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A CJ Is Impeached, Media Outraged
A CJ Is Impeached, Media Outraged By Nupur Basu -January 17, 2013 Nupur Basu The first ever impeachment of a Chief Justice of the Sri Lankan Supreme Courtby a ruling party on January 13 has thrown the...
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The end game
The end game January 17, 2013 “The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed” – Leonidas, 300 (the...
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President Mahinda Rajapakse is not merely impervious to foreign criticism —...
President Mahinda Rajapakse is not merely impervious to foreign criticism — he thrives off it THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 AFP /His sacking of Sri Lanka’s chief justice may have prompted new...
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Wijedasa gives information about Mervyn to the President
Wijedasa gives information about Mervyn to the President Wednesday, 16 January 2013 Sources from temple Trees say that there’s a cold war brewing between the President and Public Affairs and Public...
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Govt. wanted to appoint one of its associates as CJ – SL
Govt. wanted to appoint one of its associates as CJ – SL THURSDAY, 17 JANUARY 2013 The appointment of Mohan Peiris as the Chief justice indicates the real interest of the government of removing Dr....
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SRI LANKA: Unleashing a period of terror again
SRI LANKA: Unleashing a period of terror again January 17, 2013 With the law, the legal institutions and the courts diminishing in value secret agencies are surfacing quite openly once again. The...
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CJ :I am innocent , our security is in the hands of the people – thanks ;...
CJ :I am innocent , our security is in the hands of the people – thanks ; leaves official residence (Lanka-e-News -16.Jan.2013, 11.30PM) A most shameful and repugnant situation was created at the...
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From A Shameless Impeachment To A Shameless Chief In-justice
From A Shameless Impeachment To A Shameless Chief In-justice By Tisaranee Gunasekara -January 17, 2013 “Hitler seemed intent, in fact, on delivering these blows completely in the open so as to leave a...
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Canadian Tamils Hail Harper For Tough Stand On Sri Lanka Chief Justice’s Sacking
Canadian Tamils Hail Harper For Tough Stand On Sri Lanka Chief Justice’s Sacking Wed, Jan 16th, 2013News East-West TORONTO: The Canadian Tamil Congress has welcomed Canada’s swift condemnation of the...
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US NOT SATISFIED WITH GOVT. IN TERMS OF PROTECTING DEMOCRACY
US NOT SATISFIED WITH GOVT. IN TERMS OF PROTECTING DEMOCRACY January 17, 2013 The United States has stated that it is not satisfied with the explanations given by the Sri Lankan government in terms of...
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Reconciliation: Looking Forward xi – Pursuing Universal Values
Reconciliation: Looking Forward xi – Pursuing Universal Values By Rajiva Wijesinha -January 17, 2013 Prof Rajiva Wijesinha I used to find it most entertaining, I once told Bob Blake, that the main...
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Lawyers get threatening letters
Lawyers get threatening letters THURSDAY, 17 JANUARY 2013 Attorney-at-law Dr. Jayampathi Wickramarathne PC, J.C. Weliamuna and M.A. Sumanthiran had received threatening letters, Human rights lawyer,...
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Sixty SLFP MPs with Chandrika – Rajitha says
Sixty SLFP MPs with Chandrika – Rajitha says Wednesday, 16 January 2013 Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne has told the President that 60 SLFP parliamentarians had secret dealings with former...
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Kindergarten to be operated by Sri Lankan Air Force
Kindergarten to be operated by Sri Lankan Air Force Tamil Guardian 16 January 2013 The Sri Lankan Air Force has opened a kindergarten for Tamil children in Batticaloa. A report on the Defence...
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The UN Internal Review Panel Report And Sri Lanka’s Urgent Need For...
The UN Internal Review Panel Report And Sri Lanka’s Urgent Need For Accountability By Thiruni Kelegama -January 17, 2013 The Report of the United Nations’ Internal Review Panel1 was released one year...
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UPDATE 1-Iranian ship flees detention in Sri Lanka
UPDATE 1-Iranian ship flees detention in Sri Lanka Thu Jan 17, 2013 Sri Lanka navy fired warning shots in previous attempt * DVB to seek seizures of 2 more vessels on debt claims * Bank says now in...
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Video: Fire at construction site on Chaitya Road
Video: Fire at construction site on Chaitya Road 17 JANUARY 2013 A fire has broken out at a construction site on Chaitya Road in Colombo, the Fire Brigade said. It said the fire had not caused much...
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France sees signs of communal tensions in northern Sri Lanka
France sees signs of communal tensions in northern Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Jan. 17 — France said Thursday that there are signs of communal tensions in northern Sri Lanka, particularly in the town of...
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Waning Economic Euphoria
Waning Economic Euphoria Muttukrishna Sarvananthan-THURSDAY, 17 JANUARY 2013 The immediate post-civil war years of 2010 and 2011 in Sri Lanka were trumpeted as record-breaking eight percent or greater...
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Sri Lanka got 163rd place in World press freedom rankings.
Sri Lanka got 163rd place in World press freedom rankings. Thursday , 17 January 2013 According to the world press freedom rankings; Sri Lanka move down to 163rd place with comparing past years....
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