(Lanka-e-News, October 06, 2008, 7.40 PM) The leader of Tamil People's Liberation Tigers (TMVP) Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman is to swear in as a Member of Parliament...
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(Lanka-e-News, October 06, 2008, 12.40 PM) At least twenty eight persons including North Central Provincial Council Opposition Leader Retired Major General Janaka Perera,...
(Lanka-e-News, October 06, 2008, 7.40 PM) President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking at ceremony to distribute lands to the landless at Uyanwatta,...
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(Lanka-e-News, October 05, 2008, 12.40 PM) Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka says that LTTE leaders Susai,...
(Lanka-e-News, October 05, 2008, 3.30 PM) The opposition parties yesterday (04) decided to write a letter denying the statement made by the...
(Lanka-e-News, October 05, 2008, 6.30 PM) Political analysts say that the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government is getting ready for a major election next year...
(Lanka-e-News, October 04, 2008, 2.00 PM) Sri Lanka Air Force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara announced that the LTTE political wing headquarters....
(Lanka-e-News, October 04, 2008, 2.00 PM) Minister of Information and Media Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said in the cabinet press briefing yesterday (03) that the UNP....
(Lanka-e-News, October 03, 2008, 9.45 AM) The Minister and the Defense Spokesman Keheliya Rambuwella eluded direct answer to the queries...
(Lanka-e-News, October 03, 2008, 9.45 AM) Twenty two Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment were recovered by police on Wednesday (01) evening...
(Lanka-e-News, October 03, 2008, 9.45 AM) A police census will be held on Sunday, October 05, regarding the persons migrated to Western Province...
(Lanka-e-News, 2008-Oct-01, 11.00 PM) Police has obtained information of more stocks of banned items hidden in Vavuniya to be sent to Vanni...
(Lanka-e-News, 2008-Oct-01, 10.00 PM) A rumor is spreading that a senior officer of World Food Programme (WFP) now attached to Vavuniya District Secretariat is behind the attempt to...
(Lanka-e-News,30-Sep-2008, 11.00PM) Army Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara says that the Army 57 Brigade that is in operations in Vanni captured another runway...
(Lanka-e-News, 30-Sep-2008, 11.00PM) Sri Lanka Bar Association decided to meet the Defense Secretary and the Chief Justice to make them...
(Lanka-e-News, Sep-30-2008,11.00PM) An unidentified person tried to enter the premises of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL)today (30) at around 12.30 pm....
(Lanka-e-News, September 30, 2008, 12.15 PM) The Media Center for National Security (MCNS) says that 53 persons were killed...
(Lanka-e-News, September 30, 2008, 12.05 PM) The Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva reprimanded the Attorney General, the Inspector General of Police, the Director of Criminal Investigation Department and the...
(Lanka-e-News, September 30, 2008, 12.05 PM) An officer of special crime division of Mirihana police station says that complaints have been received regarding the loss of 38 vehicles...
(Lanka-e-News, 29 September 2008, 6.20 PM) The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by and strongly disapproves of...
(Lanka-e-News, September 29, 2008, 4.50 PM) Galle district United national Party (UNP) MP Wajira Abewardhana says that he will not allow ineffective leaders....
(Lanka-e-News, September 28, 2008, 10.20 PM) One civilian was killed and seven were injured as a suicide bomber blasted himself at Vavuniya...
(Lanka-e-News, September 28, 2008, 3.30 PM) Army Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara says that the Army that has rounded Kilinochchi town from three sides ...
(Lanka-e-News, September 27, 2008, 5.00 PM) Mirihana police Fraud Investigation Bureau says that there are around 50 police officers among the thousands of people hoodwinked...
(Lanka-e-News, September 27, 2008, 5.00 PM) The parliamentary group leader of the Tamil National Alliance R. Sampanthan says that Vanni civilians...
(Lanka-e-News, September 27, 2008, 8.30 AM) Army Commander Major General Sarath Fonseka vowed that the first shot would be fired at Kilinochchi town next week....
