Text and Pictures by Dinouk Colombage Tens of thousands of Chinese have been in and out of Sri Lanka in the past year, 2011. Highly placed sources at the Ministry of Tourism speaking on conditions of anonymity to The Sunday Leader said that as many as 60,000 Chinese nationals had arrived last year for purposes [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Photos by Gazala Anver Manning Market was deserted on Tuesday (13). There were a few people plying their wares, but the air was filled with a kind of quiet tension. A few people squabbled loudly in a corner, UNP MP Jayalath Jayawardena showed up and there were shouts of “Jayawewa!” And [...]
By Dinouk Colombage Sri Lanka’s ambitious plans to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games have been dealt a severe blow with the Hambantota bid being classed as a medium to high risk. Despite this worrying sign, Hemasiri Fernando told media last week that the bid had received a good response from many countries. Hambantota’s only rival, [...]
By Maryam Azwer For the month of August alone, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has recorded 18 reports of statutory rape through their 24 hour child abuse complaints hotline, No. 1929. That is just the number of children and families who are brave enough to make the call. According to Chairperson, NCPA, Anoma Dissanayake, [...]
By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole As I enjoy a well-deserved rest in London, having fled there because of harassment and threat of arrest, TamilNet has issued a description of my travails with inaccuracies and the claim that I have fallen out with the President. This is not surprising that when I was a candidate for [...]
By Raja de Silva The exhibits of the Potgul statue at the National Museum Colombo, and the Archaeological Museum Polonnaruva, have not (according to good authority) been labeled identifying it as a sage or a sovereign. This is not satisfactory, for museums are educational institutions whose heads are expected to be scholars who can decide [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The latest illegal construction to take place in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve has been initiated by UPFA parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, according to propaganda posters put up in the Ratnapura District on a road construction project. AbeywickremaThe poster displayed in many parts of Ratnapura states that a 5 km road from Imbulkanda [...]
The real situation in the North is far from what is seen by the side of the A9 highway, political representatives in the North said. JVP activist in the North, Lalith Kumar Weeraraju says that children in the North are still being educated under trees. He observed that the government has failed to address the [...]
by Janith Aranze The academics who submitted their resignation letters over 3 months ago, decided to call off their trade union action last week and are still waiting for new letters of appointment from the Vice-Chancellors. Spokesman for the FUTA, Dr. Mahim Mendis, has said that if the academics withdraw their resignation letters it will [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Although this arrangement came to a halt a few months ago due to pressure from environmentalists in the country, speculation is now rife as to whether these plans would be finally implemented since efforts are being made to amend the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance. “What is the reason to amend the [...]
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