The cold neutrality of an impartial judge -Edmund Burke-Preface to the Address of M.Brissot

Reuters reported recently that Amnesty says Sri Lanka represses dissent to consolidate power.The report stated that Amnesty International said that the Sri Lankan government is intensifying a crackdown on critics in order to tighten its grip on power, and urged the Commonwealth countries not to hold a summit there in November. But the Media Minister of the Sri Lankan government Keheliya Rambukwella accused Amnesty International of

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says 26,721 Internally Displaced People (IDP) have been identified by the Ministry of Resettlement as still requiring resettlement. The vast majority of these IDPs are unable to return to their places of origin because their homestead and agricultural land continues to be used by the Security Forces.

NRC, which formally announced it was moving out of Sri Lanka in June this year, says there are significant humanitarian needs in the North and paramount obstacles for durable solutions for the I

Despite all the protests and objections raised by some groups, especially the Bodu Bala Sena against the sale and distribution of halal products in Sri Lanka, the government is continuing with the recognition of halal products.

With more tourists expected from the Middle East by 2016 the government is making arrangements to ensure leading hotels can cater to the needs of Middle Eastern tourists which includes providing halal certified food.

The Government Radiologists Association has commenced a trade union action based on several demands.

Vice Chairman of the Association, Chanaka Darmawickrama said that accordingly X-rays will not be conducted for patients receiving treatment at hospital wards.

''We are engaging in a trade union action based on several demands of which there are four main demands. We request that students not be enrolled any further for the diploma programme and to enroll graduates to the service.''

The International Monetary Fund says that Sri Lanka needs to address the losses incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board.

Delivering a lecture in Colombo Tuesday evening, the IMF's resident representative in Sri Lanka, Dr. Koshy Mathai, said, that failure to do so would result in Sri Lanka failing to reach its economic potential.

The Colombo Municipal Council says, that it has identified 300 hotels and restaurants in Colombo that do not meet the required standards to be issued with a trade license.

Chief Medical officer of the CMC, Dr. Pradeep Kariywasam reiterates that legal action will be taken against these institutions.

 

''During raids conducted this year we found 323 institutions that are eligible for trade licences. However, there are not obtained the licenses due to numerous

The protest commenced by students of the Kelaniya University has come to an end, sources from the university told Ceylon Today Online.

The protest was carried out inside the university and later outside the university premises too.

The protest was commenced against the lack of space for female students in the female hostel due to overcrowding and also against the problems with the lecture time table

The former Diyawadana Nilame of the Dalada Maligawa Sudantha Bandara Senanayake had filed four cases against the present Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Thilanga Deva Bandara for not submitting the annual reports on income and expenditure at the Additional Magistrates Courts in Kandy.

The case was however was taken up by the Chief Magistrate of Kandy at the Chief Magistrates courts. The Chief Magistrate Manilal Waidyatillke had not taken the cases for trial for two reasons, had dropped all cases. According to him the former Diyawada

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the revised electricity tariff proposal based on the directive given by the President to grant concessions to low income customers, the Secretary of the Power and Energy Ministry said.  

Following the electricity tariff increase, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated in his May Day speech that the increase will not apply for bills below 60 units while those using 61 to 180 units will receive a 25% reduction of the fuel surcharge.

The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries.

The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader spoke, Tuesday (7) night, about religious violence when asked questions following a speech he delivered to 15,000 people at the University of Maryland.

He condemned all killing being carried out in the name of religion and then turned to his own religion.