The government is attempting to weaken the opposition and is preparing on a journey of dictatorship states DNA. The General Secretary of DNA Vijitha Herath has issued a press release regarding withdrawal of permission for Gen. Fonseka to attend the Advisory bodies of parliament. In his statement Mr. Herath states, “The government is violating Gen. […]
The 21 year old main suspect of the Eppawala murder case was arrested late last night near the fort railway station with the help of information gathered from the public, according to the Fort Police.The Police had managed to track the suspect down with intelligence they gathered from the public. A family in Eppawala consisting […]
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought the views and advice of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to accelerate the process of genuine reconciliation to resolve the ethnic issue in Sri Lanka. Responding to the Chief Minister’s letter of July 3, Dr Singh, in his reply of July 9, stated, “My government will certainly do all […]
While assuring that the main opposition UNP’s discussions with the government would not push the proposed party reforms to the back seat UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said the ongoing talks should focus on implementing the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. Mr. Jayasekera told a news conference that the party would go ahead with the […]
Sri Lanka has been removed from all marine war, and marine strikes risk of the Joint Cargo Committee Joint Cargo Watch List with effect from 05th July 2010. In addition, the Ground Risk of 2.6 (High Level) previously applicable for the entire ground in Sri Lanka is now confined only to the Vavuniya – Jaffna […]
After last week’s protest opposite the UN offices here by a government minister, Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) has joined subjecting UN to criticism. The UNP leadership aspirant and senior legislator Sajith Premadasa blamed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of acting in contravention of the UN charter for appointing a panel to […]
Former Minister and Leader of the SLFP (M) Mangala Samaraweera spoke to Daily Mirror on the metamorphosis of President Rajapaksa, the diplomatic crisis faced by the country and his serious consideration of joining the UNP. Q:What is your view on the manner in which the government handled the appointment of the Panel of Experts, by […]
The Government yesterday decided to reduce fuel and kerosene prices in the Jaffna Peninsula following the Cabinet meeting in Iranamadu, Kilinochchi. The price of petrol which earlier stood at Rs 119 a litre is reduced to Rs 115.60. Diesel price has come down from Rs 75.50 to Rs 73.60 and kerosene formerly sold at Rs […]
Creating a new history President Mahinda Rajapaksa Inaugurated the Cabinet Meeting on the verge of Iranamadu tanks at Killinochchi. This is the first time in Sri Lankan history the Cabinet of Ministers hold their meeting out of Colombo. The Cabinet last month has decided to hold its weekly Cabinet meeting at district level ones a […]
As one of the key measures to deal with liquidity constraints confronted by a few registered finance companies (RFCs), the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) introduced a Credit Guarantee Scheme in January 2010. Under such scheme, RFCs and specialized leasing companies (SLCs) are entitled to obtain loan facilities from banks against their real estate […]
The police women and child’s bureau has received over 50 complaints against the social networking website Facebook. According to the bureau the complaints include individuals copying pictures of Facebook account holders and creating indecent images. The bureau said they have received close to 20 such complaints within the last two months and they have launched […]
The government and the United National Party yesterday agreed to discuss a series of electoral and constitutional changes including the creation of an Executive Prime Ministership to replace the Executive Presidency. Leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe told a news conference in Colombo that a consensus had been reached during yesterday’s meeting between delegations from […]
The People’s Alliance (PA) and the United National Party (UNP) agreed to create a post of an Executive Premier who would be responsible to Parliament through a Constitutional amendment at a future date. This was a proposal submitted to the All Party Conference by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). This decision was taken at […]
Answering a phone call from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the weeping wife of Minister Wimal Weerawansa requested from President to rescue her husband in any possible way. While talking to President, Wimal’s wife has mentioned that their daughter has been refusing food since last night as her father is on hunger strike. […]
Minister Wimal Weerawansa has ended his fast unto death after President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited him outside the UN office a short while ago. President Rajapaksa had offered Weerawansa water which the Minister accepted and he was later driven away in an ambulance to the army hospital. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the family of Minister […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka said Friday that UN chief Ban Ki-moon had “acted in haste” by recalling his top envoy on the island in response to angry protests over a UN war crimes panel. Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said the government had told Ban’s chief representative Neil Buhne that the days of protests […]