Sri Lanka police say that Navy arrested 53 more persons off Nilaveli sea in the eastern coast as they were attempting to migrate illegally to Australia.
The arrested persons have been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigations, police say.
Of the 53 persons, 41 are Tamils, five are Muslims...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
23rd hour turn of events at the Eastern Provincial Council election of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Sri Lanka's major Muslim Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to contest the Eastern Provincial Council election alone under the symbol tree.
The reasons for the sudden change of SLMC stance is yet to reveal.
SLMC held discussions with all major political parties and by yesterday it was in a decision to contest under government coalition...
Strike of the Sri Lankan university teachers sees new turns
Sri Lanka Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA) has decided to boycott duties pertaining to the evaluation of G.C.E. Advanced Level examination.
The boycott is to be enacted in relation to the 2012 Advanced Level examination sheduled to be held in August.
The FUTA has taken this decision at the executive committee meeting held yesterday,...
Monday, July 16, 2012
Why do public servants of Sri Lanka take to illegal migration?
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illegal migrants. Australia,
public servants
Police Media Spokesman Ajith Rohana said that 22 persons who were staying in various places hoping to migrate illegally to Australia were arrested yesterday morning from Chilaw.
Investigations have been started regarding the aspirant illegal...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Sri Lanka Tamil and Muslim parties like to forma an alliance for the Eastern Provincial Council election
Sources close to Sri Lanka's major Tamil and Muslim parties point out that a Tamil Muslim coalition is likely to form at the Eastern Provincial Council election.
Sources say that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) are likely to form a political alliance for the Eastern Provincial Council.
However, the SLMC Supreme...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Public Health Inspectors (PHIs)of Sri Lanka strike to protest the killing of a colleague
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dengue,
PHI,
public health
Public Health Inspectors (PHIs)of Sri Lanka have launched a token strike today in protest of the death of a colleague PHI who was clubbed to death by a person suspected to be a mental patient.
Secretary of the Public Health Inspectors' Association of Sri Lanka , Senarath Bandara said that they have withdrawn from all duties pertaining to the Dengue...
Is Ranmihithenna tele cinema village another waste of public money?
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Ranmihithenna,
tele cinema village
Sri Lanka Ministry of Media and Information says it has decided to establish an international level tele cinema studio at Ranmihithenna tele cinema village in the Hambanthota district.
However, it is not clear if it is a new move or a part of the original programme.
Ranmihithenna has become yet another waste of public funds and there is reasonable...
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Cash strapped Sri Lanka government to earn money from three wheelers
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three wheeler,
trishaw
Sri Lanka government has reportedly decided to establish a bureau or a section to regulate the three wheeler taxi service.
I wonder why the government has not done this so far. There may be half a million three wheeler taxis in the country...
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Schools going, police stations coming in Sri Lanka
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defense,
education,
international schools,
police stations
Sri Lanka Minister of Higher Education S.B. Disanayaka recently argued that the closure of schools is a sign of development. Then what about opening police stations or prisons?
Sri Lanka Police Department sources say that President Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Ceylon Teachers' Union protests delay in issue of Z-score result
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Ceylon Teachers' Union,
Joseph Stalin Fernando
Ceylon Teachers' Union Chairman Joseph Stalin Fernando says that the delay in issuing of the Z-score pertaining to the university entrance has caused further unrest among the student community.
He said that the steps have not been still taken to issue Z-score even a week after the Supreme Court ruling to annul the previous Z-score and compile a new...
Monday, July 2, 2012
Padeniya re-elected as the President of Sri Lanka doctors' union
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Anuruddha Padeniya,
GMOA
Specialist Children's Nuro-surgeon Anuruddha Padeniya has been reappointed as the President of Sri Lanka Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA).
The election of office bearers of the GMOA was held on June 30th in Colombo in a highly competitive...
Buddhist extremists exchange fisticuffs in Sri Lanka
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fundamentalist Buddhism,
orthodox Buddhism
Sri Lanka' orthodox Buddhist extremists attacked a Fundamentalist Buddhist monk who who claims himself a superior at Baddegama town in the Galle district of Southern Province.
The monk was attacked as he was arriving for a sermon. His unarmed guards that attempted to make way to proceed with the planned sermon were brutally assaulted by orthodox...
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