The Diyawadena Nilame of Asgiriya and Malwatte did not have the physical strength to snatch two baby elephants to please his masters the Mahanayakas of Asgiriya and Malwatte because the parents though their legs have been chained have resisted with all they can to prevent the abduction of their loved ones. These are babies that [...]
The Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka (SPUR) handed over a cheque for Rs 1,662,224 to the Secretary of Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a contribution of towards the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ Defence Housing Project. SPUR, which has been at the forefront in countering LTTE misinformation on Sri Lanka and contributing [...]
The Indian government is likely to give the green light for the revival of the ferry service between Sri Lanka and India, as requested by the Lankan government during a meeting of Transport Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) countries in Colombo today (July 25). A joint communiqué is expected to [...]
Two persons were reported killed and nine others injured during a clash between two rival factions in Beruwela late last night (July 24). A mosque in the area too was set on fire following the clash. Police curfew has been imposed in some areas of Beruwela due to the prevailing tense situation. The areas where [...]
Indicating heavy infighting in the terrorist outfit of the Tamil Tigers a section of the movement calling itself the Executive Committee said that the former arms procurer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias KP would head the organization leading to the restructuring of the terrorist movement. But the main mouthpiece [...]
Time was when Sri Lanka used to be known as the Granary of the East. Now, it may be dubbed the Armoury of the East. Large caches of weapons continue to be detected from many areas which were once under LTTE control. The police said yesterday (July 22), they had unearthed a haul of over [...]
Linking the North and South after two decades the A-9 road was yesterday (July 22) declared open by MP Basil Rajapaksa and Special Advisor to the President and cabinet Minister Douglas Devananda. MP Basil presides over “Uthuru Wasanthaya”, a rapid development scheme for liberated districts of Jaffna. Two hundred civilians from Jaffna were loaded to [...]
In reply to the wild allegation and the conspiratorial lie the British tabloid has shamefully orchestrated through their daily news paper in London, IDPs Health Care Director Dr. Hemantha Herath categorically denied any outbreak of water-borne diseases or diarrhoea at Manik Farm IDPs Camp, and further assured yesterday that Currently, only six to eight deaths [...]
The government has released all persons in IDP camps over 60 years in age while turning 40,000 IDP children as students. President Mahinda Rajapaksa made these observations on Sunday at a meeting in Mahiyangana, in the Uva Province adding that at least 80 per cent of IDPs would be resttled prior to the deadline set. [...]
Troops conducting continuous clearing operations in recently librated areas in Puthukkudirippu, Mullaittivu, have uncovered a large quantity of Petrol and Engine Oil yesterday, 19 July, military sources said. On information gathered from an informant, Intelligence and security sub group of 56 Division uncovered a tanker containing 25,000 liters of Petrol and 9 barrels of engine [...]
