Fire in pettah shop brought under control, probe underway

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

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

Come and see says President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says people should come and see for themselves the ground situation instead of being critical of the country. ?When the conflict was raging, almost every day dead bodies came from the North to the South. The entire country was engulfed with terror. The situation is totally different today,? the President’s office quoted President Rajapaksa as saying. The President had said this when he met?French Senator Nathalie Goulet who was on a visit to Sri Lanka ?I have learnt m

21 Aug, 2013