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Defence Ministry says raid and arrest over false news By Indika Sri Aravinda Pictures by Thusitha Kumara and Pavithra De Mello The nine employees of the Sri Lanka Mirror website were produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday and released on police bail. They were ordered to appear in court again on July 6, the ...
- CID search office of news website (Category: Breaking News)
- AG’s wrong advice puts CID officers in trouble (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s media groups condemns the police raid on news website office (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka Mirror premises raided-Mangala . (Category: Breaking News)
“The demoralising, destructive character of the patriotic degeneracy….” Sebastian Haffner (Germany: Jekyll and Hyde) By Tisaranee Gunasekara It was the Oxford Debacle all over again. The events were drearily predicable. Sri Lanka, like every Commonwealth nation, received an invitation for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II. President Rajapaksa, unlike most Commonwealth leaders,...
- Protest stage in London against the arrival of President Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- President leaves for UK (Category: Breaking News)
- Commonwealth parliamentary session to be held in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa to be guest of honour at CWG closing (Category: Breaking News)
The NSB/TFC deal and the General Recent events in Sri Lanka have reconfirmed that though seemingly power may be unlimited, there are in reality constraints which limit the options those in power have. As proof of this fundamental reality, the first event is the purchase by the National Savings Bank (NSB), a State-owned entity, whose ...
- NSB conspicuous by its silence on allegations over TFC buy (Category: Business)
- Not-so-ugly truth of the NSB saga! (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
- NSB Head gives quit notice (Category: Business)
It is unfortunate that Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has to give interviews to the BBC and other western media who parachute to Sri Lanka as international media personnel. It is not only the Defense Secretary but even the President of the country has to be involved with these so called international media
- Conrad Black hints at return to media ownership (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
Reducing military presence in the north is a tricky challenge for the Government. The danger of LTTE sympathisers destabilising the region needs to be counterbalanced by a growing international and political focus on the issue. In such an atmosphere, striking a delicate balance is difficult and often open to criticism and fraction from all sides. ...
- UK calls for reduced military in Wanni (Category: Breaking News)
- Army presence justified (Category: Breaking News)
- Marxist student organization of Sri Lanka asks government to remove military from the North (Category: Breaking News)
- I stress to hold election in the Northern Province: Robert O Blake (Category: Breaking News)
Expolanka Freight Ltd was recently awarded a CarbonNeutral Certification by the Carbon Consulting Company thus making it Sri Lanka’s first-ever CarbonNeutral Freight & Logistics Company, and, one of the first in Asia. Expolanka Freight CEO Jagath Pathirane said, “We’re very proud to be a certified Carbon Neutral® Company and Sri Lanka’s first at that. We ...
- Expolanka Freight expands network to Hong Kong and USA (Category: Business)
- Expolanka Freight rebrands global identity as EFL (Category: Business)
- Asia’s first carbon neutral IT company launches in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Hayleys Business Solutions becomes Sri Lanka’s first CarbonNeutral BPO (Category: Business)
Minister Wimal Weerawansa has told Sarath Fonseka who had received a Presidential pardon to refrain from making betrayals needed by alien forces against the country. Addressing a media conference held at the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna Office today the Minister referred to a statement made to the BBC
- Mervin Silva challenge the government that he will take care of Sarath Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Wimal Weerawansa request to release Sarath Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rauff ready to convey pardon plea (Category: Breaking News)
- SF misled by US-Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
The Ex-Army Chief Sarath Fonseka, who was released from jail on Monday rejected allegations made by certain quarters that thousands of civilians had been killed in the closing phase of the army’s offensive, a media report said. Fonseka in an interview given to BBC has said, “The large figures
- Court seeks AG’s stand on Sarath Fonseka’s appeal (Category: Breaking News)
- Fonseka acquitted in High Corp case (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarath Fonseka again betrays the motherland (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP and JVP accused of exploiting Sarath Fonseka to achieve political gains (Category: Breaking News)
Gurcharan Das, the author of the international bestseller, ‘India Unbound’ is scheduled address the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012 to be held from 10 to 12 July, at the Cinnamon Grand. Das will address the inauguration ceremony of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit on the evening of 10 July. His address is titled ‘Are there ...
