Teen dies after falling from Bambalapitiya building

Main suspect involved in Bloemendhal shooting identified

The main suspect involved in the Bloemendhal shooting incident has been identified, the police media unit said today. Police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekera said that underworld member?Bloemendhal Chaminda was identified as having been involved in the incident. A group of United National Party (UNP) supporters were shot at in Bloemendhal in July?killing two people?and injuring several?others. The UNP supporters were engaged in campaigning activities in support of former UNP MP and Finance Mini

07 Sep, 2015

TNA wants international court, not international probe

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) wants an international court to try cases of war crimes identified by the investigations conducted by the Office of the High Commissioner’s Investigation for Human Rights on Sri Lanka (OISL) and not another international ?investigation?, senior TNA leader, Mavai Senathirajah, clarified. Speaking to the New Indian Express?about the popular Tamil demand for an ?international investigation?, the Jaffna district MP said that the investigation conducted by the OISL

08 Sep, 2015

Lankan migrants held captive in Mexico rescued

A group of Sri Lankans were among 19 migrants held captive by a criminal group who were rescued in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, by Mexican police and immigration authorities, the El Universal news portal reported. Migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Sri Lanka had been held hostage in several locations throughout the city of Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas. The criminals had reportedly deceived their victims by offering to take them from the city of San Luis Potosi to the border with the

07 Sep, 2015