Special zone for China in Sri Lanka

First time ever Sri Lanka had set up a specific area for foreign companies, and China's Huichen gets it. "Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's...

Rights groups want probe into Sri Lanka war crimes

I have only one question!Why are independentent investigations not allowed by the Sri lankan Government?That way they can answer to all the rumours about it's armed forces warcrimes and the killings of thousands of civilians!It's a bad excuse to bring up security reasons as...

Sri Lanka "runs out of time" for investigation

Sri Lankan government ended the investigation into human right abuses during the war with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). This decision came despite call from various human rights groups request to allow...

Double standards of the West - but not able to done this time.

Sri Lanka was a topic in all the UN security council , Human Rights , most of the western countries parliments ect. These all made a huge picture that Sri Lanka should be punished. It is for finishing the world most dangerous terrorist organization LTTE. Why...

800 Tamil businessmen, Hindu leaders meet President Rajapaksa

Hindu religious leaders and over 800 Tamil businessmen met with President Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Thursday (4th June). President addressed the gathering in Tamil after which a number of businessmen who were...

India vs Sri Lanka - 5th ODI - Colombo 2009 - Highlights

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat here at Colombo on Sunday. Winning the toss, Open Jayasurya and Dilshan hitted well. Jayasurya with aggression hitted all bowlers particularly Ishant Sharma. After departure of Jayasurya, Dilshan and Sanagakarra Continued the score...

India vs Sri Lanka - 4th ODI - 2009 - Highlights

That was a fabulous effort by the Indians. Once again a clinical performance by them. They won the toss and got another big score today. Gambhir getting a big hundred and Mahendra Singh Dhoni scoring 94. It was always going to be tough for Sri Lanka even without Zaheer....

India vs Sri Lanka - 2nd ODI 2009 - Highlights and Score

SL: 241-all out (49.2 Ovs) | Ind: 256/9 (50.0 Ovs) (Full ScoreBoard) India won by 15 runs That was a fabulous match indeed. The Indians have yet again pulled off a good win here. They didn't really get a very big score but the bowlers started off well. Then there was...

India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI Colombo 2009 - Match Preview

Sri Lanka will be underpressure as they are in do or die situation here at colombo. Unless they register win over the 3rd Match they will be out of the competition and the remaining matches will be just practice for the new young players. India is in good form and has won...

Rajapakse & Manmohan Men of Iron:Prabhakaran Not a Ravan:DADNO-OK

Hats off to Dr. Manmohan Singh PM India, and so is to Mahinda Rajapakse of Sri Lanka, both men of iron although the former had heart operation recently; noteworthy among the worlds of news about Sri Lankan...

'Eelam' should be removed from Tamil party names:Lanka opposition

Sri Lanka's major opposition , UNP (United National Party) asked the government to forbid the Tamil political parties from using the  dreaded world 'Eelam' in their name.At present many Tamil parties has got...

New King in the modern world

How many innocent civilians had been murdered by LTTE . How many of them (Media and humantarian aid agency concerned) talk about this . It's funny now anti govt organisations making head line stories about...

Let us seize the fresh opportunity for a new and better era

Source: http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/05/20/editorial.htm Date: 20 May 2009 Scenes of jubilation and euphoria have pervaded the streets of the capital Colombo, and many other parts of the country, as the Sri Lankan President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces,...

A story of the "Yal Devi" Train

A glimpse into the rebuilding of the Yal Devi rail-track.... A once vital link between the North and South of Sri Lanka. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izh0lX9-FOc

45 London LTTE Men Arrested for Blocking Streets Near Parliament

" London’s Metropolitan Police arrested 45 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) protesters when they moved from parliamentary square and blocked roads leading to the parliament , Monday May 11.  ...

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