Breach of fundamental human rights of each and every citizen By Raisa Wickrematunge This week, The Sunday Leader spoke to former President of the Bar Association and UNP MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe about the recently released draft Code of Ethics for Media, and what implications such a Code would have from a legal perspective. Following are [...]
Media must unite and regardless of obstacles, must stand up to it By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema JVP parliamentary group leader and politburo member Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government’s attempt to introduce a Code of Media Ethics is aimed at suppressing the media from reporting on the crises faced by the state and the growing [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Pictures by Easwaran Rutnam Looking to stay in Negombo? Well, look no further; this week The Sunday Leader was able to tour some of the Jetwing properties in the area. We’ll give you a list of hotels which will have everything you’re looking for. Whether you’re strapped for cash or looking for [...]
The United States on Thursday accused Syria of using chemical weapons against the rebels, and announced it would offer “military support” to the forces battling President Bashar al-Assad. The declaration — alleging that up to 150 people have been killed in chemical weapons attacks — means that Syria has crossed what President Barack Obama has [...]
No point in Northern elections if powers with provinces are curtailed TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran says the government is compelled to hold the Northern Provincial Council elections, but that it would be useless to hold the elections after amending the 13th Amendment and reducing powers vested with the provinces. He observed that there won’t be [...]
The agreement to devolve power was for the entire country and not only the North UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake says that while implementing the 13th Amendment is legal, the government’s attempt to remove land and police powers from the Provincial Council system would create a problem. He noted that the agreement to devolve power [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge The Maduru Oya National Park was established as part of the Mahaweli Development Project as far back as 1983. It also serves as a catchment area to the Maduru Oya reservoir. The Maduru Oya National Park is much greener at this time of the year than the more arid Yala National Park [...]
North Korea reopened a Red Cross hotline with South Korea on Friday and invited officials from Seoul to talks over the weekend, a further sign the North wants to improve ties after a barrage of threats to wage war this year. On Thursday, North Korea proposed talks to normalise commercial projects, including a joint industrial [...]
People in need of a new Constitution that recognizes democratic values and norms By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema UNP Parliamentarian and President’s Counsel Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who is also Chairman of the Research and Policy Unit of UNP, says in reference to the presentation of draft Constitution by the UNP that it is the first time a [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Several places on the East Coast are still untouched and unknown to tourists. A few people visit such a place off the beaten path – the NDK reservoir, not far off from the Maduru Oya National Park – an untouched place with some interesting sights along the way. Click Here To [...]
