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Manusha supports Govt.
UNP Galle District MP Manusha Nanayakkara has stated that he will support the upcoming Constitutional Amendment of the Government. Manusha addressing a press conference said that while the opposition suffers defeat after defeat, a service could to rendered to the country by joining the President. MORE...
Indian Army chief here on Sunday
Seeking to give a fillip to bilateral military ties, army chief General V.K. Singh is set to undertake a five-day visit to Sri Lanka from Sunday to discuss defence cooperation. MORE...
September 8 declared a Black Day – Lakthilaka
Shiral Lakthilaka Convenor of the The movement against the 18th amendment today stated that they have declared September 8 a Black Day. He added that a massive protest will be organized at the Borella Ayurveda Junction on the same day. MORE...
VIDEO: Constitutional amendments bill is illegal - Mangala
The new constitutional amendments bill is illegal, says UNP Parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera. He said that attempting to pass a bill that removes the term limit of the executive presidency while a petition regarding the president’s second term election is still pending a verdict is illegal as well as unethical. MORE..
AG clears Defence writer of charges
The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that he had decided to clear Bottom Line and Nation newspaper Defence correspondent Ruwan Weerakoon of the charge that he was working to topple the government. MORE..
VIDEO: UNP should support constitutional amendment – Lakshman
UNP Badulla Disctrict MP Lakshman Senevirathne today said that ideally the UNP should vote in favour of the constitutional amendment proposed by the Government. Senevirathne however added that his vote will be decided on September 8.
VIDEO: Earl to support Govt.
UNP Polonnaruwa District Earl Gunasekara today said that he will support the government’s constitutional amendment and will vote with the government when the proposals are presented in Parliament on September 8.
26 people smugglers remanded
A group of 26 people accused of running a large scale people smuggling racket have been arrested and remanded by the Criminal Investigations Department. The suspects are reported to have illegally transported several individuals including LTTE terrorists to Australia in ships. MORE..
Amendments Bill: No opposition within Govt, says Dinesh, several UPFA members will abstain, says John
The proposed amendments to the existing elections system will be brought before Parliament after the Constitutional Amendments Bill which will be taken up on Wednesday (Sept. 08), Chief Government Whip Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told Adaderana. READ MORE....
Three Pakistan players suspended by ICC and charged under anti-corruption code
The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of an alleged betting scam that has thrown world cricket into crisis were last night charged under the anti-corruption code of the game’s governing body and provisionally suspended. MORE...
Lankan army to return lands of Tamils of Indian origin - Rao
Sri Lanka has assured New Delhi that its army will return the land of the displaced Tamils of Indian origin in the country’s northern Vavuniya district, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said today. MORE...
Const. amendment bill debate and vote on same day – Govt.
The Government will take the constitutional amendment bill for debate on September 8 and vote will be taken on the same day, Government Chief Whip Dinesh Gunawardena said today.
Explosive materials bound for Sri Lanka seized from India
Two persons were arrested today for allegedly attempting to smuggle explosive materials, including gelatin sticks, to Sri Lanka by the sea route from nearby Thondi, Tamil Nadu, India. MORE...
Why all Tamil parties can’t come together, questions Rao
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao expressed India’s sentiments towards the wellbeing of minorities in Sri Lanka but questioned why all Tamil parties couldn’t come together, Nalliah Kumaraguruparan General Secretary DPF said today. Kumaraguruparan released the statement following Rao’s meeting with the Tamil Parties Forum. MORE...
People smuggler tells Aussie court of bribes
A self-confessed people smuggler who helped asylum seekers get on boats to Australia has told a court of bribes paid in Indonesia. Sri Lankan-born Tamil Pathmendra Pulendren, 36, from Pendle Hill in Sydney’s west, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge of facilitating the arrival of unlawful people to Australia. MORE...
sports
Roger Federer off to perfect start
Roger Federer says he is off to the perfect start at the US Open after cruising into the third round with a 6-3 6-4 6-3 victory over German Andreas Beck. More...
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144 years of public service…
Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Gamini Nawarathna inspects the guard of honour accorded him at the Katukurunda Police training School. Today is the 144th anniversary of Sri Lanka Police following it’s commencement on September 3, 1866. Parades and several other events were held at the Police training School premises to mark the founding of the Police in Sri Lanka. (Pic by Pramod Hinsara)
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VIDEO: We should support…
Earl Gunasekara today stated that the UNP should vote in favour of the constitutional amendment proposed by the Government. They both added that these amendments have no ill effects on the country. They were of the opinion that the UNP had made bad decisions in the past when it came to crucial junctures and now is the time to correct. Pic by Eranga Perera
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Tell Hakeem
This week we are featuring Member of Parliament Rauff Hakeem. Please post your views and suggestions on what you think of him supporting the government, how his decision will serve his community etc; We will take it to Rauff Hakeem.
business
Bates duo represents Lanka at Young Spikes Media Contest
Representing the Sri Lankan ad industry in the 2010 Young Spikes Media Contest to be held in Singapore between 19-21 September are a duo from Bates 141 Strategic Alliance’s media and digital specialization units Mediaedge and 141D, R. Gopi Krishna and Udara Hettiarchchi. MORE..
Virtusa Named to Global Services 100 List for Third Consecutive Year
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company announced that it has been named to the 2010 Global Services 100 List (GS100) by Global Services in association with NeoAdvisory. The GS100 has featured Virtusa for the third consecutive year, in its 2010 list. MORE..
SriLankan reduces loss and prepares for the future
SriLankan Airlines significantly reduced its loss in the last financial year and will shortly launch wide-ranging expansion projects to transform the National Carrier and drive growth in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. MORE..
Cisco and SLIIT organize the Third National Cisco Skills Competition in Sri Lanka
New Delhi, India: Cisco®, the worldwide leader in networking and Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) today organized the Third National Cisco Skills Competition in Sri Lanka.....
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Entertainment
Miss England secretly weds in Sri Lanka
It is no longer Miss but Mrs England - Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, who currently wears the coveted crown, has married. The soldier, dubbed “Combat Barbie”, tied the knot in a secret ceremony held in Sri Lanka, in June. MORE..
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opinion
A Blocked Generational Transition
(Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka) Was Opposition firebrand, lawyer, karateka and pop vocalist Dayasiri Jayasekara right when he warned several weeks back that the UNP stood in danger of electoral extinction, like the Old Left in general and the LSSP in particular? The answer probably ...
AT LAST, A RUDIMENTARY ROADMAP?
(Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka) The Lessons Learnt process is turning into quite an exercise in public pedagogy and performance, though it could be better. I rather liked Prof Rajiva Wijesinha’s ‘all round the wicket’ batting -- interspersed with episodes of whistle blowing (if one may mix one’s sporting metaphors) -- but then again I would, wouldn’t I? ...
On the ‘Dana’ clause of the Dasa Raja Dharma
(By Malinda Seneviratne):: Earlier this year (February 9, 2010 to be precise), I made an observation in an article to the Daily News. I maintained that the ‘Dasa Raja Dharma’ is a handbook on good governance that the elected as well as the electors can use, that it is moreover an insurance policy as well as a litmus test.... ...
