An economist said that the benefits of the war end should be translated into the Government of Sri Lanka’s (G.o.S.L.’s) fiscal numbers, with a complementary reduction in defence expenditure assisting in fiscal consolidation, coupled with a decrease in G.o.S.L.’s large Cabinet, a charge he attributed to having had been made by the media. Koshy Mathai, [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara The main opposition UNP has admitted that hundreds of millions of rupees worth of donations received by the party have never been recorded or audited. Speaking to the Sunday Leader UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake revealed that the money the party receives during election campaigns is not audited, and admitted that the [...]
A communiqué issued by the Elections Secretariat says 45,969 IDPs are eligible to vote. Out of these, 15,887 IDP voters are from the Wanni electoral district. The Elections Secretariat said that about 50,000 IDPs applied to vote at the polling stations where they live. However, 4,031 applications were rejected. The Elections Department has advised eligible [...]
Tick Tock… Diplomat Takes Clock By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The Sunday Leader has learned that the inquiry initiated by the Foreign Ministry into the actions of a political appointee to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Japan, who returned to the island with the personal possessions of his Japanese landlord, is already at a standstill. The [...]
By Ranee Mohamed – Photos by Tusitha Kumara Close to a tea leaf factory near the Enderamulla Railway Station, an outskirt of Wattala, is a small clearing in the forest in which there are a few colourful houses. But the lives of the people living here are not as colourful as their homes. Miserable is [...]
by Ryan (islandcricket.lk/blogs/ryan) Kings XI Punjab have nine more games left at the DLF-Indian Premier League 2010 to go from the bottom of the points table into semi-final contention. They must win six games to even stand a chance, and with each loss the chances of making that semi-final appears distant for Sangakkara’s men. At [...]
The present T20 IPL tournament being held in India has taken off in high intensity in as far as spectator interest is concerned. With the usual hype outside the short boundary line the television viewers are taken into a carnival atmosphere. The sponsors and those associated with the tournament should be happy at the commercial opportunities [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge An estimated 100 Special Task Force personnel were deprived of their postal votes in Vavuniya, according to the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV). National Coordinator for CMEV, Tissanayake said the STF personnel had applied to vote but had not received their ballot papers. This was attributed to late applications, according to [...]
The traditional Easter Cantata of St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4, titled Hosanna In Altimuss will be held on Easter Sunday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the College Chapel. The youthful voices of the Peterites will be raised in praise and worship, rendering a range of religious songs including Testify To Love, Regina Caeli and [...]
Citizens Net – Speak Your Mind Citizens Net is a web portal accessible by all and dedicated to all citizens. Apart from being an online tracking system and a centralized database of human rights violations from across the island, it is also a space for citizens. CHA handles complaints and issues, identifying the type of [...]
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