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Villagers in Murukandi in the Mullativu district complain that they are going to lose nearly five thousand acres of their land according to government plans.

A Tamil refugee hunger striker has accepted undisclosed damages over newspaper reports he secretly ate burgers during his protest.

Mothers complained that living with out knowing what happened to their children is something difficult to bare up.

The Police was slammed by courts for not been able to identify those who attacked the residents in Mattakkuliya, Colombo.

A plane with more than 150 people on board has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Kumar Sangakkara make 219 and Mahela Jayawardene 174 as Sri Lanka pile on the misery for India in Colombo.

Ragamwela villagers demonstrated at the Panama junction accusing the police of occupying their ancestral land.

Sri Lanka says it welcomes the Indian PM’s special envoy to discuss the “restoration of normal life” in north and east.

A UNP supporter in serious condition in Colombo hospital after he set himself fire opposite party HQ.

A man has been admitted to a hospital in Colombo after he set himself fire opposite the headquarters of the main opposition party.

Washington condemns as ‘irresponsible’ the release by Wikileaks website of 90,000 secret US military records about the conflict in Afghanistan.

IGP should resign over contradictory remarks made with regard to the death of a university student, says the JVP.

A group of Tamils in London march to Geneva demanding an inquiry into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka government admits the need to help widows in the north, as a priest says they suffer from stress.

Former captain Mahela Jayawardana appointed as the vice captain for the second Test against India.

Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career in Galle

Former president accuse the Rajapaksa government of completely forgetting the Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s legacy.

Over one million families in Sri Lanka are homeless, and 11,000 tsunami displaced are still in camps, says an MP.

Sri Lanka has marked five decades since Sirimavo Bandaranaike becoming the first woman PM in the world.

Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career in Galle

Commander of the Army told soldiers that highest standards of discipline need to be maintained in carrying out their duties.

Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career in Galle

US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia and Central Asia, Robert O Blake says that he is pleased that the LTTE has been defeated.

A senior UN auditor has launched a blistering attack on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s leadership.

Court orders to arrest a TID officer who failed to appear before the court to give evidence in a case against a LTTE suspect.

UN confirms that the advisory panel on Sri Lanka began its work and continue to work through the week.

US Assistant Secretary of State, Robert O Blake, is to arrive in Colombo for talks with the Sri Lankan leaders.

Muttiah Muralitharan’s bid to end his Test career with a record 800 wickets has been stalled by bad weather.

AG ordered to release a disabled LTTE suspect who was earlier acquited from three separate charges.

Sri Lankan and UK researchers take the first known photograph of a rare primate previously thought to be extinct.

Sri Lankan and UK researchers take the first known photograph of a rare primate previously thought to be extinct.

Ragamwela residents flee after an armed group assaulted the villagers and a monk on Saturday night.

Tamil is among the top ten languages services used by the Londoners in accessing emergency services, police in London say.

One of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket is playing in his final Test match for Sri Lanka, against India in Galle.

Controversial South Indian film Director and Naam Thamizhar party’s leader Seeman was arrested under the National Security Act on Saturday.

The International Cricket Council sets the date when new anti-doping rules for the sport come into effect.

GKCCC depositors file a petition against the police for assaulting them while making a peaceful protest.

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detained in Sri Lanka say they have been ill-treated in government camps.

A Sri Lankan engineer is among those killed in a fire in a hotel in northern Iraq that killed 29 people.

A man in Maldives has died, apparently by suicide, after complaining of being victimised for not being a Muslim.

Sri Lanka spinner wants to take his world record haul of wickets to 800 before he retires from Test cricket.

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detained in Sri Lanka say they have been ill-treated in government camps.

The Sri Lankan government say that it is essential to continue with High Security Zones (HSZ) and military installations in the north of the country.

A court in India has rejected suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi’s plea to quash a disciplinary inquiry into allegations against him.

Sri Lanka government says that only 38,127 IDPs are remaining in the camps in the north.

The President calls for people in the north of the island to sink their political differences and rebuild the region.

The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheik Hasina, has called on scientists to produce new varieties of rice that can withstand climate change while delivering high yields.

The Sri Lankan cabinet is holding a special meeting in the former capital of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels, Kilinochchi in the far north of the island.

Australian and Indonesian ministers meet in Jakarta to discuss a plan to set up refugee processing centre in East Timor.

A magistrate orders to arrest Dr. Priyantha Seneviratne of Velanai hospital, in connection with a death of a midwife.

Hundreds of health workers have been protesting in Jaffna against a suspected murder of a midwife on Sunday.

JVP says the talks between the Govt. and the UNP is a ‘dealying tactic’ to divert attention from serious issues.

US signs an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide financial aid to local authorities in the eastern province.