A contempt of court case filed by a government MP against the Publisher of The Sunday Leader and journalist Frederica Jansz was taken up for inquiry by the Court of Appeal yesterday. Whe the case was taken up before Court of Appeal President Justice S. Sriskandaraja, second respondent Frederica Jansz was not present in court […]

Following the  Speaker’s announcement in Parliament of the Supreme Court ruling on the Divineguma Bill the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa presented the Bill for second reading. […]

The Police Media Unit said the traffic police would not be regulating traffic at traffic lights from today. Police advise drivers to strictly adhere to the traffic signals. Traffic police will be present only at places where traffic lights are not located. […]

Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Norway, Musthafa Mohamed Jaffeer, presented his credentials to the King of Norway, His Majesty Harald V on 01st November 2012 in Oslo at a solemn ceremony. […]

The Mahanayakes, of the four main Buddhist sects, yesterday urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to reconsider analytically the need for an impeachment motion, handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, against Chief Justice Mrs. Shirani Bandaranayake. […]

Another oil leak was reported in one of the pipelines at Meethotamulla carrying oil to Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery. The leak from a pipeline that carries airline fuel between Sapugaskanda and Colombo Port was due to a blast on Sunday night, an official said. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday stressed that he greatly valued the independence of the judiciary. Addressing senior journalists, artistes and writers at Temple Trees after officiating at the distribution of free laptops and interest free vehicle loans to them, the President said he had been a practising lawyer for 19 years and that he had […]

The Government has decided to give 51, 420 graduates currently undergoing training in the State Sector permanent appointments next year in accordance with regulations pertaining to Development Service Officers. All arrangements have been made to assign them as graduate trainees to ministries and departments by the 30th of this month. […]

By Shenali Waduge Half of Sri Lanka’s post-independence was ravaged with countering terrorism. Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and territorial integrity was secured by its armed forces but not without sacrificing life and limb. The armed forces passed on the next phase of post-conflict to Sri Lanka’s political leadership. Nevertheless, it is more than clear that from […]

Bodies of four persons were found by the Poddala police in Walpitawatta, Galle this morning, Police said. It is learnt that this was due to a clash between two underworld factions in the area. […]

By Shenali Waduge LTTE extremism did not spring without a plan. Successive Governments did err and Tamil leaders stand guilty of misleading the Tamil people and tragically continuing to do so. Tamil civilians have helped little by maintaining their silence over the years – that was how Sri Lanka suffered 30 years of terror. That […]

Minister of External Affairs G. L. Peiris who is in New Delhi for the 12th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) that is currently chaired by India, met the Minister of External Affairs of India, Salman Khurshid, on 2 November. This was the first meeting […]

Major General M.Hathurusinghe, Commander Security Forces Jaffna, Sri Lanka Army and H.E the Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage participated at the 2nd International Symposium on protection against the effect of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards (CBRN) in Berlin from 22nd to 24th October 2012. […]

Sri Lanka’s state-run oil company has lost a $60 million hedging case against Deutsche Bank after a U.S.-based arbitrator ruled in favour of the bank, officials said on Friday. […]

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka took place this afternoon at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, amidst Member States and Observers of the Human Rights Council. The country’s opening Statement was delivered to the Council by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation Industries, Special Envoy of the President on Human Rights and […]

By Dr.Telli C Rajaratnam The very appointment was a questionable. She was appointed because an astrologer had said that she is a Buddhist and not to appoint Former AG Mohan Peiris because he is a Catholic. Comedy of errors. The wrong people are appointed to vital offices what a disgrace. Astrologers decide the fate of […]