Accident kills two in Eravur

Over 600 Lankan Tamil refugees in Chennai demand citizenship

Over?600 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Chennai staged a protest today demanding citizenship. They also submitted a letter to the Chief Minister?s Cell seeking citizenship and demanding that fines for overstaying in India be reduced. Sri Lankan refugees living outside the camp have to pay up a fine for overstaying in India. While many of refugees want to return home or go visit their relatives, they say the fine amount is very high for them to pay,?thenewsminute.com. ?We have to pay an amount of

01 Aug, 2016

Individual shot dead in Boralesgamuwa by gunmen in car

An individual was shot dead in?Boralesgamuwa late last night, the police media unit said today. The police said that the gunmen had arrived in a car and shot at the victim who was on a motorcycle at the time. Investigations into the killing have been launched. (Colombo Gazette)

03 Aug, 2016

Sri Lankan in Canada found guilty of 10 criminal offences

A Sri Lankan?man in Canada faces likely imprisonment after a judge found him guilty of 10 criminal offences, including forcible confinement involving a minor. Liginthan Mahendrarajah is also convicted of two other counts of forcible confinement, involving a man and a woman, two counts of assault, two counts of assault using a weapon, threatening to cause death, threatening to kill the victims’ pet dog, and entering a dwelling to commit an indictable offense, standard-freeholder.com reported. W

03 Aug, 2016