Courtesy: The Island – Pix by Getty Images UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that he had written to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa requesting the latter to make arrangements for an all party parliamentary delegation to visit Jaffna to assess the current situation there. Wickremesinghe said that a full-day debate on the current […]
Source: The Hindu – Photo by jdslanka COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is ‘proactively engaged in’ the process of becoming the regional financial hub, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said here on Tuesday. Presenting the ‘road map monetary and fiscal sector policies for 2011 and beyond,’ he said this was a gradual process. […]
The CID has nabbed two racketeers who have robbed money by obtaining data from Bank teller machines. The arrested duo are Sri Lakans and investigations are underway to arrest a Rumanian couple who are also believed to be involved in this crime. Information about the accounts of customers has been obtained by fixing a specially […]
Holding local government elections during the World Cup Cricket tournament is not the right thing to do, says parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga. He expressed these views at a media briefing this afternoon.“If the government is keen to develop the country and project a proper image, this is not the right time to hold local government elections. […]
News Source: The Telegraph – Photo by Lakdiva.org Ceylon gained independence from Britain in 1948 and changes its name to Sri Lanka when it became a republic in 1972. The name Ceylon is a transliteration of Ceilao, the name of the country under Portugal, the islands first European colonial rulers. The adopted name, Sri Lanka, […]
News Source: DM Online – by Kelum Bandara The government has shelved its decision to import coconut for the time being following objections by the Coconut Research Board (CRI) on possible quarantine problems involved in the matter, informed sources said today. After the Trade Ministry decided to augment the coconut imports after a shortage in […]
Colombo: Sri Lanka was mulling a ban on mini-skirts following complaints, prompting the government to set up a panel to prepare a dress code for public places in the conservative country, officials and a media report said Monday. The cultural ministry was considering public petitions calling for a ban on mini skirts which have raised […]
Sarath Manamendra, leader of the Nava Sihala Urumaya, has been arrested over a complaint lodged by a three-wheel driver at the Welikada police. Police said that Manamendra was being questioned over an incident, where he had allegedly made threats with the use of a pistol. […]
The price of salt and big onions has escalated. This is normal in the agriculture sector even under any efficient administration because of the change in the weather patterns, says W. D. J. Seneviratne, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs. He expressed these views at a ceremony held to declare open the new two-story […]
The second decade of the 21st century dawned yesterday with many an uncertainty in Sri Lanka’s ever changing political landscape. It was felt most in the country’s main opposition United National Party (UNP), which is torn by internal feuding and power struggles. On Wednesday night, the UNP’s besieged leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, had just returned to […]
We look towards the future at the dawn of this New Year with renewed determination, firm commitment and many positive expectations, he said adding, ‘Our aim is to recover with speed all that was lost to Sri Lankan society in more than three decades’, stated President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his New Year message. With great […]
The Attorney General is expected to indict the wealthy woman known as Madam ‘Jeena’ who ran a star-class brothel in the heart of Colombo, on charges of prostitution and human trafficking. The key suspect Rosemary Felicia Perera also known as ‘Madam Jeena’ who was evading arrest in another case was arrested by a special police […]
President Mahinda Rajapakse began 2010 with a lie as he promised that public sector salaries will be increased within the year but nothing has been done about it so far, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said at a press conference in Colombo today. He stated that former LTTE Chief Arms Procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan’s wealth could have […]
According to the statistics being maintained on the entry to the Jaffna peninsula across the Elephant Pass (EPS) gateway a recorded number of visitors from the south have arrived in Jaffna during 2010. By 28 December 2010 approximately 3 million of visitors entered via EPS gateway and pilgrims, Ministers and Parliamentarians, investors, vendors, diplomatic missions […]