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Latest News HeadlinesTwo Japanese Naval Ships Arrive In ..Trincomalee: Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, welcomed two Japan ese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships arrived at the Port of Trincomalee Monday. The two Japanese Defence Force ships `Suzunami` and `Kirisame` arrive...
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Daughter Of Rohana Wijeweera Arrest..Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) founder Rohana Wijeweera s daughter Easha was arrested this monring after she was alleged to have assaulted her a href='http://www.lanka.info/Sri_Lanka/landing_ mothers mother and brother, Police said. Police Hea...
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Jail For Those Commemorating Ltte V..Any organisation or individual will not be allowed to venerate a terrorist organisation. Anyone participating in a commemoration ceremony for LTTE cadres will be arrested, Vanni Commander Major General Boniface Perera said. There is only one mi...
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Now country savors freedomIn May19, 2009, our valiant forces defeated and annihilated Neo-Nazi LTTE and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran In May19, 2009, our valiant forces defeated and annihilated Neo-Nazi LTTE and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran May 19 is our victor...
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Chairman of Sri Lanka power authority says a price has to be paid for continuous power supplyChairman of Ceylon Electricity Board W.B. Ganegala says that consumers would have to pay a certain price for receiving a continuous power supply. He told the media that Sri Lanka is the only country in the SAARC region that provides electricity...
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Private bus owners in Sri Lanka to hold one day token strike todayA private bus owners association of Sri Lanka , All Island Private Bus Owners Federation (AIPBOF) will launch an island wide token bus strike Monday demanding an increase in bus fares. The AIPBOF has called for a 10 percent increase in bus fare...
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Sri Lanka sexes up image of Ceylon tea Sunday, 12 May 2013 - 8:49 PM SL Time A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido.
The tea industry is increasingly plugging Ceylon`s supposed aphrodisiac qualities in a bid to radically change perceptions of the brew, which manufacturers say can sell for less than water in some markets. `We are highlighting the properties of tea that can give you an edge in the bedroom,` said Rohan Fernando, whose firm HVA Foods sells a small 60-gram jar of premium Ceylon for $350.
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CPC forced to give CEB oil on credit to avert crisis. Friday, 10 May 2013 - 12:09 PM SL Time The government has directed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPECTC) to provide 5,000 MT of fuel, costing Rs. 500 million, on credit to the 270 MW West Coast Combined Cycle plant at Kerawalapitiya to avert possible power shedding during the peak hours.
Despite its earlier stand not to provide fuel on credit, particularly to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), CEYPECTC0 yesterday released 5,000 MT to the plant. The Kerawalapitiya plant with a staggering monthly capacity charge of Rs. 680 million produces more than 25 per cent of power the country needs during peak hours. However, officials said that despite getting the consignment of fuel on credit yesterday, the quantity was only sufficient for seven days.
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Dons tell Higher Education Ministry to drop fee paying students. Wednesday, 8 May 2013 - 9:12 PM SL Time In the wake of Faculty Board refusing to admit nine fee paying students to the Peradeniya Medical Faculty, lecturers have asked the Higher Education Ministry to stop the controversial move and ensure that students are admitted only in keeping with the University Grants Commission criteria.
Addressing a media conference at the Colombo University Faculty Club, President of the Federation of University Teachers Associations, Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri said that the government had already planned to admit fee paying students, not only to the Peradeniya University, but also to the Rajarata Medical Faculty.
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Two Japanese Naval Ships Arrive In .. Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 10:17 AM SL Time Trincomalee: Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, welcomed two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships arrived at the Port of Trincomalee Monday. The two Japanese Defence Force ships `Suzunami` and `Kirisame` arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on 20th May 2013 on a goodwill and supply visit, the Navy said. Commander 03rd Escort Division, Captain Junichi Shimo and ships` Commanding Officers, Commander Toshikuni Miyata and Commander Takayuki Kaseda paid a courtesy call on Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe at Command Headquarters in Trincomalee. They held cordial discussions and exchange mementos as a gesture of goodwill, the Navy said.
