| 100 rpiah ATM card rackerters arrested |
| [ Sunday, 05 February 2012, 02:07.16 PM ] |
 Police say they have arrested two Sri Lankans who are suspected of stealing hundreds of millions of rupiah using fake ATM cards. |
| ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ to be screened in California |
| [ Saturday, 04 February 2012, 04:17.10 PM ] |
 ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ is a powerful documentary produced by UK Channel 4 Broadcasting Corp. It is scheduled to be screened at Ventura Community Centre, 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, California on Saturday, February 18, 2012 between 7-9 pm Truthdrive news website reports. |
| Soosai’s wife recalls drama in the high seas |
| [ Friday, 03 February 2012, 04:51.20 PM ] |
 The LTTE boss Velupillai Prabhakaran once bragged that the next Eelam war would be fought on the high seas. His braggadocio emanated from the fact that the so-called Sea Tigers with their varied vessels and craft had become a menace to the Navy in the north and east. |
| Sinhala people are not permitted to dig sand in Batticaloa: MP C.Yogeswaran |
| [ Friday, 03 February 2012, 03:24.30 PM ] |
 TNA parliamentarian C.Yogeswaran states Sinhala people from the South are illegally digging sand from Siththandi Sandanamadu river at Senkaladi area in Batticaloa district. Parliemntarian further said he will take necessary steps to inform parliament this regard. |
| JVP & Australian Labour Party meet |
[ Thursday, 02 February 2012, 05:17.00 PM ] [ ] |
 Mr. Mathew Marozzi, the representative of Alex Galacher, the Member of Senate of the Australian Labour Party has had a discussion with the Information Secretary of the JVP Vijithe Herath at the JVP head office today (2nd). |
| The Fog of an Uncivil War in Sri Lanka |
| [ Thursday, 02 February 2012, 02:02.26 PM ] |
 It has been nearly three years since Sri Lankan government troops crushed the separatist Tamil Tigers in a gory, scorched-earth campaign that brought an end to three decades of civil war. The final battles — with some 300,000 civilians caught in the crossfire — were fought on the northern beaches and in the impoverished hamlets of the island nation. |
| Man arrested for cheating 35 women |
| [ Thursday, 02 February 2012, 08:46.27 AM ] |
 Police arrested a person who posed as a lawyer, cheating nearly 35 women by taking their jewellery worth Rs.6 million on the promise that he would marry them. |
| Karuna to release secrets of LTTE |
| [ Thursday, 02 February 2012, 08:29.43 AM ] |
 The Deputy Minister of Resettlement Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman stated he will reveal the secrets of LTTE organization in SriLanka. |
| Couple enaged in the Malysian job scam arrested |
| [ Wednesday, 01 February 2012, 01:17.26 PM ] |
 The police apprehended a Malaysian couple and three others for questioning, regarding a racket where a number of persons were defrauded under the pretext of providing jobs in Malaysia. |
| Birds flu threats in SriLanka |
| [ Wednesday, 01 February 2012, 08:27.40 AM ] |
 The Ministry of Health says there is a threat of a bird flu outbreak in the country, following the death several fowls at a farm in Bingiriya. Kurunegala. |
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| Implementation of 13plus would not solve problems of people in North and East: Diplomats |
| [ Sunday, 05 February 2012, 02:56.14 PM ] |
 Religious leaders and diplomats of this country revealed it’s difficult to solve problems of people in the North and East by implementing the 13th or 13th plus amendment in this country , Divaina news paper reports. [More] |
| Basil A Traitor ?or Fonseka Traitor ? : Sunday Leader questioned |
| [ Sunday, 05 February 2012, 02:41.21 PM ] |
 It is important for us to brief them about measures we have taken, and plans for the future,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the Cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday. [More] |
| Anyone with a heart would never approve celebrating independence : Anoma Fonseka |
| [ Sunday, 05 February 2012, 02:30.39 PM ] |
 Anyone with a heart would never approve celebrating independence after imprisoning the Army Commander who eradicated terrorism and achieved freedom for the country for the second time says Ms. Anoma Fonseka. [More] |
| 100 rpiah ATM card rackerters arrested |
| [ Sunday, 05 February 2012, 02:07.16 PM ] |
| Police say they have arrested two Sri Lankans who are suspected of stealing hundreds of millions of rupiah using fake ATM cards. [More] |
| ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ to be screened in California |
| [ Saturday, 04 February 2012, 04:17.10 PM ] |
| ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ is a powerful documentary produced by UK Channel 4 Broadcasting Corp. It is scheduled to be screened at Ventura Community Centre, 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, California on Saturday, February 18, 2012 between 7-9 pm Truthdrive news website reports. [More] |
| President urges people to show courage amidst economic woes |
| [ Saturday, 04 February 2012, 08:41.47 AM ] |
 President Mahinda Rajapakse marked Sri Lanka’s national day on Saturday by appealing to the country to show “strength and courage” in the face of a worsening global economic crisis. [More] |
| The 13th Amendment has become law of the Constitution, says M.A.Sumanthiran |
| [ Saturday, 04 February 2012, 08:33.42 AM ] |
 The Tamil National Alliance says the government has no necessity to hold discussions with any party to put the 13th Amendment to the Constitution into action. [More] |
| Soosai’s wife recalls drama in the high seas |
| [ Friday, 03 February 2012, 04:51.20 PM ] |
| The LTTE boss Velupillai Prabhakaran once bragged that the next Eelam war would be fought on the high seas. His braggadocio emanated from the fact that the so-called Sea Tigers with their varied vessels and craft had become a menace to the Navy in the north and east. [More] |
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70 Lankan women, who had been harassed by their Kuwaiti and Saudi employers, returned home yesterday (Feb. 02).
Government as paid special attention towards Swiss tour of Sevanesathurai Chandrakanathan Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, Sinhala news paper reports.
Tamil people are robbing lands of Sinhala people in the Eastern province Divaina news paper reports.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has a message for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa: “Take care of our people who go there. Ministers, our relations etc.”
SriLankan Human Rights Council commissioner M.A.J.Mendis decided to resign from his post according to his own wish, sources said.
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two Sri Lankans who witnessed the violent final showdown of the country's 26-year civil war claim a top military commander and Sri Lanka's defence secretary ordered war crimes. [