MDMK Chief Vaiko has been arrested by Chennai Police after he attempted to lay siege to the Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka today. Mr Vaiko led several pro-Tamil groups, protesting that the Sri Lankan government committed crimes and human rights violations …
The SLFP is preparing to appoint party organizers in the Province and has called applications for the organiser posts in the Northern Province and also in some electorates in the Eastern province.It has decided to strengthen the party in the Northern Province along with …
Even as the anti-Sri Lanka mood in Tamil Nadu is getting belligerent, India has increased its annual grant to Sri Lanka. The allocation has gone up to Rs 500 crore for 2013-2014 from Rs 290 crore last year. It was Rs 181.94 crore in …
Truth is the first casualty of any war, we know that. I’d like to say that Truth must be the first step in any reconciliation process. When the Channel 4 footage was first released, the Government of Sri Lanka vigorously opposed it. Yet …
Former Foreign Minister and UNP Parliamentarian, Mangala Samaraweera, said the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government’s Madamulana doctrine on foreign policy, acting without maturity or responsibility and the attitude of shooting the messenger, has resulted in the country facing the current crises before the international …
Chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya will meet with the locked out players on Sunday evening, SLC president Upali Dharmadasa said. It is expected to be a personal attempt on Jayasuriya’s part to break the deadlock between SLC and the players, and possibly aimed at …
The Sri Lankas Navy said on it had detained 16 Indian fishermen on a charge of poaching, as tensions rose between India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu and Colombo. The fishermen in three trawlers were arrested Saturday night inside Sri Lankan waters off …
A statement by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva said that Sri Lanka also strongly protests the perception that has been sought to be created in the public mind, through pro-LTTE websites, which yesterday in an article quoted the Director of …
Germany feels Sri Lanka’s criticism of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (UNHRC) Navi Pillay is unjustified. Speaking during the 22nd session of the UNHRC in Geneva today, the German Ambassador to the UN Hanns H. Schumacher said that Pillay is …
An objection has been filed by Ervin Jayawardana of Kurunegala District Cricket Association who has filed nominations for the post of Vice Treasurer of SLC. He has cited that Upali Dharmadasa’s nomination is invalid since he had not played first class cricket. He …