One of Australia’s foremost refugee legal advice centres claims it has been obstructed by staff at Christmas Island detention facility when trying to offer legal advice to asylum seekers, the Guardian newspaper reported.

The Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) says it has been fielding “hundreds of calls on a daily basis” from Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Christmas Island who have arrived by boat and are in fear of being returned without accessing legal advice. Those seeking RACS’ advice are subj

DIG Vass Gunawardena had allegedly extorted money from the coordinating secretary of Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva, investigations revealed.

The DIG had allegedly taken money from the coordinating secretary “Singapore Sarath” to refrain from taking action against him for the possession of heroin and firearms. The DIG had also told Singapore Sarath that his name was on a list of drug traffickers who were to be killed.

Today’s unemployment crisis was consequent to the ill-conceived educational policies in effect before 1994. About 80 per cent of school leavers found it difficult to find employment as most of them could not even pass the GCE O/L till last year, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.

He told The Island that the GCE O/L success rate had been just 20 percent and tragically neither the government nor the private sector were able to accommodate the 80 per cent of students who had failed that examination.

The Tamil Tiger rebel front organizations are still operating in Germany under the guise of community organizations, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on Monday.

External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris, during a discussion he had in Berlin with the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle, said that according to information available to Sri Lankan authorities, there are a substantial number of schools operating in Germany by these groups for propaganda and fund raising purposes.

Two nurses training schools had gone to rack and ruin, making life miserable for the trainees and the tutorial staff, the Public Service United Nurses Union (GSUNU) said yesterday.

The union’s General Secretary S. Boralessa accused the Health Ministry of not taking action to develop the nurses training schools in Hambantota and Matara. The conditions at the two schools left much to be desired as some of the basic facilities were not available, he said, noting that the prevailing conditions at the two nursing school

The undergraduates of the Sri Jayewardenepura University (SJU), Medical Faculty, have decided to boycott lectures until such time the final decision with regard to the disciplinary inquiry conducted against the 25 undergraduates subjected to temporary suspension is announced.

 

The undergraduates had held a demonstration on 5 June raising objections over the readmission of a group of sacked Peradeniya medical students sans any transparency.

The website www.chogm2013.lk which would provide information relating to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Sri Lanka in the month of November was launched at the Ministry of External Affairs under the chairmanship of the Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L.Peiris this morning.

Minister of Mass Media and Information Mr. Keheliya Rambukwella,  Deputy Minister of External Affairs Mr. Neomal Perera, Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information Dr. Charita Herath, and Secretary to the Min

Education Minister, Bandula Gunawardena says the Government's 'Mahindodaya 1,' is the first serious endeavour aimed at easing the intense race for popular schools in cities.

In an interview with the Sunday Observer, Minister Gunawardena said ground-breaking changes were being introduced from this year in the GCE Advanced Level and undergraduate courses in Universities as part of the new National Education Policy that is in the offing. The Policy strives to correct 'historical discrimination&#

Buxom Millie Nona was always peeping from the window. Her ample bosom was falling almost over the window sill. She was all agog wanting to overhear the goings-on in Shanthi's house. Sometimes Millie Nona stood at the entrance to her house and pretended to be looking in the direction of the road but Shanthi knew full well that Millie Nona was prying into what was happening between her and her husband, Prasanna.

Millie Nona had a funny gait and would hobble across the road and even have a powwow with the neighbours and Shant

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) – a Buddhist organisation many wish to call as Right or Ultra Right – is a new phenomenon in Sri Lanka. One may prefer to brand them in any manner one would like to. But the fact remains that this new outfit is slowly growing in stature and popular support in the country’s Buddhist-dominated areas.

It came into prominence due to its public opposition to the Halal mark on all products marketed in Sri Lanka. This was the demand made and achieved by the less than 10% population of the Muslim