Popular tutor Upul Shantha arrested and granted bail

Animal sacrifice row again in Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan Minister, who in March this year threatened to break the limbs of journalists who went abroad and spoke ill of Sri Lanka, is in the news again: this time, he wants to stop an animal sacrifice ritual in a Hindu temple, for a second time in two years. Last year, the Minister, Mervyn Silva, and his followers, descended on the Munneswaram kovil, and took away the animals brought there for an annual sacrifice ritual. This year, tempers are running high in Chilaw ? a town just over 70 km

28 Aug, 2012

MR heading to Iran

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit to Iran to attend the 16th NAM Summit to be held in Tehran. The 16th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Alighted Movement is scheduled to be held from 30-31st August, 2012 in Tehran. Led by Rajapaksa, a fifty-member high power delegation, including Foreign Minister, Oil Minister, a business delegation and media persons, is visiting Iran?s capital city, Tehran, Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy of Iran in Colombo, Kioumars Kazemi told

28 Aug, 2012

Sri Lanka and India hold military discussions

Sri Lanka and India held military level discussions on Tuesday in order to strengthen ties between the armies of both countries, the Sri Lanka army media unit said. The India-Sri Lanka Army to Army Staff Talks (AAST) was attended by an Indian delegation including Major General Gurdeep Singh of the Indian army and Colonel Vivek Tyagi, the Director of Military Training of the Indian Army. The meeting comes even as politicians in India?s southern state of Tamil Nadu continued to raise objections

28 Aug, 2012