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 […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Patriotic Sri Lankans gathered at Radisson Hotel at Toronto on 25th of May for the inaugural meeting of Global Sri Lankan Forum. The meeting hall was decorated with Sri Lankan and Canadian flags all over the room, which expressed the true nationalist and patriotic sprit of the Forum. […]
Reuters – By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon dismissed on Tuesday objections by Sri Lanka to his plan to establish a panel to look into possible human rights abuses there and said he would set it up without delay. Ban told a news conference he was within his rights to […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup, an official said Monday. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp […]
Six people have died in a motor accident that occurred at Kirivawula area in Kurunegala today (27th) morning says our reporter at Kurunegala. A van from Uhumiya in Kurunegala carrying a group returning from a tour in Jaffna and a lorry transporting manure to Batticaloa have crashed head on at 6.00 a.m. today. […]
Noting that human rights is an essential element of Sri Lanka’s future, US has said that the Rajapaksa Government should use the post-LTTE situation to establish a new dynamic relationship with its people. “We’ve stressed in Sri Lanka many times, there’s an important opportunity here to change its relations with its population and subgroups within […]
MAHINDA’ -a book on the early years of President Mahinda Rajapaksa by Muthu Padmakumara, was launched at the Hilton Colombo on Monday, June 21. The biography published by Sarasavi Publishers depicts the early years of President Rajapaksa up to his assumption of duties as the Executive President of the country. ‘MAHINDA’ provides an insight to […]
Interpol Headquarters in France has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of Chandima Anil Withanaarachchi, operator of Lankanewsweb.com, for ‘counterfeiting/forgery’. According to investigations carried out by the CID, Withanaarachchi, a lawyer has fled the country with his wife after several of his fraudulent activities had come to light. […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka Thursday trashed “insulting” EU demands that it make a written undertaking to improve its human rights record in exchange for trade benefits. Government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said Colombo also rejected a July 1 deadline issued by the European Union to agree to a host of other conditions to qualify for […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka accused the United Nations on Wednesday of a “hidden agenda” behind its plans to investigate alleged human rights abuses by soldiers in the final months of the island’s savage civil war. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s appointment of a panel to advise on any violations of international human rights was “an […]