| People from the welfare centres can be resettled in September – Chandra Fernando |
| [ Saturday, 21 August 2010, 11:26.01 AM ] |
 Presidential Advisor Chandra Fernando believes, people living in the welfare camps could be resettled in the forthcoming month of September. Approximately 28000 persons are still sheltered in the welfare camps located at Mullaitheevu and Kilinochchi districts and 95 percent people have been resettled in the Mannar and Vavuniya districts was mentioned by him. [More] |
| India Sri Lanka ship service commences |
| [ Saturday, 21 August 2010, 11:10.11 AM ] |
 India made a statement that all procedures are finalized to begin the ship services from Colombo to India. The statement was made by Indian High Commissioner Ashok Kantha. [More] |
| Mervyn called for investigation |
| [ Saturday, 21 August 2010, 11:05.58 AM ] |
 The Parliament Member who was removed from, the Deputy Minister’s position and dismissed from the parliament membership Mervyn Silva was called to give evidence in yesterday to the Sri Lanka Freedom Disciplinary committee. [More] |
| Parliament Member Sarath Foneka’s barred again |
| [ Saturday, 21 August 2010, 11:02.09 AM ] |
 Parliament Member Sarath Fonseka who was in the state of stripped from all military ranks, was once again barred from his rights was brought to the attention of Speaker Chchmal Rajapakse. While the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting was held Sarath Fonseka was barred from attending the meeting. [More] |
| President Rajapaksa presides Defence Ministry consultative meeting |
| [ Saturday, 21 August 2010, 12:40.21 AM ] |
 Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday chaired the consultative committee meeting of the Ministry of Defence in Parliament. He is the Minister of Defence. Commanders of the three armed forces, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force attended the meeting. [More] |
| Assistance will not be provided to those not registered in Kilinochchi – Government |
| [ Friday, 20 August 2010, 11:28.48 PM ] |
 Sri Lankan government had informed that those who had not registered themselves before the forthcoming 31st in the Kilinochchi district will not be provided with assistance. Due to this reason, people from the Kilinochchi district, Poonagari and Kandawalai areas, should register themselves at the District secretariats. [More] |
| Court permits to give secret statement to the suspected person connected with Lasantha assassination |
| [ Friday, 20 August 2010, 11:25.08 PM ] |
 The suspected person a three wheeler driver on connection with the brutal murder incident of late Lasantha Wickramathunga originator of Sunday Leader newspaper and Editor, requested to give secret statement at the courts was permitted by the magistrate courts. While the brutal murder case investigation was held, the said suspected person was arrested and detained for the past one and half years was under investigation. [More] |
| Senior Military officers will give evidence to the Benevolence Commission |
| [ Friday, 20 August 2010, 11:23.18 PM ] |
 Senior Military officers will give evidence at the Benevolence Commission was quoted in the “Diwayina” newspaper. Accordingly the Joint Forces Commanding Chief Roshan Gunathilake, Military Commander Lte.General Jagath Jayasooriya, Navy Commander Vais Admiral Tissara Samarsinghe, Major General Kamal Karunaratne and Major General Savendra Silva will give evidence. [More] |
| Journey to topple the government will shortly commence – Tissa Attanayake |
| [ Friday, 20 August 2010, 11:19.32 PM ] |
 United National Party’s General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said, journey to topple the government will shortly begin. During the past period, the controversies prevailed within the United National party has got dissolved and now unity is prevailing was mentioned by him. [More] |
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| Land mines excavated from Jaffna Vadamarachchci area |
| [ Friday, 03 September 2010, 09:49.13 AM ] |
 Sri Lankan government had informed that the land mines excavation in the Jaffna Vadamarachchi area has been done completely. Government believes, the resettlements could be expedited. [More] |
| 89 thousand women had lost their husbands during north and east war |
| [ Friday, 03 September 2010, 01:16.58 AM ] |
 Reports states, 89 thousand women living in the north and east provinces have lost their husbands due to war. Out of them 25,000 widows are living in the Batticoloa district is according to statistics reports. Tamil National Alliance Parliament Member P.Selvaraja made this statement. [More] |
| Southern businessmen grab Vanni people’s assets |
| [ Friday, 03 September 2010, 01:11.57 AM ] |
 Reports states, the Sinhalese and Muslim businessmen are in the habit of grabbing the abandoned assets of displaced Vanni people. Towards these activities the military are engaged in duties in the Vanni region are cooperating is according to Vanni information. [More] |
