Sri Lanka’s United Nations deputy ambassador Shavendra Silva commander of the frontline 58th brigade during the final phase of the war, said yesterday the latest Channel-4 video was a personal attack on him and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the first killing fields documentary failed to attain its objectives. Major General Silva made these comments [...]
Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says no war crimes charges can be brought against Sri Lanka as the country is not a party to Rome Protocol on crimes against humanity. Ranil Wickramasinghe, who is currently in London, told BBC Sandeshaya he did not discuss the accusations against the Sri Lanka government in his meetings with UK [...]
In a surprising move, acting leader of the UNP Karu Jayasuriya yesterday suddenly took off to India with his wife, which the reformist camp termed a family holiday, but left the party rudderless. Observers were, however, of the view that the sudden visit to New Delhi was to test the reaction among Indian leaders to [...]
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in a statement said today that he has assigned Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya to unite the party as it is the majority view of the party. However, Mr. Wickremesighe stopped short of stating whether he would step down from the leadership or not. A special communiqué issued by the party yesterday [...]
Galle District Government MP Manusha Nanayakkara today accused fellow parliamentarian Nishantha Muthuhettigama of interfering in matters which did not come under his purview. Mr. Nananayakka said he was in charge of coordinating activities in Galle and as such Mr. Muthuhettigama had no reason to interfere in his work. He said this using the Sinhalese saying that, ‘it’s like a [...]
Sri Lanka has become the 4th among the countries destroying primary jungles in the world according to a report on wildlife reservation said ecologist Mr Ravindra Kariyawasam. He said Sri Lanka has not shown an interest in even commemorating the International year in 2011. The relevant report was published to give prominence in bio-diversity destruction, [...]
Cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said today (July 28) the emergency regulations would be relaxed gradually and lifted completely by the end of the year. Repealing the emergency is entirely a responsibility of the government and it has nothing to do with the pressure being exerted by outsiders, he told the media. He added that elections for the remaining [...]
The TNA has said the decision of the Elections Department to reduce the number of parliamentary seats allocated to the Jaffna District was unfair. TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran has told the media that the decision to reduce the parliamentary seats from 10 to six was not a fair decision. The Elections Department announced earlier in [...]
According to the latest reports, it seems Sri Lankan women face rampant sexual harassment in public transport. A research indicated that one in every four women is being subjected to harassment daily when using public transport. Nilanka, 26, a stenographer, is a case in point. For her, going to workplace in a public transport inevitably [...]
UNP co-deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya has agreed to requests to head the party, co-deputy leader Sajith Premadasa told reporters this afternoon. Premadasa said that following consecutive defeats at elections in the country the UNP had to decide if it wants to be reformed or die a natural death. The UNP is currently led by Ranil [...]
Libya’s rebels say their military chief was shot dead in an incident that remains shrouded in mystery and may point to deep divisions within the movement trying to oust Muammar Gaddafi. The killing, announced late on Thursday, came as the rebels launched an offensive in the west and won further international recognition, which they hope [...]
Co-deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya has reportedly agreed to take the lead in reuniting the UNP once again. His pledge came during a meeting he had this morning (July 28) with co-deputy leader SajithPremadasa. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Rukman Senanayake,Sujeewa Senasinghe, Ashoka Abeysinghe, RosieSenanayake, Shiral Lakthilake, Ranjith Aluvihare and several others were also present on the occasion. Speaking to the media later, Mr. Premadasa said Mr.Jayasuriya has agreed to a proposal to be appointed leader of the UNP. Mr. Premadasa said [...]
Somalia’s al-Shabaab group has banned samosas after ruling the popular snacks are ‘offensive’ and too Christian. Militant Islamist fighters last week used vehicles mounted with loudspeakers to announce the bizarre ruling across the regions of the war-torn country it controls. The extremist group has offered no official explanation for the ban on the triangular snacks, [...]
After creating the impression that Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi has lost his legitimacy to continue ruling the country and must “go,” the West is now backtracking in desperation. It is changing the tune. Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, said that “Gaddafi must relinquish power but “may not have to leave Libya,” according to a BBC news [...]
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