MR 34th influential
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is placed on 34 among the list of the 100 Most Influential Asian People of 2014 published by Asian Awards Ltd 2014.
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LTTE Nediyavan Group Deputy Leader Nanthagopan Brought to Sri Lanka With Help From Iran And Malaysia
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj The Sri Lankan defence establishment has successfully accomplished the feat of renditioning a senior leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) functioning abroad with the aid and cooperation of Iranian and Malaysian authorities. The “Daily Mirror” learns reliably that the senior LTTE leader Nanthagopan was brought to Sri Lanka exactly one month Read More
SriLankan commences direct flights to China
SriLankan Airlines will commence direct flights between Beijing, Shanghai and Sri Lanka this week, the airline announced.
There are no minorities in this country, all have equal rights – President Rajapaksa
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said there are no minorities in this country and all citizens have equal rights to live as one nation and one people with same laws and facilities without any discrimination. “This is my policy, the policy enshrined in the Mahinda Chinthana. There cannot be any minorities, we all are Sri Lankans who Read More
424 Individuals Designated By Sri Lankan Govt May be Blacklisted and Have Their Assets and Economic Resources Frozen
The Sri Lankan Government has designated 424 individuals and sixteen organizations including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) under the United Nations Act No 45 of 1968 by Gazette Extraordinary No 1856/41dated March 21st 2014.
Exploitative political system must end – CBK
Former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge said that if the Opposition did not act properly and unseat this government democratically, the people would revolt as has happened in some
BBC ignores Israel’s killing of Palestinian kids
Yousef al-Shawamrah, 14, was shot in the back and hip with live ammunition near his village of Deir al-Asal al-Fawqa, which sits alongside Israel’s separation barrier, on March 19.
US shows the way
Daniel Flitton Australia should join the world leader in championing justice for human rights violations. Back in the days when George W. Bush would cheer on his mate John “Man of Steel” Howard, the chief aide to Australia’s foreign minister kept a private list. He jotted down every instance where Australia had broken ranks with Read More
UNP will push for presidential or general election: Ranil
Leader of the Opposition and UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said his party would now press the government to hold a presidential or a general election next year.
Sri Lanka tops in the region
Sri Lanka ranked 85th out of 132 countries, the top performer in the region on Social Progress Index 2014, a new global index released Thursday by a U.S.-based nonprofit, The Social Progress Imperative (SPI).