Government says no threat to stability

Bill on Resettlement Authority to parliament

The draft bill prepared by the legal draftsman to extend the term of the Resettlement Authority, is to be submitted to parliament. Cabinet has approved the proposal by the Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon to submit to parliament the draft Bill to extend the validity period of the Resettlement Authority Act of 2007 for a further period of three years, beyond April 10, 2013. The Resettlement Authority was formed during the latter stages of the war in 2007 as the central body to impleme

14 Feb, 2013

UNP sees government hand in Bodu Bala Sena

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) today claimed that the government was funding the?Bodu Bala Sena monks to carry out a campaign against Muslims in the country. UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera told reporters today that he could say with responsibility that the government was supporting the monks financially. He warned that while?Muslims?in Sri Lanka may remain silent over the activities of the?Bodu Bala Sena, Muslims overseas may react differently. Samaraweera also compared the?Bodu Bal

14 Feb, 2013

400 reportedly injured by blasts as meteor falls in Russia

A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. “There was panic. People had no idea what was happening. Everyone was going around to people’s houses to check if they were OK,” said Sergey Hametov, a resident of Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, the biggest city in the affected region. “We saw a big burst of light then went outside to see w

15 Feb, 2013