Passenger from Sri Lanka detained in India on suspicion of carrying gold

MR tells TNA to join PSC

President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to join the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) to discuss a solution to the national issue. The TNA said that the request was made when TNA leader R. Sampanthan met the President following an?invitation?extended by the President’s office. Ministers?Maithripal Sirisena and Prof. G L Peiris were also present at the meeting. Sampanthan raised the question of?resettlement?in Sampur and Valikamam and the appointment of a civilian a

18 Sep, 2012

Wu hails China-Lanka relations

China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse today, vowing to insert new energy into relations between the two countries. “China-Sri Lanka relations are now at the best period of development in history,” said Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), who is on a four-day official goodwill visit to the South Asian nation. Wu extended congratulations to Sri Lanka over its post-war achievements, saying China respects S

17 Sep, 2012

Army insists war was not against Tamils

The Army has told a visiting UN human rights delegation that the war was not against the Tamils but the LTTE. Jaffna Security Forces Commande?Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe told the delegation from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights that the number of troops present in Jaffna is less as compared to some districts in the island. The?delegation?headed by Hanny Megally, Chief Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Branch of the UN Human Rights office met the Jaffna Comm

18 Sep, 2012