Anti-terrorism laws will continue to be used in Sri Lanka

Opposition signs agreement to topple MR

Several opposition political parties today signed an agreement to work towards a joint objective to topple the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The ?Vipakshaye Virodhaya? signed the memorandum of understanding today based on seven common objectives. The main opposition United National Party, the NSSP led by Wickremabahu Karunaratne, the Democratic Peoples’ Front led by Mano Ganeshan, the Mawbima Peoples’ Party led by Hemakumara Nanayakkara , the Muslim-Tamil Alliance led by Azath Sally

11 Feb, 2013

Lankans expelled from UK allege torture

The British Guardian newspaper has reported?quoting?the Home Office as saying that?fifteen Sri Lankan nationals claimed they were tortured and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment after they were forcibly removed to the country by the UK Border Agency. In a freedom of information (FoI) request, the Home Office revealed that between the end of the island’s civil war in 2009 and September 2012, 15 failed asylum seekers managed to escape back to Britain after being removed by the agency, th

13 Feb, 2013

Fake cops steal Rs. 10 million

A group of men who had posed as policemen have stolen Rs. 10 million from a businessman in Salve Island this afternoon, the police said. The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has launched investigations into the incident. According to the police, two men had withdrawn the cash from Sampath bank at Slave Island and were heading towards Nawam Mawatha ?when the car was stopped by men in uniform similar to that worn by the traffic police. At this point another group of men had arrived in a jeep and abdu

12 Feb, 2013