By Faraz Shauketaly 200 Protestors at Heathrow miss the Presidential entourage President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at London Heathrow Airport approximately two hours later than scheduled and dissappointed a number of LTTE-supporters who had gathered to protest. The waiting protestors – numbering about 200 people – laid in wait for the Sri Lankan presidential entourage in [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly It pours they say, when it rains. Well it certainly looks that way with the latest set of leaked documents coming from the bane of the American government, Wikileaks. Over 257,000 ‘cables’ have been released – well leaked – and amongst them are 3,325 cables from the US Embassy Colombo, well, about [...]
The second reading of the 2011 Budget was passed in parliament with 150 votes for and 46 against. The UNP and DNA voted against the Budget. The TNA however, abstained from voting.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari today (29) visited the Sri Lankan parliament and was greeted by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa. Meanwhile, during parliamentary sessions today, Speaker Rajapaksa has said that speeches made by in parliament by legislators should not be probed for their accuracy by external sources. The Speaker made this comment in relation to the [...]
Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says that following the end of the three decade long war, Sri Lanka had a lot to catch up on in relation to development. Rambukwella told a public function in the Kandy District that one cannot be satisfied the country’s current position when looking back after achieving peace. He [...]
Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena says that teachers resorting to trade union action to win demands was not going to help produce successful students. He also said that given the large population of female teachers in the county, each teacher has to be given maternity leave close to one year when they have children. He explained [...]
The Colombo High Court today (29) released a deputy minister of the government and two other suspects from all charges over an alleged misappropriation of Samurdhi Funds. Colombo High Court Judge Kumudini Wickramasinghe released Deputy Environment Minister Abdul Cader and two others of charges of misappropriating Samurdhi Funds. Cader defected to the government from the [...]
The Colombo High Court has today (29) said that it would decide on December 1 whether the video footage on former Army Commander and DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka’s speech handed in by a private television station could be considered as evidence. The court has said that it would decide on the video footage handed in [...]
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauf Hakeem officially took his position as Minister of Justice today (29). Hakeem succeeded Athauda Seneviratne, who is now a Senior Minister for Rural Affairs. Photos show Hakeem being felicitated before taking up his post.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi made a visit to the Maharagama dharmayathanaya (a Buddhist organisation) this afternoon. Qureshi is part of a delegation from Pakistan on an official visit to Sri Lanka. Photos show Qureshi at the dharmayathanaya earlier today.
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