Swine flu in Sri Lanka has killed 22 people and infected more than 300 over the past two months, the island’s health ministry said Monday. Official figures showed that 22 people infected with H1N1 — swine flu — had died since October 25 while 342 cases were reported during this period. “The strain of influenza [...]
The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has no expectation to meet the UN Secretary General’s Panel outside the country. “In the event of the government facilitating them to visit Sri Lanka, we are willing to meet them here in the country,” LLRC media consultant Lakshman Wickramasinghe has said. Earlier the Commission had said any decision to facilitate the UN SG’s Panel to visit Sri [...]
The Walana Crimes Division has managed to uncover details about many politicians who have received the services of the prostitutes at the brothel owned by Rosemary Perera alias Gina Madam that operated on the 7th and 8th floors of Liberty Plaza. The police has uncovered these details from Gina’s private phone. The police has inquired [...]
India’s VCK party chief Thol Thirumavalavan has called upon the Centre and the US government to revoke the ban on the LTTE. The party’s ‘Tamils sovereignty conference’ yesterday (Dec. 26) adopted a resolution that makes the call. It also urged New Delhi to ensure NGOs are involved in rehabilitation and resettlement of Tamil people in [...]
There are around 200,000 prostitute seekers and around 40,000 prostitutes in the country, according to a survey, Dr. Sujatha Samarakoon attached to the AIDS prevention unit of the Health Ministry said.. She said that these figures are something that has to be seriously taken into account considering the fact that Sri Lanka is a small [...]
The President of the National Nationalist campaign Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera said, there are ‘Tigers’ in the Lessons learnt and reconciliation Commission (LLRC) too. Mahinda Rajapakse appointed the LLRC to bring about a reconciliation among the races following the 30 year old war , he added. Dr. Amarasekera made these accusations against the members of the [...]
Buddhadasa Vithanachchi, senior actor and UPFA candidate at the last parliamentary polls, has withdrawn from all activities of the National Freedom Front. When contacted, he told ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ that several internal issues had distanced him from the NFF. The party has neither expelled nor suspended his membership, said Mr. Vithanachchi. -Srilankamirror- He had been [...]
The bid to keep the notorious brothel at the Liberty Plaza closed hit a new snag this week, with the woman who runs the brothel threatening to reveal a list of names of top politicians who have regularly patronized her prostitution den. Though several previous efforts were made to close down this notorious facility, powerful [...]
Ten months ago, Sri Lanka flexed its diplomatic muscles to flashpoint to muster 118 countries at the United Nations to pressure Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to call off moves to set up an Advisory Panel. This panel was to probe ‘accountability issues’ with the military defeat of Tiger guerrillas. These countries belonged to the Non [...]
There should be long term solutions to develop the country. However, unlike the appointment of the cabinet, where there are some ministers who still have nowhere to stay, no staff and no secretary, the government should implement such work with a proper plan, says Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Senior Minister for Good Governance and Infrastructure Facilities Minister [...]
Sri Lanka’s foreign minister has accused some members of the presidential panel investigating the war of being pro-Tamil Tigers, a Sinhala nationalist organisation affiliated to the government says. Chairman of the Patriotic National Movement (PNM) Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara said Foreign Minister Prof GL Peiris advised him not to appear before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation [...]
BY Rev. WILLIAM E. ALBERTS WikiLeaks is a modern-day Christmas story about the secrets of those who abuse power and pretend to represent what they are not. According to the Biblical story, King Herod became “frightened” when he heard of the prophesized birth of a Messiah, who would set the Jewish people free from Roman [...]
Authorities in Sri Lanka have categorically denied allegations by the main opposition that the international sea port in Hambantota has failed to attract international shipping lines. United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara told journalists that the newly built port has failed to secure the International Ships and Port facilities Securities (ISPS) certificate which is [...]
The Director General of Public Communications and Spokesperson for the Sri Lankan Ministry of External Affairs, Bandula Jayasekara said talking to the online edition of Sri Lankan Daily Mirror that reports which claimed that Deputy Minister of External Affairs Neomal Perera had apologized for on behalf of Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris’s for claiming [...]
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