Man in fuel queue dies on admission to hospital

TNA says no agreement on talks

The Tamil National Alliance says an agreement has not been reached to resume political talks with the government. Earlier there were reports that the TNA had agreed to resume talks with the government following the visit to India by a TNA delegation last week. TNA MP Suresh Premachandran however told the Colombo Gazette that those reports were false and that the party has yet to agree on resuming political talks with the government or participate in the Parliament Select Committee. He also sa

16 Oct, 2012

Two Lankans deported from Chennai

Two Sri Lankan women, who arrived at the city airport on Sunday evening by an Air India flight, were deported to Colombo on Monday afternoon. Airport sources said the duo, Dharmarathinam, 26, and her younger sister Mohanapriya, 25, was sent back as they have been barred from entering the country for one year since February 2012. The duo, residents of Yazhpanam in northern Sri Lanka, was deported to Colombo in February when they were caught overstaying in the city. When they landed in Chennai

16 Oct, 2012

UK warns of unscrupulous visa agents in Sri Lanka

The UK Border Agency today warned prospective UK visa applicants in Sri Lanka of the dangers of being misled by unscrupulous agents. UK Border Agency?s Regional Director, Thomas Greig said Britain?welcomes genuine visitors, students and workers to the UK and are committed to ensuring the quality and availability of visa services for genuine applicants. “We will, however, not tolerate abuse of the UK visa system and we have a zero tolerance of fraud. I strongly advise anyone who wants a visa fo

17 Oct, 2012