The European Union said Monday it will curb Sri Lanka’s trade benefits because the country has refused to improve human rights. The EU had given Sri Lanka six months from February to enact three U.N. accords on issues such as torture, children’s rights and civil and political rights, but the South Asian country did not. […]
July 05, 2010: The government has increased the prices of almost everything, but it has not increased the salaries. This is only the beginning as the government has to dance to the tune of the IMF, says parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake. He was expressing these views addressing a public meeting yesterday to establish Janabala Mandala in […]
July 04, 2010: All police officers, who had been on duty at the Mattakkuliya police station when a tense situation arose there last night, have been transferred. Police had arrested about 100 suspects over the incident and some of them were produced before M. M. Mohamed, Colombo Additional Magistrate, who ordered them detained with the […]
Government Minister Wimal Weerawansa says he stands by the comment he made last week regarding the United Nation’s office in Colombo saying he made the comment as the National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and not in his capacity as a Government member and reiterated his call for the public to surround the building and protest […]
RIYADH: The sudden death of Sri Lankan Muslim scholar Al Haj Moulavi Niyas sent shock waves among Sri Lankan expatriates in the Kingdom on Sunday. Moulavi Niyas, 59, died of a sudden heart attack on Sunday morning in Badulla, 200 km away from Colombo. N.M. Ameen, chief editor of Navamani, told Arab News from Colombo […]
Deputy Minister of Economic Development Ranjith Siyamabalapitiya criticized the UNP for shedding crocodile tears after having once pandered to the wishes of the IMF, to privatise state entities when they were in power at the start of this decade – in the wake of the derision aimed at the budget presented to the parliament last […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Japan branch website would strengthen the existing cordial relationship between Sri Lanka and Japan. “Unlike other websites this website would be updated regularly”, the President said after launching the website: www.slfpjapan.com […]
The army was called in a short while ago to the Modera police station after angry mobs stormed the area to protest over the arrest of a youth who sustained serious injuries to his arm while in custody. Police spokesperson Superintendent (SP) Prishantha Jayakodi said that the youth was a drug addict who was taken […]
TC – by Karu Jayasuriya We are astounded by the irresponsible and deplorable call by MP Wimal Weerawansa, a Minister in the present government urging the Sri Lankan public to take up violence and commit acts of aggression against the United Nations offices and their staff in Colombo. Mr. Weerawansa is now a senior cabinet […]
The European Union urged Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday to cooperate with a UN panel probing alleged war crimes during the country’s civil war. “The European Union encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate fully, including through the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission appointed by President Rajapakse, with the members of the Panel, in […]
Ukraine will take steps to extend its space technology know-how to Sri Lanka Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Yanovych Azarov told President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. He said Ukraine already has a similar exchange program with Brazil and it hopes to involve Sri Lanka too in such a program in the future. […]
July 01, 2010: Bolywood actor Salman Khan says that he changed the location of his next film ‘Ready’ from Mauritius to Sri Lanka due to the island’s unique combination of breathtaking beauty, infrastructure and warm, hospitable people. He disclosed this at a media briefing held in Colombo yesterday with the objective of creating awareness for […]
KINSHASA, June 30 (Reuters) – There is no reason for the Sri Lankan government’s angry reaction to the formation of a U.N. advisory panel on possible war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka’s war against rebels, the U.N. chief said on Wednesday. Last week U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named a three-member panel chaired by […]
Sri Lanka yesterday signed four agreements with Ukraine enhancing cooperation in tourism, maritime, shipping and defence sectors. The signing of these four agreements took place before President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Ukrainian counterpart Victor Yanukovich at the latter’s office yesterday. The agreement to promote tourism between the two countries were signed by Sri Lankan Ambassador […]
The post mortem of a disabled man found near the Mount Lavinia police station, is scheduled to be held tomorrow, according to police spokesman Prashantha Jayakody. The body was discovered today by Mount Lavinia police. The victim, thought to have been a sweep ticket seller, had sustained severe head injury. It is suspected that the […]
Acting Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama yesterday presenting Budget 2010 in Parliament spelled out a wide range of people friendly proposals aimed at accelerating public welfare programs and local productivity in realizing the long-term economic benefits for the country. At the start of the presentation, Acting Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Amunugama thanked […]