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Daughter Of Rohana Wijeweera Arrest.. Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 10:07 AM SL Time Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) founder Rohana Wijeweera s daughter Easha was arrested this monring after she was alleged to have assaulted her mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother and brother, Police said. Police Headquarters said the incident was said to have taken place on Saturday night at their home located inside the Welisara Navy Camp.
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Jail For Those Commemorating Ltte V.. Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 10:40 AM SL Time Any organisation or individual will not be allowed to venerate a terrorist organisation. Anyone participating in a commemoration ceremony for LTTE cadres will be arrested, Vanni Commander Major General Boniface Perera said. There is only one military in a country. Any citizen has the right to commemorate their loved ones but no one can commemorate terrorists who were disloyal to the government. If persons are planning to remember LTTE members it is treason. We will arrest whoever is involved in this, Major General Perera said.
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Now country savors freedom Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 11:10 AM SL Time In May19, 2009, our valiant forces defeated and annihilated Neo-Nazi LTTE and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran In May19, 2009, our valiant forces defeated and annihilated Neo-Nazi LTTE and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran May 19 is our victory day. It will be remembered by Sri Lankans, not for decades, but for many centuries to come. It was the day, in May 2009, our heroic forces defeated and annihilated Neo-Nazi LTTE and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran (VP) with his foreign friends at Nandikadal lagoon. If that annihilation had not taken place, at least 15,000 people would have been killed during the last four years. It was on that victory day our valiant forces not only rescued over 300,000 Tamils taken hostage and used as human shields by the LTTE, but also gave lives to thousands who were destined to perish in the battle.
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Chairman of Sri Lanka power authority says a price has to be paid for continuous power supply Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 11:08 AM SL Time Chairman of Ceylon Electricity Board W.B. Ganegala says that consumers would have to pay a certain price for receiving a continuous power supply. He told the media that Sri Lanka is the only country in the SAARC region that provides electricity throughout the day. `If we were able to cut electricity supplies for four hours a day we would not have affected an increase. There is a certain price one has to pay for the availability of electricity. We do not impose power cuts,` Ganegala pointed out.
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Govt. has no option but calls for polls in 2014 Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 10:49 AM SL Time UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said yesterday that it was only after party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe gave a public assurance to establish a law-abiding, just society devoid of violence, corruption and malpractices in 2014 that many eminent astrologers have come out with predictions that he (Wickremesinghe) stood a bigger chance of being elected to power next year.
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Private bus owners in Sri Lanka to hold one day token strike today Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 11:06 AM SL Time A private bus owners association of Sri Lanka, All Island Private Bus Owners Federation (AIPBOF) will launch an island wide token bus strike Monday demanding an increase in bus fares. The AIPBOF has called for a 10 percent increase in bus fares with immediate effect. General Secretary of the AIPBOF, Anjana Priyanjith told media that the Private Transport Services Ministry had not approved the annual bus fare revision. He explained that according to the National Bus Fare Policy, a fare hike was due in February, but the bus fare hike had not yet taken place.
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Strike stillborn Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 10:24 AM SL Time TUs pledge solidarity with govt * Power tariff hike protest only a cover for bigger conspiracy While predicting that the strike action planned for today by a few Trade Unions affiliated to Opposition political parties will be a total flop, joint trade union alliance leaders said the real reason behind the attempt was to gain petty political mileage and not to protest against the electricity tariff hike. Addressing the media yesterday, trade union leaders charged that organisers of the proposed strike were pawns in the hands of some bankrupt opposition politicians, certain NGOs and a few local and international conspirators involved in an anti-government plot. The joint trade union alliance leaders which said they were representing an overwhelming majority of the working class, requested all workers not to fall prey to the conspiracies hatched by sinister forces at a time when the country is on a rapid development drive. Commenting on the protests against the recent electricity tariff hikes, the joint trade union activists said that the President has already granted relief in this connection and they were confident that the government will provide further relief in the future. Meanwhile, Labour and Labour Relations Minister Gamini Lokuge described the proposed strike as a mere attempt to gain political mileage and a conspiracy to turn the public against a people-friendly government.
