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By Cheranka Mendis As you walk in to the children’s ward at the National Cancer Institute of Maharagama you cannot help but feel a lump in your throat, tears threaten to spill over and sobs have to be choked back. Turning towards you will be these little faces – eyes big as saucers, lips sometimes ...
- CCCline 1333 tele-counseling service to reach out to more Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
- ‘English day 2012’ with John Keells scholarship program (Category: Business)
- Special visitor at Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
The only Sri Lankan sportsperson to have qualified for London 2012 Olympics has called on the country’s authorities to plan ahead to get the best out of sportsmen and women. Niluka Karunaratne, the national badminton champion for the last ten years, told BBC Sandeshaya that otherwise Sri
- Sri Lanka-Iran bilateral relations enhanced (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to issue long-term residence visa for foreign investors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announces new fuel limits for vehicles (Category: Breaking News)
- Business Today TOP TWENTY (Category: Breaking News)
The Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover’s sensational new SUV – a car that won 34 international awards in the three months after its first production model came off the line in September 2011 – has arrived in Sri Lanka. The smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever produced, the Evoque has been described as ‘one ...
- Range Rover Evoque sponsors top authors at GLF (Category: Business)
- Victoria Beckham turns designer hand to cars (Category: Business)
- Britain’s best new cars (Category: Business)
- Range Rover to serve Hill Club tennis as Diamond Sponsor (Category: Business)
Offering epic safari adventures, Chaaya Wild transcends expectations and enthrals nature enthusiastsBy Marianne David If there’s one message that Yala reinforces, it’s the fact Sri Lanka is so abundantly blessed – a miracle in many ways. Despite its rising position as a hotspot for leopards being temporarily halted in its tracks during the latter stages ...
- Leisure laughs! (Category: Business)
- Chitral’s take on Chaaya Wild and the wild (Category: Business)
- Project Leopard: Chaaya Wild’s responsible tourism drive (Category: Business)
Impunity lies at the heart of the Kolonnawa killings “A foul, dishonourable crew….” Giaccomo Leopardi (To Angelo Mai III) By Tisaranee Gunasekara In the Rajapaksa Security State, insecurity is the common condition of the rest of us… Impunity makes jungles out of civilised societies, where the big and the powerful prey on those smaller and ...
- President accedes to SLFP demand, replaces Duminda (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda Silva to be arrested after SC suspends pardon (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP defector to the SLFP Kudu Duminda kills Bharatha (Category: Breaking News)
- Court rules pardoning of Duminda Silva was unconstitutional (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka denied on Monday plans to outlaw the singing of the national anthem in Tamil after the main minority party raised strong objections to the mooted ban. The status quo will remain, said public administration minister...
- No Ban (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka anthem row resurfaces (Category: Breaking News)
- Karunanidhi slams Sri Lanka for scrapping national anthem in Tamil (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Tamil anthem 'not banned' (Category: Breaking News)
from BBC News Sri Lanka's former military commander has lost his parliamentary seat after a military court sentenced him to jail for 30 months, authorities say....
- 'Hand over' military court report (Category: Breaking News)
- Brigadier 'involved' in Lasantha murder (Category: Breaking News)
- Fonseka to reamain in custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Second military Court finds Fonseka guilty of ALL charges (Category: Breaking News)
By Karu Jayasuriya As a Sri Lankan ex-Army Officer and a person who believes strongly that those who have contributed towards the welfare of this nation should be shown unending gratitude, Thursday was one of the saddest days of my...
- Former Army Commander of Sri Lanka calls for a strong common opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's former Army Commander calls on people to establish a new political culture (Category: Breaking News)
- There is a Army Commander who collects ransom from LTTE : Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- We need to gather against the unlawful activities: Anoma Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
from BBC News online Sri Lanka's president has endorsed the 30-month jail term of former army chief Sarath Fonseka, an official in the president's office has told the BBC. Mr Fonseka was found guilty of breaching arms procurement guidelines on...
- Fonseka won't care about power and position: Daughter Apsara (Category: Breaking News)
- Audio: He will move forward- Apsara (Category: Breaking News)
- Anoma makes statement at Fort police -Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President Meets Anoma Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
The eminent panel is obsequious to the gray haired gentleman that takes the stand. He sits with his back to the crowd, thick with reporters from the BBC, Reuters, and India. The man is Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the first star witness and the first with any real power. It is palpable
- War Commission On Failure Of The Ceasefire Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda: Problems Solved By The People, Not External Influence (Category: Breaking News)
- Bernard Goonetilleke’s Statement To War Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will act on evidence of atrocities by troops (Category: Business)
"Freedom when?" was what many at the "wedding ceremony" asked according to BBC Sandeshaya and tweets remarked the military marriage of militants "hugely oversteps ethical boundaries". The ceremony attracted widespread media coverage. Reports say the mass wedding was held under...
- Military mass wedding for LTTE suspects (Category: Breaking News)
- Former LTTE Âmass wedding planned (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Sri Lankan Tiger rebels say 'I do' in mass wedding (Category: Breaking News)
- Re-habilitated ex-combatants wed (Category: Breaking News)
After controversy surrounding his video, Akon was forced to cancel his concert in the country Kelsey Bongiovanni R&B star Akon was denied a visa to Sri Lanka where he was scheduled to perform next month, BBC is reporting. Protests began in the country because of David Guetta's Sexy Chick music
- Sri Lanka ban for Akon over video (BBC News) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ban for Akon over video (BBC News) (Category: Breaking News)
- AKON APOLOGISES FOR VIDEO CONTROVERSY IN SRI LANKA (New Kerala) (Category: Breaking News)
- AKON POSTPONES SRI LANKA TRIP AFTER VIDEO FUSS (New Kerala) (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka refuses to issue a visa to R&B star Akon, saying he offended the country's Buddhists.
Sri Lanka refuses to issue a visa to R&B star Akon, who was due to perform there in April, saying he offended the country's Buddhists.
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