A group of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians is scheduled to tour New Delhi in early September on the special invitation of the Indian government. Accordingly, a delegation of TNA parliamentarians including the party leader, R. Sampanthan is to leave for India during the first week of September. The TNA team is expected to hold [...]
Forty-Five civilians suffered injuries when the LTTE terrorists exploded a parcel bomb in Olcott Mawatha Pettah, a busy commercial area Colombo around 12.15 p.m today, 30 August. The Director of the National hospital Colombo,
While the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force launched separate inquiries into the LTTE air strike on the Trincomalee naval base on Tuesday, seven sailors, who were injured during the incident were transferred to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment yesterday, a defence official said. The condition of one sailor was said to be critical. [...]
Shell Gas and Laugfs Gas Companies have requested the Consumer Affairs Authority for a price hike of 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder by Rs.244.60 and Rs.192.45 respectively. A price amendment for gas will be compulsory by midnight of August 31 observing the prevailing market conditions and following the evaluated price formula approved by the Supreme [...]
WANNI & WELIOYA: VALIANT TROOPS of the Task Force – 2 and 59 Division troops in WANNI and WELIOYA after a series of sustained encounters with terrorists for over two months, bagged PALAMODDAI area, to the west of A-9 Road, near OMANTHAI and also
SEOUL – Thousands of South Korean Buddhists rally Today (Wednesday) in central Seoul in protest at pro-Christian bias by the government of President Lee Myung-Bak. Police estimated that 38,000 people, including 4,000 monks, gathered at Seoul’s City Hall. The government has taken steps to placate the Buddhists, with culture minister Yu In-Chon expressing regret Tuesday [...]
Island’s first museum depicting beliefs and cultural strains of all religious faiths represented in Sri Lanka will be ceremoniously opened tomorrow (28),by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kataragama. The Museum is housed in the Kataragama Devalaya premises and built at a cost of Rs 65million with financial assistance from the Netherlands. Central Cultural [...]
Trincomalee: The Navy and the Air Force last night thwarted an LTTE air attack on the Trincomalee Naval Base. During the abortive attack which occurred around 9.15 p.m., the Tiger aircraft dropped two improvised explosive devices on the Trincomalee dockyard area. Atleast ten Sri Lankan Navy sailors were wounded and no substantial damage to property, [...]