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IOC to operate oil plant in Sri Lanka with local ally Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 10:43 AM SL Time Ending a decade-long uncertainty, India has proposed to Sri Lanka that it is willing to operate an oil storage plant in Trincomalee harbour, a crucial strategic asset, jointly with a local partner. This key arrangement will provide India a major advantage, considering that the Trincomalee plant is the largest fuel storage facility between the Gulf countries and Singapore. The offer from New Delhi was made to Colombo earlier this month, with its Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) formally conveying to Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that it was ready to jointly operate the China Bay oil tank farm.
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Striking a blow for consumer rights Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 11:18 AM SL Time The Coordination Committee of the Trade Union Alliance (CCTUA) is determined to go ahead with its strike scheduled for today against power tariff hikes, though speculation is rife in political circles that the UNP s Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) is blowing hot and cold about the protest. The Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) has pledged solidarity with the striking unions but baulked at paralysing universities in support of them it has said it would stage a partial strike whatever that means. The government stands accused of having employed repressive methods to scuttle the strike.
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The Victory Parade Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 10:51 AM SL Time All the world loves a parade and much of Sri Lanka s population, thanks to television that has now proliferated to most part of the country enjoyed yesterday s Victory Day celebration. Yet there are those who are troubled by questions on whether a debt-ridden country like ours, despite our weakness for tamashas and living beyond our means, can afford events like these however magnificent the spectacle and useful the value of commemorating the single most important event in Sri Lanka s contemporary history. Ending the separatist war which dragged on for nearly 30 years, costing the country unquantifiable blood and treasure, is indeed something to remember. It is also important that the families of those who paid the ultimate price can feel that the fallen have not been forgotten. Yet it is necessary to apply a cost-benefit criterion for all public expenditure. That is something that is too often neglected or altogether ignored in this land.
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ODE TO THE HOME-GROWN Friday, 17 May 2013 - 10:22 AM SL Time A recent book said to be coming our way from the NGO-factory conveyor belt, apparently refers to the 1972 Republican constitutions as a document coming out of a `constitutional revolution` that was authoritarian. Apparently, though the bid to fashion an autochthonous constitution is regarded as one that was bold and idealistic, it is also berated as being a brash move that wasn`t well thought out which hence led to a trend that culminated in the authoritarianism that was to follow in the next decades. The whole idea of a constitutional revolution is apparently decried in the book. But what takes the cake is the assertion that the trend of authoritarianism that we are told was a direct result of the `72 constitution, finally led to what is referred to as `the Bonapartist regime` of the Rajapaksas in the here and now!
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IPL fiasco very unfortunate Sports Minister Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 11:19 AM SL Time With the finals of Sri Lanka Cricket conducted triangular cricket tournament ending at Pallekele without most of the players selected for the Champions Trophy, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage lamented the lack of preparation for the national cricket team in the upcoming Champions Trophy. Nine of the 15 players in the Sri Lankan squad for the Champions Trophy are involved in the IPL and although the national selection panel made a request to SLC to bring down the players to take part in the triangular tournament, the event ended without their participation.
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Amanthi sets up only meet record on second day Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 10:52 AM SL Time Amanthi Silva of St Bridget s Convent, Colombo set up the solitary meet record in the Under-20 Women s Discus Throw event on the second day of the 55th Junior National Athletics Championship at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama, Homagama yesterday. The 19-year-old Silva recorded a remarkable distance of 41.90 metres breaking the previous best attempt of 39.20 metres set by Sonali Weerasekara of Sevamuktha Kandavura Maha Vidyalaya, Polonnaruwa. Weerasekara had established that landmark record in the 2007 Junior Athletics Meet held at Sugathadasa Stadium.
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Tait denies any involvement in IPL spot-fixing scandal Friday, 17 May 2013 - 10:25 AM SL Time Australian cricketer Shaun Tait is furious at having his name dragged into the spot-fixing scandal which has erupted in India. Tait was named on social media as the Australian cricketer found with thousands of dollars in bundles of cash in a hotel room after Indian cricket authorities suspended three players - including Test paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth - for alleged spot-fixing during the ongoing Indian Premier League tournament.
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