Several SriLankan Airlines unions are lobbying for the
re-appointment of Mr. Harry Jayawardena as the Chairman of the national
carrier and have met Ports and Aviation Minister Chamal Rajapakse in this
connection.
Soldiers sift through the personal belongings of the
passengers of the Kottawa-Mt. Lavinia bus, which was caught up in a
LTTE claymore mine attack at Katubedda last Friday morning. The blast
killed 21 and injured 57 others.
(Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi)
Troops advance rapidly on
Welioya front : Fonseka
A confident army chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka yesterday
said his troops on the Welioya front were making rapid progress. The 59 Division on the offensive on the Vanni East had
been able to gradually turn the battle to ...
As war in the North
heightens India to play more proactive role in Sri Lanka
India is to play a more proactive role in Sri Lanka with
the war in the North gathering momentum and frequency of LTTE bomb
explosions in the South increasing.Political sources said that the Indian
invitation extended...
