Rathana Thera resigns as DDDC Chairman

Ven. Athuraliye RathanaThera today resigned from the post of Divulapitiya Divisional Development Committee (DDDC) Chairman and returned the vehicle that was provided to him by the Economic Development Ministry to carry out the work of the Committee. […]



JHU decides today To go or to stay

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) said a final decision on whether to remain in the coalition government or not would be taken today (17) at its Central Working Committee meeting. […]



Reconciliation – How far have Tamils extended the hand of friendship to Sinhalese?

The buzzword is reconciliation. It enters into every report, every public speech, every public statement and every communication. Yet, in real terms what does it mean and to whom should it apply? If there is any confusion it is primarily because people are finding it hard to differentiate Tamils from Tigers Terrorists. That difficulty is […]



‘I have issues with Karu’ Sajith tells Ven Sobitha

Hambantota District United National Party MP Sajith Premadasa has finally admitted that he has an issue with the party’s Leadership Council Chairman and Gampaha District MP Karu Jayasuriya. The Nation learns that MP had openly told Ven Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera that he had an issue to sort out with MP Jayasuriya, when he visited the […]



Pope Francis arriving in majority Buddhist Sri Lanka must apologize for the crimes of the Catholic Church?

The head of the Catholic Church and head of the sovereign nation known as Vatican City is to arrive in Sri Lanka in January 2015. It will be the 2nd visit of a Pope to a majority Buddhist nation wherein Catholics comprise just over 1million of a 20million population of which 14million are Sinhalese Buddhists. It […]




More corrupt deals revealed

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), the National Paper Company Limited (NPCL) and SriLankan Airlines Limited had suffered a loss of Rs. 40 billion last year, according to the Second Interim Report released to Parliament by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) yesterday. […]





The UN’s Corruption Charge Sheet

Since the inception of the UN, there have been over 240 armed conflicts around the world. On two occasions the UN actually authorized the use of force – In Korea and Gulf War 1. There is little to show that UN has prevented conflicts and more to show that UN is promoting conflicts globally. The […]



Minister supports decision

Colombo: Sri Lanka sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has defended the decision to send Angelo Mathews and Co. for the unscheduled tour to India. […]



Over 100,000 refugees still in Tamil Nadu

Over 100,000 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are still in Tamil Nadu and many more are believed to be residing in the State without registering themselves with the police. The Government of India has so far spent about Rs. 667 crore for the relief of the refugees and the expenses continue in the form of cash […]






Malaka Silva’s bail plea rejected again

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today once against rejected the bail plea by Minister Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka Silva, who was arrested on charges of assaulting a foreign couple. He was ordered further remanded until November 17 by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Mohammed Sahabdeen. […]