Sacked Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe votes against motion

UN wants media freedom

The United Nations says journalists should be able to carry out their work unencumbered and free of intimidation. UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said this in response to a question raised by Innercity Press on Sri Lanka at the daily UN press briefing held yesterday (Friday). The spokesman was asked to comment on reports that in the run-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo, there has been a lot of controversy about freedom of the press. ?About freedom of the media, that is s

03 Aug, 2013

President invites the Pope

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has written to His Holiness Pope Francis I extending an invitation to visit Sri Lanka. ?On behalf of the Government and the people of Sri Lanka, I consider it a great privilege and an honour to extend to Your Holiness an invitation to undertake a visit to this beautiful country, which only recently emerged from three decades of conflict,? President Rajapaksa wrote. ?A visit by Your Holiness to Sri Lanka would be a momentous occasion to all Sri Lankans, and I earnestly

02 Aug, 2013

Fonterra finds bacteria in whey

Some Fonterra products used in infant formula and sports drinks may contain a bacteria that causes botulism, the company announced early today, TV New Zealand reported. Fonterra said that on Wednesday tests indicated the potential presence of a strain of Clostridium (Clostridium Botulinum) in a whey concentrate sample, which can cause botulism. The company said it today advised eight of its customers of a “quality issue” involving three batches of a particular type of whey protein concentrate (W

03 Aug, 2013