Travel ban imposed on Madumadawa Aravinda

Three countries offered LTTE protection

Three countries had offered the LTTE protection under a deal to end the war during the final stages of the conflict, former LTTE chief arms procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan said. In an interview with the Maldives newspaper Haveeru, Pathmanathan, better known as KP, said that two African countries and one in Asia offered protection after he communicated with the governments of those countries. KP said that he pushed LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabakaran to accept the deal but the attempts had failed re

27 Apr, 2013

Duminda leaves hospital, meets MR

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva left the Nawaloka hospital this morning and was scheduled to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Silva was?receiving?treatment in hospital for injuries suffered during the Bharatha Lakshman shooting incident. Silva was this week released on bail in the Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra murder case. Four others were also granted bail by the Colombo High Court in relation to the case. Silva returned to the island from Singapore last month after receiving?treatment for the

27 Apr, 2013

Sharma backs Lanka as CHOGM host (Video)

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma says Sri Lanka would be hosting the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November, as planned, and that no member government had indicated that it wishes to change the venue. The decision made by leaders in 2009 and confirmed in 2011 still stands. ?It is a collective decision that it [CHOGM] will take place in Colombo and the date of it is in November,? he said. Sharma stressed the Commonwealth?s pivotal role in assisting Sri Lan

27 Apr, 2013