Hard on the heels of their victory at Toppigala in the East, security forces yesterday launched a military offensive in the Wanni to re-capture guerilla held areas.
At the crack of dawn, troops broke out of their defended localities towards Tampanai and Periya Tampanai, east of the Madhu area, to advance forward. Ahead of this advance, from midnight artillery, multi barrel rockets and mortars were fired at rebel positions.
People have been asked to express "patriotic joy" when the President receives the Sannas Paper (scroll) from the Service Commanders at an Independence Square ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the recapture of Toppigala and the East from the LTTE. This is among the guidelines set out by the Government to State ......
A major highlight of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (M) will be the convening of a Parliamentary Constituent Assembly after a general election to implement a series of amendments to the Constitution.
The breadwinner of this family of four died nearly a year ago. It was an untimely and unexpected death. Even now, his wife's body is wracked by sobs when she recalls what happened to Ranjith Vasantha Kumara Ranasinghe that fateful day of August 27, 2006.“Working as a foreman for the Southern Express Highway Project.......
In the pre-dawn darkness, 16-year-old Yazdan Sameer flings out an arm to switch off the shrill alarm. Rubbing the drowsiness from his eyes, he gets out of bed, and gets dressed. Half an hour later......
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One of the brave soldiers who helped liberate the East seen with a white pigeon – the symbol of peace – perched on his shoulder. This pigeon found in an LTTE camp in Narakamulla has become the mascot of the army unit that took part in the Toppigala operation. Pic by Lakshman Gunathilaka
I am shocked over the comparison made between the Operation Bluestar at Amritsar and Pakistan's Operation Silence on the Lal Masjid at Islamabad. The Golden Temple is the Sikhs' Vatican.
Thirty years after Sri Lanka embraced the free market, a poll by The Sunday Times FT shows that an overwhelmingly majority agree that the open economy has succeeded and is the best development path.
LB Finance, owned by wealthy businessman Dhammika Perera, sealed a deal on Wednesday with the Australian High Commission for Rs. 450 million to buy its premises situated at Cambridge Place. There was wide speculation earlier that Perera
Sri Lanka is planning to borrow US$400 million from the international market by issuing an international bond by October, in a bid to fund infrastructure development projects such as the Weerawila Airport.
Even a huge warrior like Napoleon failed to do it. This soldier who changed a phase in the world’s history could never come back to Waterloo’s and show his oppressors how to win a war and become the greatest warrior of them all.
The Sri Lanka Under 19 team emulated the seniors when they defeated the Bangladesh Under 19 side by six wickets in the second and final Youth test match concluded at the Police grounds in Colombo yesterday.
Mesmerised by the spin of Muttiah Muralitharan and submerged by a deluge of runs from Sangakkara and Jayawardena, Bangladesh succumbed meekly by an innings and 193 runs in the third test match at the Asgiriya International Stadium yesterday.
Birthmarks are darkened patches of skin that appear at birth or shortly after. While most birthmarks are harmless, some may be associated with serious complications. The Massachusetts General Hospital lists these common types of birthmarks, and any associated risks......
This could be a very real situation taking place either at the Gaza strip, or on the Kashmir border or even in our very own island. Two countries at war, one enforced border – and the repercussions of war and then ultimate peace, faced by the people who live on either side.
One day, Prince Parakramabahu was traveling by cart, enjoying the scenic beauty of Rajarata. There was a wild buffalo, running amok, attacking everyone in its path. The people, who were terrified, ran for their lives.
‘Yahaluwo’, a remarkable deviation from her previous cinema, award winning filmmaker, Sumithra Peiris is on the completion of her latest venture. In its post-production stage she while being an expertise editor herself along with her husband Dr. Lester James Peries is enjoying her brainchild is being meticulously...