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featuredimage The destruction of Wilpattu National Park

The nation has now been purged of the terrorism which affected it for thirty years. The way is clear for ...

featuredimage Rise of Sri Lankan president’s son sparks concern

Modesty is apparently not a strong point for Namal Rajapaksa, the 23-year-old son of the Sri Lankan President – and ...

General Fonseka arrest could be poll issue-The Hindu

With the dissolution of the Sri Lankan Parliament expected on Tuesday and the general election scheduled for the first half ...

The real ‘war hero’

Here in the political platforms of Sri Lanka, General Fonseka is claiming that he is the man who wiped out ...

featuredimage De-miners under pressure as Sri Lanka’s displaced return

Randomly placed landmines, contaminated wells and a lack of information are the main problems facing de-miners in Sri Lanka as ...

What a dirty politics in Sri Lanka ?

After defeating the LTTE, we thought that Sri Lanka will be heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, it was only ...

featuredimage Response sent to the SBS and ABC TV in Australia regarding bogus Asylum Seekers

Dear Chief of Staff, I watched your yesterday’s (Thursday 15 October 2009) 6:30 pm News coverage of the Sri Lankan asylum ...

Lankan immigrant fired from Boston Pizza for non-proficiency in English

A Lankan kitchen boss who claims he was fired from Boston Pizza in Richmond, Canadalast month for not speaking English ...

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Customs officials who worked for Pottu Amman arrested

The police investigating covert LTTE operations in the city and its suburbs have arrested two Customs officers for their alleged involvement with LTTE intelligence chief Shanmugalingam Sivashankar alias Pottu Amman.
Acting on information elicited from an LTTE operative, the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) took them into custody. Government sources told The Island last night that the suspects [...]


President launches operations at new Kerawalapitiya Power Plant

Sri Lanka President Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant today adding another 100 mega watts of power to the national grid. The first phase of the project added 200 mega watts of power to the national grid. The combined capacity of the facility will now provide 300 mw of electricity to the national grid. The Kerawalapitiya Power Plant [...]


SC Refuses to release Gen. Sarath Fonseka

The Supreme Court today refused the to release of Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka following the Fundamental Rights petition filed by him, however added that immediate access should be allowed for immediate family members and lawyers to meet him.


Gen. Sarath Fonseka to contest from Colombo

Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka will contest the upcoming General Election from Colombo District under the Democratic National Alliance(DNA), former JVP MP Vijitha Herath told reporters today. He added that Fonseka will be the leader of the DNA.


EU decides to withdraw GSP+ trade benefits from Sri Lanka

The European Union today decided to withdraw the preferential tariff benefits given to Sri Lanka under the Generalized System of Preferences plus (GSP+) following an investigation by the European Commission that says the country fell short in implementing three UN human rights conventions relevant for benefits under the scheme.
However, the EU says the suspension of [...]


Sri Lanka election watchdog asks for carbon copies of election results

The election monitoring group Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has requested Sri Lanka’s Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake for carbon copies of the result sheets issued at each counting centers of the presidential election held on January 26th.
CaFFE said they have made three requests so far for the copies of election results but have [...]


Opposition protest under the attack of thugs

The protest organized by the opposition against the detention of Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka at Hulftsdorp has come under the attack of thugs sponsored by a Provincial council member attached to the Government, JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti told Ada Derana.
Hadunnetti added that thugs were pelting stones at their peaceful protest while the police looked on.
When [...]


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