Soldier dies after shooting himself in Anuradhapura

Unmanned Sri Lankan boat washes ashore in Ramanathapuram

An unmanned fishing boat bearing the a Sri Lankan registration number washed ashore on Friday in Manali Island near Mandapam in the Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu, the Times of India reported. Officials from the customs, police and state and central intelligence agencies are conducting a probe to find out how the small boat had drifted. The boat was taken to Mandapam by the customs personnel and efforts are on to identify the owner of that boat ? in coordination with officials in Sri La

31 Aug, 2019

Tamil family from Sri Lanka moved to Christmas Island

The Australian federal government is refusing to comment on where a Tamil asylum-seeker family have been relocated amid reports they were transported to Christmas Island overnight, The New Daily reported. Friends and supporters issued a statement on Saturday morning saying they were ?devastated? to hear the Bilo family?? so-called after the central Queensland town they had been living in?? had arrived about 2am at a detention centre on the island located northwest of Australia. ?Supporters had

31 Aug, 2019

Dullas and Keheliya appointed GR’s official spokesmen

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarians Dullas Alahapperuma and Keheliya Rambukwella have been appointed as the official media spokespersons of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The decision had been taken during the meeting of Joint Opposition?s party leaders chaired by Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.

30 Aug, 2019