The United Nations (UN) says national accountability is absolutely crucial as the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) had now submitted its findings to the government. Asked about the LLRC report during the daily press briefing at the UN in New York on Friday, Martin Nesirky, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban ki-moon said that it [...]
One person was killed and over 15 others were injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned in Mundalama, Puttalam early last morning. The passenger bus was operating between Colombo and Jaffna, the police said. The accident took place when one bus tried to overtake another. According to the police the conductor of the [...]
By Maryam Azwer When The Sunday Leader interviewed R. Sampanthan a week ago, the TNA leader claimed that of the 50,000 houses the Government of India had donated to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka, only 50 had been fully completed. “According to our sources, when the Indian Foreign Secretary visited last month, only [...]
India-based Chairman of Lanka IOC PLC (LIOC) Makrand Nene was in Colombo on a working visit recently during which time he had discussions with Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha, Ministry Secretary Mrs. Sandya Wijebandara and High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha Among the wide ranging topics discussed by the Minister and [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly The world’s first Superbus has arrived. Fittingly it arrived in the gulf emirate of Dubai and received much acclaim and unprecedented interest. The Superbus is more like an extended limousine – at 15 metres long, a top speed of 250 Kmph and a driving range of 210 Km it is truly like [...]
St. John’s College has never heard of Niromi de Soyza By Raisa Wickrematunge Last week, ‘Tamil Tigress’ authoress Niromi de Soyza was featured in these pages. De Soyza claimed that she was one of the first female LTTE cadres in her book, which was released earlier this year. Soyza claimed at a literary event that [...]
By Imaad Majeed The government announced on February 15 that it would temporarily discontinue the dual citizenship scheme offered by the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Reasons were given stating the existing scheme was being abused by dual citizenship holders taking advantage of its specific privileges. A new criteria was to be introduced, one that would [...]
Roshan Abeysinghe No excuse can ever be good enough for Sri Lanka’s embarrassment at the hands of Pakistan in the ODI series. The 4 -1 margin was both discomforting and hurting the Lankan pride. If one were to sum up the final outcome and dwell on the possible reason for the debacle it could be [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The allegation leveled against UNP Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe that his homosexual tendencies have affected the party’s progress is a much talked of topic in political circles. The 16th charge in the list of charges level against Wickremasinghe by UNP Southern Provincial Councilor and Attorney Maithri Gunaratne states fear has been instilled [...]
Two artists, three venues, two cities, one publisher and two galleries collaborate for the first time to launch two extraordinary new art projects: The Incomplete Thombu by T. Shanaathanan and The Speech Writer by Bani Abidi For the first time in Sri Lanka, one of Colombo’s most established galleries will jointly host a unique art [...]
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