(Lanka-e-News, September 26, 2008, 3.40 PM) Central Bank of Sri Lanka says that five financial companies other than Sakvithi Construction Company that...
(Lanka-e-News, September 26, 2008, 3.45 AM) Media Center of National Security (MCNS) announced that 37 civilians belonged to nine families have surrendered to...
(Lanka-e-News, 25 September 2008, 11.15 AM) "In the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, where former terrorists now function as democratically elected Provincial Councilors, and a former child soldier conscripted by....
(Lanka-e-News, September 25, 2008, 12.20 PM) United national Party (UNP) General Secretary Thissa Aththanayaka filed a fundamental rights petition...
(Lanka-e-News, September 24, 2008, 9.40 AM) Supreme Court advised Monday (22) to appoint members to the Constitutional Council with consensus of President,...
(Lanka-e-News, September 23, 2008, 7.00 AM) National Freedom Front (JNP) and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) are getting ready to submit a...
(Lanka-e-News, September 23, 2008, 7.00 AM) Media Center for National Security (MCNS) says that 67 persons were killed and 59 were...
(Lanka-e-News, September 23, 2008, 7.00 AM) Police says that the chief priest (Kurukkal) of Thirukonewaran kovil, the chief Hindu temple in Trincomalee...
(Lanka-e-News, September 21, 2008, 9.00 PM) The disciplinary actions of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) against MPs Mangala Samaraweera and Wijedasa...
(Lanka-e-News, October 06, 2008, 12.40 PM) "We doubt if we are really the citizens of this country. It is goo if they can resolve a problem in this way...
(Lanka-e-News, October 05, 2008, 6.30 PM) Defense spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated that the government has declared two ten square kilometer no war zone...
(Lanka-e-News, October 05, 2008, 1.00 PM) Attorney General C.R. de Silva informed the President Mahinda Rajapakse in writing on Friday (03) that he would retire from service since October 08.
The Attorney General said to...
(Lanka-e-News, October 04, 2008, 2.00 PM) Sri Lanka Air Force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara announced that the LTTE intelligence wing headquarters...
(Lanka-e-News, October 04, 2008, 2.00 PM) In response to a query on the factual basis of the statement that the life of the President is at risk, Minister Mervin Silva said ...
(Lanka-e-News, October 04, 2008, 2.00 PM) Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe emphasized in response to a query raised by ....
(Lanka-e-News, October 03, 2008, 9.45 AM) The Attorney General C.R. de Silva who is on the verge of the age of compulsory retirement will go to history as the first Attorney General....
(Lanka-e-News, October 03, 2008, 9.45 PM) World Food Programme (WFP) sent 51 truckloads of essential food items to uncleared Vanni yesterday morning (02) across Omanthai checkpoint....
(Lanka-e-News, October 02, 2008, 5.40 PM) Air Force Spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara says that the LTTE military operation and administrative headquarters in Kilinochchi...
(Lanka-e-News, 2008-Oct-01, 11.00 PM) UN and its Colombo office says in a statement that the vehicle arrested in Vavuniya yesterday with explosives is not theirs and it is a lorry...
(Lanka-e-News, 01-Oct-2008, 9.30 PM) Sources close to government says that a plan is underway to suppress media and civil organizations that cannot be made lenient...
(Lanka-e-News, 2008-October-01, 10.00 PM) Galle district United National party (UNP) MP Wajira Abewardhana says that UNP is against dividing...
(Lanka-e-News, 2008-Oct-01, 10.00 PM) Police dogs traced 2.5 kilos of high power C-4 explosives in a container readied...
(Lanka-e-News,Sep-30-2008,11.00PM) Lanka-e-News learns that initiatives are underway to charge state owned Rupavahini and Independent Television Network (ITN) regarding contempt of court since the channels criticized the Supreme Court order...
(Lanka-e-News, 30-Sep-2008, 11.00PM) Lawyers held a massive demonstration today before Supreme Court to protest the intended threat to...
