»  Serbian Police detain 9 over alleged war crimes

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP): Serbian police have detained nine former paramilitary fighters suspected of killing civilians and looting homes during the Kosovo war, a war crimes prosecutor said Saturday. READ MORE...

»  Magnitude-6 quake strikes Indonesia’s West Papua

Jakarta, March 13, 2010: A magnitude-6 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua before midday Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, geophysicists said. READ MORE...

»  Australia sends back Tamil asylum seekers

The federal government has begun returning Tamil asylum seekers to Sri Lanka, amid signs that the threat to minority groups there and in Afghanistan is easing. READ MORE...

»  Sunday Leader in ‘contempt of court’ - media report

BBC: The Supreme Court in Sri Lanka has issued notice to the editor of a pro-opposition English weekly to explain the reasons for publishing an article regarded as contempt of court. READ MORE...

»  ‘Harassed’ by cops, Lankan woman attempts suicide

INDIA – (Times of India): Shantidevi (name changed), a Sri Lankan refugee, committed self-immolation after a S-I allegedly outraged her modesty inside the police station in Karur on March 7. READ MORE...

»  A UNF Govt. will release Fonseka, give him his due place - UNP

When a United National Front (UNF) government is formed after the general elections, the United National Party (UNP) as the main constituent of the UNF, will arrange for the release of General (retired) Sarath Fonseka, states a media release by the UNP. READ MORE...

»  UN intervention sought in Rizana case

RIYADH: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is to seek the United Nations High Commissioner’s intervention in resolving the case of a Sri Lankan maid who has been in prison since 2005 on allegations that she murdered a Saudi baby in her care. READ MORE...

»  Govt. to appoint committee to probe terrorism: HR Minister

The government is to appoint a committee to analyse the cause for terrorism in the island. It will go into the root causes for separatism to raise its head here and recommend ways to prevent such instances from recurring in future, said Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe. READ MORE...

»  Is the Govt. trying to bring in another JRJ type constitution, asks Tilvin

Though the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is firmly against any sort of foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs, it is also against the dual approach taken by the Government in dealing with international issues, says the party’s General Secretary Tilvin Silva. READ MORE...

»  Anoma’s petition seeking Fonseka’s release listed by Appeal Court

The petition filed by detained General (retired) Sarath Fonseka’s wife Anoma Fonseka, moving courts that he be produced in open courts has been listed by the Court of Appeal. READ MORE...

»  Sri Lanka garners support against U.N. probe: Report

UNITED NATIONS (IPS): Sri Lanka, which won a grueling decades-long battle against one of the world’s most ferocious terrorist organisations last May, has scored a diplomatic victory in its ongoing war of words with the United Nations. READ MORE...

»  VIDEO: Fonseka Court Martial on March 16 at Navy HQ

Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka will be brought before a Court Martial on March 16 and 17. The Court Martial comprises a three member panel. The Court Martial will take place at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo 1. MORE...

»  Hillary, Miliband are Moon’s puppeteers, says Champika R.

USA’s Hillary Clinton and Britain’s David Miliband are the people from behind who are pulling the strings for United Nations Secretary General Ban-ki Moon, said Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka this morning. READ MORE...

»  Largest ever heroin bust from Chilaw

The largest haul of heroin ever to be nabbed in Sri Lanka was reported last night by Police from Muthupanthiya, Chilaw, Police spokesman told Ada Derana. He added that over 40 kgs of heroin were discovered after a tip-off to police by a man who was arrest at the airport on March 6 for possession of heroin. MORE...

»  Advise State media to be impartial, SC directs Attorney General

The Supreme Court this morning (March 10) directed the Attorney General to advise the State media to be impartial when broadcasting news and or programmes during the run-up to the General Elections. READ MORE....

»  VIDEO: Legal expert team led by Former CJ to counter Fonseka allegations

A team of legal experts including Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva are working towards legal countering the allegation against Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka and his detention, JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said at a press briefing today. MORE...

»  No water at Cardiology Unit, Colombo: Problem rectified, says Director

The Cardiology Unit of the National Hospital in Colombo has been inconvenienced by the unavailability of water since yesterday (March 10) and several operations had been cancelled due to it, a relative of a patient who had visited the Unit at 6.30 am today told Adaderana. READ MORE....

»  End witch hunt against media and NGOs, urge HRW, AI

(New York) - The Sri Lankan government should end its harassment of journalists and activists and take steps against those making threats, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint statement today. READ MORE...

»  Exiled journalists who return will be offered protection

In a meeting with a CPJ delegation today, Sri Lankan Attorney General Mohan Peiris said he was prepared to offer protection to any of the nation’s journalists who return to the country from exile. MORE...

»  SLAF Cycle race ends

The Sri Lanka Air Force Cycle Race – “Guwan Hanmuda Papedi Sawariya” with Derana concluded today with Dileepa Prabath of the Army clinching the overall championship. The race was an overall 459km long and spread over 3 days. MORE...

»  Govt. media face dilemma over air time

Government media are facing a dilemma due to the large number of parties and independent groups contesting the upcoming General Elections. According to the Election laws all political parties including independent groups should be allocated 15 minutes of air time on government media. MORE...

»  VIDEO: High ranking delegation to leave for GSP plus talks

A high ranking Sri Lankan delegation will leave for Brussels on March 15 for talks with the European Union (EU) on the GSP plus trade concession and other issues, Minister G.L Pieris told at a press conference today. MORE...

»  Head of the UK diplomatic service visits Sri Lanka

The Head of the UK Diplomatic Service, Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts visited Sri Lanka on 10 February. During his visit Sir Peter met with the Foreign Minister, government officials, civil society groups, humanitarian agencies and diplomats, the UK High Commission in Colombo said in a statement. MORE...

»  First election without an opposition - Maithripala

This will be the first election in history to go ahead without an opposition, SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena said at a press conference today. He added that the UNP had deteriorated and decayed due to their poor organizational skills. MORE...

»  Hakeem to be provided four policemen for security – AG tells SC

SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem will be provided with four policemen for his security, the Attorney General told Supreme Court today. The lawyer representing the government told courts that one sub-inspector, two police sergeants and one Police constable will be given as security. MORE...