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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 ...

  • Sri Lanka Jaffna University remembers Vanni genocide amidst SL military oppression

    Sri Lankan military harassments continue at Jaffna University where a memorial event was silently observed by hundreds of students on Friday, news sources in Jaffna told TamilNet. The occupying SL military is on a continuous war with the university community of students and teachers in the last four years on the issue of remembering the slain. It took a serious turn on the Heroes Day last ...

  • Protest Against Bribery Commission

    The 'Voice Against Corruption' (VAC) has threatened to gather public support and surround the Bribery and Corruption Commission in Colombo over its failure to investigate several complaints lodged with the Commission. VAC convenor Wasantha Samarasinghe said that the public taxes pay for the salaries of the Bribery Commission and yet the Commission has failed to investigate complaints ...

  • 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 ...


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  • 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 ...

  • Six children injured in Âelephant stampedeÂ’

    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 ...

  • Two skeletons found atop Yadissakanda

    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 ...

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