A man set himself a blaze opposite the head office of the UNP, Sirikotha, this evening. The man reportedly in his late 50s is currently being treated at the Kalubowila Hospital for severe burn injuries. According to the information department the victim, one Rienzie Algama, was reportedly demanding that the proposals submitted by the UNP [...]
The Private Bus Owners Association (PBOA) today (26) evening decided to postpone a strike planned to at midnight. PBOA President Gemunu Wijeratne said the Association decided to postpone the strike after they held discussions with Western Province Transport Minister Upali Kodikara. Wijeratne said the Minister had agreed at the meeting to reduce charges of route [...]
The lighthouse As Colombo gets further from war, one can explore further into Colombo. There is, for example, an undiscovered lighthouse at the end of Galle Face Green, in view of the port, a hovering stupa and a bunch of alien spindles. Undiscovered by me at least, and probably you. At the end of Galle [...]
VAHARAI, Sri Lanka, Jul 25, 2010 (IPS) – It was a typically hot, humid day in this eastern coastal village. The sun burned down from a cloudless sky, roasting the skin as an angry sea breeze swatted the faces of the few foolish enough to venture out onto the deserted main road that runs through [...]
UPDATE: This strike has been called off following talks with the Transport Minister The Private Bus Operators Association (PBOA) has decided to keep their buses off the road from midnight today (26). The move is to protest against the Western Province Transport Authority’s decision to increase the charges of route licenses and other charges. PBOA [...]
Police have arrested six university students while they were putting up posters calling for the arrest of police officials involved in the death of Ruhunu university student Susantha Aruna Bandara. Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Convener Udul Premaratne said these students were arrested last night in Nugegoda while they were putting up these posters and [...]
The JVP today rejected claims made by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that the death of a student from the Ruhuna University last Thursday (22) night due to severe head injuries received last month was due to the actions of a student union member of the JVP. JVP politburo member and DNA parliamentarian Anura [...]
A popular South Indian Tamil actor has lodged a complaint with the Indian police about the alleged threats received by him warning against his intended visit to Sri Lanka. The India media today reported that South Indian Tamil actor Karunas has lodged a complaint stating that he had received threats from cadres claiming to be [...]
By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka The Tiger Vanquished: LTTE’s Story By M.R. Narayan Swamy There are books that are a ‘must read‘, and others that are a ‘cracking good read’. MR Narayan Swamy’s latest book on Sri Lanka, The Tiger Vanquished: LTTE’s Story (Sage Publications, 2010), is both. It is an objective, balanced, reliable and fairly [...]
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 [...]
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