Lead News

Four Sri Lankan soldiers died after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a train in Killinochi.   The accident occurred midday today.

Basil Rajapaksa has confirmed that his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa will contest the presidential elections.  

The Canadian Parliament has passed a resolution urging the UN to investigate allegations of genocide against the Tamils in Sri Lanka.  

Sinhala Buddhist monks, Sri Lankan paramilitaries and Islamists are whipping up Tamil - Muslim ethnic tensions in Kalmunai, Amparai.  

Muslim unity has been thrown into shambles today as two Muslim MPs were sworn in as cabinet ministers.