Six Lankan fishermen arrested
We obtain loans to develop this country: President[ Monday, 02 December 2013, 09:20.33 AM ] []President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said we have obtained loans to develop this country not to eat bread....
View ArticleIndia should revoke offer to train Lankan naval officials: DMK
“Despite promises by the Centre to assist our demands, some have doubts whether the Centre is easy on certain issues only to retain its neutral character among countries world over,” he said. He stated...
View ArticleAmpara Municipal Council passed resolution against TNA MP C.Sridharan
TNA MP recently delivered speech on martyr’s and Prabhakaran at the parliament recently. Ampara Municipal Council demanded to take legal action against the parliamentarian. Municipal councilors noted...
View ArticleSri Lanka ranked 91st by Corruption Perceptions Index 2013
In its annual Corruption Perception Index for 2013, Sri Lanka scored of 37, indicating a country still battling against systemic corruption. Neighbouring India was ranked 94th, with an overall score of...
View ArticleDMK to flag Lanka’s alleged war crimes, Katchatheevu island
Briefing reporters after an all-party meeting convened ahead of the winter session of Parliament here today, DMK Parliamentary leader T R Baalu said his party would also seek a discussion on the...
View ArticleUS warns Sri Lanka over failure to investigate war crimes
The urgency was highlighted by a detailed report by the French charity Action Against Hunger (ACT) this week which claimed 17 of its local staff were executed by Sri Lankan forces in 2006. According to...
View ArticleSri Lanka should not recognize Tamil as official language of this country: BBS
SriLanka is not an orphanage to provide shelters to migrated nationals and Christians from Middle East nations. We never allow providing accommodations to terrorists. Addressing special media briefing...
View ArticleHeroin scam hits S Lanka PM’s office
4 December 2013 Last updated at 13:13 ET By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo Sri Lanka’s prime minister has ordered staff not to write letters in his name, after drug traffickers obtained a letter...
View ArticleUK maintains deadline for Lanka on human rights issues
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague told the House of Commons that if the Sri Lankan Government does not show progress by the time the Human Rights Council meets in March next year Britain will favour...
View ArticleUN envoy visits Mullaitivu
UN special envoy Chaloka Beyani visited various parts of Mullaitivu district and hold discussions with people. During the time of discussion northern provincial council member said more than thousand...
View ArticleHarsha de Silva UNP Western Provincial Council CM candidate
UNP national leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and united leadership council chairman Karu Jayasuriya have had lengthy discussions with Dr. de Silva in this regard. When contacted, the economist-politician...
View ArticleNo training should be imparted to SL Military: Vasan
Indicating that he had opposed any such initiative in the past also, Vasan said he had conveyed to Defence Minister A. K. Antony that no training should be imparted to Lankan military personnel. “An...
View ArticleLankan Journalists detained at Mumbai airport
Daily Mirror journalist Lakmal Sooriyagoda and Daily News journalist Sara Pathirana arrived at the Mumbai International Airport on December 1 on a Jet Airways Flight and proceeded to the Immigration...
View ArticleYashushi Akashi will arrive in Sri Lanka on Sunday
Following on the successful conduct of the first Northern Provincial Council Elections in Sri Lanka, which was welcomed by Japan as a significant step forward in the national reconciliation process...
View ArticleFire at Fort
Channel-4 director Callum Macrae decided to release another film against SriLanka[ Thursday, 05 December 2013, 01:16.00 PM ]Channel-4 director Callum Macrae decided to release another film against...
View ArticleLabour demands Lanka probe
Labour MP and shadow Foreign Minister Douglas Alexander said that 2014 could be a crucial year for accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, given the growing calls for an independent,...
View ArticleLankans arrested in Mexico
Among the Sri Lankans arrested were two children and all of them did not have proper documents. The Sri Lankans had been staying at a hotel when troops from the National Migration Institute raided the...
View ArticleThe Queen summons William Hague to Buckingham Palace
The Queen may have allowed the Prince of Wales to take her place at the Commonwealth’s controversial Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka last month, but she is making sure that she is kept fully...
View ArticlePacker plans to take Casino to Myanmar: last chance to make laws
The government has decided to delay this due to the objections within the country, but, after the statement from Packer, his main agent in Sri Lanka, Chairman of a private bank has discussed this with...
View ArticleMany SL asylum seekers either students or visitors: UK
In response to a question, raised by a UK Parliamentarian, Home Office Minister Baron Taylor told UK Parliament on Friday that for the five year period 2008 — 2012, there were 7,445 asylum applications...
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