This week the government had ordered the ICRC, INGO’s and NGO’s to scale down their operations because now that the war had ended the government writ ran all over Sri Lanka. The government had reassessed their operations following cessation of hostilities. The ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) entered Sri Lanka at the height [...]
The international community was horrified by news reports in the Times of London on July 9th 2009 that over 1400 people were dying each week in Welfare Centres in Sri Lanka. The Times continues to conceal its sources. This time the allegation is attributed to ‘Senior international aid figures’, though the figure was decried as [...]
There is a Zen Story of two young priests returning to the Monastery. It was after rain and there were puddles of water on the road side. As they were walking they saw a beautiful young woman who was hesitating to cross the road because of a large puddle of water. The elder of the [...]
Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd, publishers of the Sunday Leader newspaper was charged with Contempt of Court for publishing an article comparing Secretary of Defence, Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa with Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was responsible for the death and destruction of over 100,000 civilians, despite extending an assurance in Court not to publish any defamatory content in [...]
Several local and foreign investors have shown an interest in infrastructure projects and are also keen on constructing high-rise buildings in the Jaffna peninsula. These are for mixed development projects where housing and offices would be combined. The BOI is currently finalizing plans to launch an extensive investment promotion drive in USA and Canada specially [...]
The present Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka was today appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff. He took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya today. This appointment, effective July 15, 2009, is made in accordance with the powers vested in the President by the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of [...]
Following the lifting of all fishing restrictions in the island’s north, over 200% growth in the fish harvest has been reported from Mannar and Trincomalee districts. According to the statistics collected by Sri Lanka Navy , 229% growth in fish harvest and 155% growth in number fishing boats went out sea for fishing have been [...]
Sri Lanka Parliament today passed the Bill to establish a Coast Guard Department in the country in order to stop illegal activities in its territorial waters. Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka said at the debate on the issue that the government has decided to establish the unit in order to control illegal activities using Sri Lanka’s [...]
Sri Lanka Government today said that any person or organization wish to enter the Northern region for transporting essential items and other various activities should get the permission from S.B Divaratne, the Secretary of Special Presidential Task Force. Issuing a special statement, the Director General of Media Center for National Security (MCNS) Laxman Hulugalle said [...]
Less than a month after the spectacular failure of the US and UK orchestrated attempt to destabilise Iran and implement regime change, the gullible public in the West are being bombarded at this moment with similar news of ‘protests’ in Western China. The propaganda being dished out by the Western media arm of the conspiracy [...]
