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| LTTE operative, 3 others arrested |
| 2012-12-20 |
Tamil Nadu impress US teamState explores legal options against Tamil NaduTamil Nadu wakes up to granite plunderTamil Nadu govt hikes grant for Chennai OpenTamil Nadu police 'halt' VS move to visit Kudankulam
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths on Wednesday arrested a key LTTE operative and electronics expert and three men he had recruited in a plan to revive the banned organisation that had been decimated by Sri Lankan forces in 2009.
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| Sri Lanka: Women's Rights Activists Condemn Sexist Language |
| 2012-12-20 |
A Statement from a group of Concerned Women Activists forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Sri Lanka: Women's Rights Activists Condemn The Use Of Vulgar, Sexist Language Against The Chief Justice By Ministers And Parliamentarians
We, the undersigned note with extreme concern, the proceedings related to the impeachment hearing of the first woman Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Banadaranayake by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). Any hearing, regardless of the person
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| ri Lankan nationals confess to conspiracy |
| 2012-12-20 |
Four Sri Lankan nationals detained on Tuesday by intelligence agencies were allegedly conspiring to trigger blasts in Sri Lanka and even conducted detonation tests some 150 km from the city recently, police sources said.
Udayadoss, Sera alias Suresh Kumar, Mageswaran alias Eesan and Krishnamoorthy of Jaffna were arrested by the ‘Q’ Branch CID police under the provisions of the Explosives Substances Act, 1908, and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the sources said on Wednesday. The input on t
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| Killing of British tourist: UK MP fears of cover-up by SL |
| 2012-12-20 |
British Labour party Parliamentarian Simon Danczuk has expressed fears of a cover-up by the Sri Lankan Government after Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh was murdered last Christmas.
Speaking as the first anniversary of Khuram’s death approaches, he said he was worried the Government was trying to “quietly drop the case to protect a local politician”.
Khuram was shot and stabbed on Christmas day in the resort of Tangelle after he tried to act as peacemaker to rescue a loc
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| Ministry condemns nurses' strike during time of natural disaster |
| 2012-12-20 |
The Health Ministry condemned the strike launched by a trade union in the middle of a natural disaster where nearly 75,000 people are internally displaced and another 18 dead.
Pregnant mothers, elders and sick persons affected by floods are turning in at state hospitals in large numbers these days, a Health Ministry spokesman said.
Children, pregnant mothers and patients with chronic diseases in welfare camps have
been admitted to hospitals. This is done by th
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| Private bus operators threaten strike |
| 2012-12-20 |
Private bus operators yesterday threatened to strike if the price of diesel was jacked up.
Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne warned that his association would launch a country-wide strike if the government increased the price of diesel.
The LPBOA was under the impression that a diesel price revision would come into effect following the petrol price hike. Instead of cleaning up the highly corrupt National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Roa
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| Sri Lanka mass grave unearths ghosts from troubled past |
| 2012-12-20 |
MATALE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - A mass grave unearthed in Sri Lanka has stirred memories of the country's bloody insurgencies and sparked calls for an official inquiry in the island nation that has drawn global scrutiny for its chequered human rights record.
At a building site near a hospital in Matale, a central town 142 km (88 miles) from the capital, Colombo, excavators have found the skeletons, or parts of the skeletons, of at least 59 people.
It is possible they died of natural causes many years ago but in a coun
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| Where is the alleged massacre report? |
| 2012-12-20 |
While the Human Rights Commission said they were awaiting the report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the alleged massacre at the Welikada Prison on November 9, opposition parties yesterday said many questions had been raised as to the progress of the report.
The Commission appointed by the Minister of Prison Reforms Chandrasiri Gajadeera initially told the media the report would be released within ‘three weeks’ of appointment which was done in the immediate aftermath of the incident
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| Declare a state of national emergency: Sajith |
| 2012-12-20 |
UNP Deputy leader Sajith Premadasa called on the government to declare a state of national emergency, in view of the catastrophic situation faced by many citizens resulting from the floods that had affected 10 districts across the country.
“There are over 30,000 families and over a 100, been affected by the floods. Of course neither the government nor the opposition could fight against nature, but it’s the norm for any government to provide relief to citizens affected by such nat
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