Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brother Chandra Rajapaksa passed away

Another 19 asylum seekers arrested

Another 19 would be asylum seekers were arrested in Wennapuwa and Chilaw late last night as they prepared to head to Australia, the police said today. The police media unit said that the 13 people aged between 19 and 40 were at a house in Wennapuwa when they were arrested. All those who were arrested are residents of Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Pudukudiruppu. The police also arrested a person who had given the people the lodging in Wennapuwa. Meanwhile another 6 people were arrested in

10 Aug, 2012

SLMC says sorry to Buddhists

Sri Lanka’s main Muslim party on Friday apologized for an anti-religious statement made in the run up to elections in September, a statement released by its leader said. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader and Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem apologized for a statement made regarding Buddhist monks engaging in politics and insisted that his words were maliciously taken out of context. “With no further attempts at procrastination, I wish to tender an unreserved apology to all Buddhists of Sri Lanka.

10 Aug, 2012

Lara says Sanga is the best

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara says Kumar Sangakkara is, in his opinion, the best wicketkeeper batsman in the world. Giving the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) 2012 at the Sugathadasa?indoor stadium late this evening, Lara also said that Sri Lanka is now a formidable cricket team. He recalled how devastating the opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana were in one day cricket and noted that they would have been even more de

10 Aug, 2012