International Women’s Day 2015
International Women’s Day, marked globally on 8 March, is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an […]
Day: 23 June 2015
Under President Rajapaksa’s second term Parliament was simply made a rubber stamp
By Nagananda Kodituwakku – In his 2005 Election Manifesto Rajapaksa, when campaigning for the Presidency for the first time, with full support of the JVP, promised to the people to abolish the Executive Presidency (page […]
Ranil invites Richard Branson
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended an invitation to iconic and flamboyant global business leader and philanthropist Richard Branson to visit Sri Lanka and explore prospects for investments. The invitation was extended last week when […]
No decision to remove army camps in North
The Government says no decision has been taken to remove more army camps in the North. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that the army decides on removing army camps and so far no […]
Former Navy Chief Karannagoda’s bodyguard involved in abduction case, abducted youths are currently detained in two navy camps in Trincomalee and Colombo
A bodyguard attached to former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda’s security detail is wanted in connection with an abduction of a group of individuals in 2009, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Magistrate […]
Sri Lanka Parliament expected to be dissolved on Wednesday
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed some minority political parties that the parliament will be dissolved on Wednesday even as it was meeting to debate key electoral reforms. Minority Tamil politician from the […]
Rathana Thera storms out in high dudgeon
A tense situation arose at a party leaders’ meeting at the Parliamentary Complex yesterday with participants engaged in heated arguments. Jathika Hela Urumaya representative Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera walked out in protest. The party leaders […]
Split over 20th Amendment
20th Amendment To The Constitution: Full Text Of Gazetted Bill The Gazette notification on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution has been published now. Click here ( English) and here (Sinhala) to read the Gazetted […]
Local inquiry to mislead people – Thambirajah
A prominent member of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Leader of Democratic Organization Against Oppression, Thampi Mu Thambirajah said, currently the international inquiry preceding the investigations on war crimes and the international community is at […]
UNHRC says not funding diaspora festival
The UNHRC on Monday dismissed reports of having allocated funds for the proposed ‘Diaspora Festival’ organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the end of this year. UN Human Rights High Commissioner’s spokesperson Ruper […]
Government dispels fears over diaspora festival
The Government today insisted that LTTE members living overseas and those who still have links with the LTTE will not take part in a diaspora festival scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in December. Deputy […]
”LTTE will be back” is the only hope for Mahinda and US decides to help him.
Asserting that there is a “threat” to national security, Sri Lanka’s opposition on Monday asked the government to act urgently over a US report which said that the LTTE’s international network and funding was intact. […]