For the past nine months we have been trying to explain to the government how its “foolish economic management” would affect the people, UNP MP Harsha de Silva said pointing out that it ended with the people of the country suffering a staggering blow. He stated that the cause for the breakdown in the country’s [...]
In May 2009, hell was a strip of sand on the north-east coast of Sri Lanka where a surrounding government army was raining shells, bullets and bombs on a cut-off rebel army, the Tamil Tigers, and thousands of trapped civilians. As the end came near, three Tiger leaders tried to save themselves and their families, [...]
The government has commenced its diplomatic offensive following the motion passed in the EU parliament on pushing for a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions and the announcement by the US government of supporting the resolution. The government ministers assigned the task of taking Sri Lanka’s case before the [...]
Sri Lanka nor India has an agent of Guinness World Records Corporate, says director general of the Sports Medicine Institute Prof. Arjuna de Silva. Therefore, Sri Lankans wanting to set Guinness world records should follow guidelines of Guinness World Records Corporate, he said. The only Asian agent for Guinness World Records Corporate is located in Japan, added Prof. de [...]
The counterfeit currency mafia has been turning to Sri Lanka as a new transit point, revealed the recent investigations carried out by the Crime Branch and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). According to sources, Tamil Nadu, which has reported a large increase in the number of fake currency cases, of late,has come under the scanner, [...]
A suspect of a court case related to drugs charges - Nothiyas Chandrapala alias ‘Mervyn’has been abducted in front of the Hulftsdorp court complex a short while ago. An armed group of six in a white van had abducted the suspect. The suspect was produced before Colombo High Court judge Nimal Nambuwasam and was granted bail. He was being escorted by Prisons officials when [...]
The United States will support a resolution against Sri Lanka to be tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions later this month to pressure the Sri Lankan government to take prompt measures to implement the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt And Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and address the accountability issues. Addressing a press [...]
A MIG-27 fighter jet of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has crashed today while on a training mission, the SLAF reported. The fighter jet belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force No. 12 Jet Squadron at Katunayake crashed in an area called Dummalasooriya, 17 nautical miles away from Katunayake. The pilot Flight Lieutenant Tharidu Herath [...]
Opposition leader RanilWickremesinghe says the country is in crisis, without free education, health or other basic rights, supremacy of the law, democracy or media freedom. He was speaking at a Satyagraha in front of theHulftsdorp court complex in Colombo today (Feb. 08) organized by the National Movement against Lawlessness. The opposition leader said there should be an immediate end to [...]
Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka’s wife Anoma said yesterday talks with the government on the release of her husband were continuing on a positive note but insisted that Mr. Fonseka would not apologise. Ms. Fonseka told journalists yesterday that her husband had decided not to ask for a pardon as he believed he had done [...]
Minister of media, Keheliya Rambukwella has underwent a swift surgery after having a fall at a hotel in Melbourne , Australia, yesterday morning (Feb. 06). Reports say that the minister has received serious injuries after falling from the third floor of the hotel. He has hurt his legs and received head injuries as well. The minister was in [...]
The Ministry of Crab, an upmarket restaurant owned by cricketers Mahela Jayawardenaand Kumara Sangakkara, has run into trouble over its name. Secretary to the president Lalith Weeratunga has said that it was totally against the law to use the word ministry for a private business. Only a government ministry or a religious body can use the name ministry, he has said. According to [...]
Former President Chandrika Kumaratunge has told several government and opposition politicians during a friendly chat at the ceremony to mark Indian Independence Day at the High Commissioner’s Office on the 26th evening that the likes of Rajapaksas are holding on to power because of brainless politicians like Buddhika Pathirana. Government ministers like Nimal Siripala de [...]
Legendary Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday slammed his country’s sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh as “disgraceful” and “unprofessional.” Marsh was this week replaced by South African Graham Ford. The move followed Tillakaratne Dilshan quitting the captaincy on Monday. Former skipper Mahela Jayawardene was brought in to lead the team to Australia for [...]
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