(Lanka-e-News, 30-Sep-2008, 11.00PM) Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva has ordered former Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundara to appear in...
(Lanka-e-News, September 30, 2008, 12.15 PM) Twenty one persons including five children were injured yesterday (29) evening around 6.55 PM as an unknown person hailed a hand grenade at them at Kaththankudi bus stand...
(Lanka-e-News, September 30, 2008, 12.05 PM) The Supreme Court directed the Inspector General of Police to remove all road blocks on the Galle Road from Galle Face since yesterday (29).
The Chief Justice ordered to...
(Lanka-e-News, September 30, 2008, 12.05 PM) One passenger was killed and 26 were injured as an express train collided in the back of another train that was halted...
(Lanka-e-News, September 29, 2008, 4.45 PM) A bomb blast took place in a van in front of Colombo harbor near Khan clock tower around 12.30 today...
(Lanka-e-News, September 28, 2008, 10.20 PM) The raw between Tamil People’s Liberation Tigers (TMVP) leader Karuna Amman and his second-in-command Eastern Provincial Council Chief...
(Lanka-e-News, September 28, 2008, 10.20 PM) Army sources say that the LTTE repeatedly launched CS gas attacks at the troops advancing towards Nachchikuda in the western coast of...
(Lanka-e-News, September 28, 2008, 10.20 PM) The government has changed its earlier stance that the NGOs providing humanitarian relief to people in north...
(Lanka-e-News, September 28, 2008, 5.30PM -2nd edition-) A hand grenade was thrown at Transparency International Director and human rights lawyer Krishantha Weliamuna's ...
(Lanka-e-News, September 27, 2008, 6.05 PM second edition) Air Force Spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets have launched a precision air strike at the LTTE's main, female 'black tiger' training facility located at Rathnapuram,...
(Lanka-e-News, September 27, 2008, 8.30 AM) Ex-Chairman of United National Party (UNP) Malik Samarawikrama met Gamini Aberathna alias Taxi Abe on September 25 to settle issues as the latter warned publicly to expose UNP’s deals with LTTE....
(Lanka-e-News, September 27, 2008, 5.45 AM) Mirihana police is overwhelmed with the flow of complaints regarding the massive racket conducted by Sakvithi Ranasinghe who fled the...
(Lanka-e-News, September 26, 2008, 7.05 PM-2nd Edition-) 'Lanka-e-News' London reporter says that a mob has attacked Kingsbury temple in London yesterday (26) damaging door and widow panes and two vehicles parked...
(Lanka-e-News, September 26, 2008, 3.45 AM) The remains of late former President D.B. Wijethunga ws brought in a motorcade to the parliament from his house...
(Lanka-e-News, September 25, 2008, 12.20 PM) The Committee of Public Enterprises (COPE) meeting came to a tense mood yesterday with President's Senior Adviser Basil Rajapakse threatening to JVP MP Anura Kumara Disanayaka to split his ear.
The COPE was chaired by...
(Lanka-e-News, September 25, 2008, 12.20 PM) Our London sources say that the Sri Lankan media spokesman on national security Minister keheliya Rambukwella's...
(Lanka-e-News, September 24, 2008, 3.10 PM) Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) workers suspect if the terrorist organizations are supplied fuel through a bunkering businesses...
(Lanka-e-News, September 24, 2008, 9.40 AM) United national Party (UNP) MP Lakshman Kiriella charges that the President is going to appoint...
(Lanka-e-News, 2008 Aug. 19, 11.30 PM) This is the full text of a speech delivered on Aug 17th 2008 at a seminar organized by the Canadians for peace in Toronto.It was chaired by...
(Lanka-e-News, June 29, 2008, 11.00 AM-Critical Essay- A reader writes to LeN) Twenty-five years ago we came as refugee to various parts of the world. In these 25 years we the Tamils have permeated various section of the society...
(Lanka-e-News, June 18, 2008, 7.15 PM) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recorded statements from the Editor-in-Chief and the News Director...