Category: Local News

Police spokesman given lightning transfer

Police Spokesman SSP Prishantha Jayakody has been transferred from his post with effect from yesterday and appointed as the Director of the Police Examination Division. His place is taken by Superintendent of Police G. M. H. B. Siriwardena, who was the Director of the Police Examination Division. SSP Jayakody assumed duties as the police spokesman […]



Indo-US Geneva Resolution and Sri Lanka’s strategic options

By Shenali Waduge The UNHRC Resolution against Sri Lanka is nothing about “accountability” “pace of implementation” or any of the gibberish international statements claims to project. If so, despite resolutions against Israel on “accountability” the UNHRC has done nothing against Israel. Instead Israel has broken ties with UNHRC completely. If every nation in the UN […]






Minister Sirisena’s son, blamed for attacking DIG’s son

The police are investigating an alleged attack on Batticaloa DIG Ravi Waidyalankara’s son by a group of youth led by Health Minister and SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena’s son, at the Passekudah beach, late Sunday afternoon. Both groups had been staying at the Malu Malu Resort & Spa, Passekudah late Sunday afternoon. […]



Karunanidhi finds fault with Pranab’s speech over Lanka reference

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana CHENNAI: Three days after a scathing attack against the UPA government for its silence on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, DMK chief M Karunanidhi launched another tirade against the Centre on Saturday, this time over President Pranab Mukherjee’s references to the rehabilitation process in the island nation in his address […]



Sri Lankan tourists sent back home

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana They were proceeding to Velankanni A group of Sri Lankan nationals proceeding to Velankanni on Sunday were stopped midway by the Tiruvarur district police who advised them to return to avoid any problem. […]




Karunanidhi objects to Lankan minister’s statement

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana CHENNAI: Objecting to a Sri Lankan minister’s announcement that Lankan fishermen would rally against their Indian counterparts, DMK chief M Karunandihi on Monday described it as a “planned strategy” by Colombo to divert attention from the “tyrannies” of Rajapaksa government. […]



Sethu Samudram that would harm Sri Lanka’s Ecology should be revivied says Karunanidhi

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana Flaying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for their stand on Sethusamudram project, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday said the national party while in power had proposed the alignment for the project which involves dredging of ‘Ram Setu’ or Adam’s Bridge, which […]



India to vote against Sri Lanka in UNHRC

PUDUCHERRY: India will vote in support of a US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka proposed to be moved before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva next month, Union minister in the Prime Minister’s Office ( PMO) V Narayansamy said on Sunday. […]




When Channel 4 and Callum Macrae distorts the “Truth”

By Shenali Waduge For people who are so passionate about revealing the truth, getting justice and showcasing to the world how horrible Sri Lanka’s armed forces are would there be any need for “sequels”. The best thing would have been to pool everything available against Sri Lanka’s armed forces – mobile phone pictures, videos, eye […]



What is all this fuss about Halal and Haram?

By Ernest Perera Judging by the flow of articles in praise of the peaceful nature of Islam and the peaceful co-existence of Muslims the general inference is that all the issues have been created by the Buddhist “extremists”. Having read a few articles I realize the issue is becoming misunderstood because the Muslims are evading […]



Constitutionally incorrect to hang the three, says judge who confirmed death for Rajiv killers

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana CHENNAI: It would be ‘constitutionally incorrect’ now to hang the three people sentenced to death in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, said Justice K T Thomas, who headed the Supreme Court bench that confirmed the death sentences. “It was my misfortune to have presided over that bench,” he told TOI. […]