– By Shenali Waduge – In the current context of things it is imperative that we draw the lines between what and who are legal and what and who are not. With 32 nations including Sri Lanka having banned LTTE as a terrorist organization we would first like to have legal luminaries tell us what […]
– Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana – New Delhi: The DMK, which is the ruling Congress’ biggest ally in the UPA, today walked out of the Lok Sabha while External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid was speaking, to bring pressure on the government to vote against Sri Lanka on a resolution expected to be moved by the […]
The national event to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2013 will be held under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa at Temple Trees today. The event is organised by the Child Development and Women’s Affairs Ministry under the theme “Protect her who protects the family” (Pawla rakina aeya surakimu). This theme has been selected […]
His Excellency Nicolás Maduros Moros Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Excellency, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of His Excellency Hugo Chavez Frias, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela after a prolonged illness. The Government and people of Sri Lanka join me in conveying our deepest condolences […]
Accusing President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government of failing to counter the growing threat on the human rights front in Geneva, Democratic Party Leader General Sarath Fonseka yesterday said that there was absolutely no basis for allegations directed against the military. […]
In the wake of widespread medical negligence and mishaps at private medical institutions, the Health Ministry has decided to introduce far-reaching amendments to the Private Health Services Regulatory Council (PHSRC) Act of 2008 including the introduction of fixed price formula for medical care, drugs, medical equipment and tests. […]
– By Walter Jayawardhana – A fraud of duplicating Bank cards and robbing customers of their deposits in their accounts very similar to what was practiced by the LTTE sympathizers at London petrol stations where customers used to buy using their credit cards has been detected in the Tamil Nadu city of Madurai recently according […]
The brother of a Rochdale man who was murdered in Sri Lanka is visiting the country with the town’s MP Simon Danczuk to press the authorities for further investigation of the case. Khuram Shaikh, 32, a Red Cross worker from Milnrow, was shot and stabbed on Christmas Day 2011. […]