| UNP Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe on conclusion of Indian tour returns Sri Lanka yesterday night |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:31 PM] |
 United National Party Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe on conclusion of his Indian tour returned to Sri lanka yesterday at 11.00 p.m by Sri Lankan Airlines UL.196 from New Delhi. [More] |
| Britain had withdrawn the tour warning to Mullaitheevu and Kilinochchi localities |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:29 PM] |
 Britain has withdrawn from the tour warning to the areas of Mullaitheevu, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya and Mannar areas located in the Northern part of Sri Lanka. Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Britain Mark Kooding’s headed a group on a tour to the said areas, and such decision was taken by Britain on conclusion of their visit. [More] |
| China has granted more assistance than European countries. Government |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:28 PM] |
 Deputy Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama said, the main organization for providing financial assistance to Sri Lanka is the Export and Import bank of China. Without any queries or conditions, the Chinese bank had granted 50 million dollars as financial aid to Sri Lanka, but the European Union did not provide easy loans without any conditions was mentioned by him. [More] |
| Keheliya states, resistance will not be for Indian special envoy |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:25 PM] |
 Sri Lankan government once against informed that they will not oppose to the Indian government’s decision of sending a special envoy to Sri Lanka from India. While a media briefing was held to inform the cabinet decisions yesterday, Minister Keheliya Rambukelle made this statement. [More] |
| KP states the down fall of Liberation tigers was due to the attack by Al Khaida against Pentagan |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:22 PM] |
 N.Kumaran Pathmanathan said, the main reason for the downfall of Tamil Eelam Liberation tigers was due to the attack of Al.Khaida movement last September in year 2001, against the twin towers at Pentagon, America. [More] |
| Military from China reach Sri Lanka in the assignments of land mines excavation. |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:11 PM] |
 The Chinese Government is in the attempt of sending Chinese troops in the name of excavation of land mines in the northern part of Sri Lanka. [More] |
| Sri Lankans while in state of drowning were rescued in Australia. |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:09 PM] |
 Sri Lankan refugees which includes 81 persons who were in a state of drowning in the north western sea area of Christmas Islands, Australia was rescued by the navy personnel. Along with them, four human smugglers who were in the smuggling racket too were rescued. [More] |
| Kandy Malwatha Mahanayake Thero Ven. Udugama Buddirakitha Thero visit Jaffna yesterday |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 04:06 PM] |
 Reports states Kandy Malwatha Mahanayake Thero was on a visit to Jaffna to attend an aid distributing ceremony which was organized by a private organization named Nelliaydi Maha Vidyalayam. But the intention of his visit is unknown. [More] |
| Attempts to appoint Sinhalese Judge in Mullaitheevu |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 03:11 AM] |
 Government is in the process of making initiatives with the Justice Ministry, to appoint Sinhalese judges from the Southern part of Sri Lanka to the Mullaitheevu district. The judicial activities have commenced in the Mullaitheevu district, after 20 years, hence at present Judge A.M.Mohamed Riyal is temporarily handling the court cases. [More] |
| Three dengue patients die from Mannar district |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 03:07 AM] |
 The hospital sector states, 29 dengue patients were admitted to the Mannar General hospital, out of them 3 persons died during this month. [More] |
| Indian Bank will be opened in Jaffna |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 03:04 AM] |
 Reports states a branch office of Indian Bank will be opened in Jaffna. The Indian government granted 200 million American dollars as loan to Sri Lankan government for the displaced persons rehabilitation activities, and such loan will be handled by this bank was sated. [More] |
| Agreements done with Sinhalese towards Jaffna development |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:55 AM] |
 Reports states, the agreements towards the development projects processed by the International aid organizations in Jaffna, are given only to the Sinhalese from the Southern Sri Lanka. This is performed in a well planned manner by the government to increase the revenue of the Sinhalese families from the Southern Sri Lanka. [More] |
| Charge sheets against Sarath Fonseka filed |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:53 AM] |
 The case inquiries in regard to the “white flag” issues which were published in the “Sunday Leader” newspaper, involving former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka was taken for inquiry today in Colombo High Court. [More] |
| All party reports submitted to Foreign Embassies – Yogarjan |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:51 AM] |
 United National Party Parliament Member R.Yogarajan said, the decisions of the All Party panel which was originated by Sri lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse in regard to Sri lankan racial crisis, had been submitted to the Foreign Embassies. [More] |
| President Mahinda Rajapakse praises the late Prime Minister Srimavo Bandranayake |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:49 AM] |
 President Mahinda Rajapakse made a statement that former Prime Minister Srimavo Bandaranayake is the only leader who protected the Sri Lankan Freedom party. 50 years have concluded after Srimavo Bandaranayake was elected as the first Prime Minister in the world, hence on remembering her, an occasion was organized at the Temple trees yesterday. [More] |
| Sri Lankans in Indonesia may be granted refugee status |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:46 AM] |
 Reports publish that the Sri Lankans detained at Indonesia may be granted refugee status in the forthcoming months. The Sri Lankan refugees last year in the month of October, proceeded towards Australia on a boat, but due to the request of former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Radd, they were obstructed and detained by the Indonesian officials. [More] |
| Dharshika’s murder case inquiry will be held tomorrow |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:43 AM] |
 Reports states the case inquiry of Jaffna Velanai Hospital family planning officer will be conducted tomorrow. In regard to this incident, the case proceedings was held yesterday at the Kayts magistrate courts, and Magistrate R.Vasanthasenan, had postponed the case for tomorrow. [More] |
| Statue of Amman’s head was ordered to hand over to the temple by courts |
| [Friday, 30 July 2010, 02:40 AM] |
 The court ordered to hand over the bronze statue of Amman’s head which was found in the locality of Batticaloa Vagarai Verugal mountain areas. Public appealed to grant permission to worship the statue at the place it was found, hence the investigation in regard to this was processed by the Valaichenai courts. [More] |
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. [
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. [
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. [
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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. [
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. [
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. [
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. [
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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. [