53 Tamil schoolgirls and 3 teachers killed by Sri Lankan Air Force bombs in the Sencholai Massacre of 2006 were remembered today in Vallipunam at an event organised by the Tamil National People’s Front.
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremeisnghe pledged that his government would bear the costs for the renovation of the golden roof for a Buddhist vihara in Kandy, after meeting with monks during a ceremony held in his honour today.
Sri Lanka’s former foreign minister Ravi Karunayake, who stepped down from the role amidst allegations of corruption, said he had done so to safeguard the president and prime minister, as he met with Buddhist monks in Kandy today.
A no-confidence motion is being drafted against Sri Lanka's Minister of Local Governments and Provincial Councils, Faizer Mustapha regarding the postponement of the local elections.
The motion is being led by the UNP MP for Badulla district, Chaminda Wijesiri who informed parliament of the motion on August 9 and commenced the drafting process on Sunday.
The victims of the Sencholai Massacre, 53 Tamil schoolgirls and 3 teachers killed by Sri Lankan air force bombs 11 years ago, were remembered today at the University of Jaffna.
The provincial council representative for Mullaitivu, T. Ravikaran, held a vigil at his constituency office this morning, for the victims of the Sencholai Massacre.
Vijayakala Maheswaran, the UNP parliamentarian and State Minister for Women’s and Children’s Affairs, has remarked that identifying and slaughtering LTTE cadres would not be questioned.
Sri Lankan artists are to begin a Sathyagraha campaign this week urging the government to fulfill the promises it made to the public.
"The certain significant marks of the previous regime is visible in the present government and it is the public's duty to force the present government to get back into the right track," film director Dharmasiri Bandaranayake was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.
The decomposed body of a man was found on Saturday within at Mani Arasan lake in Kinniya, Trincomalee, Batti News reports.
The identity of the man remains unknown. However, local police have said a missing persons complaint was filed three days earlier after a cowherd did not return home.
The Sri Lankan police have established a special police unit focussed on gathering information for organised crimes, Colombo Page reported.
The unit will be located within the premises of the Special Task Force.
Members of the public who provide 'accurate information' related to organised crimes and drug trafficking will be provided a financial reward, the paper added.
The Sri Lankan government has pledged to build 2500 houses in Mullaitivu district as part of the 'Samata Sevana' national housing scheme.
The chairman of the Housing Development Authority was quoted by Colombo Page as saying the houses would be complete within two months and will cost Rs 12.5 million.
One thousands houses are being built in Vavuniya, the paper stated.
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