Abhayapura reopened after being isolated

Avant Garde hits out at ?downright betrayal?

Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd today slammed what it termed as a ?downright betrayal? following allegations raised over one of its ships which docked at the Galle harbor recently. The company said that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) had given the approval for the ship to dock in Galle but the Sri Lanka Navy boarded the ship and assumed command. Avant Garde said that the actions of the Navy is shocking adding that the company kept the relevant officials fully informed before the ship re

16 Oct, 2015

President assures solution to prisoners on fast

President Maithripala Sirisena has assured to look into the concerns raised by Tamil political prisoners on a death fast at prisons around the country. Justice Minister Wijeydasa Rajapaksha and Opposition leader R. Sampanthan had spoken to the President today on the issue, Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said. He said that during the separate telephone conversations between the President and the two MPs the President had assured that he will address the issue by the en

16 Oct, 2015

Tuticorin fishermen protest against Sri Lanka

Demanding the release of seven Terespuram fishermen and their boats detained by the Sri Lankan Navy recently, Tuticorin fishermen struck work and staged a demonstration in front of the harbour. When fishermen from Terespuram Gemiton, Gerald, Najfudeen, Regan, Meldon, Romando and Brezhnev were fishing on the high seas on September 26, they were detained by the navy and remanded in judicial custody. Though the fishermen had sent representations to the State and the Central governments for early

17 Oct, 2015