President appoints SLFP committee to discuss future of Government

SLMC says sorry to Buddhists

Sri Lanka’s main Muslim party on Friday apologized for an anti-religious statement made in the run up to elections in September, a statement released by its leader said. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader and Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem apologized for a statement made regarding Buddhist monks engaging in politics and insisted that his words were maliciously taken out of context. “With no further attempts at procrastination, I wish to tender an unreserved apology to all Buddhists of Sri Lanka.

10 Aug, 2012

Lara says Sanga is the best

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara says Kumar Sangakkara is, in his opinion, the best wicketkeeper batsman in the world. Giving the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) 2012 at the Sugathadasa?indoor stadium late this evening, Lara also said that Sri Lanka is now a formidable cricket team. He recalled how devastating the opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana were in one day cricket and noted that they would have been even more de

10 Aug, 2012

TESO asked to drop Eelam

A conference of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO), scheduled to be held in Chennai on Sunday, has run into rough weather, with the Centre asking the organisers to drop the word ?Eelam? from the title of the meeting. ?The Ministry has no objection, from a political angle, to the proposed international conference with foreign participants, with the proviso that ?Eelam? may be dropped from the title of the conference, and subject to the clearance of the Ministry of Home Affairs and ot

11 Aug, 2012