Daily Archives: May 27, 2009
Tamilnadu TV programmes banned in Upcountry
[TamilNet, Monday, 25 May) The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Sri Lanka Police have ordered Tamil residents in Hatton police division to dismantle dish antennas from their residences as a … Continue reading
SLA interrogates Tamil daily editor in Jaffna
TamilNet, Tuesday, 26 May 2009, Sri Lanka Army (SLA) civil administration office summoned Monday the editor of a popular Tamil daily in Jaffna for interrogation into a news item related … Continue reading
Presidential HR probe to die a natural death?
(DM) By Sandun A Jayasekera The much publicized Presidential Commission appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to investigate serious violations of human rights will suffer a natural death without completing its … Continue reading
Injunction against ‘Neththa Wenuwata Eththa’
(Colombo Today) The Colombo, Sri Lanka Commercial High Court today (May 27) issued an injunction against the printing and distribution of the book ‘Neththa Wenuwata Eththa’ by NFF leader Wimal … Continue reading
Catholic group slams reality show
May 27, 2009 COLOMBO (UCAN) — A Catholic charismatic group is incensed by a locally-made reality TV series called “Loving Star” that features scantily dressed women. The program is modeled … Continue reading
New fight brews in Sri Lanka after the Tigers
By Simon Montlake | Correspondent,Reuters from the May 27, 2009 edition Colombo, Sri Lanka – When newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vithyatharan was snatched by six burly men one morning in February … Continue reading
