The World Health Organisation has assured that there is no Dicyandiamide affecting humans in imported milk foods to Sri Lanka, the local Health Ministry said today. […]

Twenty four passengers were hospitalised after a private bus plying from Jaffna to Diyatalawa plunged into a precipice in the Ramboda area in Kotmale this morning, Police said. […]

The body of a businessman had been found with burn injuries from the garden of his residence in Thalwatta, Kelaniya today, the Police said. […]

  – by Shenali Waduge – The topic is accountability. The question is why has there been zero accountability of crimes against humanity committed by Allied Forces which specifically targeted civilian populations with strategic area bombing and post—war comprehensive starvation campaign that killed 2million German POWs and 5.7million German civilians – how else can such […]

UNP MP Sajith Premadasa says instead of acquiring a brand new fleet of super luxury vehicles for the use of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2013), the government should obtain them from those who owned such vehicles for the duration of the summit. […]

– by Shenali Waduge – “Final days of war” and accountability is the hot topic in the diplomatic and international arena. Let us ask the Germans and the Japanese what they thought of when the Allied Troops flattened Dresden the night prior to Valentine’s Day in 1945 in a 2 night blanket bombing using 3,300 […]

Sri Lanka celebrated the fourth anniversary of the victory in the humanitarian operation with the Victory Day parade at Galle Face – in the capital of Colombo, this morning under the patronage of the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]

– by Shenali Waduge – May 19th will mark the 4th anniversary of the conclusion of a 3 decade terrorist conflict. The ground realities of terrorism combined with destabilizing efforts are nothing that should surprise us given the visible efforts underway to undermine the victory given to us by our national war heroes. Indebted to […]

  – by Shenali Waduge – There are some clues that are dead giveaways. When Hillary Clinton the former US Secretary of State goes to discuss “innovative” ways to break the impasse in Sri Lanka with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and not the Indian Premier and after 30 years the US Government has decided to […]

– by Shenali Waduge – The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam of LTTE had its ground militant force vanquished by the armed forces of Sri Lanka on 19th May 2009 after several appeals made by the Sri Lankan President to lay down their arms and surrender were ignored. Close to 12,000 LTTE fighters gave themselves […]

Minister of cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando yesterday directed the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to obtain samples of all milk powder imported into the country and have them tested in three countries and obtain the relevant reports. […]

High quality petrol and diesel products will be introduced to the market to provide a more environment friendly service, said Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa. […]

A 20-year-old youth was shot and killed in the Paluwatta area in Beliatta, Tangalle. […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday there would be “consequences” for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights abuses, ahead of a Commonwealth summit scheduled to be held in Colombo in November. […]