LTTE recruiting agent in custody

LTTE recruiting agent in custody

SRI LANKA-Police arrested an alleged LTTE agent in Kalmunai who was recruiting Tamil youth for the LTTE. The suspect had promised employment and taken them to the North LTTE centres and given them training. He was kept under detention orders, and further inquiries are being conducted.-dailymirror

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The funeral of a Buddhist.........

The funeral of a Buddhist monk killed in the Pepiliyana bus bombing
Source-Pic by Dinuka Liyanawatte-dailymirror

LTTE links in London,...........

LTTE links in London, three men in custody


SRI LANKA-The Scotland Yard Police in British arrested three men, connection with the LTTE, in London and Wales,reported by popular news on line site daily mirror.

Send 500 nurses to USA

Send 500 nurses to USA from Sri Lanak


SRI LANKA-The Health Ministry Sri Lanka has send 500 applications to be trained as skilled professional nurses to the USA.

Cheater development countries............

Cheater development countries creating to divided nations, and wars -Iranian President

Islamic people of the world have suffered immensely from war-Sri Lanka President

SRI LANKA-The Cheater development countries creating to divided nations, and wars in the world, said Iranian President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,participating the sapugaskanda oil refinery opening ceremony today in Sri Lanka.

The foreign policy of the government of Iran is peace and justice. We welcome this policy whole heartedly.This modern oil refinery is a symbol of such friendship,sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksha said in opening ceremony of the Sapugaskanda oil refinery.
The Islamic people of the world have suffered immensely from war.president mentions his speech.potoes-Yamuni Rasmika-GID

Emergency situation in Ratnapura-I

Disaster situation in Ratnapura- Sri Lanka -Seven deaths

SRI LANKA-A disaster situation has been declared in Ratnapura to day(28) Extensive flood effecting rthnapura and Seven deaths have already been reported from the region.

Landslide in Opanayake, Colombo-Badulla road blocked police said.

In coastal region have been extensive damage to the fishing vessels,estimated at Rs.70 million.All school in Rathnapura have been closed immediately education authorities said-pic -dailymirror

Air raid on building LTTE complex

Air raid on building LTTE complex

SRI LANKA-Air Force claimed that an air raid was carried out on a building complex near the Iranamadu LTTE runway today.Sourse-dailymirror

A time bomb at Galgamuwa bus stand.

A time bomb at Galgamuwa bus stand.

SRI LANKA-A 7 kg time bomb has been found from Galgamuwa bus stand to day morning.

Iran-Sri Lanka join hands today

Iran-Sri Lanka join hands today

SRI LANKA-The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Sri Lanka today on a two-day official visit.

Last respects to tragically killed..........

Last respects to tragically killed.


SRI LANKA-The remains of the Ven. Rajakeeya Panditha Wepathaira Gnanananda thera who was tragically killed in the Piliyandala bus bomb attack last Friday. Pix by Dinuka Liyanawatte-dailymirror

LTTE aircraft drop bombs in Welioya Defence

LTTE aircraft drop bombs in Welioya Defence

SRI LANKA-LTTE aircrafts dropped three bombs at the Welioya Forward Defence Line in the North early this morning but the military says it did not cause any major damages.the LTTE launched an artillery attack on the Welioya, Galkulama and Sinhapura army camps and villages yesterday.Source -dailymirror

TMVP political cadre shot dead

TMVP political cadre shot dead

SRI LANKA-A TMVP political cadre was shot dead in Batticaloa to day morning. TMVP spokesman Azad Maulana said the 19 year old victim was killed while he was taking part in election propaganda. Source-dailymirror

The first Asian visit of Iranian President .....

The first Asian visit of Iranian President

SRI LANKA-The first Asian visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on April 28 on a two day official visit.President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his Iranian visit extended an invitation to the Iranian President to visit Sri Lanka.

BUS BLAST PILIYANDALA

BUS BLAST PILIYANDALA

Twenty four (24) passengers were killed

Twenty four (24) passengers were killed

SRI LANKA-Twenty four (24) passengers were killed and 40 others injured in the Piliyandala blast yrster day, the Police said. The injured are being treated at Piliyandala, Kalubowila and Colombo National hospitals.Police say they have taken in eight people for questioning-pic-lankaenews

A bomb exploded inside a CTB bus .........

