Five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested in Sri Lankan waters

No to LLRC full implementation

The government says it will not fully implement the recommendations of the?Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)?despite the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Addressing the media, government Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the government does not see the LLRC report as being a ?Bible? despite the commission being appointed by the government itself. He said that the commission, in formulating its recommendations, had in some instances gone bey

26 Mar, 2012

Kid of teen mom dies

The child of a 13 year old mother died at a children?s home in Bandarawela after falling sick, the police media unit said today. According to the police the child was placed at the Sujatha children?s home while a court case was pending over the teen?s pregnancy. The 3 month old child fell sick and had died on admission to hospital on Friday, the police said. A magisterial inquiry was conducted yesterday and it was found that the child had suffered from breathing difficulties. The Bandarawela

26 Mar, 2012

Ranil?s bodyguard dies

A bodyguard of opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe died this morning after suffering a heart attack. The police said that the bodyguard, a policeman, had died while taking part in a training exercise with several other officers. He had gone on a morning jog with the rest of the team during the training session but minutes later suffered a chest pain and died on admission to hospital. The bodyguard was said to have been with the opposition leader for some 10 years and was one of the

24 Mar, 2012