• British Tamils remember Black July

    Jul 22

    Amongst the London2012 Olympics tourists by Whitehall in Central London, Tamils came together to remember the massacre of Black July.

    Holding a silent vigil, Tamils held a minutes silence and lit candles in remembrance.

  • Defence Secretary urges the media to report crime ‘responsibly’
    Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called for the media to be more 'responsible' when reporting about incidents of crime.
  • Minister denies threatening magistrate
    Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiyutheen, accused of intimidating a Mannar magistrate, has refused to resign from his position over the allegations.

    The Minister claimed that the judge was lying about receiving telephone threats regarding a court ruling against resettled fishermen in the Mannar district.
  • SL karate team asked to leave India following protests

    Three Sri Lankan karate fighters, due to participate in an international karate tournament in India, were asked to return to Sri Lanka by event organisers on Sunday amid protests by activists in Tamil Nadu, reports NDTV.

  • Judges and lawyers boycott Sri Lankan courts
    The Sri Lankan courts were said to be at a standstill on Friday as lawyers abstained from work across the country, resulting in cases presented before the Supreme Court, Court of appeal, High court and district court being postponed until next week.
  • Increasing crime blamed on ministerial impunity

    The JVP has said that the increase in the country’s crime rate is a consequence of the government's failure to take action against law-breaking senior government members.

  • 23 Indian fishermen arrested by SL Navy
    Reports have alleged that 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen have been arrested and 5 boats seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, in yet another frequently occurring attack on Indian fishermen.
  • Tamils protest against Sri Lanka's participation in the Olympics

    Published 23:15 BST

    Marching in Stratford, by the site of the London 2012 Olympics, London Tamils remembered the events of Black July 1983 and protested against Sri Lanka's inclusion in the Olympics on Sunday.

    The protest also marks the beginning of a 21-day hunger strike by activist, Gobi Sivanthan, by Stratford High Street station.

  • Uthayan editor interrogated by CID

    The editor of the Jaffna based Uthayan newspaper was interrogated for four hours by Sri Lanka's intelligence services - the CID, on Thursday, reported the news site Lanka Truth.

    See here.

  • Only criminals are abducted in white vans says Gotabhaya

    According to an article published by LankaTruth on 18th July, when asked by a Sri Lankan newspaper about white van abductions, Sri Lanka's no nonsense defence secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, replied that 'only criminals are abducted by white vans'.

  • Ruling and opposition parties in Sri Lanka disregard election laws

    The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE), an election monitor in Sri Lanka has accused the ruling UPFA and its ally the SLMC, and the main opposition UNP of violating election laws, by campaigning from vehicles on the final day of nominations, reported ColomboPage on Friday.

  • Sri Lanka receives final IMF tranche, looks for further bailout
    The International Monetary Fund has delivered the final instalment of a $2.6 billion loan, as Sri Lanka looks to seek out further loans from the fund to bolster their country’s foreign reserves.
  • Gota’s catering services
    The Ministry of Defence have announced their latest “commercial venture”, opening up catering services in the south of the country, as the military continues to expand its role in civilian affairs.

    Having opened in Battaramulla on Thursday, Rakna Lanka Catering Services is looking to expand and open many more outlets.
  • Former LTTE members subjected to interrogation

    Suspected LTTE members, who were taken into Sri Lankan government’s arbitrary arrest in 2009 and released after 'rehabilitation', continue to be harassed by Sri Lanka’s intelligence services – the CID, reports Uthayan and TamilNet.

    According to reports, 'rehabilitated' members have been identified by CID operatives, interrogated and even severely beaten.

  • Sri Lanka owes over $15 billion in foreign loans
    Sri Lanka has repayments of over $15 billion to make to foreign lenders for loans taken out in the last 15 years, according to a document submitted to parliament on Thursday.

    Lenders include China, to whom Sri Lanka will have to repay $4.9 billion for loans worth $2.96 billion, and the Asian Development Bank who will be repaid $4.64 billion after Sri Lanka borrowed $3.35 billion.
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