General Fonseka to be the opposition common candidate?

" November 8, 2009  10:44 am General Sarath Fonseka who returned to the island a few days ago is tipped to be the common candidate of the Opposition Alliance for a future Presidential poll, sources from...

Sri Lanka asks aid agencies to scale down operations

Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....

Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

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...

Sri Lanka invites UN's Ban to assess crisis

" Wed May 6, 7:18 am ET COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's president has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the island and assess first-hand the plight of civilians affected by fighting...

Sri Lanka: Rajapakse in 1980's supporting JVP Terrorism!!!

Rajapakse in 1980's.If Sinhalese pick up the arms and fight the government they are insurgents. And Rajapakse had sympathy for them!!! But, if a Tamil journalist criticize the government then he is a terrorist....

U.N. council sees no need to punish Sri Lanka

Stunts - conducted by the LTTE supporters in Diaspora - like blocking roads and preventing the normal citizen life in western countries did not yielded the desired result. Completely ignoring the noises made by...

Sri lanka Genocide of tamils, React !

This photo are from Sri lanka all the people you see are tamils.The Sri lankan Gouvernement kill tamils. see in french articles www.ilayor.comor more Photo of the genocide http://www.ilayor.com/?page_id=389

Electricity for North: A9 road from Omanthai - Mankulam completed

Plans are already underway for the development of the North. Meanwhile infrastructure development in the East has been ongoing and building much needed roads and a large number of bridges  has been the number...

Sri Lanka rejects UK's new envoy

In  a big blow to British government , Sri Lanka has angrily rejected Britain's appointment of Des Browne, the former Defence Minister, as a special envoy to focus on the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Indian Ocean Island. Rohitha Bogollagama, the Foreign...

Cluster bombs used in Sri Lanka war: UN

The United Nations have accused Sri Lanka of using cluster bomb in the ongoing offensive against tamil rebels. The UN said that they have confirmed report of  killing of 52 civilians in a shell attack at Suranthapuram (in Wanni region) last evening. However UN spokesman...

Sri Lanka predicts imminent victory over rebels

Sri Lanka's president predicted Wednesday the total defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels within a few days, as the United Nations reported 52 civilians had been killed in a single shell attack. Sri Lanka is celebrating...

US, EU, others urge Tamil Tigers to surrender to end civil war

Amidst the growing concern for the safety of tamil civilians trapped in the war zone in the Sri Lanka,  many key supporters of Lankan government's action against rebel tigers have appealed to tamil tigers to surrender and finish the long ongoing war to avoid civilian...

Sri lanka - Rajapaksa gives LTTE 48-hour ultimatum

"Rajapaksa gives LTTE 48-hour ultimatum Colombo (PTI): Acting on India's concerns, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday night assured that civilians in the war zone in Sri Lanka will be given "safe passage"...

Checkmate only a move away - The Island Editorial

" So much for Prabhakaran's much touted military strategy! Today, the Vanni Tigers and the Dehiwala Tigers (in the zoo) are in the same predicament. They are without enough room to move about....

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