A bomb exploded inside a CTB bus

SRI LANKA-A bomb exploded inside a CTB bus at the Piliyandala Colombo south bus standto day(25) atb6.45 the Police said.
Kalubowila hospital said that 12 bodies had been brought to the hospital and 38 injured were admitted.

Army takes.........

Army takes control of the Maddhu

SRI LANKA-The Defence Ministry announced that the army had taken control of the Madhu this morning (25)

Four million and fifty lack

Four million and fifty lack bank robbery

SRI LANKA-Four million and fifty lack bank robbed in Bank Of Ceylon Hali Ela Branch yesterday (24) at 3.00pm Babbulla police said.
Bank stuff members had threaten by robbers, police said.police investigation will continue.

Air travel penetration in India

Air travel penetration in India less than Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA-A report by Indian trade body, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India reveals that air penetration levels in India are lower than Sri Lanka. The report says in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the average air travel is estimated at 30-35, as against 30 made in India. dailymirror

Muhamale fight continue.............

Muhamale fight continue.

SRI LANKA- troops captured the MUHAMALE LTTE terrorist’s first defence line in JAFFNA. LTTE terrorists have attacked the troops who were dominating in front of the FDL earlier through out the last night. Due to the ensuing gun battle 52 LTTE carders were killed and more carders were reported injured. Thirty eight brave soldiers of the Army while in action against the terrorists laid their lives for their mother land and a total of Eighty four soldiers were reported injured in the confrontations.more news-MCNS

Big Present...!

Big Present...!

SRI LANKA-2nd UP DATE-Mother Damitha Nadeeshani (25) gave birth to quadruplets at the Castle Street hospital yesterday-pic dailymirror

Tamil Nadu assembly passes..............

Tamil Nadu assembly passes resolution on Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA-The Tamil Nadu State assembly passed a resolution on Sri Lanka today calling for an end to the fighting and the resumption of peace talks between the warring parties.dailymirror

Recovered Rs.2 million worth Ganja

Recovered Rs.2 million worth Ganja

SRI LANKA-The Excise Department Narcotics Detection Unit recovered a large stock of Ganja(Illegal drugs) worth over Rs.2 million in Tanamalwila area during a special operation.

Army advanced its forward defence lines in Muhamalai

Army advanced its forward defence lines in Muhamalai

SRI LANKA-Sri Lanka Army advanced its forward defence lines in Muhamalai to Kilali by 500 meters after a fierce battle to day. At least 52 LTTE cadres were reportedly killed and 15 soldiers were killed and 74 injured reported said.

SLMC headquarters raided...........

SLMC headquarters raided by police


SRI LANKA-SLMC headquarters, 'Darussalam' in Colombo 2 was raided by the Fort Crime Division this noon. Party Chairman Basheer Segu Dawood and several senior party members had been at the office by the time of the raid. The police had carried out the search without a warrant. SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem is currently in Trincomalee on campaign trail.-dailymirror

Mother loves four ROSES........

Mother loves four ROSES...!

SRI LANKA-An expectant mother gave birth to quadruplets at the Castle Street hospital late last night(21). The four girls are reportedly in healthy condition Hospital sources said.

Two injured in Pepiliyana

Two injured in Pepiliyana

SRI LANKA-Two people were injured following a grenade explosion in Pepiliyana, Borelasgamuwa police said. eyewitnesses unidentified attacker riding a motorbike.

India should pressurise Sri Lanka to declare ceasefire: Vaiko

India should pressurise Sri Lanka to declare ceasefire: Vaiko

India should pressurise Sri Lanka to declare a ceasefire and ensure food supplies to the suffering Tamils there, MDMK leader Vaiko said on Monday.

It is for Colombo to declare a ceasefire as the LTTE had announced unilateral truce for 30 days and extended it by another 30 days, he told reporters after meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here.

The MDMK leader alleged the Sri Lankan government has launched a "misinformation" campaign about large scale killing of LTTE cadres.

Alleging that abduction and killing of innocent Tamils has become the order of the day in military operations, he said India should ensure supply of food and medicines to the suffering Tamils through International Red Cross.

Vaiko said he apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the situation earlier.The Hindu

Leptospirosis (Rat fever) is increase ...........

