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The Rajapaksa brothers, Basil and Gotabhaya, have both shown a keen sense of likened thinking with regard to the conduct of the war in Sri Lanka. In a leaked US embassy cable Basil Rajapaksa is quoted as having told members of the US Senate Foreign Relations that, ‘I’m not saying we’re clean; we could not ...
- US Raises Concerns About SL’s HR Record (Category: Breaking News)
- Do not put SL’s wellbeing in peril, Prof. Peiris asserts in Paris (Category: Business)
- SL not done enough says US (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance of Non-alignment or ‘dynamic neutrality’ to SL’s foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
The Koswatta Police have arrested the father and a friend in connection with the kidnapping of the 15-year-old who was returning to the Haldanduwana Catholic Church recently. The Police said the kidnappers who were arrested yesterday during the exchange for the boy turned out to be his parents. The Police commenced investigations after Fr. Don Francis Laus had lodged a ...
- Jail escapee arrested in Norwood (Category: South Australia)
- Peeping Tom laws shield Mary (Category: South Australia)
- Three arrested when car flips (Category: South Australia)
- Man, dog missing in desert mystery (Category: South Australia)
Foreign minister GL Peiris on Sunday condemned the "preposterous" UN-commissioned report alleging war crimes and revealing he stopped Canada raising it at a Commonwealth meeting, AFP reported Foreign Minister Gamini Peiris also confirmed Sri Lanka will host the next Commonwealth leaders' meeting in 2013, saying that none of the 54-nation bloc raised the prospect of moving it during t...
- British PM wants Sri Lanka to improve HR (Category: Breaking News)
- SL foreign minister slams 'biased' UN rights report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka should be held accountable for war crimes - Baird (Category: Breaking News)
- UN must act says Canada (Category: Breaking News)
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka on Sunday to make progress on human rights before it hosts the next Commonwealth leaders meeting in 2013 to prevent the likelihood of boycotts, AFP reported. Cameron said he pressed President Mahendra Rajapaske during this year's Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Australia to show that Colombo did not "have things to hide" fol...
- David Cameron tells Lanka to make progress on rights by 2013 (Category: Breaking News)
- Commonwealth sessions end with agreement on reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain urges SL to make progress on rights by 2013 (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain urges Sri Lanka to make progress on rights by 2013 (Category: Breaking News)
Last week’s My View talked about six popular fallacies of currency or exchange rate appreciation which both the authorities and the public have tended to harbour in themselves. Of them, the following three were discussed in detail: Fallacy One: The government can fix the external value of a currency at any level it wishes. Fallacy ...
- Appreciating the exchange rate to create prosperity (Category: Business)
- External value of the rupee: Market driven or Central Bank driven? (Category: Business)
- Appreciating exchange rates: Not a boon always (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka swims against Asian currency depreciation tide (Category: Business)
Gives comprehensive address highlighting issues of developing countries Shoots down discriminatory practices by developed countries Outlines post-war development, reiterates stance against terrorism Backs Palestine, Cuba and Africa By Nisthar Cassim in New York In his much-anticipated address to the UN, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday took a comprehensive local, regional and world view, with...
- CB releases full details on new laws to curb terrorism funding and money laundering (Category: Business)
- LTTE was engaged in the drug trade to finance itself – Kohona (Category: Business)
- Lankan envoy in US hosts National Press Club’s Intl. Correspondents (Category: Business)
By Dinali Goonewardene As stock markets the world over strongly slid downwards on fears of slowing economic growth, foreigners took their money out of the Colombo stock market yesterday, contributing to a seven-week low. Foreign sales were Rs. 70 million and net foreign outflows Rs. 21.8 million, albeit a relatively low component of total turnover. ...
