Colombo reporters decry new body : Sri Lanka main media »
By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo Sri Lankan TV attack Critics say press freedom is under attack in Sri Lanka The main media organisations in Sri Lanka have urged the government not to re-establish a body that can fine and imprison print journalists. They say that self-regulation, introduced six years ago, is working. Seven media [...]
Ex-Israel minister jailed for fraud »
Hirchson, pictured, is the latest casualty in a series of scandals that have plagued Israeli government [EPA] Abraham Hirchson, Israel’s former finance minister, has been jailed for five-and-a-half years on theft and fraud charges. Hirchson was also fined $115,000 on Wednesday by the Tel Aviv District Court for stealing about $600,000 from the National Federation [...]
US ‘has agents working inside Iran’ »
The US cannot do a great deal in regard to the tense situation in Iraq, Scowcroft said [AFP] The US has intelligence agents in Iran but it is not clear if they are providing help to the protest movement there, a former US national security adviser has told Al Jazeera. Brent Scowcroft said on Wednesday [...]
Sri Lanka ‘agree’ to unload ship »
By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo Indian FM, SM Krishna India says Sri Lanka ‘kindly agreed to our suggestion’ The Indian government says Sri Lanka has agreed to accept a cargo of relief aid brought by Tamil expatriates in Europe and meant for people displaced by the now ended war in northern Sri Lanka. Earlier [...]
Signs of Dictatorship Further Endorsed – Now a hunt for Sri Lankans living abroad »
2009-06-23 | 2.45 PM The government of Sri Lanka hell-bent on creating a dictatorial monarchy by unconstitutional means in the island has now launched a campaign to brand Sri Lankans who dissent the dogma of the regime and living abroad as “traitors” and severely punish them. A news release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
Govt. will reactivate Press Council Law – Media Minister »
by Harischandra Gunaratna Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane, yesterday said that the government had no intention of gagging or imposing restrictions on the media, but would go ahead with the planned re-activation of the Press Council Law. Accusing the Opposition of slinging mud at the government over the re-commencement of the Council, the Minister said [...]
Uva poll on Aug 8 »
The Election Secretariat yesterday announced that the Uva Provincial Council election would be held on August 8. The accepting of the nominations for the Uva PC polls closed yesterday afternoon.
FM’s foreign travel costs Rs 10,512,716 »
by Saman Indrajith Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has spent Rs. 10,512,716 for 25 visits abroad since January 2008 upto last month, Parliament was told yesterday (24). Of this amount Rs. 10,188,617 has been spent on airfaire and the balance of Rs. 324,099 had beent spent as other expenses, Foreign Minister Bogollagama told Parliament. The highest [...]
Parties gear up for elections »
* Govt. confident of “bigger and better” coalition * SLMC goes solo As nominations were handed over for the upcoming elections the government yesterday dismissed rumours of extending the Presidential term sans elections and insisted on a landslide victory. Speaking at a press conference SLFP General Secretary Maithreepala Sirisena insisted that despite this being the [...]
