Tamils say barred from commemorating war dead, Sri Lanka denies

(Reuters) – Minority ethic Tamils said on Sunday they had been banned from commemorating the deaths of their relatives five years ago in the final battle of a 26-year war with Sri Lanka’s military, a charge denied by the army. While President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is under international pressure to investigate war crimes in the […]






PC killing: main suspect killed

The main suspect arrested  in connection with the abduction and murder of a Police Constable in Kurunegala was killed during a confrontation with Police at Ududumbara last night, Police said. […]



Victory Day celebrations in Matara

The fifth Victory Day celebrations will be held today on a grand scale in Samudra Mawatha, Matara. Troops of the Tri Services, police and Civil Defence Service personnel, Mechanised Columns and differently-abled soldiers in wheelchairs will take part in the parade. […]





China’s Highest Military Delegation to Ever Visit Sri Lanka Calls on President Rajapaksa

The Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Air Chief Marshal Xu Qiliang called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa this evening (16) at Temple Trees. The purpose of his visit, Mr. Xu said, is to further enhance the “strategic mutual trust” between China and Sri Lanka and  to elevate “relations between the two countries and the […]



Congratulations from Sri Lanka to Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of Bharat

– by Shenali D Waduge – India, that is Bharat, has elected its 16th Prime Minister in a historic election. He is none other than Shri Narendra Modi securing a virtual landslide victory in a mammoth election drawing 800million eligible voters. There has not been a clearer vote on Bharat’s choice of leader. It is […]



Who is manipulating the world food and medicine supply?

  Too many catastrophic events are occurring too close together and should make any to wonder if there is a pattern and more importantly whether those causing the events are the same people. On this basis we must wonder whether those who control mainstream media, global banking systems, global food supply, production of medicines and […]




Ban on LTTE in India extended for five years

The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the ban on Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years, describing the Sri Lanka-based outfit as a terrorist organisation that is “likely to impact VVIP security adversely in India.” India had banned LTTE after the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. […]



Lankan linked to Al-Qaeda arrested in Malaysia

Dangerous suspect: Special Branch officers taking the suspected terrorist into custody. Photo courtesy the Star The Malaysian Bukit Aman Special Branch counter-terrorism division has helped thwart a planned attack on foreign consulates in India with the arrest of four suspected terrorists including a Sri Lankan. […]



LTTE “dead” resurfacing: Public Apology and Compensation due to Sri Lankan Forces

  The case of Kathiravel Thayapararaja appearing from the ‘dead’ cannot be taken lightly. If not for his arrest by the Indian police the world would have continued to believe the University Teachers for Human Rights report, continued to accept the War without Witnesses report, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights report and continued […]



Kathiravel Thayapararaja was never killed: Accusers must exonerate Sri Lankan Forces

  Injustices are eventually remedied. The Indian newspapers reported that ten Sri Lankan Tamils, including five children, illegally landed at Arichamunai, off Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India in the early hours of Monday 5 May 2014. It was the first influx of ‘refugees’ from Sri Lanka after the defeat of terrorism in May 2009. One of the […]