Category: Local News

Sri Lanka identifies and removes a divisive Halal Certificate – Triumph for wisdom and common sense

– By Shenali Waduge – A huge sigh of relief prevails in Sri Lanka. News welcomed by every right thinking person followed by the announcement to remove the Halal certificate/logo from local products. Nobody needs to feel ashamed. It must be seen in terms of triumph for wisdom and common sense, or in other words […]







Lankan among five writers honoured at SAARC Festival

– By Walter Jayawardhana – Sri Lankan novelist Daya Dissanayake was among five writers honoured with the SAARC Literature Awards in Agra, India on Sunday. The others included writer poet-diplomat Abhay. K from India, Pakistan’s Farheen Chaudhary, Abdul Khaliq Rashid of Afghanistan and Suman Pokhrel of Nepal. Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and […]





THE HINDU STRONGLY ADVOCATES NEW DELHI TO TAKE TAMIL NADU OUT OF LANKA POLICY

– By Walter Jayawardhana – Pointing out Tamil Eelam Supporters  Organization (TESO) founded in Chennai does not help at all to solve the problems of Sri Lanka Tamils India’s politically powerful the Hindu newspaper strongly advocated New Delhi in an editorial  to craft a Lanka policy free of the opportunistic imprint of Tamil Nadu’s competitive […]



Miliband calls UK to back CHOGM shift

Britain needs to back the call for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be moved, Former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said today. In an article to the British Guardian newspaper he added that, ‘for it to go ahead in Sri Lanka would be a mockery of Commonwealth values and UN authority, and a […]



Lanka among top boozing nations

High spirited Sri Lankans who crushed a so-called unbeatable terrorist outfit in 2009 has now set another world record by placing the country among the top boozing nations in the world, a study carried out by a local research firm showed. […]



Halal logo removed from local products; ACJU to issue free Halal certification for exports

All Lankan producers will no longer carry the Halal logo on their products unless requested by their foreign consumer, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said a short while ago. Meanwhile it was stated that for export purposes companies could obtain the Halal certification free of charge from the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU). […]




Ministerial Delegation attends State Funeral of Late President Hugo Chavez

The Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, Wimal Weerawansa and the Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Neomal Perera together with Sri Lanka`s Ambassador to Cuba (with concurrent accreditation to Venezuela), Sarath Dissanayake   represented the President, the Government and people of Sri Lanka at the State Funeral of the late President Hugo Chavez […]



Terrorists killed : Prabakaran’s son and Osama’s son

– By Shenali Waduge – There is little doubt that both Prabakaran and Osama were leaders of 2 terrorist groups – feared and abhorred. Prabakaran headed the LTTE (Liberation of Tamil Tiger Eelaam) whilst Osama headed the Al Qaeda. Prabakaran’s death was announced on 18th May 2009 while Osama was killed on 2 May 2011. […]



“India must stand by Sri Lanka, vote against US resolution” Says India’s Pioneer newspaper

– by Walter Jayawardhana – In a forthright and hard-hitting column published in its Sunday edition India’s Pioneer newspaper said  nothing would be more ruinous for India’s national interest if the Congress were to decide to force Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid to vote for the resolution against Sri […]