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| Coal mines million dollars for Sri Lankan Polity-officers |
| (Lanka-e-News-23.April.2013,1.30PM) The electricity tariff increase is now showing its hidden dreadful nature and will remove the last resorts of the downtrodden masses who just make a
living, forgetting their hoped cool life through Mahinda Chinthana. Just to smoothen the agony of the blow the government propaganda... |
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| Its time to bell the cat |
| (Lanka-e-News-30.March.2013, 2.30PM) The incidents of harassment of Muslims is on the increase.The arm of the law has become silent spectators...they react after the damage is done.... |
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| The Weerawansa Saga..! |
| (Lanka-e-News-28.March.2013, 8.00PM) After reading the articles published relating to so called Adirajyavirodi, Deshapremi, Wimal Weerawansa. As searched I came to know that although many petitions and complaints... |
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| Sri Lankan monk assaulted |
| (Lanka-e-News-17.March.2013,11.30PM) A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Pathberiye Gnanaloka Thero, was assaulted by members of Tamil outfits at the Big Temple in Thanjavur on Saturday. He was part of a team of students... |
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| Sunday leader journalist Faraz shot at… |
| (Lanka-e-News -16.Feb.2013,9.00AM) An unidentified group had shot at Sunday Leader newspaper media personnel Faraz Shaukut Ali , according to reports.
While Faraz who lives at 1 / 4 , Barnes place , Hotel Road , Galkissa , was at his residence , a group of about three persons had intruded into the house at about 11.30 p.m. yesterday... |
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| Breaking the Silence..! |
| (Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2013, 4.30PM) Since the sudden “fizzling down” of the hyperactivity in Hulftsdorp I’ve been hounded with questions like “why are you now silent”, “so what will (you’ll) do next?... |
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| Rajapkses to buy up ‘Ravaya’ News Paper |
(Lanka-e-News -10.May.2013, 6.00PM) ‘Ravaya’ newspaper which had been functioning for some time as a dissent media, and which became a half stooge of Mahinda Rajapakse since his return is to be completely bought over by the Rajapakses. This is being bought by Milinda Moragoda,... |
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| Bharatha’s siblings respond to statement by Duminda’s family |
(Lanka-e-News-07.May.2013,1.30PM) Responding to last week’s statement by Duminda Silva’s family, Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra’s brother Asela Premachandr and sisters living in Canada, have sent the following reply to LeN:
“In the time of deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act”... |
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| 'Whiter Sri Lankan Tamils' - By Former SC Justice C.V.Wigneswaran |
(Lanka-e-News-29.April.2013,11.00PM) Recently, I was called upon on different occasions to address different groups of the legal fraternity. The present period, as you know, is the most perilous in the history of our justice system, and to date the crisis remains unresolved. The future of an independent judicial system seems bleak, and despite the.... |
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| British woman raped in SL speaks out |
(Lanka-e-News-22.April.2013,3.30PM) A woman raped at a hotel in Sri Lanka has spoken for the first time of the attack in which she was badly beaten and her British boyfriend was killed.
Victoria Tkacheva, 24, a Russian languages graduate, fears that the men responsible for her... |
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| UNHRC passes resolution against Sri Lanka rights record |
(Lanka-e-News-21.March.2013, 10.00PM) The Human Rights Council this morning adopted two decisions and nine resolutions. It called upon Sri Lanka to conduct an independent investigation into allegations of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law; and extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur |
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| Briton denies Buddha tattoo was 'disrespectful' |
| (Lanka-e-News-17.March.2013, 11.00PM) A British tourist is "shocked and upset" after being deported from Sri Lanka for displaying a Buddha tattoo on his arm, he says.
Antony Ratcliffe, 42, from Nottingham, was turned back at Colombo's main airport on Friday for allegedly showing a lack of respect for Buddhism.... |
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| Minister Samarasinghe mislead the UNHRC |
| (Lanka-e-News- 16.March.2013, 10.30PM) Yesterday March15, 2013 at the 22 session of the UN human Rights Council ,Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe M.P Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of H.E. the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights Leader of the Sri Lanka Delegation,... |
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| Hitherto unrevealed photos of Balachandran’s murder.. |
(Lanka-e-News-19.Feb.2013, 10.00PM) Irrespective of what Taliban modeled Bodhu bala sena says or preaches, according to the preaching of Lord Buddha , we Sri Lankans have been taught to show mercy towards even the enemies. May be this may not apply when there is a war ,for in a battle... |
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| Move Commonwealth Summit - Human Rights Watch writes |
| (Lanka-e-News-07.Feb.6.30AM) The Commonwealth should shift the venue of its November 2013 Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from Sri Lanka unless its government makes prompt, measurable, and meaningful progress on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in a public letter to Commonwealth Heads... |
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