Udayanga Weeratunga detained in Dubai while on transit

Former Sri Lankan diplomat convicted in UK

Former Sri Lankan MP Tudor Gunasekara, 77, who said he was one of Sri Lanka’s leading businessmen, was fined at the Old Bailey (London) yesterday after being convicted of groping a masseur’s breast. But after he was found guilty of sexual assault, Judge Charles Wide QC ordered an investigation by the Legal Service Commission as to whether the former ambassador to Poland committed fraud. Gunasekara had claimed he survived on just ?100 a month from his state pension after transferring all his we

21 Nov, 2012

Increased safety measures for Colombo night race

Increased safety measures will be in place for the spectators and participants at the Colombo Night Race next month, organizers said today. The Colombo Night Race will be held at Fort on Saturday December 15th with the qualifying rounds the previous night. The Asian Motor Racing Club and the Carlton Motor Sports Club together with the Sri Lanka motorcycle club are organizing the race for the second year this year. Shehan de Tissera from the Asian Motor Racing Club told reporters today that ap

21 Nov, 2012

ICG report slams government on TNA talks

The Sri Lankan government?s refusal to negotiate seriously with Tamil political leaders or consider reasonable forms of power sharing is heightening ethnic tensions and damaging prospects for sustainable peace. Sri Lanka: Tamil Politics and the Quest for a Political Solution, the latest report from the International Crisis Group (ICG), examines political opportunities and challenges in finding a realistic strategy for the Tamil community to claim its rights against a government that remains opp

21 Nov, 2012