Sri Lankan journalists have suffered the worst »
A report prepared by the South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) states that journalists in Sri Lanka have suffered the worst adversities by all standards, “considerably more serious than even the travails that counterparts in Pakistan have faced” and many top journalists had to flee the country fearing for their life.
According to a report released [...]
Increase in food prices »
contributed to higher inflation
by Devan Daniel
The Department of Census and Statistics said increases in food prices had led to an increase in the point-to-point change in inflation from 2.8 percent in November to 4.8 percent in December.
“Prices of food commodities recorded increases due to less supply of agricultural consumer goods such as rice, vegetables, fish [...]
Two CWC top guns join UNP »
Two crossovers won’t affect us , says CWC
by Dasun Edirisinghe
Deputy Education Minister M. Sachithanandan and National Organiser of the Ceylon Workers Congress R. Yogarajan resigned from the CWC and joined the UNP yesterday.
They said they would support the candidature of Sarath Fonseka.
He said: “I have been in the CWC for 32 years and am the [...]
UNP asks govt. to explain missing Rs. 47 bn in tsunami aid »
by Piyasena Dissanayake
The UNP yesterday demanded that the government make a public statement on a missing sum of Rs 47,000 million received by Sri Lanka as tsunami aid, as alleged by the Transparency International organisation.
UNP Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella yesterday, addressing a press conference at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo, said that a [...]
Inflation up in December »
By Devan Daniel
Inflation for December increased to 4.8 percent from 2.8 in November while the annual average rate of inflation settled at 3.4 percent, the lowest on record, according to available data since 2007 released by the Central Bank.
The point-to-point change in Inflation peaked at 28.2 percent in June 2008, but gradually declined before reaching [...]
Swann five-wicket haul inspires second Test victory »
by Steve James in Durban
England’s bowler Graeme Swann, right, celebrates taking the winning wicket as umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan, left, signals on the final day of the second Test cricket match at the Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009. England won by an innings and 98 runs. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
England have [...]
Govt. ‘misled’ world powers »
R Yogarajan (photo: ITUC)
“Our people, Tamils of Indian origin, are no longer with the government”
Two senior leaders of a party that represents Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition have accused Mahinda Rajapaksa administration of misleading the international community to wage war against the LTTE.
R Yogarajan, National Organiser of Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) said the government pretended to [...]
Sri Lanka may lose chance of hosting 2011 Cricket World Cup »
2009-12-29 | 11.55 PM
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its displeasure at the three cricket grounds offered by Sri Lanka Cricket to host 11 matches of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka therefore, may lose the opportunity of hosting several World Cup matches.
The current situation has arisen following the report presented [...]
10 ways to get motivated for change in 2010 »
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
December 29, 2009 10:34 a.m. EST
(CNN) — A new decade is about to start, and you may be tempted to set a copious list of resolutions for yourself in order to broadly “make life better.”
You may be thinking that you’ll jump in on January 1 to reform everything from diet to relationships [...]
