LTTE explosives destroyed in controlled explosion

Navy arrests 83 asylum seekers

The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 83 persons bound for Australia in two multi-day trawlers today, the navy said. A trawler named ?Kavindi? with 39 persons including 31 Tamils (26 men, a woman, a girl and 3 boys) and 8 Sinhalese on board and the other named ?Prasansani? with 44 persons including 35 Tamils, 06 Sinhalese and 03 Muslims (43 men and a woman) on board were intercepted 15 nautical miles off Trincomalee by a fast naval patrol craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command. The arrested persons

20 Aug, 2012

Navy denies arresting Indians (Video)

The navy has denied reports of arresting a group of Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters last night. The Indian media widely reported today that 13 Indian fishermen who were on 3 boats were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy last night (Aug 20). The media reports also said that the fishermen from Rameshwaram are being questioned at the Gulf Island naval base. However Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told the Colombo Gazette?that he had checked with the navy in the north and found that no s

21 Aug, 2012

Major who ruled against SF dies

Major General D.R.A.B Jayatilake, one of the members of the military court martial which ruled against former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, has died. Major General Jayatilake held the post of Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF), Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) and President of the Army Buddhist Association at the time of his untimely death yesterday. The first court martial which found Fonseka guilty of the charges against him in 2010 was led by M

19 Aug, 2012