Ceylon Petroleum Corporation bans bulk sale of ‘Lanka Kerosene oil’

MR to skip UN General Assembly?

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is not not expected to attend the U.N General Assembly next week despite being listed in the?provisional?list of speakers, reports said today The Asian Tribune website said that External Affairs Minister?G.L.Pieris will be leading the Sri Lankan delegation to the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The General Assembly will convene a high-level meeting on the rule of law at the national and international levels next week during which heads of govern

21 Sep, 2012

ISI recruiting Lankan Tamils to spy on India

Agents of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are actively attempting to recruit Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who have returned to the island nation after the end of the Eelam war, the Tamil Nadu state intelligence has informed the Centre’s Intelligence Bureau. Thamim Ansari, a Thanjavur man who was arrested recently for suspected links to the ISI, was in Sri Lanka when ISI operative Haji made contact with him. Intelligence sources say the ISI is hiring the refugees because they are fami

22 Sep, 2012

Thirumavalavan, Vaiko arrested over anti-Lanka demos

VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan and his supporters were held on Friday while protesting outside the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission against the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India. The Lok Sabha MP and his supporters were detained when they created a road-blockade after being prevented from staging a protest, police said. The arrival of Rajapakse for a Buddhist function in Madhya Pradesh had drawn criticism in Tamil Nadu, with UPA member DMK and MDMK strongly opposing i

21 Sep, 2012