Five more arrested over murder of businessman

Champika says DCD threat remains (Audio)

Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy, Patali Champika Ranawaka says the threat posed by DCD or dicyandiamide, still remains in Sri Lanka. He said that some government institutions have cleared some milk powder brands saying they don?t have dangerous levels of DCD. However he says he does not accept the determination as Sri Lanka is not capable of properly testing if products have DCD or not. The Minister said that tests will also take much longer time to conclude and till then it i

22 Aug, 2013

Concerns on proposed law

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by reports that the Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs is to introduce new laws seeking action against publications that ?defame the original teachings and traditions of the major religions?. These reports state that as a first step, a draft Bill providing for the establishment of a ?Buddhist Publications Regulatory Board? that will be empowered to regulate any publication purportedly ?in violation of Buddhism, its philoso

21 Aug, 2013

Army not a killing machine

External Affairs Minister Professor G.L Peiris says the army is not a killing machine and it?s a misconception to assume that. He says many, including the UN, have found the military to be useful and the work they have done in regards to construction of houses and roads is a very good step in the transition from conflicts to stability. In an interview with the Voice of Russia the Minister said that the army has also been trained to take humanitarian functions as different situations demand. He a

22 Aug, 2013