Buddhist monk strangles policeman to death in Ratnapura

Top US delegation meets the army

A high level delegation from the US State Department visited Kilinochchi and had talks with the army, the army media unit said. The army said that the delegation had talks with the Commander of the Security Forces Headquarters in Kilinochchi, Major General A.W.J.C. de Silva, with a view to receiving an update on various development and security roles of the troops. The US delegation included Dr Alyssa Ayres, US Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr Thomas Melia, US De

28 Jan, 2012

Indians file PIL against SL navy

The Madras High Court Bench adjourned to February 23 the hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking protection for Tamil fishermen from the Sri Lankan Navy as well as a contempt of court application filed against senior Central government officials alleging disobedience of an interim order passed by the court on October 14 to provide adequate protection. A Division Bench of Justices Chitra Venkataraman and R. Karuppiah deferred the hearing to enable the State government to f

01 Feb, 2012

Lankans stranded in Togo

Two hundred Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka are stranded in West Africa, BBC reports, after the human smuggling ring they hired to bring them to Canada marooned them in Togo. The BBC says the contingent travelled by ship from Sri Lanka to India, then on to Ethiopia before flying to Togo. After being assured they could fly to Canada from neighbouring Ghana, they say their human smuggler abandoned them, the report says. They are currently being detained in an open stadium in Lome ? Togo’s capital

01 Feb, 2012