Sunil Handunneththi elected COPE chairman

Lanka on alert over South Korea

Sri Lanka is on alert over the threat posed to South Korea from North Korea and will repatriate Sri Lankans in that country if the need arises. Foreign Employment Minister Dilan Perera said that so far there is no danger to the Sri Lankans working in South Korea. Over 20,000 Sri Lankans are employed in South Korea and the Minister says the government is closely following the developments after North Korea threatened to carry out a nuclear attack on its neighbor. Minister Perera said that if the

04 Apr, 2013

Face sized spider found in Sri Lanka

A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches (20cm) across — living in trees and the old doctor’s quarters of a hospital in Mankulam. Covered in beautiful, ornate markings, the spiders belong to the genus Poecilotheria, known as “Pokies” for short. These are the tiger spiders, an arboreal group indigenous to India and Sri Lanka that are known for being colourful, fast, and venomous. As a gr

03 Apr, 2013

TNA calls for meaningful reconciliation

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) , today called for a meaningful process of reconciliation based on ensuring truth, justice and reparations for victims of violent crimes committed by all parties. A TNA statement said that recent attacks on the democratic expression of Tamils in the North and East are clearly carried out with the active support, sanction and collusion of the Sri Lankan government ?We call on all right-thinking citizens of this country and members of the international community t

03 Apr, 2013