Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka

Canadian court upholds deportation of LTTE fundraiser

An alleged fundraiser for the LTTE?who has been fighting deportation from Canada for more than two decades has lost a key court battle after a federal judge dismissed his appeal, the National Post reported. The Federal Court upheld the deportation of Manickavasagam Suresh on the grounds he was a member of a terrorist organization and that he was complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity. The evidence ?adequately supported? the Immigration and Refugee Board?s finding that Suresh was a

17 Jan, 2017

Disabled soldier accused of tarnishing image of Army

The Army today accused a disabled soldier of attempting to tarnish the image of the Army. The Army said that Lance Corporal H.A Heenbanda who turned disabled after injuries in the operations, was posted to the Yakkala Ranaviru Apparels factory for light duties and was also responsible as a subject clerk for accounts, related to the Sahana Welfare Loan project in the Yakkala Ranaviru Apparels factory. During his stay there, the Directorate of Internal Audit of the Army in an auditing done, foun

16 Jan, 2017

Reconciliation sought between SLTB and private bus operators

The Government says the time has come for “reconciliation” between?the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and private bus operators. Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that at a time the country is pushing for reconciliation among the communities, there is a need for a kind of reconciliation is the transport sector. The Minister said that attacks on SLTB buses by private bus operators must come to an end. “Just like the LTTE and the army were at war there has been?a type of war bet

16 Jan, 2017