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[…]The post Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part IV appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part VII (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Neoliberal Policies: A Death Knell For Working Class Sri Lankans appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s Policy Train-Wreck, Opposition Own-Goals, Dullas-GL Game-Changer (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of Sri Lanka Army Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide...
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of Sri Lanka Army Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide...
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of Sri Lanka Army Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide...
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of Sri Lanka Army Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide...
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of Sri Lanka Army Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide...
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of Sri Lanka Army Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide...
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
Following reports that the resolution against Sri Lanka had been tabled at the UNHRC, Adaderana managed to contact Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam who said most developing countries and even the European Union are unhappy about the text of the draft resolution as what it tries to do is turn the Human Rights Council into a tribunal. ...
The United States has submitted the draft of the resolution to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Wednesday, state reports reaching Adaderana. .....
UPDATE: There have been no reports yet of any Sri Lankans being affected by the explosion in Oslo, near the Norwegian Prime Ministers office, Sri Lankas ambassador in Norway told Adaderana a short while ago. ....
By Malathi De Alwis On 18 May 2009, Sri Lanka officially declared the end of a 30-year civil war fought between. Sri Lankan government forces (GoSL) and Tamil militants, namely the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). Such a sea...
- India’s Chinese Bogeymen (Category: Breaking News)
- Cuba out voted at UN Human Rights Council over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China and India playing the great game in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- For India, Sri Lanka is not indispensable, but for Sri Lanka, India is indispensable (Category: Breaking News)
By Austin Fernando In recent times there had been vast discussion on returning the displaced. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), media, Diaspora, diplomatic inquiries- especially from India- led these dialogues. When certain Tamil representatives gave evidence before the LLRC the internally displaced person’s (IDP’s) and refugees’ rights and plight became secondary ...
- Govt focus on resettling "New" IDP's resulting in "Old" IDP"s being overlooked (Category: Breaking News)
- Submission by the Catholic Diocese of Mannar to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- LLRC Action Plan Calls For Police To Be Independent (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka’s government implement the LLRC recommendations? (Category: Breaking News)
The Higher Education Ministry is planning to bring in about 10 international higher education institutes to the island. This will make Sri Lanka the hub of Asian higher education, Minister S.B. Dissanayake told Adaderana. ....
- A welcome judgment (Category: Breaking News)
- HIgher studies in English Medium (Category: Breaking News)
- Media Personnel Awarded âAsidisiâ Scholarships (Category: Breaking News)
- Number of corruption complaints against Education Department (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankas Defence Secretary told Adaderana this morning (August 14) that he believes President Mahinda Rajapaksa will ratify the verdict of the first Court Martial against Gen. (retired) Sarath Fonseka delivered yesterday. ....
Of the Sri Lankan females who leave the island for employment, only some 36 per cent register themselves as being mothers leaving their children with guardians here, the chairperson of the Child Protection Authority (CPA) told Adaderana this evening. ....
A frequent visitor to the eastern town of Trincomalee narrated this story to AdaDerana this morning. A former Sri Lanka Air Force officer, he witnessed a peace-time humanitarian operation by the Sri Lanka Air Force life guard and a Sri Lanka Navy patrol boat. ....
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Foreign policies cannot be formulated on the streets and diplomacy cannot be achieved through protests and blackmails said Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at Geneva, speaking to Adaderana today.
Mohan Samaranayake, National Information Officer of the UN office in Colombo, speaking to Adaderana today stated that the UN has not closed down any UN offices in Sri Lanka. He also said that the UN office in Colombo will be continuing working today.
- UN Panel term extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Income Divide (Category: Business)
- Libyan Fallout (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to facilitate UN Panel to make representations to LLRC (Category: Breaking News)
The Adaderana staff manning the night shift felt an earth tremor at around 12. 59 am. It lasted for about one minute. A highly worried staff inquired from the Meteorological Department, which said that it had to be confirmed. A few minutes later, the Met. Department confirmed that a slight tremor had indeed occurred off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka should not depend on foreign loans and instead concentrate on encouraging Foreign Direct Investments for the countrys development, former Malaysian Premier Dr. Mahathir Mohamed told Adaderana a short while ago. ....
The Sri Lanka Wildlife Department is to mount operations to capture and relocate elephants that frequent villages, Department source told Adaderana. ....
When Adaderana contacted the Defence Secretary over the much discussed news item on BBCs Hardtalk, where Sri Lankas Secretary of Defence Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had reportedly stated that Sri Lanka could execute General Sarath Fonseka, he said what he had meant was if Fonseka was found guilty of treason, he could be sentenced to death. ...
India and Sri Lanka share the unenviable culture, says Bollywood actress Dia Mirza when Adaderana asked her what the island can expect from the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend Awards being held here. ....
In the latest developments in the corporate sector, Adaderana learns that Gamini Senarath has been appointed Acting Chairman and Board member of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd (SLIC). Pradeep Kariyawasam who was to take over as SLIC Chairman earlier is tipped to take over as Chairman of National Savings Bank.
- Slade new RACT chief (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Clayton Police Department Chairman Eldrin Bell Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Broncos boss quits in protest of sacking (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Henjak sacking: Broncos boss quits (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Current Managing Director of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd., Dr. Nalaka Godahewa is tipped to head the institution vested in the Government by courts last year, as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adaderana learns. READ MORE....
Pradeep Kariyawasam is likely to retain his post as Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited, Adaderana reliably learns. A well known figure at executive managerial level, Mr. Karuyawasam is the husband of Supreme Court Justice Shirani Bnadaranayake. READ MOREÂ .
Nimal Welgama has been appointed as chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) with Lawyer Kalinga Indatissa, Shameendra Rajapaksha and Jayantha Dharmadasa being appointed as Board members, Adaderana reliably learns. READ MORE...
A new Board of Directors has been appointed to the Sri Lanka Board of Investment (BOI). The Chairman and Director General is J.D. Bandaranayake while Eshana de Silva, Sanjeewa Wickemanayake and Anura Jayasinghe are Members of the Board, BOI sources told Adaderana a short while ago.
- Words of Wisdom (Category: Business)
- On the move: D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Bryan Andaya (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- On the move: D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Bryan Andaya (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- On the move: D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Bryan Andaya (Category: USA, Hawaii)
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) cargo planes are to be used to transport essential medicinal drugs and supplies into the island from overseas, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena told Adaderana a short while ago. READ MORE....
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