The jubilant reaction of Western powers and the foes of Muammar Gaddafi to his barbaric murder on October 20, 2011 raises some serious questions about war crimes committed by the Western-backed National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters and NATO forces. There are two serious violations of international law here, namely, (1) in relation to the Third [...]
Minister Reginald Cooray says that SLFPers as well as those who have worked tirelessly to bring about a UPFA government are currently disgruntled with the actions of the UPFA government. The Minister had made this comment at a meeting with Samurdhi Niyamakas in Anuradhapura last weekend. The Minister has added that the Samurdhi had played [...]
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) today blamed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for the recent hike in fuel prices and said it could no longer sustain the high cost involved in the supply of fuel for thermal power generation. The CPC increased the price of diesel by Rs.8 a litre, petrol by Rs.12 and kerosene [...]
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka on Sunday to make progress on human rights before it hosts the next Commonwealth leaders meeting in 2013 to prevent the likelihood of boycotts. Cameron said he pressed President Mahinda Rajapaske during this year’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Australia to show that Colombo did not [...]
The reason for the increase in fuel prices was not the situation of the global market but due to the government’s corruption and irregularities, claims the United National Party (UNP). The party’s spokesman today said that the public will be adversely affected as a result of the recent fuel price hike. Even after all charges [...]
Jacqueline Fernandez’s refusal to share a passionate kiss with Hrithik Roshan has cost her ‘Krrish’ sequel; buzz has it that Sajid Khan barred the actress from getting cosy with the hunk of an actor. Apparently, Rakesh Roshan was adamant to sign the Sri Lankan beauty as he landed on the sets of ‘Housefull 2’ in [...]
On the instructions of the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the United National Party Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena, MP and Deputy General Secretary of the UNP has handed over an appeal on behalf of the United National Party regarding General Sarath Fonseka (SF) to His Holiness Pope Benedict the XVIth at [...]
Star Sri Lankan bowlerLasith Malinga is sorry that he is yet to be recognized by local cricket authorities despite his brilliant performance with the ball. Malinga is the first and only bowler in the world to have two World Cup hat-tricks, the first and only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and he is also the first, and [...]
Wounded Parliamentarian Duminda Silva’s cranial nerves which have a direct impact on the vocal cord and the consumption of food are severely damaged, the hospital sources said. However, there is no impact on his memory strength, the sources revealed. Duminda Silva is currently receiving treatment at the Neurosurgical Unit, Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital. -lankapuvath- According to [...]
A SRI Lankan Australian who filed war crimes charges against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa finds himself accused by Colombo of being a “terror activist” and Tamil Tiger sympathiser who helped the group build underground weapons depots. Arunachalam Jegatheeswaran, or Jegan Waran, strenuously denied allegations he had in any way assisted the Tamil Tigers, or [...]
The main opposition in Sri Lanka has accused the government of making “secret deals” in the stock market forcing the market to collapse. The United National Party (UNP) said the employees’ provident fund (EPF) lost nearly SLR 30 million ($270,000) as a result of such deals in the marker by the government. “A share that [...]
‘Karate Dhammika’ alias Dhammika Pradeep Kumara, a leader of the underworld, was arrested by the Special Operation Unit (SOU) to curb organized crime on the 22nd. He was arrested at a car washing place at Rambukkana and is being secretly detained at the top floor of ‘Vilasitha Niwsa’ at Havelock town, a secret place maintained by the [...]
The United National Party (UNP) today asked the government to issue a ‘comprehensive report’ on the murder of former Parliamentarian Baratha Lakshman Premachandra, similar to the government’s call for a probe into the death of Muammar Gaddafi. The Ministry of External Affairs had issued a statement yesterday (Oct. 24) saying “the government of Sri Lanka [...]
The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files. Wikileaks said that it would focus instead on raising funds to ensure its future survival. The announcement came after what the group called a blockade by US-based finance companies. This followed its disclosure on the internet of hundreds of thousands of secret US government files and diplomatic [...]
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