- Blue Chips attract more foreign buying (Category: Business)
- Market moves up marginally (Category: Business)
- Asia Asset Finance soars on debut (Category: Business)
- Market rebounds as sentiment improves (Category: Business)
Stock broking firms yesterday clarified issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the latters’ action with regard to suspending 12 broking houses extending credit to clients due to lack of liquid capital. Leading stock broking houses complained they had niggling issues with the SEC which had been resolved on Thursday but said these ...
- Brokers scramble for new capital (Category: Business)
- Brokers to seek variance of SEC credit rule (Category: Business)
- Credit not a right but at broker discretion, capacity (Category: Business)
The report of the UN Advisory Panel was finally released and the government moved into top gear to get the country behind the regime. The government informed the state media of a press conference on Thursday last week. The Ambassador for Russia in Sri Lanka was agreeable to grant an interview against the Ban panel ...
- US – India Alliance Puts Pressure On Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- The "Glass House gang of four" behind the Moon move to appoint A UN Panel on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda’s Problems And Ranil’s Woes…. (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Keeps Mum On General’s Sentence At Cabinet Meeting (Category: Breaking News)
by Prof Michael Roberts Many Sri Lankan fans expected the cricket team to win the World Cup and even stocked up with firecrackers to mark the celebratory moment. The disappointment has been commensurate with this high expectation. It has generated...
- Sri Lanka at World Cup bringing together two communities long divided along ethnic lines (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa offers prayers at Tirumala (Category: Breaking News)
- Populist Politics and the Sooriyawewa & Premadasa Stadiums (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Government officials unable to recall President Rajapaksa advising the country's cricket team o... (Category: Breaking News)
by Amarnath Amarasingam The recent revelation that members of the federal and provincial Conservative Party have been getting into bed with former members of the World Tamil Movement (WTM), banned as a terrorist organization in Canada since 2008, was not...
- Tigers not a factor any more says Canadian Tamil Activist (Category: Breaking News)
- Group of Canadian parliamentarians schedule to visit SriLanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Canadian PM under attack over candidates alleged Tamil Tiger links (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr Harper should be 'ashamed' of MV Sun Sea ad and Tamil refugees - Bob Rae (Category: Breaking News)
A decade ago, having recently begun Buddhist meditation practice, I attended a lecture/Q&A with a Tibetan master at a Buddhist center in Hollywood. The warm vibes and the stunning icons and paintings suggested a sacred, healing space. The speaker -- I knew so little at the time, I thought his name was "Sri" -- seemed the embodiment of enlightenment. He described how we can foster spiritua...
- Buddhism's Sacred Places (PHOTOS) (Category: Features)
- Meeting Our Minds: Is Meditation Practical? (Category: Features)
Two weeks ago, Dr Dayan Jayatilleka alleged that I had drafted a constitutional amendment in the 1970s in an abortive attempt to enable Mrs Bandaranaike to extend her term of office. Last week, in an article in which he transported...
- Defending the indefensible: Rejoinder to Dr. Nihal Jayawickrama (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolishing The Executive Presidency – Is Time Running Out? (Category: Breaking News)
- The burial of democracy - A response to Dr Dayan Jayatilaka’s spurious allegation (Category: Breaking News)
- The Mother of all discontents (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign news reports quoting an official source have stated that a group of 76 undocumented immigrants from Central America and Sri Lanka were rescued with signs of dehydration from inside a semi-trailer left abandoned in the southeastern state of Chiapas in Mexico. The Latin America Herald Tribune has quoted the Chiapas delegation of the federal ...
- Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Caught (Category: Business)
by Frederica Jansz Since the bloody 30 year war ended in a shoot-out in a remote mangrove in the North, in Colombo we have all been enjoying a semblance of peace. Of course there are yet no strong institutions which would boost Sri Lanka’s democracy. Good discipline is sadly lacking at all levels for peace ...
- Investment opportunities in Sri Lanka expanded, President informs Japanese delegation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala symbols, war, peace and ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘SL from a nation of war to amongst the most peaceful’ (Category: Breaking News)
- LLRC was for reconciliation, not to create divisions – President Rajapaksa (Category: Business)
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