- WB South Asia Chief Economist to address Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- The Rule of Law to the fore again: But who are its sworn enemies? (Category: Business)
- Positioning Sri Lanka in the global economy (Category: Business)
- Globalisation: The challenges (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international investigation into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has told the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international investigation into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has told the BBC, a day after his release from jail. He said some Sri Lankan leaders were hiding their faces over the conduct of the war, as if they were guilty. .
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international investigation into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has told the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international probe into alleged war crimes, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
“No intrepid journalists smuggled their way into rebel territory as they did in Syria, even though an erratic bus service ran across the frontline until mid January 2009″ - Frances Harrison “Every journalist has heard of Srebrenica. But how many have heard of Mullivaikkal where just as many perished?” - Frances Harrison Today marks three years since the end ...
- US prepares for bitter showdown with Sri Lanka over war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- New film tells story of Sri Lankan journalists forced into exile (Category: Breaking News)
- Senior UN official warns against harassing Sri Lankan human rights defenders (Category: Breaking News)
- What does the US know about alleged Sri Lankan war crimes? (Category: Breaking News)
Documentary Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, along with Jamal Osman’s reporting from Somalia, won the awards for the channel Channel 4 documentary Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, which at the time was described by presenter Jon Snow as “one of the most important” stories he had ever reported, collected two prizes at the One World Media Awards last ...
- Channel 4 wins award for Lankan documentary at AI Media Awards (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4 documentary on Sri Lanka wins Amnesty Award (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 Wins Award For “SL's Killing Field” (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4's Sri Lanka documentary draws 700,000 viewers (Category: Breaking News)
Receipt of aid, both in the form of grant aid and concessional aid, like in the good old days, would give an impetus to development. When there are roads, power plants and power connections, water supply and sewerage facilities and such like built, that would also give a fillip to investments and therewith job creation ...
- Rupee Makes Pyrrhic Gains On Negative Trade Data (Category: Breaking News)
- World stocks, euro rise on hopes Greece ditches referendum (Category: Business)
- EU sovereign debt crisis: Hurling towards the abyss of recession (Category: Business)
- The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? (Category: Breaking News)
By Cheranka Mendis With Sri Lanka dropping five places in the World Press Freedom Index from 158 in 2010 to 163 in 2011, the country’s press freedom today lies suppressed with the parliament not passing legislation for a Right to Information Act, not granting justice for the disappearances, assault and murders of journalists as well ...
- SLPI holds panel discussion to mark Press Freedom Day (Category: Breaking News)
- LLRC Report recommended access to Information Law (Category: Business)
- SLPI panel discussion on World Press Freedom Day today (Category: Business)
- Threats make journalists practise self-censorship: Himal Magazine Editor (Category: Breaking News)
BBC: The Iranian government has expressed confidence in the Prime Minister to resolve the controversy on the attempts to remove a mosque from a site in Dambulla. Several International and Muslim organisations had asked the Government to take action to resolve the issue. In a letter addressed
- Government is aware of the necessities of North East Muslims. (Category: Breaking News)
- HIgher studies in English Medium (Category: Breaking News)
- Meet Miss money Penny (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Needed: Talks not war of words (Category: Breaking News)
The bulk of the independent media was prevented from covering the arrival of the six Sri Lankan fishermen who arrived at the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) earlier today, 10 days after they were rescued by Spanish marines from the captivity of Somali pirates. The free media was informed by a fisheries ministry official at the BIA that there were orders to prevent them from the coverage...
- Conrad Black hints at return to media ownership (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
Relatives and friends of Sri Lankan Tamils who risked their lives in search of a better future abroad after the end of the war in May 2009 are desperately seeking information as to their fates. Thousands of Tamils migrated from the country to escape the violence of the 30-year civil war, which ended with Sri ...
- Six fold rise in Lankans seeking asylum in Australia (Category: Business)
- Waves of Sri Lankan asylum seekers arriving (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop the surge (Category: Business)
- 21 Lankans remanded to judicial custody (Category: Breaking News)
Emmanuel Ray, winner of Fashions Finest’s Fashion Icon of the Year award (2011), has been asked to officially open Gibraltar Fashion Week commencing 19 April 2012. Emmanuel will meet with fashion designers, press and a selection of important members of the Gibraltarian government. Reene Weston, designer and organiser had the following to say about why she chose ...
