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May 31, Colombo: A special motor vehicle parade commenced this morning from Colombo to Tangalle to celebrate the war victories in the North.

May 31, Colombo: After nearly 20 years fishermen from the south and northwest are now allowed to engage in fishing in the seas off Mannar and Pesalai.

Sri Lanka will try to put a nightmarish few months behind them as they begin their bid to win the ICC World Twenty20.

May 31, Colombo: The Senate of the University of Colombo has decided to confer the honorary degrees on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

May 31, Colombo: Habaraduwa SLFP Chief Organizer and chairman of State Mortgage and Investment Bank, Chandima Weerakkody is to be appointed to the parliament seat left vacant by the death of the Justice Minister Amarasiri Dodangoda.

May 31, Kandy: At least two people were seriously injured and another two were trapped under the debris when a building collapsed on the laborers in Kotugodella Weediya, Kandy this evening.

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Sri Lanka on Sunday rubbished reports that 20,000 civilians were killed in the final phase of military operation against LTTE and rejected demands for a probe into human rights violation.

May 31, Colombo: The train services between Maradana and Bambalapitiya are to be restricted for several hours on June 3rd for the military parade scheduled to be held at the Galle Face Green.

Local Muslim leaders in Ampaarai district have expressed concern over the move by central government authority to carve out a Sinhala dominated Divisional Secretariat division in the name of Digavaapi DS division that includes traditional Muslim villages of Paalamunai, Aalanku’lam, and Mu’l'likulaththumalai, media reports said.

(Lanka-e-News 31.May.2009 5.30PM) Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka yesterday dismissed the rumour that LTTE Intelligence Chief Pottu Amman and his Deputy Kapil Amman…

(Lanka-e-News 31.May.2009 5.30PM) Army troops continued their search and clear operations in the general areas of VELLAMULLIVAIKKAL, PUDUMATALAN and PUTHUKKUDIYIRIPPU during yesterday(30) and…

Mannaar Police arrested six persons including a woman who are alleged to have been extorting money from traders in Mannar Friday. The gang of extortionists is said to have been directed by their leader via telephone from Anuradhapura remand prison where he has remanded. Six suspects are detained in Mannaar police station for further interrogation, [...]

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara believes his team is now mentally prepared to return to international cricket following the Lahore bus attack on March 3, but admitted that some apprehensions still remain, as shown by the recent decision to withdraw from a speaking engagement in Oxford due to security fears.

Sri Lanka on Sunday rubbished as a “figment of imagination” reports that 20,000 civilians were killed in the final phase of military operation against LTTE and rejected demands for a probe into human rights violation.

Anyone driving around the city of Colombo these days can see the eased but not completely nonexistent security check points. Once in a while a vehicle gets pulled to the side of the road and IDs are checked.

The demand for an independent war crimes investigations into the “massacre” during the final days of the civil war in Sri Lanka has been intensified amid outrage that Vijay Nambiar, a top aide to UN Secretary-General was aware that over 20,000 Tamils were killed by the army.

Sri Lanka has dismissed calls for an independent inquiry into claims of human rights abuses by the military, saying its own courts will investigate

Sri Lanka is poised for an “economic takeoff” now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday. Rohitha Bogollagama told a high-level security and defense conference that the government’s priorities now are… Related: Sri Lanka - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - Rohitha Bogollagama - Asia - Foreign [...]

Sri Lanka dismissses calls for an independent inquiry into claims of war crimes by the military, saying its own courts will investigate.

(Lanka-e-News 31.May.2009 4.00PM) Everyone agrees that expenditure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be curtailed. We welcome the decision of reducing the operational costs…

Sri Lanka is poised for an “economic takeoff” now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday.

Sri Lanka is poised for an “economic takeoff” now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday.

A Tamil woman was arrested in Wattala town in Colombo district on Thursday night on a tip off from the public that she is stranger to the area. Police said it was revealed at preliminary inquiry she was a resident of Mullaitheivu, and had come to Wattala during the height of military operation in Vanni, [...]

Going into the 65th Bradby Shield as favourites Royal College lived up to their expectations when they got the better of Trinity College by 22 points (1 goal, 3 tries) to 12 points (1 Goal, 1 Try) win at Bogambara Stadium yesterday. At the short breather the winners led 12-7.

Ranvei Tvetenes, the Head of Norwegian NGO FORUT was deported on night of Saturday 29th May, 2009 (yesterday), for her involvement with the LTTE and indulging in activities inimical to the sovereignty and independence of Sri Lanka, says defense sources.

The Senate of the University of Colombo has decided to confer the Degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) and the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa respectively.

Some top Tiger guerrillas are now in the military net after they were located in camps housing internally displaced people.

Colombo : Inviting private investment to rebuild the war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, the government has said it will ensure local ownership of the development projects to be implemented in the region.

The chief guest will be President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Commander-in- Chief of all Forces. Among the other distinguished participants are Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka, Speaker of Parliament W.J.M.Lokubandara , Chief Justice Sarath N Silva, Cabinet ministers and Parliamentarians.

Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare Dougles Devananda and the members of his EPDP have been invited by President Mahinda Rajapakse to join the SLFP.

Two persons succumbed to their injuries following a daring shooting incident that took place in the Mawarella police area yesterday morning.

LONDON: Lasith Malinga is such an integral part of Sri Lanka's fast bowling arsenal that it needed the nation's president to intervene and ensure he was fit for the World Twenty20 in England.

June 4th elections will determine if Tamils in the London electoral region have the political muscle, organizational acumen and seasoned campaigning skills to attract broader British voters to elect Ms Janani (Jan) Jananayagam, a British, French educated young professional, who is contesting as an Independent candidate to the European Parliament. Ms. Jananayagam’s educational credentials, [...]

SINGAPORE — Pakistan claimed Sunday its military offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley was nearing a successful end, while Sri Lanka held up its victory over Tamil Tiger rebels as a triumph over terrorism.

Sri Lanka appealed on Sunday for international support in dismantling the global political network of the Tamil Tiger rebels after declaring a full military victory over the separatist movement.

Sri Lanka on Sunday appealed for international assistance to rebuild the country after the military defeated Tamil separatists to end a three-decade civil war.

Sri Lanka appealed Sunday for international support in dismantling the global political network of the Tamil Tiger rebels after declaring a full military victory over the separatist movement.

Pakistan claimed Sunday its military offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley was nearing a successful end, while Sri Lanka held up its victory over Tamil Tiger rebels as a triumph over terrorism.

(Lanka-e-News 31.May.2009 12.45PM) Minister of Justice and a stalwart of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Amarasiri Dodangoda, passed away on..

The United Nations must immediately publicize its estimate of the number of civilians killed by the two sides in the final weeks of fighting in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said.

SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka appealed for support in dismantling the Tamil Tigers’ international support network after declaring victory over the rebels following the decades-long conflict.

Lasith Malinga is such an integral part of Sri Lanka’s fast bowling arsenal that it needed the nation’s president to intervene and ensure he was fit for the World Twenty20s in England.

Asian and Western members of the United Nations Human Rights Council failed to find a common voice on the situation in Sri Lanka before they were due to hold a special session on the issue on Tuesday.

Representatives of Non-government Organizations (NGOs) in Jaffna have brought to the notice of Jaffna Government Agent (SLA) the prevailing misappropriation in the supply of relief food to the detainees held in the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) internment camps in Jaffna peninsula. Though the NGOs spend millions of rupees in supplying cooked food to the detainees [...]

The United Nations said on Friday that the number of deaths in Sri Lanka’s civil war in recent months was “unacceptably high”, but declined to give figures after media claims that the full toll was being concealed.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) high officials in charge of the internment camps in Jaffna, where Vanni civilians are held, are alleged to be taking bribes ranging from 50,000 to 100,000 rupees to free the youths among the detainees, according to complaints made by the detainees to Human Rights Organizations (HRC) in Jaffna. SLA authorities [...]

Singapore - Sri Lanka on Sunday appealed for international assistance to rebuild the country after the military defeated Tamil separatists to end a three-decade civil war earlier this month. We have overcome terrorism, and Sri Lanka is poised for an…

May 31, Colombo: The Ministry of Health asked the general public to immediately get treatments from nearest government hospital if they are suffering from a fever for more than two days.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s military said Thursday it has proved conclusively through DNA testing that Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed last week, after supporters refused to believe a government video showing the leader’s dead body.

May 31, Colombo: The Sri Lanka government is planning to provide electricity to all areas in the northern region as soon as possible.

May 31, Colombo: The Minister of Justice and Law Reforms and the Galle District parliamentarian for ruling party Amarasiri Dodangoda passed away last night at the age of 67.

Sri Lanka is poised for an “economic takeoff” now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the Government would do its utmost to reach the goal of eradicating..

Slain LTTE chief V Prabakaran`s parents, living in a Vavuniya refugee camp, will not be able to bene..

Sri Lanka has asked Malaysia, which is home to a large number of Tamils, to ban LTTE in the country ..

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A leading human rights group has asked the United Nations to make public its estimate of civilian deaths in the final weeks of Sri Lanka’s civil war amid escalating reports over how many died.

LONDON - Lasith Malinga is such an integral part of Sri Lanka’s fast bowling arsenal that it needed the nation’s president to intervene and ensure he was fit for the World Twenty20s in England.

The United Nations, along with dozens of partner agencies, are working to improve basic conditions in camps housing people who fled the recently-ended conflict in northern Sri Lanka, the UN humanitarian agency announced here on Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that since the arrival of the last of [...]

New York, May 29 2009 5:10PM The United Nations, along with dozens of partner agencies, are working to improve basic conditions in camps housing people who fled the recently-ended conflict in northern Sri Lanka, it was announced today.

May 31, Colombo: The United Nations in cooperation with the Sri Lankan government are taking steps to improve basic conditions in the camps for the 290,000 Internally Displaced Persons from the Vanni in Northern Sri Lanka.