Ranil, several others questioned on political victimisation

Lightning kills three

Three people were killed when lightning struck their home in Awissawella this evening, the police said. Police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said that two women and a 12 year old child were killed when they were inside their house. All three were pronounced dead on admission to hospital. Meanwhile the department of meteorology said that thundershowers will develop at several places in most parts of the island during the afternoon or evening tomorrow. There may be temporary localized fairly stron

28 Mar, 2012

US seeks real reconciliation

The United States says through the resolution adopted at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) recently, the U.S together with the international community, sent a strong signal that Sri Lanka will only achieve lasting peace through real reconciliation and accountability, and the international community stands ready to help. The office of the Spokesperson of the US State Department said in a statement today that through a new resolution, the Council encouraged the Government of Sri Lanka to implem

30 Mar, 2012

Malaysia defends decision on Lanka

Malaysia has defended the decision to abstain from voting in a United Nations resolution urging Sri Lanka to ?credibly investigate? allegations of war crimes during the final months of its civil war there. Amongst the reasons, according to Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Richard Riot, was that Sri Lanka?s problems were too complex to solve in a short time. He said that the country, which had fought a civil war between 1972 to 2009, tabled a report investigating the war?s atrocities in its own

28 Mar, 2012