Meethotamulla garbage dump fire extinguished

Axed newspaper Editor reveals all

The former Director / Editor in Chief of the Ceylon Today newspaper, Lalith Allahakkoon, has explained the circumstances that led to him being terminated from his post at the newspaper just months after he was appointed. In a 11 point note, a copy of which was obtained by the Colombo Gazette, Allahakkoon says one of the reasons over his axing, which sent ripples in the media industry, was that he failed to publish a story saying there will be a Presidential election next year. Following the de

18 Jun, 2012

UK national in Lanka honored by the Queen

Michael Meyler, a British National living inSri Lanka, has been honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in her Birthday Honours List for 2012, the British High Commission in Colombo said. Meyler, a part-time teacher at the British Council in Colombo, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of theBritish Empire) for his services to the English Language. Michael Meyler came to Sri Lankain 1985 as an English teacher. Since 1995 he has worked at the British Council in Colombo, where he tea

18 Jun, 2012

TMVP hails UN de-listing

The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP) hailed the announcement by the United Nations (U.N) that Sri Lanka has been removed from a list of countries or groups involved in child recruitment for armed conflict. Last week the U.N. special representative for children and armed conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy announced in New York that Sri Lanka was de-listed after its successful completion of Security Council-mandated action plans to end the recruitment and use of children. ?We welcome the annou

17 Jun, 2012