Mahinda notes public anger towards Government

UK suspect arrested in abduction case

Scotland Yard has arrested a 22-year-old man in London for his involvement in the kidnapping of a Sri Lankan born British couple in Chennai, the Times of India reported. The accused was arrested from the Swanage/Dorest area by the Metropolitan Police kidnap and specialist investigations unit. Speaking to TOI, the Metropolitan Police said that “even though the couple have been rescued by the police, it is an ongoing investigation. The kidnapping was a planned operation run jointly by gangs in Ind

04 Jun, 2013

Jayalalithaa wants action on Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today urged the Indian government to take steps to prevent, what she termed as unprovoked, murderous attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. She also called on the Indian government to retrieve Kachatheevu – an Indian islet in Palk Strait transferred to Sri Lanka in 1974 – and its surrounding area as a permanent solution to this vexatious issue. Jayalalithaa also?press for the redrawing of the International Boundary Line between India and Sri

05 Jun, 2013

Evidence in Lanka not good says Canada

Canada says evidence shows Sri Lanka is moving in the opposite direction with respect to upholding Commonwealth values and so the island should be dealt with like any other Commonwealth nation is dealt with when such violations take place. Hugh Segal, the Canadian government’s envoy to the Commonwealth told the BBC that his government has far not decided at what level it will be represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sr Lanka this year. However he said Canada’s Pr

05 Jun, 2013