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Plot To Assassinate Sumanthiran Hatched In France

by Ashanthi Warunasuriya  Security forces are constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of the nation The Global Tamil Forum unreservedly condemned the attempt to harm Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran...

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SLMC Rift Deepens

by Ifham Nizam High Command removes Party Chairman Basheer Segu Dawood launches scathing attack Frequent clashes in the party Rauff Hakeem and Basheer Segu The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) will...

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Match Fixing Embroils SLC

by  Nirmala Kannangara Some officials at Sri Lanka Cricket have been accused of aiding and abetting match fixing in domestic cricket Some SLC officials want to bring their clubs on top of the list,...

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Ongoing Battle Between Trustees And WAKF Board

Muslim Affairs Minister intervenes Minister appoints special teams to look into the current issues The WAKF board can appoint trustees and the Director of MRCA cannot refuse to release appointment...

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Anoma Accused Of Violating Good Governance Policies

by Ashanthi Warunasuriya Anoma Fonseka has been accused of violating the very policy the government promised to protect Anoma Fonseka has been accused of violating a circular issued by the Finance...

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Rape Of Crown Land Continues nabated

by Ifham Nizam  More than 3,000 acres of pristine forest have been lost to illegal forest clearing Clearing a declared forest reserve is illegal The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 21...

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Controversy On Appointment Of High Court Judge

by Nirmala Kannangara Judicial Services Association is of the view that appointing a High Court Judge from the Unofficial Bar is a violation of the Constitution According to sources, although the Chief...

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Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya Faces Allegations Of Corruption

by Ashanthi Warrunasuriya Several corrupt activities have been noted at Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya and St. Thomas College, Matara Sources claim that the Principal has taken bribes from parents to admit...

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More ‘VIP’ Brawls At Night Clubs

by Ifham Nizam A complaint had been filed last week over an incident at a leading five-star hotel Another complaint was also filed over a clash at a club in Maradana Attack was carried out to tarnish...

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Regulations Violated In Attempt To Construct New Hospital

by Ifham Nizam The proposed land area was purchased by means of public donations rather than acquiring it according to the Land Acquisition Act The Muslim Affairs Ministry has obligations to supervise...

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Farmers Threaten To Look For Alternatives

by  Ashanthi Warunasuriy Pictures by Indunil Usgodaarachchi  Systems put in place to protect the farmers and their crops have so far failed to meet its goals This has caused innocent farmers to suffer...

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Tennakoon Spills The Beans On Assault – Says He Has No Faith In Probe

by Ashanthi Warunasriya  There are doubts whether justice will be served to Noyahr or other journalists who faced similar attacks Upali Tennakoon questions as to what extent these officials will be...

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Treasury Bills Gazette Denudes MR-Cabraal Duo

Culprits Would Be Brought To Book, Vows Finance Minister by Wiraj Silva The controversial Extraordinary Gazette Notification and Ravi Karunanayake In light of the controversial Extraordinary Gazette...

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Fisheries Ministry Continues Tug-of-war With Parliament

by Nirmala Kannangara Disregarding the guidelines 21 employees had been recruited with backdated letters to the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation from Hambantota Out of the 21, seventeen had reported...

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Tamil Nadu Fishermen Issue Red Notice

By  Easwaran Rutnam Talks to be held between India and Sri Lanka to seek a permanent solution to the fishing issue Over 500 Indian fishermen have been killed over the years at sea, yet no one has been...

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The Ongoing Power Struggle

by Ifham Nizam Over the years, not many changes have been seen to the power situation in the country The demand for electricity keeps increasing and the CEB has no other option but to buy private power...

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SLC Indirectly Ignores Court Ruling

by  Nirmala Kannangara Although the inter-club tournament had been suspended following the court ruling, the same clubs representing the same players are now playing at the hurriedly organised inter-...

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Call To Monitor Ground Water Extraction

by  Ifham Nizam There is no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or any other assessment up to half a million liters of ground water Villagers complained that the water provided by (Maha Oya) is not...

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High Tech Medical Equipment Idle At CP Hospitals

Medical Staff Not Trained To Operate Them by Nirmala Kannangara All hospitals in the country need these modern medical equipment with high technology but what is the use of them if the hospitals do not...

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Pathetic End To Weerawansa’s Second ‘Show’

by Nirmala Kannangara There is no law as such to give bail to a fraudster just because his daughter will be sitting for the O/L examination He may have thought that President Maithripala Sirisena and...

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