Giving further boost to morale of the troops in Wanni, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka flew to Wanni Security Forces Headquarters Saturday (5) morning just hours after the LTTE's " Michael Base" in Welioya fell to ...

  Troops operating under Army 59 division captured an LTTE base called "Michael Base", said the defence sources on the Welioya front. According to the sources, the LTTE camp is one of the strategic satellite bases of the LTTE's main "One ...

 Irrespective of the temporary closure of the Omanthai entry/Exit point, consequent upon the ICRC pull-out from their service citing security concerns on Tuesday (1), troops at this cross-loading point continue to facilitate the movement of seriously-ill Mullaittivu and Kilinochchi districts-based ...

 Police have started investigations into a shooting incident in Eravur last night, which left two persons injured. Police suspect that an armed group operating in the area is behind the scene.

   Convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission against Abductions and Disappearances (CMC), MP Mano Ganesan, yesterday called for UK intervention to stop white van abductions, enforced disappearances and extra judicial killings perpetrated against members of the Tamil community in many parts ...

   Amidst attempts by the UNP to appoint its national organizer S.B. Dissanayake as a member of parliament through the national list, filling the void created by the SLMC, Mr. Dissanayke held talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday setting off speculation.The ...

 A Chief Inspector of Police and three restaurant owners were arrested by the Wattegama Police at Pitiyegedera yesterday with five carcasses of deer and a wild boar in their possession. Two T -56 service weapons, nine spent bullets and nine ...

 The All Ceylon Transport Workers’ Union has requested private bus operators to cooperate in the planned July 10 general strike by keeping their vehicles off the road. In a letter addressed to the presidents of private bus associations, the union, ...