Colombo: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday flew from by chopper to Kilinochchi on way to Jaffna in the northern province of Sri Lanka to meet ethnic Tamils. He will gift medical equipment to the district general hospital at Kilinochchi on the third day of his four-day visit after fruitful official talks on Tuesday with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister DM Jayarathna and his counterpart GL Peiris...
01:04 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Colombo: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on Tuesday and is understood to have discussed a host of bilateral issues, including the ways to evolve a political solution to resolve the Tamil problem. Rajapaksa hosted Krishna this morning for the second time since Tuesday morning at 'Temple Trees', the official residence of the President of Sri Lanka, for breakfast. Last evening, Kirshna had...
10:51 AM, Jan 17, 2012
Colombo: Sri Lanka has accused the LTTE's international fronts of influencing foreign governments, including India, to support their separatist cause. Addressing a public lecture in Colombo on Tuesday titled 'Future Challenges to National Security in Sri Lanka', Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who is the brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, claimed these elements have won over a number of politicians overseas. "The Global Tamil Forum has successfully won over a number...
05:38 PM, Jan 11, 2012
Chennai: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's relative Thirukumuran Nadesan was on Tuesday attacked by MDMK activists with sticks and footwear when he was coming out of a house after a 'pooja' at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, an official said. "It is an unfortunate incident. It should not have happened. However, he is on his way to Colombo," Vadivel Krishnamoorthy, deputy high commissioner of Sri Lanka in southern India, told IANS....
04:27 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Colombo: Jailed former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka was on Friday sentenced to spend three more years in prison after a court convicted him for alleging that the powerful brother of the country's President had ordered the execution of surrendering Tamil rebels. Fonseka, a member of Parliament, was found guilty by a split 2-1 decision by the High Court in the 'white flag' case, for violating emergency regulations by...
03:09 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa talks to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar on a range of issues from China's growing influence in the country, tourism, fishermen to economy and trade relations with India. ...
05:47 PM, Nov 15, 2011
In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said India is the most preferred investor. ...
03:41 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Melbourne: Ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, a Sri Lankan man, who migrated to Australia, has filed war crimes charges against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a city court. Rajapaksa will arrive in Australia on Tuesday to participate in the CHOGM to be held at Perth. Jegan Waran, a retired engineer who migrated to Australia from Sri Lanka, said before the Magistrate that he witnessed and...
08:42 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced the lifting of the state of emergency imposed nearly 30 years ago to confront the threat from the Tamil Tigers. The announcement was made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament saying, "I am satisfied that the state of emergency is no longer required. So we will not extend it". Rajapaksa said, "Today I propose to this assembly the withdrawal of the emergency laws to...
03:33 PM, Aug 25, 2011
New Delhi: The AIADMK members in the Lok Sabha on Monday shouted slogans to protest the presence of a Sri Lankan delegation, led by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, who were in the house as special foreign guests. The AIADMK members led by Munisamy Thambidurai and S Semmalai shouted 'Shame, Shame' as soon as Speaker Meira Kumar began reading out a message welcoming Rajapaksa and his colleagues, including Sri Lankan ministers. They...
05:16 PM, Aug 01, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday denied that he had come under pressure from India to offer the minority Tamils a political solution, saying that any settlement to the matter will have to be approved by Parliament. "There was no pressure from India on the thirteenth amendment of thirteen plus," Rajapaksa told reporters. Responding to a query on the visit by Indian National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon,...
01:54 PM, Jun 28, 2011
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will hold a "crucial" round of talks with the main Tamil party TNA on May 23 in a bid to find a political settlement to the grievances of the minority ethnic community in Sri Lanka, a media report said on Saturday. The talks have entered a "crucial" stage. The government has discussed setting up of a second chamber or a senate in the legislature at...
08:18 PM, May 14, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday said that his government wouldn't let any force to undermine the victory achieved by his armed forces in the war against LTTE. Rajapaksa did not name the UN directly but said that he was encouraged by the message sent to the international community by tens of thousands of people who attended the ruling party's May Day rally in Colombo. "We gave true...
11:37 PM, May 01, 2011
Washington: A US-based Tamil advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking $30 million in damages for the alleged extra-judicial killings in the decades-old civil war. The lawsuit was filed by Bruce Fein, a Washington-based attorney, on behalf of Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) in a district court in District of Columbia. "Rajapaksa will not escape the long arm of justice secured by the Torture Victims...
08:04 AM, Jan 29, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lanka's relationship with India is not at risk over expanding ties with China or other nations, India's foreign minister said on Friday. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa, sign trade and financing deals and open two new consulates. One is in the former Tamil Tiger stronghold of Jaffna in the north and the other in...
09:15 PM, Nov 26, 2010
New Delhi: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived here on Thursday afternoon to attend the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games as the guest of honour. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host a lunch for Rajapaksa and his delegation, comprising Foreign Minister GL Peiris and Foreign Secretary CR Jayasinghe, at his residence on Friday. Rajapaksa is expected to inform Manmohan Singh about the steps taken by his government to resettle...
04:36 PM, Oct 14, 2010
Colombo: Already stripped off his military rank and medals, former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was on Friday held guilty of corruption charges by a second court martial and sentenced to a prison term of three years. Now an opposition lawmaker, Fonseka, who led Sri Lankan Army to a spectacular victory over the LTTE last year, was found guilty of corruption in defence deals at a hearing held today,...
08:28 PM, Sep 17, 2010
Colombo: A Sri Lankan military court on Friday stripped the country's war hero and former Army chief Sarath Fonseka of his rank and medals after finding him guilty of dabbling in politics, while in service. The 59-year-old General was convicted by the first court martial against him, which began deliberations five months back. He faces another military court on charges of corruption in defence deals. The three-member military court ruled...
06:55 PM, Aug 13, 2010
Chidambaram met Karunanidhi to apprise him about Rajapaksa's visit and the agreements signed with Sri Lanka. ...
06:58 PM, Jun 13, 2010
!['Pro-LTTE' elements blast rail track in TN]( "'Pro-LTTE' elements blast rail track in TN")
Leaflets condemning the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa were found from the blast spot. ...
10:05 AM, Jun 12, 2010
