Ex-President’s son Namal Rajapaksa arrested again by FCID

LTTE gold sneaking into India

Spurt in gold smuggling from Colombo after the ethnic war got over in Sri Lanka has forced some officials in Indian customs intelligence to believe that a lot of illegally-held gold is being smuggled out of the island nation. ?It is possible that someone had found LTTE?s gold reserve which is now being smuggled out in slow manner,? sources said. Since January this year, the customs and DRI officials had made 29 seizures of smuggled gold at the Chennai airport. Out of this, 22 were from air pas

14 Sep, 2012

Blake casts doubts on government commitment

US Under Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake says there are questions on the commitment of the government in implementing the action plan of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). Addressing the media in Colombo today following the end of his visit to Sri Lanka, Blake said that the action plan is fairly detailed and having a timeline is also good but yet there needs to be progress in the implementation process. ?We always supported a domestic

14 Sep, 2012

Basil briefs Pillay?s delegation on IDPs

Senior Adviser to the President and Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa briefed a delegation from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Navi Pillay on the developments with regards to the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the north. The Minister?s office said that the delegation was told that the government has safeguarded the human rights of the war displaced people by ensuring a life without fear and uncertainly, providing facilities to start a new life

15 Sep, 2012