Latest News 12-02-2012

March by 3 youths to seek justice for Lankan Tamils
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 05:45:11 GMT+5:30

Three Tamil youths are on a march campaign to seek justice for Sri Lankan Tamils, continuous for 6th day.

Protest stage against Indian Deputy High Commission​er to SriLanka
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 05:37:11 GMT+5:30

Special camp declared opened at the Chelam District office this morning to issue special birth certificates for SriLankan Tamil people.

Military personals are been appointed as governors of Tamil area: Sambanthan
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 05:33:11 GMT+5:30

Speaking at the parliament leader of the Tamil National Alliance R.Sambantha stated Military personals are appointing as the governors of Tamil area but normal civilians are been appointed as governors for other part of the island.

Seeman urge TN government to release Punthamali special camp detainees
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 05:24:11 GMT+5:30

Organizer of the Nam Tamilar Part Seeman urges the Tamil Nadu Government to  issue order to release suspects detain in the Punthamali special campon suspicious.

Why do we urge Land and police powers?: Deputy Minister Muralithar​an
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 04:44:11 GMT+5:30

The Deputy Minister of Resettlement Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan  stated at present we are facing unemployment as the major problem in such situation why do we urge powers such as Land and Police to our provinces?Deputy Minister made this statement addressing the occasion of hand hovering bicycles for youths in Batticaloa and Vavunathivu divisional secretary areas. Deputy Minister was the chief guest fro this event.

SriLankan Hockey team forced to return from Tamil Nadu
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 03:56:11 GMT+5:30

Protest stage against SriLankan Sinhala  Hockey players who engaged in the practices in Tamil Nadu state.

Devolve police powers and face a situation as in Maldives : Gomin Dayasri
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 03:25:11 GMT+5:30

Senior lawyer Gomin Dayasri yesterday warned that the role played by the Maldivian police in ousting democratically elected Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, early this week, had highlighted the danger of giving in to the TNA’s demand for devolution of police powers.

16 year old girl abducted in Kodigamam
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 03:09:11 GMT+5:30

16 year old school girl was abducted by an unidentified group arrived in the trishaw in Ketpeali village in Kodigamam area in Jaffna.

'Military to be soon removed from northern areas' : Minister Douglas Devananda
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 02:46:11 GMT+5:30

Sri Lanka would soon pull out its remaining troops from areas still under military control in the Tamil-dominated northern province that was once an LTTE bastion, a prominent Tamil minister has said.

Police Department is most corrupted institution in this Country
LankaSri.com – Sat, 11 February 2012 02:43:11 GMT+5:30

According to a survey by Transparency International (TI) nearly 50% of Sri Lankans believed that the police and political parties in the country were the most corrupt institutions in the country.

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Latest News 10-02-2012

Arrest warrant issued for M. Nasheed ! President inquires about Nasheed’s safety
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 12:32:09 GMT+5:30

A criminal court in the capital Male issued arrest warrants for ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and his former defence minister, but the charges against them were unclear, a senior official of Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said.

Suspect arrested over sexually abusing German woman
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 09:09:09 GMT+5:30

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Dickwella on the charge of sexually abusing a German woman.

Australian Foreign Minister under fire over LLRC report
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 09:05:09 GMT+5:30

Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is under fire for failing to respond to the Sri Lankan government report on that country’s civil war, despite repeatedly promising he would.

TNA collects information’s on misplaces people during the last stage of war
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 06:08:09 GMT+5:30

Tamil National Alliance announced that they have received information’s about 553 misplaced people from Jaffna district during the time of last stage of war in Vanni.

Rs.5 million worth of heroin recovered from Kalpitiya area
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 03:37:09 GMT+5:30

Police media unit announced Rs.5 Million worth of heroin recovered from Kalpitiya area today.

Douglas threats media organization in Jaffna
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:55:09 GMT+5:30

Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda threats a Jaffna based media organization while delivering speech among the PTS Diploma students of Jaffna university today.

Lankan migrant in B.C. deemed potential security risk
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:02:09 GMT+5:30

One of the 492 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived in Canada last month aboard the MV Sun Sea allegedly travelled to foreign countries with a delegation belonging to the Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, a hearing into his detention heard Wednesday.

Family man hanged himself in Sulipuram area Jaffna
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 01:59:09 GMT+5:30

Jaffna Sulipuram police announced body of a family man who hanged himself in the area found by the police this morning.

