UN chief urges Sri Lanka to resettle Tamils »
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has warned that Sri Lanka risks creating bitterness if it fails to rapidly resettle Tamil refugees held in camps.
During talks with the Sri Lankan prime minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake at the UN in New York, Mr Ban said further suffering under harsh conditions in the camps [...]
Ranil Wickramasinghe: Let us get rid of brutal,corrupt Rajapaksa regime »
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe talks with Lakshman Seneviratne, MP at yesterday’s propaganda rally held at Viharamaha Devi open air theatre. Our photographer Nihal Chandrakumara also captured UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake, MP and Mangala Samaraweera, MP.
by Shamindra Ferdinando
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP and SLFP dissident Mangala Samaraweera, MP yesterday said that an absolute military victory [...]
The war crimes report by America against Sri Lanka would be published next month »
[ Sunday, 27 September 2009, 01:56.55 PM GMT +05:30 ]
The controversial report regarding the war crimes regarding Sri Lanka which is granted by American State Department to Congress would be published next month. In this regard, an opinion was revealed by the spokesman Jef Anderson of American Embassy for Sri lanka informed the American Congress, [...]
General Sarath Fonseka had tried to resign from the Chief of Defence Staff post »
2009-09-26 | 7.00 PM
Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka had tired to hand over his letter of resignation on the 25th, but had later changed his mind following advice received by several leading monks, reliable sources said.
General Fonseka had decided to resign following the continuous intervention in his limited affairs by Defence [...]
Basil Rajapakse to be appointed as Foreign Minister »
Government sources say there is a plan to appoint Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapakse as Foreign Minister at the next cabinet reshuffle.
Rohitha Bogollagama, who defected to the government from the UNP, was appointed as the Foreign Minister after Mahinda Rajapakse assumed office.
After his appointment as Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama made many foreign tours [...]
Selling of country’s gold reserves:challenged the government to a debate »
by Saman Indrajith
UNP and Opposition Leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Friday challenged the government to a debate in Parliament either on the sixth or seventh of next month on the issues of selling off the Country’s gold reserves and obtaining loans from the Franklin Templeton Investments on an interest rate of 13 per cent.
He made this challenge [...]
Norway, Solheim helped establish LTTE-Eritrea links for arms deals »
by Shamindra Ferdinando
Investigations into Tigers’ weapons procurement reveal
The Norwegian government helped the LTTE to establish relations with Eritrea, which allowed the group to purchase arms, ammunition and equipment from China on Eritrean end-user certificates and other documents needed to legally buy weapons, according to well informed sources.
Sources said the tripartite understanding had been reached in [...]
A luxury holiday at N’ Eliya at Rs. 100 a day, anybody? »
by Shamindra Ferdinando
While people are being asked to tighten their belts, Members of the Parliament, irrespective of their political differences, can spend a day at General’s House in Nuwara Eliya, the luxurious MPs holiday bungalow, at a cost of just Rs. 100.
Rooms are available at Rs. 90 and Rs. 80 too in this bungalow with [...]
Five Rajapakse Family members as District Leaders for next Gen. election »
(Lanka-e-News, Sep.25, 2009, 7.00PM) According to sources within the SLFP, five members of the family of Mahinda Rajapakse will be contesting as district leaders at the next Gen. election.
President’s elder brother Chamala Rajapakse as Ratnapura District leader, younger brother Basil Rajapakse as Gampaha leader, Gotabaya Rajapakse as Kurunegala leader, Uva PC Chief Minister Sashindra Rajapakse [...]
Sri Lanka:Ranil Wickramasinghe denies GSP+ allegations »
Parliament
United National Party (UNP) says that it did not make any complaints against the government with regard to GSP + concession to the European Commission (EU)
Opposition Leader Ranil Wicremasinghe told parliament that UNP has requested the EU to lay down conditions on Sri Lanka to respect human rights and extend its assistance to Sri Lanka.
“UNP [...]
