Court orders Army to submit list of surrendered LTTE cadres

President says Sri Lanka now has many powerful friends

President Maithripala Sirisena says Sri Lanka was once?one of the most isolated nations internationally but now it has?been transformed into one that is accepted worldwide, with many powerful friends. The President tweeted saying the people elected him with the hope that he?will deliver what he?promised in his?election manifesto. He says the unity Government ushers an alternative to politics torn apart by party divisions since independence. He also noted that former President Mahinda Rajapaks

27 Mar, 2016

At least 60 killed and over 250 injured in Pakistan suicide attack

At least 60 people have been killed and over 250 injured after a suicide bomber hit the Gulshan Iqbal Park, near Moon Market, Allama Iqbal Town in Lahore, Pakistan today. The blast was just outside the exit gate and a few feet (metres) away from the children?s swings, the Daily Pakistan reported. Eye witnesses said there were pools of blood and scattered body parts at the site of the blast. DIG Operations Haider Ashraf, while talking to media, said that the eye witness reports have stated tha

27 Mar, 2016

Sri Lankan refugee at Tiruchi camp ends indefinite fast

A week after resorting to an indefinite fast demanding his release from the special camp in Tiruchi, Sri Lankan Tamil refugee K Dhayabararaj gave up the agitation following the intervention of senior officials who promised to help, The Hindu newspaper reported today. While Dhayabararaj is lodged in the special camp in Tiruchi, his wife Udayakala was detained in the special quarantine camp in Mandapam, Ramanathapuram district. Claiming that the detention was illegal since there was no case pend

28 Mar, 2016