Woman arrested in Jaffna with 70 gold biscuits

Jayalalithaa writes to Manmohan on Lanka

Observing that Indian fishermen hailing from Tamil Nadu have been ?traditionally fishing? in contentious Katchatheevu, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ask Colombo to stop its navy from harassing them. Referring to the latest incident, she said fishermen in 45 boats fishing near Katchatheevu on June 26 were harassed by Sri Lankan Navy personnel. They reportedly chased the fishermen away after cutting the ropes and damaging nets of 10 boats, resulti

28 Jun, 2012

Ceylon Today Editor hits out

The Editor of the Ceylon Today newspaper Hana Ibrahim has hot out at the allegations raised over the termination of the service of ?Director Editorial and Editor-in-Chief, Lalith Allahakkoon and the subsequent resignation of four other journalists recently. In an Editorial, a cop of which was emailed to the Colombo Gazette by the newspaper, Ibrahim said that?there had been round condemnation and prompt judgment delivered by the media fraternity and others based on one-sided information followin

27 Jun, 2012

Explosion at demining site in Muhamalai

An explosion occurred at a demining site in Muhamalai, officials told the Colombo Gazette this afternoon. The explosion had occurred at a site where HALO?Trust is involved in de-mining work, Halo Trust officials said but did not wish to provide further details. Reports from the area said that at least three people were injured when a landmine exploded and the injured were admitted to hospital. HALO is the world’s oldest and largest humanitarian landmine clearance organisation and it is involv

23 Jun, 2012