At least 61 people were killed and about 300 injured several of them critically, after 12 powerful bombs went off within a span of an hour in parts of Assam Thursday (30), foreign media sources said. Three other districts in western Assam were also targeted. Authorities said the blasts were a coordinated strike carried out [...]
Kelanitissa loses capacity to generate 275 mega watts: Tuesday’s failure to shoot down a single LTTE aircraft despite timely detection by radar has jolted the SLAF into investigating its limitations amidst evidence that the enemy has acquired a capability to neutralise the threat of a heat seeking missile attack. An authoritative source said that Chinese [...]
Melbourne, 27 October: Compensation has been demanded for the damaging acts of commission and omission by Norwegian Peoples’ Aid and SOLIDAR in Sri Lanka. Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka Inc (SPUR), based in Melbourne, Australia has urged Norwegian Peoples’ Aid and SOLIDAR to evaluate the matters and arrange to pay [...]
Since its creation in 1968, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has assumed a significant status in the formulation of Indian foreign policy. The doctrine of this spy agency is based on the principle of waging continuous secret battles through its invisible warriors. RAW’s agents have their presence in almost all regional countries, implementing various [...]
The prices of LP Gas will be reduced from Saturday (1). The Government has decided to pass the benefit of declining LP Gas prices in international markets and accordingly, the price of domestic LP Gas cylinders will be reduced with effect from November 1. The Consumer Affairs Authority, which decides the prices of domestic gas [...]
Colombo: LTTE light aircraft bombed locations in Mannar and Colombo a short while ago. The attack in Colombo led to the sound of anti-aircraft fire reverberating across the city, parts of which have been blacked out as a precaution at around 10.45PM.
New regulations have been introduced to the existing Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation Act through an Extraordinary Gazette notification requiring a new licence for the TV channels operating in the country. These regulations are being cited as Private Broadcasting Station Regulation of 2007 and have been valid since October 10. Applications could be sent for this [...]
The Colombo High Court yesterday expressed concern over the Health Ministry’s delay in the melamine issue. When the appeal filed by Edna Company was taken up for hearing, High Court Judge Kumudini Wickremasinghe said health authorities should have set the required standards earlier instead of waiting for some crisis to take place. She made this [...]
Hayleys Advantis formed a joint venture with leading energy services group, Edgo Hayleys PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most respected conglomerates, formalised plans to extend the Group’s expertise and interest into the oil and gas industry to support and facilitate efforts to explore, extract and develop hydrocarbon reserves in the country.
A leading Sunday paper of 19th instant in its editorial wrote “Help India to Help Us”. This is both amusing and disgusting. Such unintelligent and shallow perceptions, on an extremely crucial and complicated issue that has a direct bearing on the destiny of this Island nation, as the one under discussion, are usually not expected [...]