Leptospirosis (Rat fever) is increase with 41 deaths

SRI LANKA-Leptospirosis (Rat fever) is increase with 41 deaths being reported this year up to the third week of April. New case have been reported for Colombo,Gampaha,Matara,Kagalla,and Kandy.Dr Nimal Abbesinhe chief Epidemiologist the ministry of Heath and Nutrition said the media.

Dr sumith Vaniarachchi had been attacked....

Dr sumith Vaniarachchi had been attacked by some member of JVP

SRI LANKA-The Patroctic National Movement has alleged that one of it s member Dr sumith Vaniarachchi had been attacked by some member of JVP in vanniarachchi resident in Kandy yesterday. JVP parliament minister wimal Weerawansa condemned this attack.Dr Vanniarachchi had been hospitalized

Army capture Lima Base - 3....

Army capture Lima Base - 3


SRI LANKA- Yesterday(21) morning between 4.30am and 5.00am, Army troops in another pre-dawn attack captured LTTE’s “Lima Base – 3”, East of KATTANKULAM, MANNAR. more-defence.lk

Lanka-e-News Journalist(WEB JOURNALIST) beaten.........

Lanka-e-News Journalist(WEB JOURNALIST) beaten and attacked by JVP supporters

SRI LANKA-Lanka-e-News Journalist Shantha Wijesuriya, who went to cover the release of JVP MP Jayantha Wijesekara was beaten and attacked by a group of party supporters at the Colombo Chief Magistrate courts premises yestar day. The journalist said he identified these attackers.

Eastern fishing restrictions eased......

Eastern fishing restrictions eased

SRI LANKA-The Government has relaxed restrictions on fishing imposed along the Muttur and Kinniya coastal belt in the Trincomalee district. This follows a discussion Presidential Senior Advisor Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa had with a delegation of the fishing community in Muttur during an inspection tour of the region on April 20.dailynews

One hundred and forty five dengue cases

One hundred and forty five dengue cases


SRI LANKA- One hundred and forty five dengue cases have been reported from Colombo this year, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Colombo, Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said.

"Patients are reported from densely populated areas and especially in and around new construction sites where water finds its way into pits, lift shafts, holes or crevices on uncovered floors. One large construction site in Havelock Town has reported more than 15 dengue patients with one death, a foreigner. Most other major construction sites in Narahenpita, Bambalapitiya and Wellawatte had earlier reported dengue cases among workers or newly arrived residents," he said.

The lack of care by owners and site managers to improve sanitary conditions including disposal of garbage, drainage of storm water, and inspection of the site for mosquito breeding during the construction period has contributed to the creation of pockets of dengue cases in and around these sites. dailynews

IIGEP has overstepped bounds.............

IIGEP has overstepped bounds in going to the media - Govt. Defence Spokesman

SRI LANKA-Government Defence Affairs Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday slammed the International Independence Group of Eminent Persons for making comments to the media on the investigative process of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into alleged Human Rights Violations, without prior approval of the Commission. dailynews

Anandasangaree perturbed .............

Anandasangaree perturbed over air strikes in the Wanni

SRI LANKA-The President of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) V. Anandasangaree, says he is perturbed over midnight air strikes in the Wanni saying it causes him “grave anxiety and concern” and has written to President Mahinda Rajapakse urging him to address the issue.dailymirror

15000 people in cancer effect-Health Ministry Sri Lanka

15000 people in cancer effect-Health Ministry Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA-About 15,000 people including children in Sri Lanka,are reported to have contracted some types of cancer annually in Sri Lanka and news case 60% were women health Ministry Sri Lanka, said.

850 cancer patients were under treatment in the hospital and 700 had been chinks daily.

New Year oil anointing ritual

New Year oil anointing ritual

SRI LANKA-
An elephant being anointed by Dr. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera during the New Year oil anointing ritual at the Bellanwila Temple at 7.42 a.m. yesterday. Picture by Suranjith Perera

Eastern Provincial Council Polls:

Eastern Provincial Council Polls:
Over 2,500 monitors for EP Poll

SRI LANKA-The main elections watchdog PAFFREL said yesterday that they would deploy over 2,500 monitors including foreign observers, for the May 10 Provincial Council Elections in the East.dailynews

16 Tamil civilians seek refuge.......

16 Tamil civilians seek refuge


SRI LANKA- Sixteen Tamil civilians escaped the Tiger - dominated area ofVEDITHALATHIVUmarshaling points at PASALAI and PALLIMUNAI in MANNAR manned jointly by the Navy and the Police yesterday around 6.30 a.m reported by MSNC.

