Twenty- one protesting university students arrested

Canadian court overturns asylum claims of 2 Lankans

A Canadian Federal Court has overturned the asylum claims of two Sri Lankans, Canada’s National Post reported today. The Immigration and Refugee Board misinterpreted the law when it granted asylum to the two Sri Lankans simply because they had traveled to Canada aboard the human smuggling ship MV Sun Sea, the Federal Court has ruled. In a pair of decisions, the court weighed in on attempts by refugee lawyers to argue that, because the Sun Sea has been publicly linked to the Tamil Tigers rebels,

27 Feb, 2013

Heroin syndicate busted in Kottawa

The police busted a heroin syndicate operating in the Kottawa, Homagama and adjoining areas, the police media unit said today. A special operation?launched?by the Kottawa police yesterday led to the breakthrough. The police media unit said that one man who was arrested yesterday had revealed information about two others who transport heroin in the Maharagama, Kottawa, Pannipitiya, Athurugiriya and Padukka areas. Further police investigations last evening led to the arrest of the two suspects and

27 Feb, 2013

President backs Ravinatha in Geneva

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has backed Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ravinatha Aryasinha, and dismissed allegations raised against him. A statement by the President?s office said that the Presidential Secretariat is greatly disturbed by attempts to sully the reputation and cast aspersions on the professional conduct of Aryasinha who is taking part in the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. President’s Spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said that it is the view of the

26 Feb, 2013