President to address the nation on Wednesday

Jaya wants Lanka advised

Accusing the Centre of maintaining a ?stoic and apathetic silence? over the issue of attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has urged it to summon the Sri Lankan envoy and ?strongly advise? Colombo on this matter lest the attacks should exacerbate the situation. Referring to the latest ?high-handed and illegal abduction? of 21 Indian fishermen by the Lankan navy on July 6, she told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a letter that the fishermen from R

09 Jul, 2013

LPBOA to go on strike

Private bus operators associated with the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) will go on strike this week. LPBOA Gemunu Wijeyratne said that the association boycotted a meeting some private bus operators had with President Mahinda Rajapaksa today. He said that the LPBOA will go on strike this week as the government had failed to increase bus fares. President Mahinda Rajapaksa met private bus operators in an attempt to iron out some of their issues, the President’s office said. Among tho

08 Jul, 2013

UK national arrested

A British national was arrested in?Illavali, Jaffna for staying in the country with an expired visa. The police media unit said that the man was arrested yesterday after the police in the area had received information about him. He was produced before the Mallakam Magistrate and freed on bail, the police media unit said today. The British national has been asked to appear in court again on July 21. The?Illavali?police are conducting investigations. (Colombo Gazette)

09 Jul, 2013