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Son's picture that appeared in The Hindu gives Mullaitivu mother hope The Hindu, 2012-05-15 18:24:01 EST. Saroja Devi of Mullaitivu last saw her son, Kerbert Morino Leon Roxy, on July 7, 2008... 
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SRI LANKA: Chilaw Police Illegally Arrested, Tortured an Innocent Man - Salem-News.Com Salem-News.Com, 2012-05-15 16:12:52 EST. Aruna and his family members state that his basic human rights enshrined in the Constitution of Sri Lanka were violated...
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Sri Lanka plans tea hub, imports from India, China - Newstrack India Newstrack India, 2012-05-16 12:15:21 EST. Colombo, May 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka's tea exporters are lobbying for liberalized imports to expand the industry and make it into a tea hub by blending high quality tea from China, India and Kenya, an official said here Wednesday...
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Partnership helps restore public services in rural Sri Lanka - UNICEF (press release) UNICEF (press release), 2012-05-15 17:01:24 EST. By Mervyn Fletcher TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, 15 May 2012 – It's the morning rounds of the village mothers' support group...
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A big challenge for us: Dilshan The Hindu, 2012-05-16 19:45:47 EST. Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan have been the mainstays of the Sri Lankan batting line-up for many seasons now...
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Sri Lanka's April tourist arrivals rise 9 pct yr/yr - Reuters Reuters, 2012-05-16 05:30:20 EST. COLOMBO, May 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals in April edged up 9 percent from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, with annual visitor numbers having risen every month since a 25-year civil war ended in May 2009...
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More welfare measures for Sri Lankan refugees The Hindu, 2012-05-15 18:45:38 EST. The State government on Tuesday announced some more welfare measures for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in camps...
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Canadian convicted of terror charge linked to Tamil Tigers sentenced to time ... - National Post National Post, 2012-05-14 15:50:27 EST. A US federal judge has sentenced a Canadian to “time served” for his role in a plot to equip Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, setting the stage for his return to Toronto in the coming weeks...
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‘India’s stance changed towards Eelam War IV in Oct. 2008’ The Hindu, 2012-05-15 05:02:31 EST. India stance towards the Eelam War IV changed from ‘negotiations’ and ‘peace talks’ between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers to ‘terrorism should be countered with resolve’ in late 2...
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India encouraged LTTE in the 1980's: book - Indian Express Indian Express, 2012-05-15 10:59:31 EST. The Indian policy on Sri Lanka in the 1980s, the formative years of the LTTE, provided encouragement to the separatist group, a new book has claimed...
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Sri Lanka tour: Snub only a temporary setback, says Wahab Riaz - The Express Tribune The Express Tribune, 2012-05-15 20:12:45 EST. By Fawad Hussain Despite not finding a place in the three separate squads announced for the Sri Lanka series, Riaz has not given up hope of donning the national colours again...
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Sri Lanka cracks down on illegal workers after Indian's death - TwoCircles.net TwoCircles.net, 2012-05-15 11:51:53 EST. By IANS, Colombo : Sri Lanka has cracked down on foreigners working illegally after an Indian died while working in a steel plant, an official said here Tuesday...
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Sri Lanka bourse up on bank, telcos - Reuters Reuters, 2012-05-15 11:59:57 EST. Thin trade, investors still on sidelines * Rupee weaker on importer dlr demand - dealers COLOMBO May 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's stock market closed slightly higher on Tuesday on select large cap share buying, but investor concerns about a suspected ...
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That by just visiting this page, you are helping a student in rural Sri Lanka
gain education?
By Carlo Fonseka, may 13.
At one point in your very perceptive editorial of 10 May titled "Pay them more; make them work harder" you refer to President Mahinda Rajapaksha's appeal to expatriate Sri Lankan experts including academics to return and help develop the country. Then you ask rhetorically: "But who will want to answer his call, return home and settle for a pittance?" Please give me a little space to tell The Island the story of two such persons - Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole and his wife Dr. Dushyanthi Hoole, who answered the President's call and the consequent unhappiness they have had to endure.
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