

Auditor General S. Swarnajothi yesterday said that action hadn’t been taken on his annual report, which revealed major shortcomings in the State financial sector, even though it had been submitted to Parliament late last year.
Responding to The Island queries, at a press briefing yesterday, Swarnajothi said that his findings should be taken as constructive criticism with tangible action to rectify faults.


Discovery takes off –
finally
Seven astronauts raced to the
international space station aboard the space shuttle Monday after a
successful launch that was delayed five times and caused the mission to be
shortened by a day.

Deposed Pakistani Chief
Justice reinstated
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani early Monday morning
announced reinstatement of the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and
other judges. "I restore the deposed Chief Justice and others according
to the promise


Marine resources - SL’s most important treasure

Banking and Inland Revenue secrecy


Chelsea leapfrog Liverpool to second spot
