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Two Tamils arrested in Paris over man’s death:
Tiger infighting mounts in Europe
Two pro-LTTE activists were arrested in Paris on
Friday following the death of Ramesh Sivarupan who is believed to be
a member of the Ruthrakumar faction of the LTTE, according to
informed sources. The sources said that Ramesh Sivarupan was
kidnapped and taken in a van from his residence in Paris and was
found near his house a few days ago with injuries. He succumbed to
injuries at a hospital in Paris on Thursday.
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TNA to meet President with open mind
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will meet
President Mahinda Rajapaksa with an open mind and priority will be
given to the post-conflict humanitarian issues according to TNA
parliamentarian and spokesman Suresh Premachandran.
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Reduction in vehicle import duties, a boost to industry
The local vehicle market received a major boost
with the Government reducing the import duty on vehicles by 50
percent. The 15 percent surcharge on all imports was also lifted.
This would help reduce prices of new and reconditioned vehicles in
the market and it would also have a direct impact on the second hand
market.
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President to visit India on Tuesday
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will tour India on a
four-day official visit on Tuesday, June 8, Foreign Ministry sources
said. During his stay the President will hold meetings with the
Indian President Prathipa Patil, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Sonia Gandhi and the Indian opposition leader, Sushma Swaraj.
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All set for premier school cricket awards ceremony
The stage is set for the country’s premier
school cricket awards ceremony which has produced cricketing legends
during the past 30 years. The 32nd Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy
Cricketer of the Year Mega Show will be held on Monday, June 14 at 6
p.m. at the BMICH.
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The visiting foreign Minister of Seychelles Jean Paul Adams and Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held bi-lateral discussions at the Foreign Ministry this evening.
Sri Lanka registered a superb 35 (five goals) points to 10 (one goal and one penalty) victory over Singapore in their Asian Five Nations Rugby Division 1 tournament match played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines today.
Two Thai women who were pretending pregnant mothers, were apprehended while attempting to smuggle 162 cocaine tablets. 
The Government decision to increase the import tax on motor vehicles was aimed at controlling the number of vehicles added annually to the vehicle fleet of the country as excessive number of vehicles have been imported to the country during the past three years, Acting Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said today. “We had no other intention behind this move other than controlling the number of vehicles added annually to the road network”, the Minister said.
The Catholic Church today appealed to the President to halt any amendments leading to relax existing Abortion Law of the country, cautioning that such measures would aggravate the social issue and deprive children of their right to life. 
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported Wednesday night that the new head of the government’s Socialist Left party (SV) has ousted veteran SV politician and former party leader Erik Solheim as the government minister in charge of both environmental and foreign aid issues.
The Department of Wildlife and Conservation (DWLC) has launched an investigation why the army shot two wild elephants in Bundala yesterday. According to environmentalists one jumbo was shot in the head and the other sustain similar gun shot injuries.
The Sri Lankan delegation, who left the country Wednesday to attend the 19th session of the United Nations Human Right Council in Geneva, Switzerland, says they have a well-organized plan to counteract the arguments against Sri Lanka.
Eight Indian fishermen from Keechankuppam fishing hamlet in Nagapattinam district sustained injuries in an alleged mid-sea attack by Lankan fishermen at midnight on Tuesday.
The UK still believes that a process led in Sri Lanka is better than one led internationally, said the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Alistair Burt, participating in a debate on the situation in Sri Lanka in the House of Commons yesterday (22).
In a new boost to Sri Lanka’s geo-textile industry and Sri Lanka’s standing as world’s largest exporter of coir fibre, a top US government agency has cleared the way for Sri Lankan made geo-textiles for two projects. 
