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Sunil Jayasiri is an experienced journalist with over 20 years in the field, focusing on defense reporting, human rights, socio-political issues and international relations. After serving as a former defense correspondent for Daily Mirror, Sunil now holds the position of Associate Editor at Daily Mirror-Sri Lanka

‘The Last Phase’, screened at EU Parliament

28 Nov 2013

23

‘The Last Phase’, a documentary film depicting the life story of a former female LTTE cadre during the final stages of the humanitarian operation in Sri Lanka was screened on Thursday at the European Union (EU) Parliament in Brussels for the first time.

Two more Japanese ships in Colombo

28 Nov 2013

5

Two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, Samidare DD-106 and Sazanami DD-113, arrived at the Port of Colombo for a goodwill and supply visit today.

SL says ‘nothing to hide’ as it counts war dead

28 Nov 2013

6

Sri Lanka on Thursday said it had “nothing to hide” as it began compiling a death toll from its war against Tamil separatists, AFP reported today.

Audio: Abott urged to clarify Australia's stance on torture

28 Nov 2013

12

A New York-based human rights group is calling on the prime minister to retract some comments he made during a recent visit to Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

SL agrees to revise Sports Law-IOC

27 Nov 2013

6

Sri Lanka today agreed to revise its sports law which is in force since 1973 in order to make it compatible with the basic principles which govern the Olympic Movement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement.

Indian Naval Ship in Colombo

27 Nov 2013

8

A Naval Ship of Indian Navy arrived at the Port of Colombo this morning on a goodwill visit, the navy said.

Australia extends ban on LTTE

27 Nov 2013

15

The Australian government on Tuesday extended its ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) for a further period of three years.

Kamburupitiya double murder; 2 more suspects killed

27 Nov 2013

51

Two more suspects in the killing of a policeman and his wife in Kamburupitiya, drowned after jumping into the Denagama river, while they were trying to escape from the police custody in the early hours today, police said PICTURES

Cameron calls again for credible probe in SL

26 Nov 2013

109

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday demanded a "transparent, credible and independent" probe into the alleged massacre of Sri Lankan Tamils, days after he pressed President Mahinda Rajapaska for an enquiry into rights violations during the final days of the civil war in 2009.

China, SL pledge to boost military ties

26 Nov 2013

31

Senior Chinese and Sri Lankan defense officials agreed on Tuesday to promote military cooperation between the two countries.

Dilshan joins Sydney Thunder

26 Nov 2013

6

The ambitious rebuild of Sydney Thunder after two years of Big Bash League woe has continued with the signing of swashbuckling Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan.

Tackling illegal fishing: EC says SL improved

26 Nov 2013

5

The European Commission said that Sri Lanka, which was blacklisted for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) on the high seas, has made credible progress to tackle the problem of illegal fishing.

MP Sritharan glorifies Prabhakaran

26 Nov 2013

79

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian S. Sritharan today read out a prepared statement in Parliament glorifying and romanticizing the acts of slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

First ever SL Buddhist temple established in Israel

26 Nov 2013

20

A Buddhist temple has been established for the first time in Israel to cater to the spiritual needs of some 7,000 Sri Lankans in Israel, the External Affairs Ministry said

Secret White House Memo: JFK’s relations with Ceylon a ‘hot potato’

26 Nov 2013

8

A secret White House memo sent to President John F. Kennedy, now declassified, stated relations with Ceylon had turned  from ‘bad to worse’ and urged the US leader to find a friendly resolution to save Srimavo Bandaranaike’s government from ‘left wing’ pressure in 1963, four months before the President’s assassination.

56 Lankans held for smuggling gold

25 Nov 2013

2

The long-suspected international gold smuggling racket centred on the Colombo-Kochi-Chennai axis was dramatically confirmed on Sunday, when the air intelligence unit of Cochin International Airport apprehended two groups of Sri Lankan nationals who arrived in the city with around 11 kg of gold ornaments worth more than Rs 3 crore.

I am like our President-Mervyn

25 Nov 2013

40

I am like our President. He works for the country, overcoming all difficulties and obstacles. I am not afraid of my rivals. I will continue to work like King Parakkramabahu the Great, Minister Mervyn Silva said.

Zero tariff for 10 categories of Indian imports

25 Nov 2013

3

Despite the adverse impact on local industries, the Government has allowed tariff-free imports on ten categories of Indian goods, which had hitherto remained in the negative list under the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, Daily Mirror learns.

Indian Navy Chief in SL

24 Nov 2013

3

Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral DK Joshi arrived in Sri Lanka today to attend the Galle Dialogue-2013 to be held in Galle from tomorrow (25) and on Tuesday, the navy said. Pictures

'Centre willing to facilitate talks with SL fishermen'

24 Nov 2013

1

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president B.S. Gnanadesikan has said that the Centre was willing to depute its representatives at any time for the proposed dialogue between the fishermen associations of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, suggested by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

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