- Fashion icon last year! (Category: Business)
- ‘The Fashion Circle.com’ launched in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Darshi to showcase at Russia Fashion Week (Category: Business)
A gallery of images depicting the story of how the Nature Trails team headed by Chitral Jayathilake and Head Naturalist Nilantha Kodithuwakku, launched whale watching in the Eastern coast; was displayed at Chaaya Blu Trincomalee recently. Once approval was obtained by relevant authorities, the Nature Trails team headed out from Chaaya Blu Trincomalee in their ...
- Whale watchers’ paradise (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan adventures to lure tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Boat trip a whale of time (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sea sick (Category: Technology)
million. But Sports Minister Mahindananada Aluthgamage told BBC Sinhala ...
- Disaster Warning (Category: Business)
- Fresh Season (Category: Business)
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Prime Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Let’s accept it, Sri Lanka made a statement to the world that we are open for business with Expo 2012, even though it had its limitations like the faulty air conditioner at the launch that grabbed media attention. Whilst some can say that the shine was taken off the event due to the very uncomfortable ...
- Building ‘Brand Sri Lanka’: Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Has the bubble burst? (Category: Business)
- Logistics hub on show to the world in March (Category: Business)
- London: World’s first social media Olympics (Category: Business)
By Firdous Syed DNA India: There seems to be no moral justification behind the United States-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council. The massacre of ‘40,000 civilians’ and continued persecution of Tamils is a fit case for international censure; even an international intervention could be justified. That the US, motivated, or ...
- US wants action plan from Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Indian stand on Geneva resolution has adverse reactions:Gotabaya (Category: Breaking News)
- India instrumental in toning down resolution against Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka concerned about campaign ahead of UNHCR (Category: Breaking News)
A group of world leaders formed by Nelson Mandela has urged Sri Lanka to try and avoid another showdown in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by adhering to the recent resolution adopted by the body. Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson told BBC Sandeshaya that The Elders
- Mary Robinson calls on the UN to push for investigations into war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Our duty to Sri Lanka, and human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka objects to comments made by former Irish President Mary Robinson (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka objects to comments made by former Irish President Mary Robinson (Category: Breaking News)
The sports minister in Sri Lanka says that exclusive broadcasting rights of 2012 Olympics obtained by state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) will not be sold to private channel as reported by media. The Sunday Leader newspaper said the Carlton Sports Network (CSN), reportedly owned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s family, has sought the broadcasting ...
- Channel owned by the president Rajapaksa has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 201... (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
Below are excerpts of a 38 page paper by Brian Senewiratne (MA. MD. FRCP.FRACP) of Brisbane, Australia titled UN Human Rights Council Meeting – Another Farce. Excerpts: “This is not a document for easy reading, nor is it meant to be. It is a reasonably comprehensive record of the abysmal record of the UN and the UN ...
- Solhiem Meets Diaspora Ahead Of UNHRC Vote (Category: Breaking News)
- UN under pressure over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: The UN Secretary-General Must Enforce the UN's Own Recommendations for Accountabi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Should India vote for war crime motion on Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
Former UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes has said that the United Nations did not succeed in rescuing the innocent Tamil civilians used by the LTTE as human shields. Mr. Holmes emphasized that the United Nations had no authority under whatever circumstances to forcibly interfere in the internal affairs of a sovereign ...
- Sleuths uncover hidden trove of Isaac Newton's world-changing Principia - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Sleuths uncover hidden trove of Isaac Newton's world-changing Principia - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Sleuths uncover hidden trove of Isaac Newton's world-changing Principia - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Sleuths uncover hidden trove of Isaac Newton's world-changing Principia - CNET (Category: Technology)
In May, 2003, I travelled around Iraq reporting on its oil industry. Before reaching Baghdad, I got in touch with Marie Colvin, who was there covering the war and its aftermath for the Sunday Times, where I worked from 1986 to 1993. She wrote back to say that she was staying at a hunt club in ...
- Marie Colvin killed in Syria (Category: Breaking News)
- War reporter Marie Colvin laid to rest in New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Marie Colvin remembered by Jaffna journalist (Category: Breaking News)
- Family remembers Marie Colvin (Category: Breaking News)
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