“Go tell it to birds,” said Karu Jayasuriya, Deputy Leader of the United National Party yesterday to members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party who allege that the attack on the UNP rally on February 04 was done by the UNPers themselves. Addressing a media briefing yesterday, Karu J. said that the manner in which […]
Source: Reuters – By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Feb 10 – Sri Lanka plans to build a new port city by reclaiming the seafront at a cost of $350 million and selling the land as it expands the island nation’s main harbour, the state-run Port Authority said on Thursday. As presently envisaged, the creation of 340 […]
The government yesterday introduced legislation in Parliament to make provision for a disabled voter to be accompanied by a person when voting at elections. The new Bill which was presented in the House would be taken up for debate soon. The Bill provides for the accompanying person to make the ballot paper as directed by […]
Two persons, including a sick child, died on the spot and 12 others were injured in a head on collision between an ambulance and a CTB bus at the Walliwela bend on the Matale- Dambulla main road yesterday afternoon. The ambulance was transporting several patients including a 12-year-old boy to the Polonnaruwa Hospital from a […]
Today, there is no rule of law in the country. Only the deities are left to take our grievances, says Anoma Fonseka, wife of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka. She made this statement yesterday taking part in a pooja held at the Kali Amma Kovil in Mutwal to mark the completion of a year since […]
Now that the government has estimated the damages caused by floods at over Rs. 50 bn, it should take tangible measures to cut down on waste, corruption and irregularities to save money needed for relief programmes, says UNP Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, on Monday (7), made the flood damage […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Deyata Kirula exhibition in Buttala on the fifth day yesterday. The exhibition is being held for the fifth consecutive year, in Buttala, Moneragala from February 4 to 10 while providing knowledge and entertainment. Above all the exhibition creates a strong image of the country’s history. […]
Source: BBC – Pix by Getty Images Opposition parties in Sri Lanka are promising a huge demonstration on Tuesday to mark one year since the detention of the losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka. He was held after losing the election to the incumbent, Mahinda Rajapaksa. In September he was moved to prison after a military […]
The total damage due to the latest wave of floods and landslides caused by torrential rains could exceed Rs 50 billion, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday. The Minister said that even though a proper assessment is yet to be made, the damage caused by floods was extensive. The Disaster Management Centre yesterday said […]
Around 1,243,478 people in 18 districts have been affected by floods. Eleven deaths due to floods and landslides have been reported so far while 250,501 people have been displaced, the Disaster Management Centre yesterday said. Meanwhile, the Government yesterday said it has taken all possible measures to help more than one million people affected by […]
A large denomination banknote issued by Sri Lanka’s monetary authority is a testament to the recent high inflation created in the country, an economist and opposition lawmaker has said. Sri Lanka’s central bank issued a 5,000 rupee note, more than twice the value of 2,000 rupee, note also issued after the post-2004 inflation bubble in […]
February 05, 2011: The government is saying that they have spent Rs. 31 billion for the flood affected people while the people are claiming that they haven’t received even 5 cents or food, says the United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake. ravi1Ravi K. expressed this view while addressing a public rally in the Mattakkuliya […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – Government and opposition activists clashed in Sri Lanka’s capital Friday as the country marked its national day amid calls to free jailed opposition leader and former army chief Sarath Fonseka. Police said violence erupted near the country’s main prison in Colombo as the opposition marched to press for the release of Fonseka, […]