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Changes to the party’s electoral and district organisations
The UNP Reforms Committee which introduced reforms to the party’s Constitution will embark on a mission today to bring about changes to the party’s electoral and district organisations.
The Committee will meet the representatives of the various…
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Film Producer and Director Chandran Rutnam who was arrested by the police and remanded for allegedly possessing explosive materials at one of his former offices, last week will be produced in court again today.
According to police Mr. Rutnam had failed to produce the special licence he had obtained from the Defence Ministry to produce the film ‘Road from Elephant…
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With the conclusion of the war, the Army has sharply scaled down recruitment to fighting elements, though thousands will have to be taken in to maintain the existing strength of over 200,000 officers and men.
Responding to a query by The Island, Military Spokesman Maj. Gen. Prasad Samarasinghe said that the recruitment in the post-LTTE era would have to be more…
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Sri Lanka, put into bat by Indian skipper Suresh Raina were bowled out for 242 in 49. 5 overs, in the second triangular series match now being played in Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga was run out for one at the start of the innings, but were steadied…
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Asks for missions in Hambantota and Jaffna in addition to Colombo and Kandy
India has sought clearance from Sri Lanka to open two Deputy High Commission offices, one in Jaffna and another in Hambantota, in a sudden decision to upgrade its previous request for only the opening of a consulate in Jaffna.
The request has been the subject…
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While parliament has been accused of wasting food in its subsidized restaurants, successive Sri Lankan governments continue to depend on World Food Program(WFP) to feed the poor segments of the population and the war displaced.…
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Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris arrived in New York last week carrying a tough message for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: keep your hands off Sri Lanka.
The secretary-general’s plans to appoint a panel of U.N. experts to advise him on human rights violations in post-conflict Sri Lanka are…
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had praised Sri Lanka for the efforts taken to establish political and ethnic reconciliation, when the Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L Peiris met her for discussions in Washington D.C.
Speaking on the establishment of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission Secretary Clinton had said, “I think the steps that…
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Minister of External Affairs Professor G. L. Peiris has called for deeper ties between Sri Lanka and the United States. "We are in ‘unreserved agreement’ with last year’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee report calling for a ‘multi-faceted relationship’ that embraces trade, security and…
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With several more rounds of consultations between the UNP rank and file and Joseph Michael Perera Reforms Committee yet to be held, a division of opinion has emerged on the election of the party’s main office bearers including its leader.
Informed…
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Move comes after claims that tests are too advanced for students
Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane yesterday said he would hold talks with university professors and educationists about the teachers’ lamentation that national examinations were too advanced for students.
Mainly, teachers who do advanced level subjects have…
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Says if int’l community wants to punish SL, he is not for that
In a hard-hitting interview over Al Jazeera this week, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the people would kick the Rajapaksas out of power the day they felt that the family had failed to deliver. He declared that he was quite confident that he would win the next…
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Acknowledging that the LTTE rump is no longer capable of disrupting civil life, the US has quashed its travel warning targeting Sri Lanka over a year after the collapse of the LTTE.
A senior government…
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The Special Task Force (STF) -- the police elite- force - which was under the direct purview of the Inspector General of Police, has been taken over by the Defence Ministry, informed sources said.
Cabinet, which met on Wednesday, had approved a Cabinet paper on this subject put forward by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
According to the Cabinet paper,…
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a Vesak message yesterday said the values of tolerance, compassion and service to humanity embodied in the Buddha’s life and teachings were echoed in the United Nations Charter. He said through this Charter member states undertook to work in harmony for a world where women and men could thrive and prosper in peace and…
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The Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday allowed the Attorney General to publish written proclamations on absconding suspect Dhanuna Tillekaratne to appear in Court within 30 days in connection with the HiCorp deal.
Magistrate Ms. Lanka Jayaratne directed the CID that written proclamation drawn in Sinhala and Tamil should be publicly read in both these languages in…
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Sri Lanka's new Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris has urged Washington to seize business and other opportunities in post-war Sri Lanka rather than focus only on alleged human rights abuses there.
Visiting Washington after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory in January, Peiris parried criticism from human rights activists and…
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“Vesak Full Moon Day which marks the birth of Prince Siddhartha, His Enlightenment and Parinibbana is the noblest religious event for all Buddhists. We can spend this day meaningfully by engaging in Buddhist ritual and practice, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said in his Vesak Message to the country.
“We who observe the five precepts do not approve…
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UNP Puttalam District MP Palitha Range Bandara said yesterday that he had decided to keep away from all party activities, including working committee meetings and district meetings, as the party had failed to take action against the provincial council member who had allegedly stabbed him.
Mr. Range Bandara told Daily Mirror yesterday that it was sad to see party…
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Sarath Fonseka files new writ application challenging second court martial
Retired General Sarath Fonseka yesterday filed a writ application in the Appeal Court challenging the second general court martial and making serious allegations against the three major generals who have been appointed to the tribunal.
Seeking an order to…
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