South African President to make brief stopover at BIA

Probe on journo who covered the war

An investigation is underway into a journalist from a television channel who had covered the final stages of the war in 2009 and has later supplied the video material to groups overseas carrying out a campaign against the government. The army media unit quoted President Mahinda Rajapaksa as saying that the media had unrestricted access to cover the military operations in the north. ? One such media man has now been bought for dollars by vested interests and we know what he has been doing oversea

24 Mar, 2013

Sri Lankans escape bus blaze in India

Indian media reports said that sixteen tourists from Sri Lanka had a near escape after the bus they had been travelling in was reduced to ashes in Kesariya. According to witnesses, one tourist, R.M. Somruna (50), who is also the team leader, sustained partial burn injuries. The incident has taken place yesterday while the tourists were busy climbing the Kesariya Stupa, the tallest such Buddhist stupa in the world. The Telegraph in India reported that the bus ? parked outside the main entrance to

25 Mar, 2013

IPL to brief Sri Lanka after JJ threat

Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla says Sri Lanka cricket will be briefed on the security situation for the IPL after?Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said she will not allow Sri Lankan players to play in any matches in Chennai. The Indo Asian News Service said?quoted?Shukla?as saying that IPL matches in Chennai will go ahead as scheduled despite growing unrest in the city over the participation of Sri Lankan cricketers in the cash-rich Twenty20 league. Jayalalithaa had

26 Mar, 2013