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Govt. will not punish war veterans- Min. Amaraweera

editorMar 7, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The government will not punish war veterans, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says. He said this whilst attending a meeting held in Bulathsinhala area

Welfare for war heroes will be ensured –President

editorFeb 27, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena says necessary steps will be taken for the welfare of war heroes. The Head of State said the present

Disabled war veterans calls off movement

editorFeb 27, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Disabled war veterans have called off their fast following discussions with officials at the President Secretariat. They were promised a solution within

“War widows face sexual exploitation” – CBK

editorFeb 16, 20170

Chandrika Kumaratunga, the former President and the current Chairman of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, revealed that Tamil women who were widowed from

Udayanga Weeratunga currently in UAE – says CID

editorJan 27, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today (27th Friday) informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that Sri Lanka’s Former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga

Strike by relatives of missing in Vavuniya ends

Staff WriterJan 27, 20170

(UDHAYAM, VAVUNIYA) – The hunger strike by relatives of people who disappeared during the war in Vavuniya, ended on Thursday (26) following an assurance by

It is our sovereign right to decide on foreign judges– says Minister Rajitha Senarathne

editorJan 10, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Deciding on the participation of foreign judges with the investigations on Sri Lanka’s war crime allegations and human right violations is a