Over 400kg of cannabis seized by Navy

Names of LTTE cares who surrendered revealed

The names?of several LTTE members who had surrendered to the army during the final stages of the war in 2009 were revealed at an?event held in Geneva on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council meeting. Relatives of LTTE leaders, including Nadesan and Pulitheven, explained the circumstances that led to their surrender and their subsequent disappearance at the?meeting in Geneva. The wife of Malavaran, an LTTE member who was among several who had reportedly surrendered to the army, said that

25 Jun, 2015

France keen to boost relations with Lanka

France is very eager to strengthen bilateral relations and economic cooperation with Sri Lanka in several areas such as trade, investment, tourism, fisheries, water purification, environment protection and curtailing drug smuggling, the President’s office said in a statement. French Ambassador Jean-Marin Schuh said this when he called on President Maithripala Sirisena today at the President?s office. The Ambassador said the number of French trade and investment businessmen and tourist arrivals

24 Jun, 2015

Security given for KP not withdrawn says PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the security given to former LTTE chief arms procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) has not been withdrawn. Wickremesinghe told Parliament that the security had been given on the instructions of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the new Government has not withdrawn that security. The Prime Minister also assured that?Rajapaksa has been given adequate security and also vehicles to be used by the military and policemen giving him security. Wickremesinghe

25 Jun, 2015