UNP no guts to challenge fruitless war - Mano Ganesan  "I did not expect any of UNP opposing the defence vote." Says Colombo district MP Mano Ganesan, Convenor Civil Monitoring Commission, commenting on the UNP this time voting with the ...

   "I did not expect any of UNP opposing the defence vote." Says Colombo district MP Mano Ganesan, Convenor Civil Monitoring Commission, commenting on the UNP this time voting with the government on the Defence budget at its committee stage.Commenting further ...

  Sri Lankan expatriate workers, especially those in the Middle East, are in danger of losing their jobs due to the global financial crisis, said JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Making a special statement to the House today (Dec. 05th), ...

Colombo Chief Magistrate today noticed three TNA parliamentarians to appear in court to inquire on an alleged complaint of making defamatory statements against the Constitution of Sri Lanka and threatening the sovereignty of the country at the Pongu Thamil festival ...

The UNP has put forward a no-confidence motion against the Government in parliament moments ago. The UNP cited widespread corruption within the government as a reason for the motion. 

 Following the capturing of Allampil area in Mulaitivu district by the Army yesterday, 100 fibre glass boats and 560 T56 bullets were discovered in a search operation, said Army Media Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara. He said that the boats have ...

  A 12 year old girl who was sexually abused by a 19 year old boy while on her way home from school was killed by the boy in Thalgasgoda, Ambalangoda, yesterday, police said. Police Spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekara said ...

  Senior Journalist Joe Ariyarathnam passed away today ,December 5 after a brief illness. Joe was one of the senior most journalists reporting from Jaffna and other parts of the north east and worked with the several foreign news agencies ...

 Sri Lanka Air Force launched two air strikes in support of Army Task Force 1 troops marching steadily at Kilinochchi built up this morning (Dec 5). Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkra speaking to defence.lk said that the first ...

 23 more Tamil civilians belonging to 8 families who had undergone unprecedented hardships of LTTE have fled from the organization and sought protection with security forces Chundikulam this (December 5) morning According to the sources, 11 females, 8 males, 4 ...

  Special Task Force (STF) troops intercepted a group of LTTE terrorists while conducting a search operation in general area Unnachchiya in Aiythyamale on Thursday morning, (4 Dec). According to the Defence sources, STF uncovered a body of a LTTE cadre ...

  Troops of Task Force 1 (TF 1) are moving steadily along the B-69 axis (Poonaryn- Paranthan road) towards Kilinochchi; reveal the defence sources in the battlefield. Setting their approach to the Kilinochchi town from northwest, the TF 1 yesterday engaged ...