Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Sydney University’s Jake Lynch, a strong supporter of the Palestinian cause, writes in his weekly column about Sri Lanka and the need to continue pressure over its appalling treatment of the Tamils: The news that the Government of Sri Lanka is to close the internment camps where thousands of Tamils were illegally detained, following the end [...]
Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and advisor Basil Rajapaksa MP on Saturday announced that the Tamils held in the internment camps of Vavuniyaa would be free, starting from December 01, to go and live wherever they want to or to choose whether they want to continue to remain inside the camps. Tamil sources in Vavuniyaa view the announcement with scepticism describing it as an 'election...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Transport Board has started a commuter bus service between Colombo and Jaffna.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Sri Lanka's government has pledged to let tens of thousands of civilians displaced during the war with the Tamil Tigers move freely between refugee camps until their permanent re-settlement, to be completed by the end of January.
Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
LTTE members either in custody or operating units in the island have become the most vulnerable to counter-Tamilnational conspiracies of Colombo government, well informed sources in Colombo indicate. The Colombo government's focus now is to get the section of the LTTE in its trap to denounce Tamil Eelam and efforts are intensified to make use of the Heroes' Day to test the conspiracy. Colombo is as...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today participated in several events at educational institutes.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has decided to retake the undeveloped lands given to the plantation companies by the government for development.
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
COLOMBO: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the decision of the Sri Lankan government to allow greater freedom of movement to Sri Lankans sheltered in makeshift camps in the north of the country. Sri Lanka’s President ...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has placed at the top in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen for the first time in his career after his phenomenal double-century in the first Test against India at Ahmadabad.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has taken measures to provide immediate relief for those affected by the floods Ratnapura district last night.
Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
The public bus service from Mannaar to Jaffna has been resumed after twenty years in addition to the bus services resumed to Colombo from Mannaar, sources in Mannaar said. Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus leaves Mannaar main bus terminal to Jaffna daily at 6:30 a.m.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremoniously opened the "Rana Jayaviru Housing Village" this morning at Ipalogama, Kekirawa in the North Central Province.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22 Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka this evening left the country for Jamaica to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22 Colombo: The interrupted construction work on the Outer Circular Highway, highway around Sri Lanka capital is to recommence from next week.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 22, Colombo: An Indian company has expressed its willingness to assist Sri Lanka to reconstruct the Northern rail track from Omanthai to Pallai in the Jaffna peninsula, the government said.
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