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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
      Editorial:War and U-turns
  • expect a big surprise by the end of Jan.’

  • War can be finished overnight but for civilians

  • Probes into attacks on journalists continue

  • Security offered to editors if requested

A short while before Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Colombo last evening, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told a gathering of newspaper editors at the Temple Trees that he had invited the visiting Indian FM .......

President Mahinda Rajapaksa greets visiting Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee at Temple Trees on Tuesday night. Mukherjee was accompanied by Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon. Pic Sudath Silva

Gota says forces men, cops among extortionists held
Some suspects had acted as Defence Secy’s bodyguards

Several dozen extortionists who had terrorised wealthy businessmen, particularly those engaged in illegal money transferring operations, are in police custody. Among the arrested are security forces personnel, ...

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