Man shot dead in Middeniya

Khamenei hails Sri Lanka’s resistance

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Iran and Sri Lanka proved that resistance against hegemonic powers is possible. Speaking in a meeting with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Percy Rajapaksa here in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei urged closer friendly ties among Muslim nations in a move to empower them on the international scene and secure wider interests. He said hegemonic powers try “to portray themselves as invincible, but Iran and Sri Lanka’s exper

01 Sep, 2012

Indonesia rescues Sri Lankans at sea

Indonesia police say they have picked up 43 starving, dehydrated people who were adrift in a boat for nine days after their engine broke down while fleeing Sri Lanka in hopes of reaching Australia. Police captain Abdurachman Suryanegara, in the Western Indonesian town of Sikakap, said fishermen discovered the stricken boat off Mentawai island off Sumatra and towed it ashore. He said the passengers included four women and three children. Their engine broke down nine days earlier, and they had r

31 Aug, 2012

China and Sri Lanka to boost military ties

China is to boost?military?ties with Sri Lanka following talks held between?Chinese Minister of National Defence General Liang Guanglie and Defence?Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today. China is providing US$ 100 million for army welfare projects initiated by the Ministry of Defence to set up accommodation and infrastructure facilities in army camps in the north and east. The government said that China has also announced a grant of US$1.5 million for the modernization of the Defense Services Col

31 Aug, 2012