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Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace. Speaking on the fourth anniversary celebration of winning the three-decade war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), Rajapaksa was alluding to foreign countries, led by the US, Xinhua reported. Some countries have been critical of Sri Lanka's ...
Buses joining strike to lose route permits

The route permit of buses supporting the strike action scheduled to be launched from midnight today (19) will be cancelled, the Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Roshan Gunawardana said.He stated that the strike planned by the All Island Private Bus Companies Federation, based on several demands including a bus fare hike, ...
Sri Lanka TNPF politicians journalist released on bail

The SL police in Mannaar has released TNPF politicians Selvarasa Kajendren, Visvalingam Manivannan and a journalist, Joseph Fernando, together with 6 other males on personal bail Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. after producing them before the Judicial Medical Officer for ...
Narayanasamy backs ban on pro-Tamil Eelam meeting

Union minister V Narayanasamy on Sunday came out in support of Tamil Nadu government for its decision to ban a pro-Tamil Eelam public meeting at ...
Not a word about Sarath Fonseka on Victory Day

Even though the war victory was celebrated in a grand scale in Galle Face yesterday, not a single word was spoken about the former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka, who was instrumental in defeating the LTTE, UPFA MP P. Digambaram said. The National Workers Congress leader, who crossed over to the government after contesting the General Election under the UNP, stated that the large sum of money spent ...

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Six children were injured in stampede when a female elephant ran amok during the annual Perahera (pageant) of the Kapugoda Sri Wardanarama Viharaya in Kandana last night.The incident occurred at around 11.00 pm yesterday near the Ganemulla Junction when the Perahera was parading along the ...
Sailor dies during Sri Lanka victory parade

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy Sunday recovered the body of a sailor who drowned during a parade marking the fourth anniversary of the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels, an official ...
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Two human skeletons have been discovered on the top of the Yadissakanda in Kurunegala. The discovery was made following a search carried out by police according to information received.Police suspect the skeletons belong to a male and a female. Investigations are ...
Body of missing sailor recovered

The body of the Navy sailor, who was reported missing after a small vessel belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy capsized during the Victory Day celebrations in Galle Face, has been discovered this morning.The body was recovered from the Bambalapitiya beach, Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.Two navy personnel had fallen overboard when the boat capsized during the Victory day Parade ...
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Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace.

Speaking on the fourth anniversary celebration of winning the three-decade war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), Rajapaksa was alluding to foreign countries, led by the US, Xinhua reported.

Some countries have been critical of Sri Lanka's human rights record and called for an independent investigation into the alleged war crimes committed during the last stage of the war in the country.

President Rajapaksa insisted that these were attempts to undermine the peace that has been won and the reconciliation that is already taking place.

"When the war ended, we freed most of the top officials of the LTTE with very minor punishments despite the many atrocities their organisation committed.

" We rehabilitated over 11,000 cadres, resettled thousands of displaced people and de-mined vast tracts of land," he said.

Addressing the nation during the ceremony, Rajapaksa harshly criticised the Tamil diaspora, whom he saw as "aiding and abetting" the international community to criticise Sri Lanka.

"The Tamil people don't need enemies as long as these people are there," he added, clearly alluding to the pro-LTTE Tamil diaspora organisations such as the Global Tamil Forum that have been lobbying internationally on allegations of war crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the last phase of the war. ...