Category: Local News

INDIAN SCIENTIST HAILS THE POLONNARUWA METEORITE AS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE

By Walter Jayawardhana Professor Godfrey Louis Pro Vice Chancellor of the Cochin University of Science and Technology of Kerala, India hailed the discovery of life in the Polonnaruwa meteorite as a major development in the search for extraterrestrial life. Professor Louis is the pioneer scientist who drew the attention of the whole world to the […]



Wimal lashes out at PB

Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa yesterday hit out at Treasury Secretary Dr. P. B. Jayasundara calling him an ‘economic hit-man.’ […]








India’s Geneva Vote on Sri Lanka and Sampur Power Betrayal?

By Shenali Waduge Let’s put things in perspective. Whatever Resolutions are brought, whoever votes against Sri Lanka, whatever embargoes are imposed, Sri Lanka will continue to rally round its valiant Armed Forces because they remain the only military to eliminate a terrorist movement. No country can diminish this achievement and we stand proud of our […]



Sri Lanka decides not to pursue new IMF loan-cbank

Sri Lanka has decided not to pursue a new loan from the International Monetary Fund as the global lender has indicated it may not be in a position to consider budget support to country, the central bank said on Tuesday. The central bank said the IMF had indicated that Sri Lanka does not warrant unconventional […]




Diesel shipment to be returned due to low quality

A shipment of 5,000 metric tonnes of diesel imported by Lanka IOC Oil Company was rejected by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal Limited (CPSTL) as the imported stock was not up to required quality standards, CPSTL sources said. […]



‘Hope India will support us at UN’ meet: Sri Lankan minister at Thiruvananthapuram

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana “India has to take a decision and we hope that the country is noticing the efforts taken by Sri Lanka for restoring human rights.” He was in Kerala to unveil the statue of Buddha at the Sree Buddha College of Engineering at Nooranad. “We had opportunity to spread Buddhism to many […]





‘DMK is committed to protect lives of Sri Lankan Tamils’

Submitted by Walter Jayawarhana International conference soon to highlight sufferings of Tamils, says Karunanidhi The DMK is committed to protect the lives and livelihood of the Sri Lankan Tamils and it would continue to fight for their rights in the post-Eelam struggle period too, party president M. Karunanidhi asserted in Tiruchi on Thursday. […]



With zero-record of reconciliation or resettlement, scores of Geneva Violations, US is bringing Resolutions against Sri Lanka

By Shenali Waduge A second resolution is being brought against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC sessions next month because the US remains dissatisfied with the scale of progress and the measured implementation of the LLRC. This is coming from a country that carries out foreign invasions/interventions and does not wait for any UN approval (but […]