Part of a ‘drama star’ says UNP

No room for ethno-nationalism

The government says there is no room for demands for ethno-nationalism in Sri Lanka and the aim of every citizen is to live in harmony throughout the country. A statement by the External Affairs Ministry said that efforts by interested parties to create communal discord in Sri Lanka will not succeed, despite their potential to vitiate the atmosphere that is currently required to conclude efforts at reconciliation. It also said that the Government of Sri Lanka is willing to conduct inquiries into

08 Apr, 2013

Inquest told LTTE suspect died of bullet wound

An LTTE fighter who lived with a bullet lodged in his head for more than 10 years, died as a result of the injury, an inquest held in Britain was told. Father of one, Ramachandaran Sivakumar, 41, fell in his bathroom at his home in Melrose Avenue in Cricklewood on December 21, following a seizure, Kilburn Times reported. He was taken to the Royal Free Hospital in Pond Street where he died two days later. Sivakumar came to London in 2001 with his wife seeking political asylum. Back in his native

08 Apr, 2013

US felt SF had poor economic knowledge

The United States had in 2010 felt that Sarath Fonseka had poor economic knowledge during the run-up to the 2010 Presidential elections. A leaked US cable, made public by Wikileaks, quoted the then US Deputy Chief of Mission in Sri Lanka Rebecca Cohn as saying that Fonseka is a military man who has publicly admitted that he has little knowledge of economic issues, and other than clamping down on corruption, he has no apparent economic program. The cable also quoted campaign strategist and econom

09 Apr, 2013