– Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana – The dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) evoked mixed response across the State on Tuesday, with normal life remaining unaffected, except for sporadic closure of commercial establishments. […]
– By Shenali Waduge – The Human Rights Law Centre scheduled 2 events in Sydney and Melbourne 6-9March 2013 to highlight the alleged human rights issues against Sri Lanka vis a vis the conclusion of the war that was under speculation once more at the United Nations. Numerous appeals addressed to the HRLC Board stating […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Japan Tuesday (12) morning on a four-day official visit. President Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa were received by Mr. Minoru Kiuchi, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in Japan, Admiral (RETD.) Wasantha Karannagoda, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Japan and Mr. Nobuhito Hobo, Japanese Ambassador in Sri Lanka at […]
– 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 […]
– By Walter Jayawardhana – America’s NBC news service listed Cardinal Malcom Ranjith of Colombo as one of twenty most possible candidates to become the next Pope as thousands converged at St.Peter;s Square for the chance to join Roman Catholic cardinals for a special pre-conclave mass. […]
– By Shenali Waduge – Does David Miliband speak and act on behalf of the UK Government? The best way to find that out is for Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Minister to summon the UK High Commissioner in Sri Lanka and seek clarification. David Miliband and a host of other UK MPs are denigrating a […]
– 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 […]
– 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 […]
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 […]
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). […]