Sri Lankan boat found abandoned at Rameswaram

Hirunika makes public photo of father after shooting

Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra today made public a photograph of her father, Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, which was taken after he was shot dead in 2011. The photograph which was published on her Facebook page, shows the body of her father with a gun-shot wound on his head. “Everytime I see this picture I don’t think it’s real, because I only remember his handsome face with a smile on. For the first time in my life I am posting this picture.. not for your sympathy but for you to unde

11 Sep, 2016

Security forces placed on alert to curb heroin smuggling

The security forces have been placed on alert to curb heroin being smuggled into the country, President Maithripala Sirisena said today. favicongenerator.org. The President said that Sri Lanka is facing the challenge of preventing heroin being smuggled into the country using the sea route. He said that being an island, Sri Lanka is being used to smuggle illegal items. The President said that the issue has been discussed in recent times by the National Security Council. He said the tri-forces

12 Sep, 2016

Sri Lankan refugees in Indian camp demand protection

Residents of a Sri Lankan refugees camp at Thoppukollai near Pudukottai in India observed fast to raise some concerns, The Hindu newspaper reported. They alleged that some anti-social elements, allegedly armed with arms, were causing panic. Although it had been brought to the notice of the police, no concrete action had been taken to protect them. Some unidentified persons had attacked five people?including Kamalanathan, president of the camp, with a sword. The injured had been admitted to th

12 Sep, 2016