Joint opposition MPs walk out of Parliament

BBS not sole voice of monks

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) is not the sole voice of the Sanga (monks) community, Bellanwila Wimalaratana thera said today. The leading monk said this when asked about the tense situation created among Muslims and?Buddhists in the country as a result of the anti-Halal campaign carried out by the??Bodu Bala Sena. He noted that in any community there are extremists, fundamentalists and other elements. Bellanwila Wimalaratana thera said that the?Buddhist?clergy in Sri Lanka do not want to create a con

11 Mar, 2013

‘Heal Lanka’ deemed too controversial

The track ‘Heal Lanka’ by singer/songwriter?Ras Ceylon has been deemed too?controversial by some local radio stations, a statement released today said. The statement by Ras Ceylon says the?song was recently re-mastered and has been getting regular radio play on several prominent stations in Sri Lanka. But on March 7th 2013, he received a notice from one radio station stating that ?due to the current political climate in Sri Lanka? they are taking his track off rotation ?until the situation gets

11 Mar, 2013

Two killed, two injured in Hambantota accident

Two people were killed and two others injured following an accident along the Colombo – Kataragama main road in Hambantota today, the police media unit said. The police said that a van travelling from Tissamaharama to Hambantota collided with a three-wheeler travelling on the opposite direction. Four people who were in the three wheeler suffered serious injuries and were admitted to hospital, the police media unit said. The police said that two of the injured succumbed to their injuries in hospi

12 Mar, 2013