Police receive 21 complaints against Bathiudeen, Hizbullah, Salley

Tamils to commemorate war dead

A commemoration ceremony is to be held in Vavuniya on Saturday to remember the hundreds of Tamil civilians killed during the final stages of the war. The event is to mainly focus on the hundreds believed to have been killed in Mullivaikal. Tamil National Alliance members, other Tamil politicians, civilians and family members of those killed in the battle are expected to take part in the event, reports said. A UN panel had found that as many as 40,000 civilians may have been killed in the final m

14 May, 2013

India committed to work with Lanka

India says it is committed to work with Sri Lanka?towards the consolidation of peace, prosperity and development in the country. Ashok K. Kantha, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, said that?the reconstruction of transport-related infrastructure in the North would restore normal life, generate and support livelihood-related activities and also assist in restoring connectivity, not only within the Northern Province, but also with the rest of the country, thus promoting development and r

14 May, 2013

Canada, Bahamas raise CHOGM in Lanka

Canada and the Bahamas have had discussions on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka. The Bahamas Foreign Ministry said that Bahamas?Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell discussed the Sri Lanka summit with visiting Canadian Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the weekend. “We are fellow Commonwealth countries and have been working in a spirit of friendly cooperation since The Bahamas attained its ind

14 May, 2013