The Principal of Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa Sampath Weragoda has been suspended based on the report of Investigation Section of Ministry of Education.  It is regarding the malpractices happened in new admissions to the school.

The Ministry of Education states that it has been approved by the government services commission and the letter has been sent to the Principal.

The Chief Incumbents said that not only the beef stalls but all the other bars, betting centers and brothels should be wiped out.  The theras said this at a moment of handing over a petition by the priests, expertise and organizations  requesting to remove the beef stalls from the Kandy town.

The theras further said “ Most of the time Buddhists are helping in such things.  Though the Senior D I G is very keen on this, they can’t do it due to some influences” .

Public sector corruption is still high in Sri Lanka, and by the looks of it we have a long way to go to clear our name.

According to Transparency International, Sri Lanka is ranked 79 from among year as compared to 86 the previous year.

The least corrupt nation is at number one while the worst is at number 174 and based on that Sri Lanka is on the margin between the good and bad.

Sri Lanka is only one rank better than China, who just so happens to be Sri Lanka&

The CID informed court that the son of former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, Ravindu is also a suspect in the same murder case and needs to be arrested.

Earlier today former DIG Vaas Gunawardena was further remanded until July 19 over his alleged involvement in the murder of a businessman in Dompe.

Bambalapitiya-based businessman Mohamed Siyam was abducted and murdered in the Dompe area on May 22.

The selection of Sri Lanka as the venue of the CHOGM this year is a great victory achieved by the country which will silence its international critics, said Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter on July 6. The prelate expressed these sentiments delivering an anusasana when External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris called on him at the Asgiriya Viharaya and received his blessings.

The World of Learning, covering education worldwide, announced that “Navalar Hall Colombo was founded in Tamil University in Ceylon” (1960 issue).  In that felicitous announcement,  the memories of universities by Christians in the Pearl Fishery and Batticotta were suppressed.

In backdrop, a 1951 Official Language Commission under Justice Arthur Wijewardena on how Sinhalese and Tamil could be introduced, mooted the replacement of English with only one language. Wijewardene’s

Mahabodhi Temple, one of the foremost Buddhist places of worship, is surely not a military target, nor is it an economic nerve centre. But that would not make it a lesser target for terrorists. It is one of those places that you would see on a picture postcard, just like the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, the Temple of the Tooth and other historic sites. Terrorists crave for publicity and a terror attack on one of those picture postcard targets generate more publicity, in terms of more newspaper columns and airtime during prime time news than

The UNP yesterday urged the government to resume external degree courses in Sri Lankan universities. The University Grants Commission (UGC) temporarily stopped the external degrees two years ago for subject revision.

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said that the UGC issued a circular stopping the external degree courses on Oct. 15, 2010.

Attanayake was addressing a media conference at the National Estate Workers’ Union office in Rajagiriya.

 The UNP yesterday demanded the transfer of full ownership of houses and lands provided to estate workers by the government since 1995.

Addressing a media conference in Colombo, UNP parliamentarian R. Yogarajan said that the then People’s Alliance government had provided loans to build houses through the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) on seven-perch plots in the hill country.

Estate workers had obtained Rs. 100,000 each as a loan to build their houses and the ownership of lands and homes we

The strike commenced by Railway employees from 07 July midnight has been called off, sources from the Ministry of Transport told Ceylon Today Online.
Railway employees commenced a 48 hour strike starting from 07 July to demand for salary increments.

The Ministry sources further stated that the decision to call off the strike was taken following a discussion between the Ministry authorities and Railway Unions.