Diaspora government meeting in Norway
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 01:04:09 GMT+5:30

Diaspora government has organized special discussion meeting at Bergen City in Norway.

It's unable to accept case postponed against Shavendra Silva: Speak Human Rights organizati​on
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 01:02:09 GMT+5:30

Case file against SriLankan permanent representative to United Nation Shavendra Silva at the New York courts was postponed yesterday, Speak Human Rights organization reports.

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Latest News 09-02-2012

Jaffna GA face difficulti​es to provide details on mispalced people towards US officials
LankaSri.com – Wed, 8 February 2012 05:37:08 GMT+5:30

US officials led by Steven Rapp , Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice made two day visit towards Jaffna today.

White Van Abduction in dehiwala
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:53:09 GMT+5:30

A person was abducted in a white this morning from the Dehiwela area. According to his family the abduction of B. Dinesh Sanjaya Fernando (35) took place at around 8:00 a.m. today.

Police suspicious on deaths occured at Wellawatta apartment
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:49:09 GMT+5:30

The police will conduct a special investigation into the fire that broke out at an apartment complex in Wellawatta this morning (February 8) which claimed two lives.

Sarath Fonseka is the symbol of all political prisoners: Mano Ganesan and Vickramaba​hu
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:46:09 GMT+5:30

Leader of the Democratic National Alliance Mano Ganesan stated government engage in politics by detaining Sarath Fonseka in the prison. Prison term of Sarath Fonseka is the better example for life style of all the other political prisoners of this country.

BBc Journalist injured in sri Lanka's yala National park
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:42:09 GMT+5:30

BBC Colombo correspondent Charles Haviland has been injured in a road accident in Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park in the South, a report in a Sinhala website said.

Country is in crisis: Ranil
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:38:09 GMT+5:30

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country is in crisis, without free education, health or other basic rights, supremacy of the law, democracy or media freedom.

Douglas and Karuna own weapons : Basil to US
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 02:16:09 GMT+5:30

“‘We have had trouble with other Tamil groups,’ Rajapaksa explained, naming Douglas Devananda’s Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) and the Karuna Faction who ‘might have weapons.’” the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.

Sri Lanka releases documentary on LTTE atrocities
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 01:59:09 GMT+5:30

Sri Lanka Wednesday released a documentary depicting the atrocities committed by the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during its 30 years of terror war.

Two youths attacked by sward in Jaffna
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 01:51:09 GMT+5:30

Kopai police announced two youths were severely injured during a sward attack carried out against them in the Thirunalweli market area in Jaffna.

Proposal of LLRC should be used as document to solve ethnic issue of this country : Wickramabahu Karunaratne
LankaSri.com – Thu, 9 February 2012 01:47:09 GMT+5:30

Nawasamasamajaya political party announced report released by the LRRC commission should need to be used as the report by the select committee to solve ethnic issue of this country.

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Latest News 08-02-2012

Four SriLankans jailed in immigration fraud Cause
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 12:45:07 GMT+5:30

Three men from Watford and 1 from Harrow have been jailed for their part in a conspiracy to supply fraudulent ID documents.

TNA hold discussions with US ambassador for war Crimes
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 12:42:07 GMT+5:30

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs today (Feb. 07) afternoon met with Stephen Rapp, Ambassador at Large, Office of Global Criminal Justice at the US State Depart, while on his visit to Sri Lanka.

UNP to hold discussions with opposition political parties
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 11:51:07 GMT+5:30

General Secretary of the United National Party Tissa Attanayake stated UNP has decided to hold discussions with Tamil National Alliance and all the other opposition political parties of this country.

Douglas takes ‘moral responsibility’ for Choolaimedu incident
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 11:42:07 GMT+5:30

Minister for Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Douglas Devananda on Tuesday said that he took moral responsibility for the Choolaimedu firing in the 1986 where one person had died.

President should not carry out his work according to the wishes of major communal parties: Sidhrathan
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 04:21:07 GMT+5:30

Leader of the Plot party Dharmalingam Sidhrathan stated international intervention cannot be stopped until the continuation of major communal problem in this country.

