India believes that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continues to be an extremely potent, most lethal and well-organised terrorist outfit in Sri Lanka.   Justifying its decision to impose the ban on the LTTE on May 14, 2008, ...

The army has six divisions fighting in the north against the LTTE. In the west, the 58th divisions advances along the coast. Next to it, inland and advancing on the LTTE capital of Kilinochchi, is the 57th division. Two Task ...

  The government decides to offer one million rupee insurance for all medical officers serving in the north and east.  Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva says a cabinet paper will be submitted soon to compensate the family of the medical ...

     The renovation of the Colombo–Jaffna highway via Poonaryn has begun. Accordingly, a stretch of 41 kilometres from Silawathurai to Poonaryn will be renovated. The road will be built with two lanes from Mannar to Poonaryn. Minister T.B Akkanayake ...

  Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena says preparations are being made to hold elections in five provinces after the 3rd reading vote of the budget 2009. He said the government has no problem in gaining victory at provincial council elections. ...

  The Colombo High Court today ruled that Edna chocolates do not contain Melamine and all restrictions were lifted from producing, distributing and selling Edna products. 

   Colombo stocks saw another dismal performance on thin turnover (Rs 75 million) on Friday but analysts said this trend (on since last week) may break on Monday with some marginal gains. “There was a bit of retail buying during ...

A tornado occurred between 1:30pm and 1:45pm today, damaging 25 houses in Berathuduwa, near Galle, the Disaster Management Centre reported.

  The LTTE decides who works for the NGOs, and these aid organisations are persuaded, or coerced, to do what the LTTE wants. The families of those who get NGO jobs via the LTTE, are obliged to provide one or ...

The three frontal military assaults at the central Kilinochchi battlefront led by troops of the 57 Division and Task Force 3 entered decisive phase at troops met resistance from LTTE, North of Kokavil, Murunkandy and North of Akkarayankulama, Thursday (Nov ...

Two soldiers died and 13 injured by an accidental explosion in a Military Training at Lindawewa Nochchiyagama around 2.20 p.m. today. Injured soldiers have been hospitalized for treatments.

The iron grip of terrorism that suppressed Tamil civilians in Wanni for decades is fast loosening and civilians have now started escaping the terror clutches in large numbers, defence.lk special correspondent in Vavuniya reveals. 39 civilians in two groups have ...