HOT NEWS
 
 

Members of the Ceylon Electricity Board Joint Trade Union Front yesterday held a protest demanding a salary hike of 20% for its non-executive staff and a solution to their salary anomalies, opposite its main office in Fort, causing a massive traffic jam. Here a section of the protesters shout out their demands. Pic. by Sujatha Jayaratne.

North: British HC disputes President’s claims


Many an eyebrow has been raised over contradiction by British High Commissioner John Rankin of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s claim of scaling down of the military presence and the non-involvment of the military in civil administration in the Northern Province since the conclusion of the conflict.

In his video, ‘Ask the High Commissioner’, Rankin challenged a claim by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to the nation on May 19, on the third anniversary of Sri Lanka’s war victory over the LTTE.

Rankin discussed the human rights situation in Sri Lanka with reference to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report as well as the recently launched UK Human Rights Report. Categorizing Sri Lanka as one of the 28 countries accused of major human rights violations, Rankin stressed the need for freedom of expression,...

Read more...
 
 
News

UPFA, SLFP secretaries differ on CMC group leader’s appointment

test

Two leading government ministers differ on the appointment of a successor to Milinda Moragoda, who quit as the Opposition (UPFA) group leader of the Colombo Municipal Council on April 25.While Petroleum Minister and General Secretary of the UPFA Susi...

Features

Dynasty’s Fading Charm Is One Reason

test

FEW serious observers of the political scene will accept Sonia Gandhi’s explanation that factionalism is responsible for the Congress’s poor showing in the recent elections. If this is true, then the phenomenon denotes a failure of leadersh...

Business

US$ 1bn packaging sector opens to SMEs

test

Sri Lanka has thrown open it $ 1 Bn packaging sector for the vital SMEs. It also wants the packaging sector to enter exports sector targeting India and China. "Since the future of packaging, appear to head towards niche consumer markets, and ou...

Sports

Foreign stars packed Carlton Sevens kicks off today

test

The much awaited second edition of the Carlton Super Sevens rugby tournament 2012 will be held today and tomorrow at the Bogambara Stadium raising it to the level of one of the top rugby sevens tournaments in Asia after Hong Kong and  Dubai Sevens...

 
 
 
 

Polls


Has IPL adversely affected Sri Lankan cricket?
 
 
Yes
 
 
No
 
 
Not sure
 
 
Total : 1876 Votes. Results
 

Announcements

 
 
animated gif
Processing Request
Please Wait...