Suspect arrested in Pottuvil for raping Swedish woman

Norway to back resolution at UNHRC

Norway has joined other nations in calling for an investigation into civilian deaths in the country?s long and bloody civil war. The UN resolution wants answers to questions about, among other things, what happened to the thousands killed in the last months of the war. When it finally ended in 2009, after 27 years, most of the leadership of the guerilla movement LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers, was killed. So were as many as 40,000 civilians, and now the US, Norway and several other coun

23 Feb, 2012

Waheed sends letter to MR

Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed Hassan sent a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today through Maldivian Vice President Mohamed Waheeduddin, a Maldivian official said today. Speaking to The Sunday Leader following a press briefing in Colombo today Dr. Ananda Kumarasiri, an advisor to the Maldivian government, said that the Maldivian President had conveyed to President Rajapaksa his appreciation over President Rajapaksa taking a neutral stand on the issue in the Maldives. He said that bot

22 Feb, 2012

Gota says US move unfair

Sri Lanka dismissed as unfounded and unfair a US move at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to censure Colombo over alleged crimes against humanity during the final stages of the ethnic conflict. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the powerful Defence Secretary, said the accusations of human rights violations levelled by the international community is unfounded and unfair. He cited the examples of families of two senior LTTE members — SP Thamilselvan and Soosai — who are being cared for by the military.

12 Mar, 2012