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Lankan Tamil assaulted in special camp in India

Lankan Tamil assaulted in special camp in India

Jun 16, 2015

A Sri Lankan Tamil, Y. Srijeyan (39), housed in a special camp in Madras, India, sustained a head injury after ... Read More

Bangladesh’s Apex Court Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist

Bangladesh’s Apex Court Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist

Jun 16, 2015

  Bangladesh’s highest court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against the country’s second highest ranked Islamist leader for committing ... Read More

Obama to visit SL at the end of the year

Obama to visit SL at the end of the year

Jun 16, 2015

The President of the United States of America is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka towards the end of the year ... Read More

Villager killed by wild elephant

Villager killed by wild elephant

Jun 16, 2015

A 38 year old father of one was killed today (16) morning by an attack by a wild elephant stated ... Read More

DIG Vass Gunawardena granted bail

DIG Vass Gunawardena granted bail

Jun 16, 2015

Former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vass Gunawardena and four other accused, who were in remand custody for allegedly ... Read More

Italy World Cup plans hit by federation spat

Italy World Cup plans hit by federation spat

Jun 16, 2015

  Italy’s Rugby World Cup preparations got off on the wrong foot on Monday after a row broke out between ... Read More

Field Marshal Fonseka’s petition dismissed by CA

Field Marshal Fonseka’s petition dismissed by CA

Jun 16, 2015

  The Court of Appeal on Monday (15) dismissed the petition filed by Democratic Party leader, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, ... Read More

“Chandrika tries to divide UPFA & SLFP”: Dullas [Video Inc..]

“Chandrika tries to divide UPFA & SLFP”: Dullas [Video Inc..]

Jun 16, 2015

  If the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) are about to fall apart, ... Read More

Champika blames former governments spending habits for treasury bonds issue

Champika blames former governments spending habits for treasury bonds issue

Jun 16, 2015

Minister of Power and Electricity Patali Champika Ranawaka in a very important speech at the Sri Lanka Foundation to commemorate ... Read More

Veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe is No More

Veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe is No More

Jun 16, 2015

  Veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe has passed away at the age of 77 at a private hospital in Colombo. Tony ... Read More

Saudi Arabia: 100 Executions since January 1

Saudi Arabia: 100 Executions since January 1

Jun 16, 2015

  Saudi authorities have carried out 100 executions since January 1, compared with 88 in all of 2014. Of the ... Read More

Miss. Universe promotes Sri Lanka in Korea

Miss. Universe promotes Sri Lanka in Korea

Jun 16, 2015

Miss Universe from Guam took time to visit the Sri Lanka stall at the World Travel Fair – KOTFA 2015, ... Read More

23 killed In Chad Suicide Bombings Blamed on Boko Haram

23 killed In Chad Suicide Bombings Blamed on Boko Haram

Jun 16, 2015

Twenty-three people were killed and more than 100 wounded in twin suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital Monday, ... Read More

Obama to visit SL at the end of the year

Obama to visit SL at the end of the year

Jun 16, 2015

The President of the United States of America is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka towards the end of the year ... Read More

Pakistan will not hold dialogue on India’s terms: Sartaj Aziz

Pakistan will not hold dialogue on India’s terms: Sartaj Aziz

Jun 15, 2015

Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Monday underscored that Pakistan will ... Read More