Minister Rambukwella severely injured in Australia: Under gone for knee surgery
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 04:14:07 GMT+5:30

Cabinet Spokesman and the Minister of Mass Media and Communication Kehiliya Rambukwella severely injured during an accident occurred in Australia.

18 moths prison terms for woman faile to provide details on LTTE suicide attack
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 04:10:07 GMT+5:30

18 moths prison terms issued against a woman who had fail to provided details on LTTE suicide attacks towards police.

Misplaced Lankan woman found in UK
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 04:07:07 GMT+5:30

Kokulavathani Mayuran, 31, originally from Sri Lanka, disappeared from the Coney Hill area on 31 January and was reported missing found today.

Birtain Queen svhedule to visit SriLanka ?
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 04:03:07 GMT+5:30

Britain 2nd Queen Ealizabath schedule to visit SriLanka in 2013 to take part in the Commonwealth Leader meeting ,Buckingham Palace sources said.

Wearing seat belt was not included in the act – Police not permitted to collect fine this regard
LankaSri.com – Tue, 7 February 2012 04:01:07 GMT+5:30

Article quoted the name of Police officer attached to the Motor Traffic Department says wearing the seat belt during the time of driving was not introduce as act of this country.

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Latest News 07-02-2012

Rehabilitated LTTE members to be released at "Deyata Kirula" exhibition
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 09:50:06 GMT+5:30

2012 Deyata Kirula exhibition was declared open by president Mahinda Rajapaksa at Oyamaduwa Anuradhapura on last Saturday.

Medicine shortage at Chawakatchcheri Base hospital
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 09:46:06 GMT+5:30

Patients visited to the Chawakatchcheri Base hospital in Jaffna to receive medicine was ask to by panadol from outside as the stock was finished in the hospital.

Philippine​s quake: No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 09:33:06 GMT+5:30

6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.

Lankan found dead due to cold weather in Italy
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 02:59:06 GMT+5:30

Temperatures fell to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) in Milan on Monday as 59,000 households remained without electricity in Italy and officials declared a gas supply emergency.

Woman sentenced to death in Colombo
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 02:53:06 GMT+5:30

A woman was today sentenced to death after she was found guilty of possessing and peddling 40.8 grams of heroin in Borella in 2003, by the Colombo High Court.

TNA refuesed to take part in the Jaffna Development Committee meeting lead by President Rajapaksa : TNA announced
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 02:48:06 GMT+5:30

TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran announced Tamil National Alliance refused to represent the Northern province development meeting schedule to held under the patronage of president Mahinda Rajapaksa today.

President Rajapaksa declared open Chawakatchcheri base hospital today
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 02:35:06 GMT+5:30

President visited to the Jaffna declared open the newly constructed Chawakatchcheri base hospital today.

Ministers should be created like Douglas: President Rajapaksa
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 01:38:06 GMT+5:30

President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated it’s important to create a student society which will protect and respect  our country in future.

Abducted boy return home
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 01:36:06 GMT+5:30

Jaffna Human Rights Council announced grade 8 student of Jaffna St.Patrics College abducted by an unidentified group on last Friday released on 4th of February.

We won't apologise says Anoma Fonseka
LankaSri.com – Mon, 6 February 2012 01:34:06 GMT+5:30

Anoma Fonseka the wife of the former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka today said that she will lead a protest to free her husband on February 4.

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Latest News 06-02-2012

EPDP and SL Navy burnt the Uthayan Basil to US : Wikileaks reports
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 05:32:05 GMT+5:30

“He added that it ‘looked like’ EPDP cadres, along with the SLN, had perpetrated the mid-August burning of the pro-LTTE Uthayan newspaper office in Jaffna.” the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.

Government obtain loan from IMF for highest interest : UNP
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 05:28:05 GMT+5:30

United National Party parliamentarian Harsha Desilva warns value of the rupee should need to be decided independently with compare of US dollar. If not country would face difficulties to obtain loan from IMF.

Former Army soldier arrested for abducting school girl
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 05:24:05 GMT+5:30

Former Army soldier arrested in connection with abducting a 12 years old girl in Rattota area.

Sri Lanka looks to revive Tuticorin ferry service
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 05:19:05 GMT+5:30

Sri Lanka is looking for a new operator to revive the much talked about ferry service between Colombo and Tuticorin that had hit a snag due to economic and legal problems after a few months of operation last year.

