LTTE aircraft sighted

LTTE terrorists triggered off a claymore mine this morning (March 5) at Madukanda, injuring two police personnel who were engaged in a route patrol along the Vavuniya - Kebithigollewa main road, Madukanda Police said. According to police, the claymore was triggered at around 7a.m. Latest reports received said that, two claymore mines were tripped to explode simultaneously which has also damaged a high tension, power distribution line. The injured were rushed to the general hospital at ... more

  The Sri Lanka Embassy in France, responding to a Television Programme telecasted over the English Service of the ’France 24’ Television Channel, said that the TV report portrays a one-sided view of the situation in Sri Lanka. Sugeeswara Senadhira, Minister Counsellor for the Ambassador, who was quoted by ’France 24’ in their report ’Sri Lanka: Tamil Mothers Waiting for Their Sons’ said that the portrayal contained many factual inaccuracies and exaggeratio... more

The victims of human rights violations during the 1989 period are activists, supporters and family members of JVP. It was a well known fact. Mahinda Rajapakse fought on behalf of their plight. That did not make him a member of JVP. He fought for the human rights of the people. JVP attacked sacred Dalada Maligawa. They threw bombs inside the Parliament. They killed Buddhist monks, politicians, police, security forces and their family members. But nobody accused Mahinda of dealing with JVP and sup... more

The entrenched nature of the problems of ethnic conflict and governance in Sri Lanka necessitates a national effort to overcome them that transcends party politics. The vast majority of people in the country would welcome a bipartisan political approach that would ensure good governance and conflict resolution. Virtually all political parties have also expressed their support for such an initiative. In this context, the meeting between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition leader Ranil Wick... more