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New Delhi advises Colombo to refrain from hasty changes to 13th amendment
2013-06-18 17:25 (DBS)
The Sri Lankan Govt has been “advised” by the Govt of India led by Prime minister Manmohan Singh to refrain from undertaking any rushed moves to make hasty changes to laws relating to the 13th Amendment in the Sri Lankan Constitution. The 13th Constitutional amendment enacted in September 1987 was introduced in consultation with India as a result of the India-Sri Lanka agreement
Duminda in Parliament tomorrow
2013-06-18 17:24 (CT)
UPFA MP, Duminda Silva, said yesterday it was a privilege to be able to address the public again as a parliamentarian, following an absence of one-and-a-half-years. Speaking at the R. Duminda Silva Foundation, Nugegoda, while participating in celebrations organized to mark his return to Parliament tomorrow, Silva alleged that the... ...'present situation' at Kolonnawa was due to 'hypocritical political practices.
Sri Lanka hold their nerve to reach semi-final
2013-06-18 17:23 (CI)
A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into. Led by Mahela Jayawardene's silken unbeaten 84, Sri Lanka stuttered into a Champions Trophy semi-final against India by defeating a collective whose captain Michael Clarke watched disconsolately from The Oval balcony. Their slim chances of qualifying
'TNA has no business appealing to India'
2013-06-18 17:22 (CT)
The JHU, yesterday claimed the Indo-Lanka Agreement of 1987 was made redundant when India failed to hold up its end of the bargain to disarm the LTTE forces as promised, while the TNA 'had no business' in appealing to the Indian Govt to counter the decisions of the local govt with regards to diluting Provincial Council powers. JHU Spokesman Nishantha Warnasinghe said, Sri Lanka had 'done right' by the Indo-Lanka Agreement, with the formation of Provincial Councils
'Law must be equal for one and all'
2013-06-18 17:21 (DM)
It is the dream of every judge to be able to ascend to the apex court in the Country having discharged his or her duties as a fair, balanced, strong and impartial judge with the acceptance of the bar. In general, though with a few exceptions, judges and lawyers do not compromise and are not willing to trade their conscience and dignity, as it is precious and priceless.
SLFP CC decides to sack NWP councillor
2013-06-18 17:21 (DM)
The SLFP Central Committee yesterday decided to sack the UPFA North-Western Provincial Councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara for allegedly humiliating a lady teacher by ordering her to kneel in the presence of students and teachers because she had asked his daughter not wear a short uniform to school. The Central Committee chaired by President Mahinda Rajapaksa met last morning at temple Trees
Army Commander accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour
2013-06-18 17:20 (SLA)
General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army who was promoted to the rank of General, received honours from the troops at the Army Headquarters during a special parade at MoD grounds on Monday (17) morning. He is the youngest General in the Army to have received this rank while serving as the Commander of the Army
Sri Lanka hotel show attracts foreign interest
2013-06-18 17:20 (LBO)
A hotel supplies show in Sri Lanka has grown to be the largest in the South Asia amid a slew of new properties being developed in the country after the end of a 30-year is attracting increasing international attention. The bi-annual show started in 1998, by alumni association of Ceylon Hotels School Graduates Association was made into an annual event from this year, following strong demand from exhibitors.
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Crow Island to see better days
2013-06-18 17:08 (MoD)
Steps will be taken to convert 'Crow Island' in Mattakkulya into a public recreational facility under the Metro Colombo Development Project. Secretary Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the architect behind the beautification and modernization of the city of Colombo visited the proposed site for an inspection visit today.
PM frowns on land and police powers to PCs
2013-06-18 17:07 (DN)
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution has opened up a dialogue in the media and the public space. It is a characteristic of democracy. Some say the 13th Amendment is needed; some say it is not required. However, Police powers and Land powers referenced in the Amendment are not required at this juncture, Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said. He made these comments at a meeting at the PM’s Office yesterday
Two PCs to be dissolved
2013-06-17 19:08 (CT)
Amidst the ongoing debate on the 13th Amendment, President Rajapaksa is to dissolve the Central and North Western Provincial Councils in the course of the week, govt sources said. Both Provincial Councils would be dissolved on the same day, most likely, 21 June. "We are thinking of two likely dates. One is 21 June and other could be 27 June. The final decision whether both Councils will be dissolved on the a same day
Code of Ethics: A move yo make the sword mightier?