Pearson killed in gun shot .......

Pearson killed in gun shot in Ambalangoda

SRI LANKA-The Pearson who killed in gun shot in Ambalangoda to day morning (16).gun men has come by motorbike and shot,Ambalamgoda police said.
Two civilians were injured in this fired and one of them in serious official said.

Air Force pounds terror targets.......

Air Force pounds terror targets in Muhamalai and Oddusuddan


Sri Lanka- Air Force MI 24 helicopter gun ships carried out air sorties targeting an LTTE bunker line and mortar gun position ahead of Muhamalai security forces forward defence line (FDL) this morning (April 16). defence.lk

No need for a special invitation to India - Keheliya

No need for a special invitation to India - Keheliya

SRI LANKA-Despite repeated calls for India to be directly involved in the Sri Lankan conflict, the government says it will not issue a special invitation to its ‘big brother’ to play the role of mediator.dailymirror

Bus accident 15 injured.

Bus accident 15 injured.

SRI LANKA-At least 15 passengers were injured when a Colombo bound bus skidded and ran into a stream at Panaluwa, Meegoda yesterday

High prices damaging more than war - Cabraal

High prices damaging more than war - Cabraal

SRI LANKA-High global food and fuel prices are damaging Sri Lanka's economic growth more than its ongoing civil war, the central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has said.dailymirror

Rs. 1,500 m housing project ................

Rs. 1,500 m housing project to solve shelter problem

SRI LANKA-The Government will implement a massive housing project at a cost of Rs. 1,500 million to end the prevailing shelter problem countrywide and to cater to housing needs of those who live below the poverty line, NHDA Chairman Mohammed Rafeek told the Daily News.dailynews

Italy- Lanka Anti-Terrorist Organisation.......

Italy- Lanka Anti-Terrorist Organisation launched

SRI LANKA-An Italy-Sri Lanka Anti-Terrorist Organisation was established in Rome under the guidance of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Rome Hemantha Warnakulasuriya P.C. The first project of this association is a website, in Italian, which will be devoted to the brutal atrocities committed by the LTTE. dailynews

claymore mine targeting.......

claymore mine targeting two members of the Civil Defence Force

SRI LANKA-LTTE terrorists had exploded a claymore mine targeting two members of the Civil Defence Force at YAKAWEWA, KARAGAHAWEWA today, and they were injured.

India to supply 1000 MW to Lanka

India to supply 1000 MW to Lanka

SRI LANKA-The PowerGrid Corporation of India proposes to lay down an under sea line between India and Sri Lanka. The proposed undersea high voltage direct current transmission line will be for the transfer of 500-mw, which will be subsequently upgraded to 1,000 mw. dailynews

LTTE extorting money in Qatar

LTTE extorting money in Qatar

SRI LANKA-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hussein A Bhaila has said the LTTE is still "extorting" money from Tamils in Qatar and that the Sri Lankan mission in that country is strongly looking into it.-dailymirror

Over 25,000 people face displacement in North

Over 25,000 people face displacement in North

SRI LANKA- Over 25,000 people, including 6,000 students, in the LTTE-held areas in the north-western Mannar district face displacement, Mannar district Government Agent A. Nicholaspillai has said,reported by dailymirror.

China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism

China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism

SRI LANKA-President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China assured President Mahinda Rajapaksa that China will stand by Sri Lanka in its efforts to counter terrorism. This assurance was given when the two Presidents met at Yalong Bay Resort in the Hainan Province of China yesterday. dailynews
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China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism

China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism

SRI LANKA-President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China assured President Mahinda Rajapaksa that China will stand by Sri Lanka in its efforts to counter terrorism. This assurance was given when the two Presidents met at Yalong Bay Resort in the Hainan Province of China yesterday. dailynews

93 soldiers killed..........

93 soldiers killed in last month's battles – Govt.   