All party conference would not solve ethnic issue of this country: Minister Vasudeva
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 04:24:05 GMT+5:30

Minister Vasudeva Nanayakara announced government do not need to invite all party conference to solve ethnic issue of this country.

Implementation of 13plus would not solve problems of people in North and East: Diplomats
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 02:56:05 GMT+5:30

Religious leaders and diplomats of this country revealed it’s difficult to solve problems of people in the North and East by implementing the 13th or 13th plus amendment in this country , Divaina news paper reports.

President announced 2013 Deyata Kirula exhibition at Eastern province
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 02:51:05 GMT+5:30

President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced 2013 Deyata Kirula exhibition schedule to held in the Eastern province.

One reported dead during accident at Kekirawa
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 02:46:05 GMT+5:30

One reported dead during the accident occurred at the Kekirawa- Habarana main road wee hours of Sunday.

Basil A Traitor ?or Fonseka Traitor ? : Sunday Leader questioned
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 02:41:05 GMT+5:30

It is important for us to brief them about measures we have taken, and plans for the future,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the Cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday.

Anyone with a heart would never approve celebrating independence : Anoma Fonseka
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 02:30:05 GMT+5:30

Anyone with a heart would never approve celebrating independence after imprisoning the Army Commander who eradicated terrorism and achieved freedom for the country for the second time says Ms. Anoma Fonseka.

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Latest News 05-02-2012

LTTE Leader Pirapaharan postal stamp released in Norway
LankaSri.com – Sun, 5 February 2012 01:06:05 GMT+5:30

Eezham Tamil activists in Norway on Saturday released stamps featuring LTTE leader V. Pirapaharan, the map of Tamil Eelam and some of the LTTE declared national symbols of the de-facto state of Tamil Eelam, including the Tamil Eelam national flag.

Posters of Minister Mervisilva removed from Kelaniya
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 05:30:04 GMT+5:30

SLFP Kelaniya organizer, minister Mervyn Silva’s picture was excluded from among UPFA politicians in a large cut-out that was erected in the early hours of last morning (Feb. 02) to congratulate the president in view of Independence Day.

President will trust "Douglas" with land and police powers
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 05:24:04 GMT+5:30

The EPDP leader and Traditional Industries Minister, Douglas Devananda says that President Mahinda Rajapaksa would have no hesitation in entrusting land and police powers to him,but will not risk giving it to others.

India as power to stop activities of LTTE
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 05:14:04 GMT+5:30

Professor of the Singapore University Rohan Gunaratne stated SriLankan should need to strength its relationship with European countries.

Body of a male recovered from toilet pit in Jaffna
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 05:01:04 GMT+5:30

Chunnagam police announced body of a male recovered from a toilet pit.

‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ to be screened in California
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 04:17:04 GMT+5:30

‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ is a powerful documentary produced by UK Channel 4 Broadcasting Corp. It is scheduled to be screened at Ventura Community Centre, 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, California on Saturday, February 18, 2012 between 7-9 pm Truthdrive news website reports.

475kg heroin seized at BIA
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 04:14:04 GMT+5:30

Customs officers of the Katunayake International Airport seized 475kg of heroin which brought towards island illegally from Dubai.

Express way drivers severely warned
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 04:12:04 GMT+5:30

The Highways and Road Development Ministry yesterday warned drivers on the Southern Expressway to refrain from drunk driving, falling asleep at the wheel or driving over the speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour following the road accident that killed a 26 year old man on the expressway early yesterday morning.

Hakeem says no move to relocate Courts
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 04:10:04 GMT+5:30

Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday assured lawyers that there were no plans to relocate the Colombo Courts out of Hulftsdorp or to sell the historic court complex as alleged.

1600 prisoners released on Independence Day
LankaSri.com – Sat, 4 February 2012 04:07:04 GMT+5:30

Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister of Sri Lanka Chandrasiri Gajadeera said that 1,600 prisoners would be released to mark the Independence Day this year.

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Protest against the koodankulam fighters

Koodankulam activist’s protested in Thirnalveli Collectorate office yesterday. In front of Thirunalveli collectorate office Kudankulam anti-nuclear activists were attacked by the Hindu Munnani Functionaries have been arrested 13members including 10 members of Hindu Munnani. This incident happened before the 4th meeting to begin in this afternoon at Nellai collector office.

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