Australia vs Sri Lanka Highlights - T20 World Cup (2009), Match 8

Kumar Sangakkara, on one knee, carves another boundary, Australia v Sri Lanka, ICC World Twenty20, Trent Bridge, June 8, 2009

Australia vs Sri Lanka Highlights - T20 World Cup (2009), Match 8

Army ammunition dump in Jaffna catches fire

A army ammunition dump at Miladdy, Jaffna caught fire today. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakara said the blaze has been brought under control. An investigation is underwayto identify what caused the blaze.
Source by : Daily mirror

Yarl Devi reaches Thandikulam

The Yarl Devi train which left Colombo Fort this morning has reached Thandikulam Railway Station, taking five-and-a-half hours to complete the journey, says Adaderana correspondent at Thandikulam. This is the first time since a lapse of some 20 years that this once popular train has made it to the newly reconstructed Thandikulam station.

Source by: Ada derana

UN Security Council to discuss Sri Lanka on Friday

New York, June 3 (DPA) The UN Security Council plans to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon this week to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka for the first time since fighting ceased in the island nation, the council's president said Tuesday. Ban will brief the 15-nation council behind closed doors on Friday and it will be an 'unofficial, interactive dialogue,' said Turkish Ambassador Baki Ilkin, whose country presides over the body in June. He provided no other details.
Updated @ 03/06/2009 09:55 AM

President says war was against LTTE not Tamil

President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking in Tamil at the National event said this country belongs to all. He says the war against the LTTE was not a war against Tamils. He also said "we shattered misconception that one needs a global power to destory the most ruthless terrist group" Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Source by: dailymirror.lk

Ranil participating in the National Victory Day celebrations

June 3, 2009 09:30 am
Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe arrives at the National Victory Day celebrations being held at the Galle Face Green.
Source by: adaderana.lk

Sri Lanka confident of finding home-grown solution: Human Rights Minister

Source by:adaderana.lk
The government of Sri Lanka has already in the process of finding a home-grown political solution for the ethnic issue while addressing more immediate problems at hand, said Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe.
He also said that the international community has no reason to doubt Sri Lanka’s capability in finding such solution as it has already overcome a challenge that the world was unable to achieve. He made this comments on Tuesday (June 2) addressing the 11th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva.

Poddala assaulted...

Lake House Journalist and Sri Lanka Working Journalist Association (SLWJA) secretary Poddala Jayantha is seen here after he was admitted to hospital with injuries after being assaulted by an unknown group. Pic by Pramodh Hinsara
Source by: adaderana.lk