SRI LANKA-Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake told Parliament today that 93 soldiers were killed and 676 injured during the last month’s fighting against Tamil Tigers in the northern province-dailymirror

Jeyaraj funeral to day.

jeyaraj's funeral today

SRI LANKA-Highways and Road Development Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle will bid adieu to the Nation today. His funeral will take place in Welihena with State honours. 

E-journalist Harassed in Press briefing

E-journalist Harassed in Press briefing 

SRI LANKA-The Lanka E News journalist  has  treated and harassed by JVP bodyguards , while the journalist covered the JVP press Conference in Colombo yesterday.JVP leader somawansa Amarasinhe participated this press briefing .Wimal case highlighted in this press briefing and last day, JVP Parliament member Wimal Weerawansa explored  the   JVP case. Wimal weerawansa MP   mansion that speech , he was unable to talk to the media without permission of JVP leadership. More-Media culture

Anura Priyadarshana Yapa condemning the brutal terrorists attack

Media minister condemning the brutal terrorists attack 

SRI LANKA-The Minister of Mass Media and Information Anura Priyadarshana Yapa condemning the brutal terrorists attack that killed Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and several others and causing injuries   Minister Jeyaraj was a great leading political character in the history Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister said.

President arrives in China

President arrives  second time in China  

 

SRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in China today This is  his second such visit to the  China.

Terrorists continue to take heavy beating, 17 terrorists killed

Terrorists continue to take heavy beating, 17 terrorists killed in yesterday's clashes in North

SRI LANKA-Military reports received from Northern battlefronts indicate that terrorists numbering 17 were killed and many more suffered injuries during the clashes between Sri Lanka Army and LTTE terrorists.MCNS

Govt will not waver in fight.............

Govt will not waver in fight against terrorism - President

SRI LANKA-The Government will not waver in its determination to fight terrorism to the end, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared yesterday. Speaking at the launch of the Central Bank's 2007 Annual Report in Colombo, President Rajapaksa said the LTTE's atrocities would harden the Government's resolve to eliminate terrorism.dailynews

JOIN HANDS TO DEFEAT CONSPIRACY

    

 JOIN HANDS TO DEFEAT CONSPIRACY

    Wimal Weerawansa urges masses in special statement:

SRI LANKA-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Parliamentary Leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday said in Parliament that Sri Lanka was faced with a grave situation and no political party can play with that situation. He would not be neutral politically though he was expelled from the party. He would do every possible thing to serve his people. He urged the people to rise to overcome various conspiracies hatched by external forces with local support.dailynews

11 JVP MPs breakaway for Wimal - Piyasiri

11 JVP MPs breakaway for Wimal - Piyasiri

  

SRI LANKA-JVP MP Piyasiri Wijenayake today said that 11 JVP MPs are to follow Wimal Weerawansa and act independently in parliament. They are Piyasiri Wijenayake and Jayantha Samaraweera (Kalutara), Priyankara Dissanayake and Samansiri Herath (Puttalam), Padma Udaya Shantha (Moneragala), Achala Jagoda and Deepal Gunasekara (Ratnapura), Nimal Premawansa (Nuwara Eliya), Ranaweera Pathirana (Anuradhapura), Sujatha Alahakoon (Matale) and National List MP Mohamed Muzamil.dailymirror

MP Jeyaraj Killed 06/04/2008

MP Jeyaraj Killed 06/04/2008

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Sri Lankan Bishop's Lament Violence of War

Sri Lankan Bishop's Lament Violence of War

SRI LANKA-Archbishop of Colombo Oswald Gomis says that the government feels that peace will have to be achieved by a military solution reported by Vatican Radio

My dear friend...!

My dear friend...!

The remains of Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle being brought to Parliament by President Mahinda Rajapaksa -pic-Sudath Silva

Tigers set up US presence

Tigers set up US presence

SRI LANKA-The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist organisation whose suicide bombings and political assassinations have killed 4,000 people in the past two years, have quietly established a US presence to help bankroll and equip its brutal secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka, authorities said- dailynews

BOMBER NOT A MARATHON RUNNER - CID

BOMBER NOT A MARATHON RUNNER - CID

Police scrutinising video footage, ID card:

SRI LANKA-The CID teams investigating the suicide blast that killed Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle inWeliweriya ruled out the possibility that the male suicide bomber had come there as a marathon runner.Dailynews

Medavachchiya........

