Popular Sri Lankan actress Semini Iddamalgoda arrested

Philippines seeks robust bilateral engagement with Lanka

Philippines President Benigno Aquino III says there is a need to revitalize the implementation?of existing bilateral instruments with Sri Lanka and?finalize early the ones being presently negotiated. ? He also noted the need to strengthen?institutional mechanisms to facilitate a more robust bilateral engagement.? ? The newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of the Philippines,?Mrs. Aruni Ranaraja presented credentials to Benigno S. Aquino III. The ceremonies included??a hono

06 Nov, 2015

Man who attacked Narayanan backed LTTE

The man who attacked former Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan at the close of a meeting in Chennai?on Wednesday night had supported the LTTE and deliberately used a fictitious name to gain entry into the venue. After a night-long interrogation, police produced the accused before a judicial magistrate and lodged M. Prabhakaran at the?Puzhal central prison in Chennai early on Thursday, The Hindu newspaper reported. Though the colloquium on the ?Future of Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees

06 Nov, 2015

Navy files criminal case against 10 Indian fishermen

A Sri Lanka court has slapped criminal cases against 10 of the 19 fishermen from Pudukottai, 27 days after they were arrested at Killinochi, the Press Trust of India reported. S Emirit and P Sesuraja, President and Secretary respectively of Tamil Nadu Coastal Fishermen’s Association, said the navy had charged them for “deliberately” colliding their boat with the Sri Lankan high speed modern patrol boat and damaging it. The Judicial Magistrate Jawahabdeen remanded the fishermen till November 18

06 Nov, 2015