The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is to write to leader of the Opposition and main opposition UNP, Ranil Wickremesinghe to invite him to testify before it. The LLRC expects to hear from Wickremesinghe, the reasons for signing the ceasefire agreement (CFA) in February 2002 between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE. Wickremesinghe [...]
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne stated that the country would be able to triumph over any future disaster with ease if every one stood together. Jayaratne made this comment while addressing the National Safety Day was held at the Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna yesterday (26) to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami. The [...]
A UNP member of the North Western Provincial Council has surrendered to the Chilaw Police yesterday (26) after allegedly shooting and injuring several persons last night. UNP North Western Provincial Councilor Shantha Abeygunasekera has surrendered to the police he had allegedly shot and injured two individuals in Chilaw last night after forcibly entering a house [...]
Sri Lankan Cricket has named the 30 World Cup players and there is no quarrel with that. They are the best amongst those available for ODIs. Obviously the presence of Sanath and Vaassy would be a talking point. I see no problems with them being in the 30, but if they are to make it [...]
It has been just two weeks since the final budget vote was taken and already the entire exercise is a distant memory in the collective Sri Lankan psyche. Such is the importance we accord to issues that affect us directly, the stomach to be precise, so less said the better of things that do not [...]
By Dinouk Colombage Illegal settlements in Gaza blocked’, ‘Israel denies plans to expand eastwards’. Headlines such as these have dominated recent world bulletins; in recent months, world attitudes towards the Jewish state have taken on a more hostile approach. As tension in the region intensifies the focus has now turned to the question of who [...]
Excess Liquidity, Small Forex Market Excess liquidity coupled with low volumes of foreign exchange traded have been continuing to bug markets here, which a source attributed as being are reflection of the low levels of economic activity taking place in the country. Despite a spike last Friday, the foreign exchange (forex) market has been averaging [...]
Indo-China Dispute A dispute between India and China on trade tariffs is precluding Sri Lanka from enjoying exporting its products to those countries on a near zero duty basis, an official said. Gomi Senadhira, Director General Commerce, speaking at a recent seminar had said that under the now stalled 4th round of the Asia Pacific [...]
The End Of War In Sri Lanka: Reflections And Challenges. Pp. 162, Publication data and price not mentioned. By Sasanka Perera I readily accepted to review Groundviews’ recent publication, The End Of War In Sri Lanka: Reflections And Challenges, as I thought it would complement some of the ideas that were reverberating in my mind [...]
An Indian company which invested US$ 15 million in buying the franchise, plant and machinery of Pepsi in Sri Lanka from the Maharaja Group of companies, plans to infuse a further US$ 25 million in the next three years to expand its operations here. Varun Jaipuria of R.J. Corp, Gurgaon, India which acquired Pepsi’s rights [...]
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