TNA hold talks with military heads on releasing land

Merchant ships to help boat

The Navy says merchant ships at sea off the southern coast have been asked to assist a boat stranded with suspected asylum seekers onboard. Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the navy had received information about the boat and they had directed ships in the vicinity to assist the boat as it would take time for navy boats to reach the area. The boat with at least 70 people is reported to have gone missing after it left Mirissa and was heading to Australia last week. The boat with mo

24 Jul, 2013

UK MPs meet TNA in Jaffna

A visiting British parliamentary delegation has had talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on the current developments in the North as well as the political situation in the country. The delegation, on a visit to Jaffna today, met a TNA delegation headed by TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah. During their one week visit to Sri Lanka which began yesterday the delegation is also scheduled to have talks with government and opposition members in the country as well as civil society membe

23 Jul, 2013

Government promoting casinos

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) claims the government is promoting casinos on a grand scale. UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya said that casinos are being promoted despite objections by the Mahanayakes, other religious dignitaries as well as civil organizations. ?The government says that licenses have not been given to anyone to open casinos. Gamblers of the stature of James Packer are investing to develop the tourism industry and to build large hotel complexes, but they fail to reveal that

24 Jul, 2013