Several education unions have expressed their lack of faith in the government responding to their demands in view of the budget for the year 2014. The education unions have been pushing the government for some time to increase the basic salary of the government servants.
Speaking to The Sunday Leader, General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) Joseph Stalin said, “When President Mahinda Rajapaksa was reappointed to his seat, he promised the unions that he would increase the basic salary of the government serva

The Principal of Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya, Y Yasaratna was assaulted by four unidentified persons who stormed into the school premises at around12 noon yesterday, when the rear gate of the school was opened for primary students to leave after school hours.

When the Daily News contacted the school's general phone number at around 3 pm yesterday, a person who said that he is from the school, but did not give his name, said four persons stormed into the school from the rear gate and attacked the Principal.

The Supreme Court yesterday refused applications by the Commonwealth Bar Association and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales. They had sought to appear as amici curiae to inform Court on the Constitutional Act of 2005 of the UK, which refers to the removal of judges. The Supreme Court held that they were foreign institutions and their interventions were not needed. Dr. Sunil Cooray appeared for them. Those applications did not relate to the questions of law before the Court, the Supreme Court said.

The Malaysian authorities should immediately drop charges against a rights activist accused of showing a film about Sri Lanka’s civil war without Censorship Board approval, Human Rights Watch said today.

Lena Hendry, of the human rights group Pusat KOMAS, was charged under the Film Censorship Act for organizing a screening of “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka” on July 3, 2013, in Kuala Lumpur. Hendry, whose trial starts on October 21, faces up to three years in prison and a fine of RM30,000 (US$9

Britain says the spotlight will be on Sri Lanka for it to uphold the Commonwealth values after it takes over the Chairmanship during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) next month.

The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, John Rankin, speaking to foreign correspondents based in Colombo, said that Britain has no intention of causing embarrassment to Sri Lanka.

British MP Simon Danczuk has cautiously welcomed the news that the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman (UPFA) Sampath Vidanapathirana was indicted before the Colombo High Court over the murder of a British tourist in Tangalle.

“This has been a long and hard campaign and let’s hope this is now the beginning of the end. I have directly raised my concerns with the Prime Minister about his attendance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka next month, and I hope the first thing the President does wh

The Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman (UPFA) Sampath Vidanapathirana was indicted before the Colombo High Court today in the high profile case involving the murder of a British tourist and the rape of his girlfriend.

In the case filed by the Attorney General (AG), six others were also indicted over the Christmas 2011 murder at a resort in Tangalle.

British Prime Minister David Cameron may visit the North during his stay in Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The Jaffna based Uthayan newspaper reported that the British Premier is expected to tour Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu to get a first hand view of the post war situation.

The newspaper said that a British team had already visited the North to make arrangements for Cameron’s visit to the area next month.

India has booked rooms for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit in Colombo, an External Affairs Ministry official said.

The official however said that while the rooms have been booked at a Colombo hotel it is still not clear who will be in the full Indian delegation.

Canada should not boycott the upcoming Commonwealth meetings in Sri Lanka, Canada.com quoted former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as saying.

“If you were going to boycott the Commonwealth because of illustrations of improper government or abusive treatment of people within some of the member countries, some days you wouldn’t have too many people around that Commonwealth table for tea,” Mulroney said during an appearance on CTV’s Question Period.