Rohana Wijeweera’s daughter arrested

Sri Lanka Police has arrested the eldest daughter of the former JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera.
Police spokesman H.B. Siriwardena said, she was arrested for engaging in domestic violence.
“She has attacked her mother and the brother”, Siriwardena told News360.lk.
Following the arrest, Wijeweera’s daughter has been produced in the courts.
The court has ordered to remand her.
The arrest was [...]

President comes back from Uganda

Sri Lankan President who visited Uganda on an official visit arrived back in the country this morning.
Rajapaksa’s visit to Uganda saw Sri Lanka taking several steps to improve bilateral relations between the two nations.
One among them is the opening up of an Sri Lankan Mission in the city of Kampala, the capital city of the [...]

Sri Lankan diplomat says Britain’s Channel-4 has misinterpreted civilian statements on the conflict

Head of Sri Lanka’s Mission in the European Union, P.M. Amza says, the Channel-4 of Britain which has produced a documentary based on the final stages of Sri Lanka’s war against terrorism has misinterpreted what the witnesses have said.
Intervening at a panel discussion held at the Parliament of the European Union on Tuesday following the [...]

Velupillai Prabhakaran’s classmate reveals more information on LTTE

Gunasunderam Jeyasunderam, a suspected LTTE member who was taken into custody by the Terrorist Investigation Division of Sri Lanka during the year 2007 has revealed that he was a classmate of LTTE Leader V. Prabhakaran and supported the outfit through various means.
Jeyasunderam making a statement in the courts on the 10th of May 2013 has [...]

Former Dayeta Kirula CEO arrested for alleged cheating of Rs. 39.48 million

CID has arrested the former CEO of the ‘2013 Dayeta Kirula’ Exhibition for alleged cheating of a sum of Rs. 39.48 million from the funds allocated to the program.
The arrest has been made during yesterday.
She is expected to be produced before the courts today.

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Since last year, over 1,000 Sri Lankan boat people returned by Australia

Australia has repatriated 25 more Sri Lankans who attempted to illegally migrate to that country, bringing the total number of boat people returned back to the Island nation amounting to over 1000, a media report said.
According to the report, since August 13 last year, 1,029 Sri Lankans have returned home — 819 of them involuntarily.
“Returning [...]

UK visa applications to be made via online

Starting from 6 May 2013, all UK visa applications will have to be submitted online, as manually completed application forms will no longer be accepted, announced the British Embassy in Colombo.

Following is the announcement issued by the UK embassy in Colombo.
From Monday 6 May 2013, applicants and their dependents who are applying for a [...]

Electricity tariff hike is unfair – Champika Ranawaka

Sri Lanka’s former Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka, who is currently heading an another Ministry says the latest electricity tariff hike is unfair.
He says the latest hike has violated the fundamental rules that should be adopted when setting tariffs for utilities consumed by the public.
In a statement issued Ranawaka also says, he believes the [...]

Sri Lankan Parliament heats up over electricity tariff hike

Sri Lankan parliament postponed its sittings for tomorrow after the government and opposition parliamentarians exchanged heated arguments this afternoon over the latest hike in electricity tariffs, which has already come into effect.
“Opposition members wanted to question the government over the latest hike, but the speaker did not allow us to do so”, DNA parliamentarian Vijitha [...]

Central Bank launches awareness program to counter anti-Sri Lanka campaign

Central Bank has launched an extensive local and international awareness program to portray the accurate picture of the Sri Lankan economy & political environment.
The Bank in a statement issued said the move is aimed at countering an aggressive and well funded misinformation campaign, which is being carried out by various groups to tarnish the political [...]