Threats looming for Lanka exports to the EU

With the European Union expected to reform its GSP system by 2014, Sri Lanka could face many challenges with both Pakistan and Bangladesh eligible to benefit by trade concessions with a possible free trade agreement with India expected to exert more pressure. […]



Abducted, then released

Former UNP Provincial Councilor and now SLFP member Sagara Senarathne was abducted this evening in Kotte by a group that arrived in a van before being dropped in an area close to Ja-ela town at around 9.30pm (26th March). […]




INDIA AND US WHO CENSORED SRI LANKA AT GENEVA ARE WORST VIOLATORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND PERPETRATORS OF WAR CRIMES SAYS TIMES OF INDIA

(By  Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles) An article written in response to what the paper said was India’s U turn in foreign policy by voting against a close ally, Sri Lanka at a United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHCR) in Geneva  warned that the “Indian government might find itself in a very uncomfortable situation […]



Japan assures fullest support to Sri Lanka

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence and Urban Development currently on an official visit to Tokyo met with Ambassador Yasushi Akashi, Japan’s Special Representative to Sri Lanka, in addition to Senior Ministers, Japanese parliamentarians and dignitaries and held discussions on the current development activities and financial and technical assistance extended by Japan. Discussions were also held on […]




O/L results released

The results of the 2011 G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination have been released, the Examinations Department said. The results could be obtained via the website www.doenets.lk […]



UN can prove C-4 wrong – GR

The UN and INGOs deployed in Sri Lanka during Eelam war IV could help the international community to verify the validity of allegations contained in Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said. […]





The man is nuts; Dayasiri

UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara responding to the call for a fresh mandate from the people by Minister Wimal Weerawansha said that the request was a very “foolish one and wouldn’t solve the mess we have got ourselves into”. […]




Manmohan writes to MR

India has tried its best to ensure an “element of balance” in a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka that it backed, Prime Minister Manmohan said in a letter to Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in an apparent effort to mollify a possibly miffed neighbour. […]



Slew of measures for Sri Lankan refugees in camps

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced a slew of welfare measures for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including financial assistance for self-help groups (SHGs) in camps, and extension of Chief Minister’s comprehensive insurance scheme to the refugees. […]



Sri Lanka gained from Geneva crisis : Govt ready to face challenges

Since terrorism was eradicated, peace, national integration, political stability and sound economic management have fortified Sri Lanka to defeat any challenges. Consequently, the national development project, one project for each village linking every village could be launched, said Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. […]