Former LTTE member behind attack on Jaffna Police

Sri Lanka detains another Indian fishing boat

The Sri Lanka Navy seized another Indian fishing boat and arrested 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The Navy continues to conduct regular patrols and operations in Sri Lankan waters to curb illegal fishing practices of foreign fishing boats, taking into account the impact of those practices on the livelihood of local fishermen, the Sri Lanka Navy said in a statement. As an extension of these operations, the North Central Naval Command spotted a cluster of Indi

03 Feb, 2025

TGTE urges UN to get list from Sri Lanka of LTTE members made to surrender to Army

TGTE Prime Minister Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran sent a letter to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances “urging it to compel the Sri Lankan state to publicize the list of LTTE members who were made to surrender to the Sri Lankan Army, including babies and children who surrendered along with their families.” In his letter, Rudrakumaran noted that: “yesterday also marked the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, and the mantra ?Never Again? has not yet ma

03 Feb, 2025

Dasun Shanaka blasts 100 in Colombo and cameo in Dubai on same day

Dasun Shanaka blasted a first-class hundred in Sri Lankan domestic cricket and played a cameo in the ILT20 on the same day. After the Moors Club declared on 412-9, the Sinhalese Sports Club finished day two of the three-day match on 136-5. At the crease were captain Charith Asalanka (26) and Shanaka (39). Earlier in the game, Shanaka had bowled 21 overs for his 1-76. Shanaka exploded on the third morning, hitting 10 fours and eight sixes before falling for only 123 in 87 balls, dominating a st

02 Feb, 2025