`UN system failed during final days of Lankan ethnic war`

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 16:05

In a rare admission of "systemic failure" of the UN, its chief has said the world body had failed during the final stages of Sri Lanka`s ethnic war in 2009 that saw military defeat of the LTTE.

Tamil party sweeps polls in former LTTE-held region in Lanka

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 20:27

Sri Lanka`s main Tamil party on Sunday secured a landslide win in the historic provincial council polls held after a gap of 25 years in the former LTTE-ruled Northern Province.

US urges Sri Lankan parties to refrain from violence

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:28

Expressing deep concern over reports of unrest ahead of historic polls in Sri Lanka`s Tamil majority Northern Province, the US Friday called on all parties to refrain from violence and observe a peaceful, open and transparent electoral process.

Sri Lanka`s Tamil heartland to vote Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 16:10

Sri Lanka is all set to hold Saturday the first election to form a provincial council to govern its Northern Province, the former bastion of the vanquished Tamil Tigers.

Vehicle with 100 kgs of TNT found in Lanka after 17 years

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 00:04

Some 100 kilos of TNT have been discovered in a lorry parked at a police station here, 17 years after the vehicle was seized during the Sri Lankan civil war involving the LTTE.

Rajiv assassination convict files petition in TADA court

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 23:25

AG Perarivalan - life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case – on Friday filed a petition in a TADA court.

Lanka to release 107 rehabilitated LTTE cadres

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 21:41

Sri Lanka will release a total of 107 rehabilitated LTTE cadres on Monday, leaving only 232 former Tamil rebels to be reintegrated into the society.

UN`s Lanka ops to be guide for handling humanitarian crisis

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 21:42

Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has said that the UN was looking at strengthening its capacity to respond to humanitarian crisis around the world by using a panel report on Sri Lanka as a guide.

Gowthaman`s next a biopic on LTTE chief

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 20:38

Tamil director Gowthaman, known for his directorial debut `Magizhchi`, is now busy casting for his new, yet untitled film on the life of late Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran

Lanka election officials pleased with build-up polls in North

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 20:03

Sri Lankan election officials are happy with the conditions prevailing in the country`s war-ravaged North ahead of next month`s provincial elections, set to be held after a gap of 25 years.

Ex-Tamil rebel reveals massacre during war

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 19:01

A former Tamil Tiger guerrilla now in Sri Lankan custody has revealed that the rebels killed more than 80 captives including a policeman and a soldier, police said Sunday.

Sri Lanka gets Commonwealth training on human rights

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 17:29

Ahead of a Commonwealth summit, Sri Lanka`s Human Rights Commission has received training on how to conduct inquiries on rights violations according to international standards.