Sri Lanka urges US to focus on business, not just rights »
AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s new Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris on Tuesday urged Washington to seize business and other opportunities in post-war Sri Lanka rather than focus only on alleged human rights abuses there. Visiting Washington after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse won a resounding reelection victory in April, Peiris parried criticism from human [...]
Sri Lanka:GL flies to US for talks with Ban and Clinton »
External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris flew to New York last night for talks later this week with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials where matters of mutual interest will be discussed at the highest level. Peiris’ weeklong visit to the US was initiated by an invitation from Secretary of State Hillary [...]
SRI LANKA:GL to meet Secretary of State Hillary »
External Affairs Minister G.L.Peiris is to visit the United States next week for bilateral talks with the US government, Foreign Ministry sources told Daily Mirror online. Daily Mirror online learns that Prof. Peiris is expected to meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during his visit to the US. The visit by Prof. Peiris to the [...]
Ranil to contest for leadership »
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe who returned to the country on Thursday (13) after a four-day visit to India appears to have managed to keep opponents wanting his ouster at bay with a third reform group in the party coming up with a proposal to make Karu Jayasuriya the party leader, while retaining Wickremesinghe as the [...]
Appointing Harry to post of Chairman violates Petroleum Corp. regulations »
(Lanka-e-News 15.May.2010 9.15PM) Harry Jayawardena has been appointed to the post of Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in violation of the CPC regulations. According to Section 8 of the Corporation Act , an individual who has entered into a contract or any agreement with the CPC , or who receives any benefit whatsoever [...]
IT drive at Royal College »
by L. S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena inaugurates the computer centre. – Pic: Sarath Weerasingha Royal College is being developed to meet the challenges of the 21st century, said its Principal Upali Gunasekera. He was addressing the opening ceremony of the new IT laboratory and the relaunch of the college website, www.royalcollege.lk Education [...]
Time for rational economic decisions – Dr. Sarath Amunugama »
By Uditha KUMARASINGHE Senior Advisor to President on Economic and Monetary Policy and Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Sarath Amunugama said with the war over and the global oil and the financial crisis coming to an end, a new era is opening for Sri Lanka where we can seriously think of a development decade. Dr. [...]
Legal action against UDA »
Sunday, 09 May 2010 11:40 By Kshanika Argent Legal action is to be filed against the Urban Development Authority (UDA) over the eviction of residents in Slave Island yesterday on the ground their houses were unauthorized structures. Meanwhile investigations are underway over the assault of two police officers by the residents. A mob of Slave [...]
All important institutions have become legacy of royal family – Anura Dissanayake »
Sunday, 09 May 2010 16:09 altThe President has taken over the most valuable sections of lands, the sky, the sea and the coastal areas in the island, the most important sections of resources, the law, finances, defense and is distributing them among his family, relations and friends says Member of the Political Bureau of the [...]
Will Sajith Premadasa transcend his ‘gene-rights’? »
There is a post-election scenario that has been played out time and time again. It’s all about bringing down Ranil Wickremesinghe, democratising the United National Party (UNP) and making it more palatable to the masses and not just the Colomboans (those die-hard greens mostly living within the Colombo Municipal Council limits and believing they have [...]
