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| Sri Lanka prisoner caught by his ring tone |
| 2013-02-09 |
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This undated file illustration photo shows a mobile phone, seen on an X-ray as it is hidden inside the colon of a prisoner. A Sri Lankan prisoner who tried to hide his mobile phone during a search of his cell was caught out when guards heard ring tones coming from his rear-end, a hospital official said on Friday.
This undated file illustration photo shows a mobile phone, seen on an X-ray as it is hidden inside the colon of a prisoner. A Sri Lankan prisoner who tried to hide his mobile phone during a search of his cell was caught out
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| Terrorist financing amendment bill passed |
| 2013-02-09 |
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Parliament today passed the bill to revise legislation on terrorist financing. The draft bill to amend the Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act No 25 of 2005 was presented to parliament by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva this week.
Speaking on the Draft Bill in parliament this week Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera said the objective of the Bill is to prevent collection of funds for terrorist organizations. He said that the act was in operation in Sri Lanka since 2005.
Minister of Exter
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| Sri Lanka issues rule for money brokers |
| 2013-02-09 |
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Sri Lanka's central bank has issued new regulations covering the money broking industry requiring them to be certified, set up reporting requirements and internal policies and procedures.Money brokers provide bid and offers in money and forex markets while protecting the anonymity of their clients.
"The regulations are expected to give credence to the operations of MBs and provide confidence for financial institutions that use their broking services," the Central Bank said.
"Similarly, it is also
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| Psychology war against media by government - Saravanabawan MP |
| 2013-02-09 |
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"Thinakural" press was scorched and once again activities advanced to crush the voice of democracy. In this manner, the press distributor was attacked and wounded. The elements which desire that democracy atmosphere and media freedom should not exist in the country were engaged in this task.
Peninsula is in the entire control of the forces, and the continuous attacks against the Medias, Hathurusinghe the Commanding Chief of the district should take responsibility.
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| Biggest Obstacle to National Reconciliation is the Promotion of Jingoism and Narrow ethnic By |
| 2013-02-09 |
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The government held the 65th Independence Day celebration in Trincomalee in the former war zone of the East to emphasise perhaps the territorial unity of the country that had been secured after the ending of the war. The historical significance of this national day should be that it represents the collective effort of the country’s diverse peoples, including Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims to obtain their freedom from foreign rule. In his speech on the occasion President Mahinda Rajapaksa emphasised the importance of inter-community
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| UGC gets SC nod for aptitude tests to admit additional students |
| 2013-02-09 |
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The Supreme Court yesterday allowed a motion filed by the University Grants Commission and gave it permission to admit students who have secured the pass marks, after holding the practical/aptitude tests and to make up the new admission numbers of 5,906, in addition to the earlier 21,500.
In some districts, the available number of qualified students was very low. Therefore, the UGC may take in qualified students from other districts to make up for that deficit, the Court said.
The UGC had filed a motion in the Supre
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| Alistair Burt: Archive of Twitter interview on Sri Lanka |
| 2013-02-09 |
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On 5th February 2013, UK Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt hosted a live interview session via Twitter. Alistair Burt is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs. At the time of the interview, the Minister had recently returned from an official visit to Sri Lanka.
Twitter interviews are not new. The first international diplomat to do so on Sri Lanka was US Assistant Secretary of State and former Ambassador to Sri Lanka Robert Blake, in April 2012. Sadly, save for Groundviews, no one els
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| Torture Tours |
| 2013-02-09 |
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Sri Lanka has drawn heavy flak from international human rights activists once again. This time around, the reason for severe censure is not offences committed at home but aiding and abetting foreign torturers.
The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) has named Sri Lanka one of the assisted the US in its torture programme. Following the 9/11 attack the CIA adopted the controversial practice of abducting terror suspects responsible for that dastardly act of terror all over the world and transferring them
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| Govt yet to decide on team to Geneva |
| 2013-02-09 |
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The government would decide on its diplomatic team to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) session in Geneva after observing developments, Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
Responding to a question by a journalist at the Cabinet press briefing at the ministry auditorium yesterday whether the government has decided to send only a team of officials without a political representation to the UNHRC session in Geneva, the minister said no such decision has been arrived at for the moment. He
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| Ministry to acquire rental shops in arrears |
| 2013-02-09 |
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The Co-operatives and Internal Trade Ministry will acquire retails shops for which rentals have not been paid at Economic Centres.
Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Jonston Fernando told economic centre managers to collect arrears' rentals of retail shops at Economic Centres.
The minister told ministry Additional Secretary D Jeewananda to take measure to acquire shops, which fail to pay arrears.
Fernando said infrastructure development activities will be completed within this year.
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