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Cabinet approves Fonseka release
(Srilankamirror) – President Mahinda Rajapaksa has obtained approval of the cabinet of ministers to release jailed former Army chief Sarath Fonseka. This was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bandula Jayasekara today (May 17). The ex-Army chief’s wife Anoma Fonseka had a discussion with president Rajapaksa regarding her husband’s freedom at the home of MP Tiran Alles [...]
‘Education minister does not have any plans’
(Srilankamirror) – The circular preventing student transfers among national schools is a clear case in point of the education minister’s lack of having any plans for the education field, charges the Ceylon Teachers Union. CTU secretary Joseph Stalin said that the suspension of the circular would not suffice, and that it should be withdrawn entirely. [...]
SMS service for efficient electricity supply
(Srilankamirror) – Lanka Electricity Co. Ltd. today (May 17) introduced a short message service for customers to receive an efficient electricity supply. Consumers will be able to inform and obtain information regarding all their electricity-related matters. The launch of the service took place at Holiday Resort in Kukuleganga under the patronage of minister Patali Champika [...]
Bail application by Fonseka
(Srilankamirror) – Imprisoned former Army chief Sarath Fonseka today (May 17) sought bail in connection with the case in which he stands accused of harbouring Army deserters. High court judge Sunil Rajapakse put off considering the bail application until tomorrow. The judge also ordered the prisons chief to produce the suspect before the court. Mr. [...]
Hakeem meets Vietnamese Justice Minister
(Srilankamirror) – Justice Minister and SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem met his Vietnamese counterpart Ha Hung Culong in Colombo yesterday (16). The ministers held bilateral talks at the Cinnamon Lake side hotel. Justice Ministry Secretary Kamalini De Silva also participated. Also, Malaysian High Commissioner Azmi Zainuddin met Justice Minister and SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem and held [...]
Heroin demand in Sri Lanka doubled – Indian agencies
(Srilankamirror) – Enforcement agencies have sounded an alert on drug cartels using Kochi as a transit point for smuggling heroin to Sri Lanka, where the demand for the contraband has doubled in the past one year. Agencies have been asked to track carriers from West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar arriving in the city to [...]
IFJ disappointed by court decision on website restrictions
(Srilankamirror) – The International Federation of Journalists says it joins its partner organisations in Sri Lanka in expressing disappointment at yesterday’s decision by a three-member bench of Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court, to decline leave to proceed in a case filed under the country’s fundamental rights provisions against the blocking of certain websites. The petition was [...]
Sri Lanka to offer dual citizenships
(Srilankamirror) – The government is to amend the Immigration and Emigration Act in order to offer dual citizenships. Cabinet spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana told the media the government is to establish a new scheme called ‘overseas Sri Lankans’ to formalize the grant of dual citizenship to Lankans who have terminated citizenship.
Write off Ampara paddy farmers’ debt – Daya Gamage
(Srilankamirror) – UNP national organizer and eastern provincial council opposition leader Daya Gamage has asked the government to write off the debt of Ampara district’s paddy farmers, who have not been able to sell their produce for a fair price. His request came at the district development committee meeting held at Ampara Kachcheri on May [...]
Temporary suspension of student transfer circular
(Srilankamirror) – The cabinet that met yesterday (May 16) decided not to implement for the time being a circular that prevents student transfers from national school to another. The ministers approved its implementation from next year, reports said. There have been protests against this circular by students, parents, teachers and educational activists.
Court orders local Olympic broadcasting rights only to SLRC
(Srilankamirror) – The Colombo commercial high court today (May 17) issued an injunction, preventing the broadcasting rights of the upcoming London Olympics being granted to any local television channel, other than Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Judge Gamini Amarasekara issued the injunction effective until May 31 after considering a petition filed by the SLRC. The respondents [...]
Seminar on LLRC recommendations
(Srilankamirror) – Platform for Freedom organized a seminar at Jayawardene Centre in Colombo yesterday (May 16) to discuss the LLRC recommendations. The event began with the national anthem being sung in both Sinhala and Tamil languages, which is in line with one of the LLRC recommendations. Political, civil society and trade union representatives took part [...]
Foul play suspected in young female doctor’s death
(Srilankamirror) – A young female doctor attached to Chilaw district hospital has died under mysterious circumstances. She has been identified as 28-year-old Nirja Pranavan. It is believed that she had injected herself with a chemical. Chilaw police are investigating.
US man dies in a fall from hotel building
(Srilankamirror) – A US man has succumbed to injuries he had suffered in a fall from the fifth storey of Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Colombo. The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old John Edwin Goldstein Ryan. It has not yet been ascertained whether he had fallen or had jumped from the hotel building. The body [...]
‘Those with power are behind treasure hunting’
(Srilankamirror) – Asgiriya Chapter Mahanayake Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera said those with power are the ones who are behind the treasure hunting taking place in the country. Also, on the pretext of hunting for treasure, attempts are being made to destroy historic religious places in the island, he told UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya [...]
‘Certain media have caught the snake by the tail’
(Srilankamirror) – MP and expert archaeologist Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera has accused certain media of having misinterpreted a remark by him about artefacts and treasure hunting. These media have practically caught the snake by the tail, and not by the throat as should be done, and are unable to make a clear understanding about an [...]
Website blocking petition dismissed
(Srilankamirror) – A three-member bench of Supreme Court judges yesterday (May 16) dismissed without costs a petition filed by the FMM against the blocking of five websites. The panel comprising CJ Shirani Bandaranayake, Nimal Gamini Amaratunga and R.K.S. Sureshchandra took up the case filed by FMM’s Sunil Jayasekara and Udaya Kalupathirana. They went to court [...]
Police probe grenade attack on magistrate’s home
(Srilankamirror) – Three police teams are investigating the hand grenade attack on Marawila magistrate Chandana Kalansuriya’s home. The bomb was hurled around 8.30 pm yesterday (May 16), but it had not exploded. According to the security guard at the magistrate’s home, two men in a motorcycle had carried out the attack.
UNP to form communication force
(Srilankamirror) – The UNP has decided to form a communication force consisting of 10,000 members island wide initially. Head of the party’s communication unit MP Mangala Samaraweera said the aim is to take the party’s message to the villages through verbal communication. Later on, this force’s strength will be increased to 100,000 members, he said.
Meeting between president, Anoma
(Srilankamirror) – A meeting took place last night (May 16) between president Mahinda Rajapaksa and Anoma Fonseka, the wife of imprisoned former Army chief Sarath Fonseka. At the meeting at the home of DNA MP Tiran Alles, the two had discussed about freeing the ex-Army commander. They had elaborated further on the matters that had [...]
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CEAT launches 03 new tyres in Sri Lanka
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