News Archive (2010 - May)

(Lanka-e-News, May 31, 2010, 10.00AM) It is reported that the Wesak celebrations by the Govt. security Forces in the Tamil and Muslim villages in the East has...

(Lanka-e-News, May 31, 2010, 10.00AM) The UNP Committee appointed for re organization of the party is unable to carry out its functions independently because it is being influenced by...

(Lanka-e-News, May 31, 2010, 9.40 AM) The deeply grieving and shocked relatives of the 115 navy officers who died in the Dambulla 'Digamapathana' bomb tragedy are absolutely dismayed and disappointed at the suppression of....

(Lanka-e-News, May 30, 2010,5.45 PM) Apsara Fonseka, daughter of General Sarath Fonseka, has handed over a letter to the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton last Friday. This letter was...

(Lanka-e-News, May 30, 2010, 11.00 AM) Because a budget was not presented so far, the salary increases for Govt....

(Lanka-e-News, May 30, 2010, 11.00 AM) Cricket circles report that there has erupted a stiff competition between Basil Rajapakse and Naamal Rajapakse in regard to the appointment of the person for the post of Chairman....

(Lanka-e-News, May 29, 2010, 1.35PM) Near 300,000 eligible Tamil citizens are not registered as voters in the electoral registers held by Election Commissioner...

(Lanka-e-News, May 28, 2010, 7.45PM) Fauziah Ibrahim: Welcome back to 101 East. This week we are in Sri Lanka as the nation marks its first anniversary after the end of the near 30 year civil war...

(Lanka-e-News, May 28, 2010, 4.05 PM) The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that it was lifting its travel advisory on Sri Lanka, citing the peaceful...

(Lanka-e-News, May 28, 2010, 11.25 AM) Even though the LTTE war which raged for 30 years to create another state was defeated, the Tamil Diaspora across the world is still making various attempts to achieve that political goal...