General Sarath Fonseka stressed That Forces Not Involved In War Crimes

"Sri Lankan Forces have never committed war crimes during their battle against the LTTE "Former Army Commander Retired general Sarath Fonseka who is imprisoned stated today in a response to a question regarding the Channel-4 allegations.Channel-4 of United Kingdom earlier accused that the Sri Lankan Forces were involved in war crimes during the battle.

Lorry Skids Off The Road In Nuwerta Eliya Left Four People Dead

Four people were dead and twenty eight got injured after a lorry skids off the road at Haguranketha in Nuwara Eliya this evening.

Sri Lankan a Air Lines Appealed People To Arrive Four Hours Prior To Flights Departure

Sri Lankan Air Line authorities today appealed to their passengers to report to the Bandaranaike International Air Port in Colombo four hours prior to the departure of their flights.This deceison was taken due to the traffic congestion caused by the floods. 

Chemical Container In The Colombo Harbour Caught Fire

A Chemical container stored in the colombo harbour has caught fire this evening and the fire brigade was rudhed to the scene and prevented the spreading of fire further.

The cause of the fire is not yet revealed.

President Rajapaksha Elected As G-15 Chairman

President mahinda rajapaksha was appointed as the new chairman of the G-15 Summit  during the  summit held yesterday at the  Iranian capital Teheran.

Heavy Showers Affected Power Supply

Kelanithissa Power Plant authorities has announced this noon that the power supply to the areas in Kelaniya and Northern Colombo will curtailed if the heavy rain prevails  continues in their stations.Already two of their power sub statons were under water according to the officials.

As a result the power supply to the areas of colombo-13,colombo 14 and 15 are already curtailed.

First Victory Celebrations Postponed Due To Bad Weather

The First Anniversary Victory celebrations to mark the military defeat of the LTTE which is scheduled to be held this thursday at Galle Face in colombo is postponed due to the bad weather conditions prevails in the country at present the director general of the media centre for national security lakshman hulugalle  has announced today.

Sri Lankan army has defeated the LTTE Terrorist Organization which fought a bloody battle for nearly three decades to gain a seperate state in northern sri lanka on 18th of May last year .