Canada publicly criticized Sri Lanka over its human rights record for the first time yesterday (Sept. 29). The criticism by Foreign Minister John Baird will set the scene for a confrontation at the Commonwealth summit next month, Reuters reports. He said he had told his Sri Lankan counterpart of Ottawa’s “concerns on the lack of [...]
The controversial Japanese Mahayana Temple located in an apartment at the Liberty Plaza in Kollupitiya said it would continue its religious activities in Sri Lanka despite an attempt by some Buddhist monks to stop them. A woman worshipper yesterday rejected allegations that the temple was a fraud and said it was purely a place where [...]
The breakdown in the computer system at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on the 20th has resulted in the loss of many confidential data stored in the system, sources from the CSE said. Transactions at the CSE came to a standstill on the 20th following the breakdown in the computer system. A fine of Rs. [...]
Head of the UNP media unit Mangala Samaraweerasays Sirasa media network is ‘a wolf in sheepskin.’ Speaking to the media today (Sept. 28), he accused the owner of Maharaja Organization, which operatesSirasa, of unashamedly changing his media policies to suit his business and political interests. Such unethical media channels without a solid policy will soon be rejected by the people, said Mr.Samaraweera. [...]
A leaked US embassy cable reviled “drug kingpins in Sri Lanka have political patrons in the government”. “Chief among them Dr. Mervin Silva, a Member of Parliament and the Minister of Labor” the cable further said. The Colombo Telegraph, quoting from the cable from the Wikileaks, said ambassador Patricia A. Butenishad sent it on 24 February 2010, under the [...]
Milinda Moragoda has complained that although he had accepted to contest as the mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) following assurances given by the President and other UPFA leaders of extending their fullest support to his campaign, none of them have so far shown such a support. Moragoda has made this comment to [...]
The main opposition UNP has questioned the purpose of conducting local government polls amidst warnings by the ruling UPFA leaders that the LG bodies would not be able to function without the support of the central government. The very purpose of conducting democratic elections comes into question by these remarks by president Mahinda Rajapaksa, defence [...]
The armory at Pannegamuwa Army camp, Weerawila, that is the camp where the Weerawila Sanasuma Hotel was , exploded this afternoon. What was maintained at this place was the camp of the 14th Gemunu commanding division. At the time of the explosion there had been 150 soldiers within the camp. Following the loud explosion at [...]
A defamation case demanding Rs. 300 million is to be filed against Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake for making defamatory remarks against the head of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), Specialist Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya, Assistant Secretary of the GMOA, Dr. Sankalpa Marasinghe said. S.B. Dissanayake had said that Dr. Padeniya had cheated his way [...]
Physicists reported Thursday that sub-atomic particles called neutrinos can travel faster than light, a finding that — if verified — would blast a hole in Einstein’s theory of relativity. In experiments conducted between the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland and a laboratory in Italy, the tiny particles were clocked at 300,006 kilometres per second, [...]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for a “credible national accountability process” over actions in the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka during a meeting with Mahinda Rajapaksa, the country’s President. Mr. Ban reiterated the need for such a process as envisaged in the joint statement he signed with Mr. Rajapaksa [...]
The American University Washington College of Law’sUNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic has filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Sri Lanka’s deputy permanent representative at the United Nations, Maj. Gen. Shavendra Silva. He was the commander of the 58th Division of the Sri Lankan Army during the war against the LTTE. In the lawsuit, Maj. Gen. Silva, who [...]
An attempt by a group of five men against the party has been completely defeated, said JVP secretary TilvynSilva. He said that there is no issue with the ownership of the party now. Mr. Silva noted that the JVP’s central committee has been appointed at a general convention as per the requirements in the party constitution. He said that not [...]
Australian Geoff Marsh takes over the reigns as head coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team. Sri Lanka Cricket made the announcement earlier today stating Marsh would take up his appointment on the 27th of September and the contract is signed for a period of two years. Marsh represented Australian Cricket in 50 test matches [...]
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