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All those who are born in Sri Lanka are the proud citizens of this nation and no community should live segregated or isolated. One who is not a patriot cannot be a good member of his or her community.  We must respect humanity, as this is what that has been taught in all religions. […]

DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters’ Organisation (TESO) today announced holding a series of events over the Lankan Tamils issue, including picketing of the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai on March 5. […]

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana CHENNAI: Accusing the UPA of its ‘laxity’ in playing an active role on the issue of alleged rights abuse in Sri Lanka, its key ally DMK today asked government to support a US backed resolution against the island nation at the United Nations Human Rights Council meet at Geneva in March. […]

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday held firm on his threat to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo later this year, rejecting calls to make nice with Sri Lanka. […]

The Sri Lanka Permanent Mission in Geneva has made a formal protest against the screening of the latest Channel 4 documentary film “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka” organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and FIFDH at the Palais de Nations in Geneva on March 1, 2013. […]

Despite widespread objections, the government extended the period of detention of suspects, without being produced in court, to 48 hours, but the rule did not apply to Ministers’ children, the UNP said yesterday. […]

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 […]

JVP Politburo Member, Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that the people are burdened with over Rs.80 million  that is allocated to maintain the Opposition Leader. […]

Minister of Plantation Industries and the President’s Special Envoy on Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe will arrive in Geneva today (February 26) while he will deliver Sri Lanka’s National Statement tomorrow (February 27). […]

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana BERLIN – Sri Lanka has warned the United Nations against allowing a British-made documentary about the Asian country’s civil war to be shown on the sidelines of a human rights meeting. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana Four suspects have been arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Canadian citizen in Sri Lanka. Andrew Mahendrarajah Antonipillai, a 53-year-old Montrealer, was found slain May 3 in his war-torn homeland. […]

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. […]

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 […]