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...
View ArticleSLMC 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...
View ArticleMatch 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,...
View ArticleOngoing 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...
View ArticleAnoma 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...
View ArticleRape 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...
View ArticleControversy 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...
View ArticleSujatha 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...
View ArticleMore ‘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...
View ArticleRegulations 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...
View ArticleFarmers 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...
View ArticleTennakoon 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...
View ArticleTreasury 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...
View ArticleFisheries 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...
View ArticleTamil 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSLC 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-...
View ArticleCall 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...
View ArticleHigh 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...
View ArticlePathetic 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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