2013-06-17 19:06 (SL)
In journalism there is a popular quote which states that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. In other words it means that, as far as the media is concerned, journalists can make a change through what they write. However now there are fears the govt maybe attempting to stifle that freedom given to journalists, the freedom to express an opinion or reports the facts. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella announced
Lack of funds halts heart surgery at Sri J’pura
2013-06-17 19:05 (Island)
Lack of funds has brought heart surgeries to a halt at the Sri Jayewardenepura hospital. This has been the case since April this year, according to hospital sources. The cardio thoracic unit of the hospital is said to have incurred a loss of Rs.100 million last year as the Health ministry provided only Rs. 500 million for the bypass operations performed there.
Exchange relaxation to boost apartment sales
2013-06-17 19:05 (DM)
Leading property developers welcomed last week’s exchange controls relaxations by the Central Bank, which permitted the repatriation of capital and capital gains from the sale of residential properties by non- residents. “This is one of the issues which restricted foreigners buying Sri Lankan apartments. We have been asking to liberalize this area
Vass allegedly extorted money from Mervyn Secretary-police
2013-06-17 19:04 (DM)
DIG Vass Gunawardena had allegedly extorted money from the coordinating secretary of Minister Mervyn Silva, investigations revealed. The DIG had allegedly taken money from the coordinating secretary “Singapore Sarath” to refrain from taking action against him for the possession of heroin and firearms. The DIG had also told Singapore Sarath that his name was on a list of drug traffickers who were to be killed
Cricket Selection Committee flies away
2013-06-17 19:03 (SM)
Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee and UPFA MP Sanath Jayasuriya has become troublesome for the Cricket Executive Committee, learns ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’. Due to the situation a special executive committee meeting has been announced tomorrow. The situation has occurred as Sanath Jayasuriya who went to England to watch the first round matches of the Champions Trophy
BJP bats for Cauvery, Lankan Tamils
2013-06-17 19:02 (DC)
The state unit of the BJP has asked the Congress-led UPA govt at the Centre to ‘coerce’ Sri Lanka to politically empower the Sri Lankan Tamils so as to enable them live with dignity and respect. According to BJP sources, the Centre’s inaction is sending a wrong message across that India is not keen on protesting the Tamils in Lanka. “We want political empowerment for the Lankan Tamils as per the 13th Amendment and the Centre should strongly work towards this goal
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 21% in May
2013-06-17 19:02 (LBO)
Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 21% to 70,026 in May 2013 from a year earlier, with a recovery in the Indian market and Western Europe growing strongly, official data shows. In the first five months of the year, visitors were up 13.2% to 438,653. Arrivals from Western Europe rose 28% to 19,966 with the biggest market UK up 27.5% to 6,299 and Germany up 45 percent to 4,263. France rose 8.2% to 3,490
Sri Lanka says Tamil Tiger fronts operate in Germany
2013-06-17 19:01 (Xinhua)
The Tamil Tiger rebel front organizations are still operating in Germany under the guise of community organizations, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. Minister G.L. Peiris, during a discussion he had in Berlin with the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle, said that according to information available to Sri Lankan authorities
Bandula blames pre–1994 education policies for youth unemployment
2013-06-17 19:01 (Island)
Today’s unemployment crisis was consequent to the ill-conceived educational policies in effect before 1994. About 80% of school leavers found it difficult to find employment as most of them could not even pass the GCE O/L till last year, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said. He said that the GCE O/L success rate had been just 20 percent and tragically neither the govt nor the private sector were able to accommodate the 80% of students who had failed that exam.
Sri Lanka GDP grows 6% y/y in Q1, helped by State spending
2013-06-17 18:58 (Reuters)
Sri Lanka's first quarter economic growth beat market expectations, which economists attributed to high state investment in construction that compensated for sluggish private sector expansion at a time borrowing costs are high. The economy grew 6% in the first quarter from a year earlier. That was slower than the annual pace of 6.3% in the last quarter of 2012,
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