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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

Khurshid to visit SL in October

25 Sep 2013

5

Within two weeks of Tamil National Alliance romping home in the historic Northern Provincial elections in Sri Lanka , Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will be visiting the island nation early next month.

Video:More holistic approach needed-Ban to MR

25 Sep 2013

5

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during a meeting with Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New York on Wednesday, emphasized the need for a more holistic approach to address the remaining challenges in reconciliation???

Video: MR meets Ban Ki-moon

25 Sep 2013

5

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the UN headquarters, New York on the sideline of the UN General Assembly, on Wednesday. Pic courtesy-UN web

World needs no policing by a few States-MR

25 Sep 2013

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Voicing concern over the growing trend of international interference in the internal affairs of developing countries in the guise of concern for security and human rights, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told world leaders on Wednesday the time had come to evaluate whether turbulent movements for political change had led to greater stability in such countries or had produced the opposite result.

Wigneswaran stranded in Vavuniya

24 Sep 2013

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Northern Province Chief Minister elect C.V. Wigneswaran was left stranded for around three hours on Monday night at a Vavuniya fuel station where diesel had been pumped to his vehicle instead of petrol while he was returning to Colombo after a meeting in Jaffna, sources said. Pictures

‘Madras Cafe’ shown in Jaffna

23 Sep 2013

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The controversial film ‘Madras Café’, which has created a stir in several countries including India, is being shown in Jaffna city and in places such as Chavakatcheri, Chunnakam and Nelliaddy through the giant LCD screens erected in these places.

Dayasiri tops with over 3 lakhs votes

22 Sep 2013

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Former Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara has secured the highest preference votes in the Kurunegala District with 336,327 votes, while UPFA candidate Johan Fernando, son of Minister Johnston Fernando, bagged the second place with 134,443 votes.

PM’s son tops in Kandy

22 Sep 2013

19

UPFA candidate Anuradha Jayaratne, son of Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne gained the highest preference votes in the Kandy District with 107,644 votes. Former Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake has obtained 70,171 votes and Thilina Tennakoon received 45,060 votes.

MR leaves for New York

22 Sep 2013

12

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left this morning on a five-day visit to New York to address the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the UN headquarters in New York, the President’s Office said.

TNA wins the northern PC

22 Sep 2013

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The Tamil National Alliance has won the northern provincial council election as it bagged 30 seats out of 38, official results show.

TNA wins postal votes in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi

21 Sep 2013

5

The Tamil National Alliance has secured the postal votes in the Mullaitivu and the Kilinochchi districts with 646 votes (81.26%) and 756 votes (82%) respectively, in the Northern Provincial Council election, concluded this evening.

Mahela was in the SriLankan flight

21 Sep 2013

19

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena was one of the 267 passengers on board the SriLankan Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Stanstead Airport, London today, the Daily Mirror online learns.

Polls fairly free and fair: Polls Chief

21 Sep 2013

7

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said that the elections were by large free and fair and the results of the elections in the three provinces could be expected before 6 am on Sunday.

Bomb hoax: Fighter jets deployed

21 Sep 2013

0

Typhoon fighter jets of the Royal Air Force were scrambled on Friday night after reports of a disturbance on an aircraft, the UK's Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

Seven hurt in Panvila stampede

21 Sep 2013

2

At least seven people were injured in a stampede that ensued after a group fired into the air near the Kelabokke polling booth at Panvila in Kandy this afternoon, election monitors said

Queen, NZ PM to hold talks on SL

21 Sep 2013

15

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Queen Elizabeth II are to discuss about Sri Lanka which is hosting the next Commonwealth heads of Government meeting in November, One news Channel reported

After 25 years...

21 Sep 2013

10

Ethnic Tamils wait in line to cast their votes at a polling station during the first provincial polls in 25 years in Jaffna today-Reuters

No post-conflict country subjected to such pressure as SL-GL

20 Sep 2013

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While claiming that no post-conflict country, subjected to pressure as Sri Lanka External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L Peiris said that he felt UN high commissioner for human rights; Navi Pillay could be biased.

Don’t discredit the NPC poll process-SL at HRC

19 Sep 2013

6

Sri Lanka on Thursday asked detractors at the Human Rights Council not to discredit the Northern Provincial Council election process or prejudge its outcome and impact.

'New Life’ deprives five workers of livelihood

19 Sep 2013

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Katunayake Free Trade Zone-based ‘New Life Literature’, a printer of Christian books including bibles for the international market,  allegedly operating with public donations collected from Norway has terminated the services of five workers, all office bearers and members of the newly formed trade union, an International Labour rights activist complained yesterday.

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