GALLE: India is determined not to join the party as Sri Lanka celebrates World record wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan’s final cricket Test appearance in Galle from Sunday. The off-spinner, 38, will retire after the opening contest of the three-match series at the Galle International Stadium, in which he needs eight scalps to reach the unprecedented 800-wicket […]
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought the views and advice of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to accelerate the process of genuine reconciliation to resolve the ethnic issue in Sri Lanka. Responding to the Chief Minister’s letter of July 3, Dr Singh, in his reply of July 9, stated, “My government will certainly do all […]
While assuring that the main opposition UNP’s discussions with the government would not push the proposed party reforms to the back seat UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said the ongoing talks should focus on implementing the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. Mr. Jayasekera told a news conference that the party would go ahead with the […]
Sri Lanka has been removed from all marine war, and marine strikes risk of the Joint Cargo Committee Joint Cargo Watch List with effect from 05th July 2010. In addition, the Ground Risk of 2.6 (High Level) previously applicable for the entire ground in Sri Lanka is now confined only to the Vavuniya – Jaffna […]
Colombo: Veteran all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been denied central contract by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) while retiring spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan finds his name in the 20-player list issued for the current year by SLC. Jayasuriya, a veteran of 110 Tests and 444 ODIs, has been witnessing a slump in his performance for quite some […]
NEW DELHI:Even though not fully convertible, the Indian rupee will soon have a distinct identity. With a blend of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’ as its unique symbol, the Indian currency will be joining the elite club of the US dollar, the European euro, the British pound sterling and the Japanese yen to mark […]
After last week’s protest opposite the UN offices here by a government minister, Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) has joined subjecting UN to criticism. The UNP leadership aspirant and senior legislator Sajith Premadasa blamed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of acting in contravention of the UN charter for appointing a panel to […]
Former Minister and Leader of the SLFP (M) Mangala Samaraweera spoke to Daily Mirror on the metamorphosis of President Rajapaksa, the diplomatic crisis faced by the country and his serious consideration of joining the UNP. Q:What is your view on the manner in which the government handled the appointment of the Panel of Experts, by […]
The Government yesterday decided to reduce fuel and kerosene prices in the Jaffna Peninsula following the Cabinet meeting in Iranamadu, Kilinochchi. The price of petrol which earlier stood at Rs 119 a litre is reduced to Rs 115.60. Diesel price has come down from Rs 75.50 to Rs 73.60 and kerosene formerly sold at Rs […]
Creating a new history President Mahinda Rajapaksa Inaugurated the Cabinet Meeting on the verge of Iranamadu tanks at Killinochchi. This is the first time in Sri Lankan history the Cabinet of Ministers hold their meeting out of Colombo. The Cabinet last month has decided to hold its weekly Cabinet meeting at district level ones a […]
As one of the key measures to deal with liquidity constraints confronted by a few registered finance companies (RFCs), the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) introduced a Credit Guarantee Scheme in January 2010. Under such scheme, RFCs and specialized leasing companies (SLCs) are entitled to obtain loan facilities from banks against their real estate […]
The police women and child’s bureau has received over 50 complaints against the social networking website Facebook. According to the bureau the complaints include individuals copying pictures of Facebook account holders and creating indecent images. The bureau said they have received close to 20 such complaints within the last two months and they have launched […]
The government and the United National Party yesterday agreed to discuss a series of electoral and constitutional changes including the creation of an Executive Prime Ministership to replace the Executive Presidency. Leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe told a news conference in Colombo that a consensus had been reached during yesterday’s meeting between delegations from […]
The People’s Alliance (PA) and the United National Party (UNP) agreed to create a post of an Executive Premier who would be responsible to Parliament through a Constitutional amendment at a future date. This was a proposal submitted to the All Party Conference by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). This decision was taken at […]
KAMPALA, Uganda – In simultaneous bombings bearing the hallmarks of international terrorists, two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda’s capital late Sunday, killing 64 people, police said. Americans were among the casualties. The deadliest attack occurred at a rugby club as people watched the game between Spain […]
Answering a phone call from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the weeping wife of Minister Wimal Weerawansa requested from President to rescue her husband in any possible way. While talking to President, Wimal’s wife has mentioned that their daughter has been refusing food since last night as her father is on hunger strike. […]