Colombo: Sources from the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka say that the newly elected Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan and his party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) are under pressure due to the parents’ appeal to return their offspring enlisted by it.
According to diplomatic sources Israel has decided to restrict technological military aid given to Sri Lanka. The sources further say Israel has taken this decision as Sri Lanka has opted to have close relations with Iran and taking measures to obtain military aid from that country. The reason for Israel to stop military technological aid [...]
The Ceylon Tamil Teachers Union (CTTU) in an official communiqué issued Tuesday called upon all its members to take part in the islandwide general strike scheduled for today in a show of support for the one-day token strike organised by the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) with the blessings of main opposition United National Party [...]
Reports indicate that the Government of Sri Lanka is scheduled to sign an agreement with ‘Cairn India’ to explore for oil and natural gas in the Mannar Basin tomorrow. The bloc that comes under the agreement is ‘SL 2007-01-001 that covers approximately 3,400 Km2 in water depths of 200 meters to 1800 meters.
Vinagamoorthi Muralitharan, alias Karuna has arrived in Sri Lanka says TMVP spokesman Maulana. Karuna, the founder of TMVP fled Sri Lanka when he had differences with leaders of TMVP including Pilleyan who went on to become the Chief Minister of Eastern Provincial Council. Karuna was apprehended in the UK for travelling with a fabricated passport [...]
The government is considering limiting the working week of state employees for four days to minimize the consumption of fuel said a spokesman for Ministry of Internal Administration. The spokesman told that the government is considering increasing the number of working hours per day and implement a four day working week. The spokesman further said [...]
The government was formulating a new policy on fuel and petroleum products said Chief Government Whip Minister Dinesh Gunawardene yesterday at the Parliament. In order to face the present fuel crisis in the world, a decision has to be taken on certain categories of vehicles which consume more fuel and restricting the import of vehicles [...]
CANADA: A Toronto-based non-profit organisation has been outlawed by Canadian Cabinet under the Anti-Terrorism Act, in what may signal an aggressive new approach to combating terrorist financing in Canada. The decision to add the World Tamil Movement (WTM) to Canada’s list of outlawed terrorist groups marks the first time Ottawa has used the anti-terrorism law [...]
Patriotic National Movement will hold a seminar titled ‘Responsibilities of the National Movement amidst foreign intervention’ at National Youth Centre on the 16th of this month at 3.00 p.m. The seminar has been organized by Ven. Dhambara Amila Thera, Propaganda and Publication Secretary and Member of National Council of the PNM. Ven. Prof. Attanagalle Rathanapala [...]
The Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe when he addressed the members of the Eastern Provincial Councilors yesterday (04) stated that the media has the right to criticize military matters and those who do cannot be considered as “traitors”. He also stated that the real “traitors” are those who abandoned their Units, Battalions and the [...]
