Government to snub protests and sign FTA with India

Sajin says he is being forced to remain silent over allegations

Former Parliamentarian?Sajin de Vass Gunawardena says he is being forced to remain silent on some baseless allegations raised against him. The former Foreign Ministry monitoring MP said that some media have published false reports on him and yet his hands are tied. He says if there is an investigation on the said allegations and if the police has filed a report in court then it is fair for the media to report on the matter. However he says the police has not filed a new complaint on him?and y

06 May, 2016

Jayalalithaa assures dual citizenship to Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has assured dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils living for years in Tamil Nadu. She has given the assurance in her political party election manifesto ahead of the Assembly elections. The?chief minister has also assured that measures will be taken to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

06 May, 2016

Asylum seekers flown back to Sri Lanka from Cocos Islands

A group of asylum seekers whose wooden boat made it to within 500 metres of the Cocos Islands have been flown back to Sri Lanka in the cover of night, in a highly-secretive operation, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The small boat was intercepted close to the Indian Ocean archipelago, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka, in rough weather on Monday morning.?Then, local eyewitnesses said, it was carrying an estimated 12 asylum seekers. But on Friday morning another local witness, w

06 May, 2016