SLFP sacks rebels from party organiser posts

Prague zoo acquires two female elephants from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has donated two young female Indian elephants to the Prague zoo, where they will arrive on Saturday, flown to the Czech Republic by a Sri Lankan military plane, Prague zoo director Miroslav Bobek has told the media. The elephants, eight-year-old Janita and seven-year-old Tamara, come from the elephant zoo in Pinnawale. “The Hercules C-130 with them is to take off on Saturday at 01:00 the local time,” Bobek, who is staying in Colombo, said. In return, the Prague zoo will send two com

05 Oct, 2012

Australia rejects Frederica’s asylum request

A Sri Lankan newspaper editor – threatened by a senior government official and brother to the President that she would be killed – has had an asylum claim to resettle in Australia rejected. Frederica Jansz was last month sacked as editor of The Sunday Leader by the newspaper’s new owner, whom she described as an ally of the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, allegedly because she refused to stop publishing articles critical of the Sri Lankan government, and, in particular, the President.

05 Oct, 2012

Bangladesh embassy in Colombo attacked

Angry protesters attacked the Bangladesh Embassy in Colombo this evening over the mob attack on Buddhist Temples and homes in Bangladesh. The?protesters? including several Buddhist monks, took to the streets to vent their anger over the incident in Bangladesh and threw water bottles towards the Embassy, damaging windows and other property. Earlier today the government claimed that there were reports that some extremist elements may attempt to create tensions in the city over the Bangladesh inc

04 Oct, 2012