Category: Local News

  A 29-year-old man who was also injured in the clashes at Weliweriya is reported to have died while being treated at the National hospital bringing death toll to three, hospital sources said. […]

  – by Shenali D Waduge – Maj Gen Harkirat Singh, commander of the IPKF claims that he was ordered not once but twice to eliminate Prabakaran when he arrived to meet the Indian Generals in Palaly in September 1987. What is poignant about this revelation is that it was only on 3 June 1987 […]

A 19 year old male has succumbed to injuries while being treated at the ICU of the Colombo National Hospital following the clash in Weliweriya, a spokesman for the hospital said. […]

  – by Shenali D Waduge – The global drug trade contributes to higher profits than human smuggling or diamonds. Only the arms trade has a slight edge. The profits shared from drugs is distributed to those associated within the chain and include rural farmers, urban dealers, middlemen, transporters, big and small businesses and even […]

While castigating those responsible for the unfortunate incident which took place on Thursday in Weliweriya, leading to the loss of a life, top government Ministers yesterday said a certain group seeking political mileage triggered the tensed situation. […]

The United States said that it was ‘concerned’ about the violence in yesterdays protest and urged for restraint from all sides. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has written to His Holiness Pope Francis I extending an invitation to visit Sri Lanka. “On behalf of the Government and the people of Sri Lanka, I consider it a great privilege and an honour to extend to Your Holiness an invitation to undertake a visit to this beautiful country, which only […]

A computer business solution system which had entered into a Rs 572 million-agreement with the Ministry of Education, to provide computer equipment to 1,000 schools, had suddenly put up shutters, leading to a loss of over Rs 500 million to the education sector, the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) claimed. […]

The Panadura Provincial High Court Judge while sentencing all 10 accused for harassing and causing bodily harm in the Rukantha-Chandraleka case, said that ‘the accused PSD officers while on duty had taken the law into their hands and had committed a grave offence.’ […]

FILE PHOTO One person, who was injured due to gunshot injuries during the clash between the army, police and protestors, succumbed to his injuries this evening at the Gamphaa Hospital, sources said. […]

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake assumed duties as the 20th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army today (August 01).  He takes over from General Jagath Jayasuriya who is to take reins as new Chief of Defence Staff. Major General Krishantha Silva has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and Major General […]

  – by Shenali D Waduge – In 1193 A.D. Nalanda, the world’s oldest Buddhist university was ransacked and destroyed by foreign invaders led by the Turkish Bakhityar Khiliji because the 14 acre “giver of knowledge” was a strong pillar of Buddhism and attracted students from all over the then known world, including countries such […]

  – by Shenali D Waduge – Jayantha Dhanapala one time head of the Sri Lanka Peace Secretariat and Rev. Jayasiri T. Peiris has written on behalf of a group known as Friday Forum. Given that the Forum issues periodic statements on selected topics and issues questions emerge as to why some facts have been […]

  The import duty on vehicle tyres excluding those of buses: Vehicle parts and dairy products including butter has also been revised from today, the Finance Ministry said. […]

The Finance Ministry today decided to increase the excise duty on alcohol and beer with immediate effect, the Finance Ministry stated. […]

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has decided to unload the 25,000 metric tonnes of 90 octane petrol, which when tested for the second time was found compatible with Sri Lanka’s quality standards, Petroleum Minister Anura Priyadharsana Yapa said. […]