision this regard. [More] |
| Lankans in Australia denied legal advice |
| [ Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 02:53.17 AM ] |
 One of Australia’s foremost refugee legal advice centres claims it has been obstructed by staff at Christmas Island detention facility when trying to offer legal advice to asylum seekers, the Guardian newspaper reported. [More] |
| India working for all communities to find place in Sri Lanka: PM Manmohan Singh |
| [ Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 02:36.02 AM ] |
 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India was working towards finding the rightful place for all communities in Sri Lanka. [More] |
| Eelam Tamils were attacked by Lankan supporters at London |
| [ Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 02:27.00 AM ] [] |
 Supporters of SriLankan government with lion flags have attacked Eelam Tamil nationals staged protest infront of Oval grounds on demanding to boycott the Commonwealth meeting to be hoisted in SriLanka. [More] |
| BBS criticised Muslims on wearing Niqab and Burka |
| [ Monday, 17 June 2013, 07:55.14 AM ] |
 The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has once again criticised Muslims who wear the Niqab and Burka in Sri Lanka saying that it should not be allowed. [More] |
| Lanka continues ban od Al-Qaeda and Taliban |
| [ Monday, 17 June 2013, 07:30.45 AM ] |
 The Government will ratify a United Nations obligation in Parliament next week to ban anyone in Sri Lanka aiding and abetting internationally proscribed terrorist organizations that include Al-Qaeda or the Taliban. [More] |
| Dr.Shivashankar released |
| [ Monday, 17 June 2013, 05:52.13 AM ] |
 Dr.Shivashankar arrested while at the Kokawil military base was released this morning. [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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The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress states that if the 13th amendment to the constitution is abolished the party would vacate the government.
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“No Fire Zone” which brief the war crime allegations of SriLankan government, produced by the Channel-4 schedule to be screen at the Britain film festival.
Six MI-171 helicopters from Russia reached Colombo last week.
Mother pledged parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa to find her disappearance daughter.
CJ Dr.Shirani Bandaranayaka says that she now feels like living under a house arrest.
A six-member Indian delegation led by the deputy leader of Indian opposition Bharatha Janatha Party (BJP) Ravi Shankar Prasad will arrive in Sri Lanka on June 04 for a five-day visit to hold discussions with the Sri Lankan President and Defense Secretary on power devolution. 
Illinois University Physics Prof Sivalingam Sivananthan Named White House Champion of Change
Two injured in blast reported at Meesalai, Jaffna today.
Thailand and Sri Lanka must work together to strengthen Buddhism as a religion and way of life, Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra said addressing the Parliament a short while ago. 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid his last respect to the remains of late UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena at his Ja-Ela residence on Friday afternoon and share his sympathy with family members of Jayalath Jayawardene.
Heavy thunder showers expected in the Southern part of SriLanka, Metrology department said.
Lankan Tamil national shot dead at Ruchir city in Scarborough city, Canada.