MTV/MBC station attacked by gang
The MTV/MBC station at Depanama in Pannipitiya was attacked by an unidentified gang early this morning (Jan. 6). The gang is said to have arrived in a van, pointed automatic weapons at the security personnel and entered the complex. The main control room has been set on fire and grenades hurled into the complex. Some members had opened fire inside the lobby as well, sources said.
[Views:103] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Troops reach Elephant Pass
Security Forces yesterday reached Elephant Pass with the 58 Division troops capturing the entire southern part it and further advancing towards the North to capture it the entirely, Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.
[Views:34] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

We give highest priority to civilian safety - President
President Mahinda Rajapaksa expects the armed forces to make rapid advances and capture Elephant Pass, which controls access to the Jaffna Peninsula, and other key targets in a short while.
[Views:12] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Opposition Leader belittles Kilinochchi victory
While all peace loving people in the country opposing terrorism were celebrating the heroic victory achieved by Security Forces in liberating Kilinochchi, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had tried to belittle it in a statement reported to have been made at a meeting at the Kandy Hindu Cultural Centre hall on Friday, said Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma in a communique issued on behalf of the Peoples’ Alliance Polls Campaign Centre yesterday.
[Views:31] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Postal voting applications closing date extended
The closing date of applications for postal voting was yesterday extended till January 9 to enable school teachers who failed to forward their applications due to school vacation, to avail themselves of this opportunity.
[Views:6] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Political appointments, the bane of the country - Minister Champika Ranawaka
Political appointments to State institutions had been the bane of this country. More than 150 State institutions which had been running at a loss have been privatised.
[Views:12] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Nation honours Kilinochchi war heroes
The nation yesterday observed two minutes silence at 8.35 a.m to honour the valiant soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the liberation of Kilinochchi where the LTTE's so-called administrative complex was located.
[Views:11] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Navy expands coast guard security
The Sri Lankan Navy had expand its coast guard security to the maximum point within the country's territorial waters drawing attention to prevent any possible LTTE infiltration as well as to block the Tigers fleeing from the North.
[Views:9] [Tue, Jan 06, 2009] [Full Article]

Elephant Pass next target
The Security Forces who captured two key Tiger strongholds Paranthan and Kilinochchi within 24 hours are poised to capture strategic Elephant Pass, the isthmus that connects the Jaffna peninsula to the mainland, as 58 Division troops are only two and half kilometres short of their target by yesterday afternoon, Military sources told the Daily News yesterday.
[Views:71] [Mon, Jan 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Special program marks Kilinochchi conquest
The Government app- ealed to the people to pay their tribute to the heroic forces for their recent landmark victory over the LTTE at Kilinochchi.
[Views:31] [Mon, Jan 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Government will win PC elections - Minister. G.L. Peiris
The Government would work this year on the foundation already laid in 2008 to rid the country of terrorism and bring peace in the new year, said Minister of Export Development and International Trade Prof. G.L. Peiris.
[Views:20] [Mon, Jan 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Special program marks Kilinochchi conquest
The Government app- ealed to the people to pay their tribute to the heroic forces for their recent landmark victory over the LTTE at Kilinochchi.
[Views:36] [Mon, Jan 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Forces capture Oddusudan
The Security Forces attached to Task Force IV operating in the East of the A-9 road yesterday captured another key junction town Oddusudan on the Mankulam - Mullaitivu A-34 road completely taking full control of the Oddusudan - Nedunkerni - Puliyankulam road, Military sources told the Daily News.
[Views:36] [Mon, Jan 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Forces advance on Mullaitivu
With the fight for liberating Mullaitivu accelerating after the capture of Kilinochchi, the Sri Lanka Air Force carried out two successful air strikes yesterday morning.
[Views:76] [Sun, Jan 04, 2009] [Full Article]

Bomb explosion at Pettah: Three injured
A bomb exploded around 4.45 p.m. at Bankshall street near the Red Mosque in Colombo Fort area injuring three people and damaging nine shops and vehicles parked in the viscinity.
[Views:338] [Sun, Jan 04, 2009] [Full Article]

Bomb explotsion near Main Street,at around 5p.m.
An explosion occurred at Bankshall Street near the Red Mosque a while ago. A small shop has been extensively damaged and two vehicles parked nearby too have been damaged. Two injured persons have been admitted to the National Hospital, says Director Dr. Hector Weerasinghe.
[Views:118] [Sat, Jan 03, 2009] [Full Article]

Kilinochchi
Addressing the Nation over television after the capture of Kilinochchi by gallant Security Forces yesterday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the Nation to extend and continue their sense of commitment, patience and tolerance, until the terrorists who are now confined and entrapped to the jungles of Mullaitivu, are finally defeated and wiped out from our motherland.
[Views:102] [Sat, Jan 03, 2009] [Full Article]

Suicide blast kills three
An LTTE suicide cadre blew himself killing three persons including two Airmen and injuring 37 others at the entrance to the Air Force camp, Colombo in Slave Island last evening. An accomplice of the suicide bomber had been arrested.
[Views:37] [Sat, Jan 03, 2009] [Full Article]

Suicide blast kills three
An LTTE suicide cadre blew himself killing three persons including two Airmen and injuring 37 others at the entrance to the Air Force camp, Colombo in Slave Island last evening. An accomplice of the suicide bomber had been arrested.
[Views:46] [Sat, Jan 03, 2009] [Full Article]

National flag flutters in Kilinochchi after 10 years
The national flag fluttered in the air of Kilinochchi yesterday, the de-facto capital of the LTTE, after the Security Forces liberated this highly prestigious town which was under the Tiger grip for the last 10 years after entering the town yesterday morning.
[Views:68] [Sat, Jan 03, 2009] [Full Article]