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Sri Lanka fishermen will be safer with vessel monitoring system: minister

2013-06-14 18:24 (LBO)

Sri Lanka is expecting to have a vessel monitoring system operating within five months which will provide up to date weather information to fishermen and reduce loss of life, fisheries minister Rajitha Senaratne said. Last week 51 fishermen were lost at sea and eight are still missing, following severe monsoonal winds. There is a govt inquiry on why they were not warned by the met office in time

Sri Lanka to host Commonwealth Heads despite human rights concerns

2013-06-14 18:22 (NZH)

Foreign Minister Murray McCully said Sri Lanka's hosting of the CHOGM in November will focus international scrutiny on what progress it is making on human rights and reconciliation issues. He met President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week in a visit to Sri Lanka, as well as Foreign Minister Professor GL Peiris and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa (brother of the president).

DEW, Vasu, Tissa oppose Govt. proposals to dilute 13A in writing

2013-06-14 18:21 (FT)

The socialist alliance within the ruling UPFA coalition yesterday submitted a cabinet memorandum laying out their reasons to oppose the Government’s moves to revise and dilute the provisions of the 13th Amendment. The Memo was submitted by Ministers D.E.W. Gunasekera, Tissa Vitarana and Vasudeva Nanayakkara of the Communist Party, the LSSP and the Democratic Left Front respectively

SL v Eng: Sangakkara's stunning hundred keeps Sri Lanka alive

2013-06-14 18:21 (CI)

Kumar Sangakkara has never got his hands on a major ICC one-day trophy. Neither have the other outstanding players of this Sri Lanka era - Mahela, Malinga or Dilshan. But they will believe there is still time after Sangakkara's magnificent unbeaten 134 from 135 balls pulled off an improbable run chase against England by seven wickets with 17 balls to spare at The Oval. Only India had ever pulled off

19A to defuse 13A!

2013-06-14 18:20 (FT)

The Govt will attempt to change the Constitution for the 19th time next week with an amendment that will repeal provisions that permit the merger of provinces under the 13th Amendment, despite strong opposition from constituent parties within the ruling coalition. The Cabinet of Ministers that took up the two amendments to the 13th Amendment which sets up the provincial councils again during a stormy and

Australia sends back more Sri Lankans

2013-06-14 18:19 (CG)

Australia says another 41 Sri Lankans have been sent back home taking the number to almost 1250 Sri Lankans returned since last August. Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor confirmed the 30th plane had landed in Colombo with 41 on board since the Govt began flying Sri Lankans back in August last year. It brings to 1247 the number of Sri Lankans who have been sent home after it was deemed they were not

Sri Lanka sees surge in gold imports

2013-06-14 18:18 (LBO)

Sri Lanka has seen a surge in gold imports in the second second quarter of 2013 and is being watched by authorities, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said. "We have seen a activity in the gold market. People are importing gold," Central Bank Governor said. "From the second quarter it has picked up quite substantially. The first quarter was neutral. We are examining it and the basis for these imports."

'It's one of my best innings'

2013-06-14 18:17 (PTI)

Kumar Sangakkara described his match-winning unbeaten knock of 134 against England in the must-win Champions Trophy group match here as one of the best innings of his career. "Yeah, it has to be (one of the best). And I am pretty happy about it and am all the more so as we won the match and we kept ourselves alive in the tournament," Sangakkara said after the seven-wicket win that kept

Ethnicity replaces intellectuality in market surroundings

2013-06-10 21:11 (DM)

Some of the findings in sociology theories need re - thinking in the present systemic context. Class, power and status are theories that were the major concern areas of famous sociologist Max Weber born in 1864. On the theory of status he describes the impact of intellectuality on it. Certainly, Weber was not wrong though, not applicable anymore for the economic and political power of modern times commands more respect and status over intellectuality in societies where

Lankan monks protest against ICC's blunder during CT opener

2013-06-10 21:09 (PTI)

Ravana Balaya (Ravana Force), a Buddhist monk nationalist group, today staged a demonstration in front of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) headquarters here in protest against an ICC faux pas during the opeining ceremony of the Champions Trophy in Cardiff. The group blamed the SLC for its inability to lodge a complaint to the ICC for playing a Hindi song in place of Sri Lanka's national at the Champions Trophy