Reaction to denial of permission for Bildt’s visit to
Colombo?
Sweden has decided to close its Embassy in Colombo,
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt announced after his Government
reviewed its 2007 development cooperation and decided to end Sweden’s
bilateral development assistance to Sri Lanka.
Sweden also decided to close its four Consulate
General’s offices in Kaliningrad, Canton, Los Angeles and New York.
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry in a statement said that these measures were...
Free at last


Bacteria alone cannot curb dengue
menace – Tissa
Professor Tissa Vitharana on Thursday stressed that the
dengue menace cannot be controlled solely by introducing bacteria. The
public has a huge responsibility in keeping the environment clean, thus
depriving the deadly..

Polls not being conducted to
schedule – PAFFREL
At least four elections must take place in Sri Lanka
once in six years, but it has not been happening in the recent past due
to a number of reasons, according to the premier election monitoring
organization in the country.






The Chinese
dimension
Last week, TNA parliamentarians Suresh
Premach-andran, N.Srikantha, Mavai...