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Pradeshiya Sabhas: Satisfying Local Needs?

Following last week’s local government elections, three new Pradeshiya Sabha’s will be installed to govern in the Kilinochchi district, after the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won comfortably in the area. By Janith Aranze Today we look at how much power or influence a Pradeshiya Sabha  has in influencing the central  government. The local government composition of [...]

Can Karu J Bring Back Life To The Dying UNP?

The results of last week’s elections to local government councils would have contributed to delirium in government ranks from the highest levels to raucous street sloganeers but ironically it also brought joy to some UNPers as well—those who want their immovable leader Ranil Wickremasinghe removed. Certainly winning all 45 councils contested in an environment not [...]

Wage Struggle To Commence This Week

CoL Increased By Over Rs. 16,000 For A Family Since 2006 Workers To Agitate For A Wage Hike By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The Union notes that the Central Bank statistics have recorded that the CoL of a family of four was Rs. 25,344 in 2006 after President Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed office in January 2006 and [...]

US Aid Ban Not Confirmed

By Janith Aranze The US Congressional Committee vote to ban aid to Sri Lanka is by no means certain to come into effect, a spokesman for the US Embassy in Colombo told The Sunday Leader. US Embassy media spokesman Chris Elms said the vote is just the first step in a lengthy process. “It is [...]

As Test Cricket Reaches 2000 Is The Game Over Analyzed

By Dinouk Colombage Last week England and India figured in the historic 2000th test match at the home of Cricket, Lords. In front of a packed ground the number one and number three test teams did battle both vying for the top spot. On the surface the stories were whether Sachin Tendulkar could get a [...]

BBC Journalist Killed In Afghanistan Bomb Blast

A reporter for the BBC’s world service and Pajhwok Afghan News agency was killed in a Taliban fuelled bomb blast on Thursday (28). Ahmed Omed Khpalwak worked for the BBC Pashto service since 2005 and reported for Pajhwok Afghan News agency since 2009. Peter Horrocks, director of BBC Global News, was quoted as saying ‘Only [...]

Mahaweli Authority Blunders

By Gazala Anver   The Chairman of the Central Environment Authority (CEA), Charitha Herath, said that the CEA needs to address many issues, including the wrongs committed by the Mahaweli Authority (MA) with regard to the unlicensed Warathenna Hydro Power Project. Legal action will be taken against the project proponents, Asia Hydro Power Generation Private [...]

World Roundup

Norway Attacks Shake Europe Norway’s sole terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik, has been described as ‘insane’ by his own defence counsel. Geir Lippestad, Breivik’s lawyer, has also expressed his confusion at Breivik’s request that he represent him. Lippestad is a member of the Labour party, whose youth wing Breivik targeted. He went further by saying that [...]

This Election Was The Last Straw!

“Ranil does not have what is takes” – Rosy By Dinouk Colombage Angry, frustrated and thoroughly fed-up following another drubbing at the recently concluded local government elections, UNP MP Rosy Senanayake was vociferous in her condemnation of the party leadership when she met with The Sunday Leader at her home in Koswatte – Rajagiriya. Ms. [...]