A Sri Lankan Airlines flight from Melbourne, Australia, that was bound for Colombo was forced to U-turn, following technical difficulties. Sri Lankan Airlines is facing serious financial difficulties and is in the process of structuring. The Sri Lankan government has decided to sell the loss-making company’s majority stake to the highest bidder. Economy Next reports that the airlines has witnessed a number of technical issues in Colombo under Sri Lankan management but was once profitable under Dubai-based Emirates management. This is not the first time that Sri Lankan Airlines has faced such...
Former commander of Sri Lanka's notorious Special Task Force, Nimal Lewke, has pledged his support to Sri Lanka's main opposition party the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), led by Sajith Premadsa, making him the fourth high-ranking defence personnel to join the party. He is joined by the ranks of Daya Sandagiri a former Navy Commander, Daya Ratnayake , a former Army Commander, and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, who has long been a stalwart support of the SJB. The local press reports that Nimal Lewke obtained the party membership from leader Sajith Premadasa today. Lewke had previously pledged his alliance to the SJB in 2016.
(Pic courtesy: Glassdoor) Sri Lanka has barred the Tamil-owned telecoms company Lycamobile from the bidding of the government’s shares in Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, stating the company 'failed to qualify', leaving only India’s Jio Platforms Ltd and Chinese firm Gortune International Investment in the running. In a communique, the State-Owned Enterprise Restructuring Unit noted that the Cabinet Approved Special Project Committee (SPCC) and Special Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee (SpCANC) had pre-qualified Jio Platforms and Gortune International Investments. Lyca was one of the three...
The plight of Eelam Tamils who are languishing in makeshift camps in Diego Garcia has remained the same, even after the United Nations refugee agency said the remote British territory in the Indian Ocean is "not a suitable location" for migrants to be held long-term, and as reports of sexual assault after being sent to Rwanda for medical treatment emerge. Troubling details have emerged from a report on The New Humanitarian last month which states that Tamil asylum seekers sent from Diego Garcia to Rwanda for medical treatment said they had faced sexual harassment. Hamshika Krishnamoorthi, 23...
K Manikandan seems to be carving a niche for himself by sensibly selecting well-written and unique indie scripts, which has found him on a deserved hot streak in the industry. Coming off the success of yesteryear’s rom-com darling ‘Good Night,’ Manikandan’s latest release is ‘Lover,’ a romantic drama directed by debutante Prabhuram Vyas. The film also stars Sri Gouri Priya, whose work in the first episode of Modern Love: Chennai ‘Lalagunda Bommaigal’ proved her capability to perform. These two stars shoulder the painful romantic drama deftly between them.
Nine years since her last film, Aishwarya Rajinikanth returns with ‘Lal Salaam,’ a film that unsuccessfully melds numerous genres. It stars Vishnu Vishal, Vikranth and the director’s father Rajinikanth in an extended cameo.
“As a political party we strongly opposed the Indo-Lanka Accord decades ago, and dedicated our initiatives to safeguarding Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, at the cost of many lives," said Vijitha Herath of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP). "This stance has not changed and will not change,” he told reporters in Colombo.
Santhan, alias T. Suthenthirarajah, a former Tamil prisoner who was released after decades in prison over the Rajiv Gandhi assassination has finally been given a travel document by the Sri Lankan High Commission - but must wait until the Regional registration officer in Chennai provides an exit permit to leave India and return home The Indian press reported that the Tamil Nadu government today (13) informed the Madras High Court that the High Commission for Sri Lanka in Chennai had issued a temporary Travel Document for Santhan to leave India. The news comes after months of authorities in Sri...
Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre said he would look to prosecute Sri Lanka at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and appoint lawyers to pursue charges against accused war criminals in international criminal courts. Giving interviews to two Tamil media outlets in recent months, Poilievre said his plan includes "Magnitsky sanctions to specifically target guilty members of the Rajapaksa regime for their role in the genocide”. “We want to prosecute the regime at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We will move motions to...
Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry said his government would "express its displeasure with the British government" against the protest held by Tamils in London, at a time when Sri Lanka was holding its 76th Independence Day Celebrations and Tamils worldwide marked it as a 'Black Day'. Sabry reportedly said that Sri Lankan government’s displeasure over the incident would be conveyed to the United Kingdom through the Sri Lankan High Commission in London. He also said that the government in Sri Lanka would bring to the notice of the Foreign Ministry in the UK that an organization...