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| Tamils for Obama to Karunanidhi: Demand Congress Party Support for International Investigation for Sri Lankan War Crimes |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Tamils for Obama said to DMK chief Karunanidhi in a letter that he had a unique opportunity to push Congress Party in the right direction in support of an International Investigation of war crimes committed by Sri Lanka during and after the civil war.
Tamils for Obama sent a letter to DMK chief Karunanidhi pointing out that he has a rare chance to force the Indian government to bring a resolution in favor of an international investigation at a meeting of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The current session of th
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| Minister says SL lacks systematic research on foreign employment |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare, Dilan Perera says that professional and systematic research on foreign employment is lacking in Sri Lanka.
The Minister expressed this view Thursday at an event to launch The Migration Profile of Sri Lanka jointly organised by the Institute of Policy Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare.
The profile is intended to outline and analyse information in relation to the status of different types of migrant categories, the nature, consequ
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| Motorcycle rider shot on main road |
| 2013-03-09 |
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An individual has been injured in a shooting that occurred in Unnaruwa on the Minuwangoda - Katunayake main road.
The Police Media Unit says the victim was shot at while riding a motorcycle with another person, by another motorcycle rider who had come up behind them.
While no suspects have been arrested as yet in connection with the incident, police have commenced investigations.
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| Bus fares to go up next week |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Private Bus Owners Association President Gamunu Wijeratne said the Association had decided on a bus fare hike after the authorities had rejected a fuel subsidy.
He told Daily Mirror that the decision was taken after today’s discussion with officials of the National Transport Commission (NTC), the Transport Ministry and the Finance Ministry.
He said the minimum bus fare would not be increased while the percentage of the increase was still being worked out. The bus fare hike would be effective from next week.
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| Muslim Tamil Alliance complaints to UN about hindrances from Bodu Bala Sena |
| 2013-03-09 |
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It has been brought to the notice of the United Nations, that the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation in Sri Lanka is harassing the Muslims in Sri Lanka. This had been made in writing by the Muslim Tamil Alliance.
The letters have been sent to the Commissioner of the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navaneedan Pillai and to the General Secretary of the United States BAN-Ki-Moon.
It is stated in these letters that the Bodu Bala Sena organisation are acquiring their properties illegally and destroying their places of
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| Spoken English test at G.C.E. O/L, beginning 2015 |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Public school students will be tested for Spoken English at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination, beginning 2015, in terms of a policy measure initiated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa under the government’s ‘English as a Life Skill’ programme. A ‘dry run’ of the Spoken English test would be conducted at the 2014 OL examination and of Spoken English’ , Sunimal Fernando, Presidential Advisor and Coordinator (English) and Convenor of the Presidential Task
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| Women most important element- Ranjan |
| 2013-03-09 |
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In the Third instalment focusing on the Rights of Women; UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayaka an advocate of the Rights of Women working in the Middle East speaks to the Daily Mirror.
Q:How aware are women of their economic rights in the home and work place?
My perception of women changed entirely when I read a book by the renowned spiritual teacher Osho’s meditation on women. He says, despite the arrogance of a man, he has at the very beginning of his life had to submit to a woman and be nourished and protected by a woman
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| I fear another ‘Black July’ |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Q: Would the Wimal Weerawansa today call himself a Marxist?
I agree with certain deep and important aspects of Marxism, but I don’t believe that Marxism provides the final and only mirror of viewing the world. Of course Marxism has revealed one side of looking at the world very well. But I’m not of the belief that it is a complete ideology in looking at the world.
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| Principals collecting money with govt. approval – JVP |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Democratic National Alliance Gampaha District MP Vijitha Herath yesterday told parliament that school principals were collecting money from students with the approval of the Education Ministry.
Moving an adjournment motion, the MP said the ministry had issued a circular in 2008, enabling principals to collect money.
Royal College, Colombo collected approximately Rs. 48,384,000 as school fee per annum, Herath said. "I am not saying that only Royal College, Colombo collects funds in this manner. Even a primar
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| Halal issue will be left to “simmer down”: Keheliya |
| 2013-03-09 |
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Extending their inaction on the Halal controversy, Government Spokes-man Minister Keheliya Rambuk-wella yesterday insisted that the best course to take was to wait for the standoff to “simmer down”.
Responding to questions on why the Government has not taken any steps to end the Halal standoff yet, Rambukwella expressed confidence that the issue would simmer down on its own and reiterated the stance of not taking over the Halal certification process.
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