Chinese Army donates 300,000 vaccines to Sri Lanka Army

Tuticorin fishermen protest against Sri Lanka

Demanding the release of seven Terespuram fishermen and their boats detained by the Sri Lankan Navy recently, Tuticorin fishermen struck work and staged a demonstration in front of the harbour. When fishermen from Terespuram Gemiton, Gerald, Najfudeen, Regan, Meldon, Romando and Brezhnev were fishing on the high seas on September 26, they were detained by the navy and remanded in judicial custody. Though the fishermen had sent representations to the State and the Central governments for early

17 Oct, 2015

Director of film on Lankan journalist moves High Court

A Bangalore-based film director has moved the Madras High Court, challenging the order of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, refusing certification to ?Porkalathil Oru Poo?, a Tamil film based on the life of LTTE journalist Isaipriya, The Hindu newspaper reported. Director K. Ganeshan submitted that he directed the film based on the telecast made by London-based Channel ? 4 on the war between the Sri Lankan army and the LTTE. ?I came to know about the Tamil News Reader Isaipriya through th

18 Oct, 2015

Ranil and Lee Hsien discuss bilateral cooperation

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Singapore?s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and discussed further means of promoting bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The Prime Minister also met with several key Ministers, including Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, K. Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Law, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry and

17 Oct, 2015