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Mahinda fears LTTE may resume terror

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says there is a fear the LTTE may regroup and resume?terrorism in the country. Rajapaksa recalled that the terrorist group which caused devastation in the country is now no more. However he said that while there is joy over the defeat of the LTTE, there is also fear the LTTE may regroup and resume?terrorism. “Let us hope such a situation does not arise and that the country can live in unity and co-existence,” he said. Asked about the new Ministers who took

30 May, 2015

Five Sri Lankan fishermen arrested in India

Five Sri Lankan fishermen on board a mechanised boat were arrested by the Coast Guard after they were found in Indian waters south east of Nagapattinam on Thursday, The Hindu newspaper reported today. The Coast Guard ship ICG Anand, which was on patrol, found the Sri Lankan fishermen and detained them along with their boat. Coast Guard sources said the fishermen’s boat had developed a technical snag resulting in draining of fuel. As a result, the boat drifted towards the Indian waters. The fi

30 May, 2015

Mahinda to be issued notice by commission

The Bribery or Corruption commission is to issue notice on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appear before the commission despite recent protests in Parliament and outside. Director General of the Bribery Commission, Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe has told The Sunday Leader newspaper?that the former President and former Health Minister Tissa Attanayake?s impending interrogation has not been withheld, but will be carried out shortly. Wickramasinghe said that the delay in getting the statemen

30 May, 2015