Medavachchiya checkpoint closed   

SRI LANKA-The Medavachchiya Police-Army checkpoint was closed soon after the assassination of Minister Jeyaraj Fernadopulle in a bomb blast at Weliweriya this morning.-dailymirror

President condemns cowardly assassination

President condemns cowardly assassination

SRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday emphatically and unequivocally condemned the cowardly assassination of Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle by LTTE terrorists.-dailynews

Sri Lanka politician Jeyaraj dead .........

Sri Lanka politician Jeyaraj dead


SRI LANKA-Sri Lanka great politician and Road and Highway Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed following the blast in Welliweriya this morning. The blast occurred when he was about to flag off a marathon run as part of a Sinhala New Year celebration event. About 12 dead and 83 injured in this incident police said.

Sri Lanka’s ace marathon runner K.A. Karunaratne and National Athletic coach Lakshaman De Alwis are also among those killed in the Weliweriya bomb blast this morning. Karu represented Sri Lanka at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.

Lanka rejects war crimes allegations

Lanka rejects war crimes allegations

* Rights minister says govt wants ‘perpetrators of crimes identified and dealt with’

SRI LANKA- Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday defended itself against fresh allegations it was involved in a cover-up over the massacre of ethnic-Tamil employees of a French charity.

The island’s human rights minister, Mahinda Samarasinghe, said Colombo was determined to “show results” from its probe into the murders and a string of other cases, rejecting allegations the government wanted to bury the crimes. 

Dealing with perpetrators: “I am as desperate as anyone else to show results,” he told reporters, adding that each case was “complex” but that the government still wanted to see that “the perpetrators of these crimes are identified and dealt with.” He did not say when he expected the cases to be concluded.....

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Senior Rupavahini producer flees country to save life

Senior Rupavahini producer flees country to save life

SRI LANKA-Fearing for the safety of his life, Waruna Lelwala, a Senior Programme Producer at state-owned Rupavahini Corporation has fled the country, reports said.

Mr. Lelwala, one of the 21 SLRC employees blacklisted by the Criminal Investigation Department for investigation after the infamous Minister Mervyn Silva episode, left the country in the early hours of yesterday (Apr. 02nd).

  

Fears for life intensified after an unidentified group attempted to gain entry to the mediaman’s house on two difference occasions in recent days, a spokesman for the SLRC trade unions alliance told ‘Lanka Dissent.’

The senior Programme Producer had been serving at Rupavahini since 1991.

Threats to his life was just one instance of assault, intimidation and harassment of SLRC staff after Mr. Mervyn Silva stormed the corporation and assaulted its News Director in late December.

Three Rupavahini employees narrowly escaped grievous harm to their lives from attacks by groups of thugs, while attempts to intimidate two others failed.-www.freemediasrilanka.org

No change in Hakeem’s security

No change in Hakeem’s security  

 

SRI LANKA-While Attorney General submitted a motion on SLMC leader Rauf Hakeem’s security, the Supreme Court refrained from giving a fresh ruling on the matter and therefore the status quo on his security remains. Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva said that Hakeem can file FR case if the government moves to prune his security-dailymirror

SLAF fighter jet.........

SLAF fighter jets bombed an LTTE training base

SRI LANKA-SLAF fighter jets bombed an LTTE training base located in general area Pulopalai, South East of security  forces FDL - Muhamalai  this morning (04 April). MCNS  

US report.........

US report on HR practices was erroneous and biased - FM

 Foreign Minister                                                             

Rohitha Bogollagama

SRI LANKA-The US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2007 was "erroneous and biased," the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama yesterday issued a detailed Response of the Government of Sri Lanka to the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices–2007 that had been released by the US Department of State relating to Sri Lanka, on 11th March 2008.-more-www.defence.lk

Overcomes........

OVERCOME CHALLENGES TO MAKE SRILANKAN STRONG AND VIABLE

SRI LANKA-PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa urged SriLankan Airlines staff to overcome daunting challenges ahead and establish a strong and viable air travel service which would be of yeoman service to all Sri Lankans.-dailynews-pic-Sudath Silva