| Nirupama visits Mullaitheevu and Trincomalee |
[ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 01:12.18 AM ] [ ] |
 Indian External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao visited Mullaitheevu today to find the situations in the district. She met the Mullaitheevu Government Agent Nagalingam Vethanayagam at 8.30 a.m. The Government Agent informed in detail about the situation of the resettled persons, and the request for Indian aid. She distributed Indian aid items to the resettled people. [More] |
| Sarath Fonseka suddenly suffering falls sick |
| [ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 01:08.45 AM ] |
| A leading Sinhala website had quoted a news item that Democratic National Alliance Leader Sarath Fonseka had suddenly suffering from ill health. The doctors from the navy forces are examining his health conditions is according to reports. [More] |
| Weapons flow from India is the main cause for the Tamil people’s devastation – Prof.Chittampalam |
| [ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 12:58.37 AM ] [] |
 Prof.C.K.Chittampalam made a statement that, arms supplied from India during the internal war in Sri Lanka, is the main cause for the massive devastation of Tamil civilians which is the general opinion from many Tamils. He made this comment while he met Indian External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao at the Jaffna Public Library yesterday. [More] |
| New Zealand Supreme Court decides LTTE a political organisation |
| [ Monday, 30 August 2010, 12:57.00 PM ] |
 The Supreme Court of New Zealand Friday dismissed the appeal of the government seeking rejection of the refugee status of an Eezham Tamil who was captaining a ship carrying arms to the LTTE. [More] |
| More than settlements, government working hard for splits states, Mano Ganeshan |
| [ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:50.03 AM ] |
 Democratic People’s Front Leader Mano Ganeshan said, the Sri Lankan government does not have any concern to find a settlement to the crisis faced by the Sri lankan Tamils. [More] |
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| Senior SLA officer: ‘Kill everybody!’ order came from the top (VIDEO UPDATED) |
[ Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 09:47.51 PM ] [ ] |
 A senior Sri Lankan Army commander and frontline soldier have told Britain’s Channel 4 News that point-blank executions of Tamils at the end of the civil war in May 2009 were carried out under orders ‘from the top’. In an extended segment on Sri Lanka Tuesday, Channel 4 broadcast translated video interviews with the two soldiers. [More] |
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Reports states, Kandy District Additional Magistrate has been suspended from service. The reason for his suspension is that he had failed to perform his duties. [
One prisoner has been killed when prison guards had opened fire while two inmates attempted to escape. The incident occurred at the Bogambara Prison. [
United Peoples Freedom Alliance Gampaha District Parliament Member Mervyn Silva said, none can grab the humanitarian and discipline which I possess. [
A Buddhist monk had made a statement that parliament member Mervyn Silva did not get through the G.C.E Ordinary Level examination, but he had obtained a doctorate title. [
United National Party had said, it is not aware what sort of projects were utilized from the funds confiscated from KP namely Kumaran Pathmanathan by the Sri Lankan government. [
Reports states, after the military took control of Batticaloa, two women including 95 persons have gone missing. Tamil National Alliance Parliament member P.Selvarasa made this statement. [
A Canadian media has published a news item due to the continuous activities processed by the Sri Lankan government against the minority community, large quantity of Tamil people had escaped to foreign countries. [
Sri Lankan women who are detained at the Saudi Arabian camps are facing massive difficulties. Five women out of 300 Sri Lankan women detained at the Saudi Arabian Olaiya camp have died, and their bodies are kept at the mortuary is according to information. [
Kumaran Pathmanathan stated, to protect the TamiL EeLam Liberation tigers leader Velupillai Pirabakaran and his family members, Nediyawan did not corporate. Such information was published in a website in Norway was quoted by the “Diwayina” newspaper. [
United National Party had informed that a complaint will be made in the World Human Rights Commission about the verdict given by the martial courts against Democratic National Alliance Leader Sarath Fonseka. [
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukelle said, investigations had commenced three months before to arrest the Tamil Eelam Liberation tigers Senior Leader Kumaran Pathmanathan. He pointed out the military intelligence unit conducted investigations against him. [
