Gota, Lalith and P. B. appear before commission on SriLankan

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

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

Police to probe Weliweriya clash

The police is to investigate the clashes which broke out in Weliweriya. Minister and Gampaha District parliamentarian Lasantha Alagiyawanna said the CID will investigate the incident while the police says the CCD will investigate. Meanwhile the army says it was forced to retaliate after the crowd had attacked soldiers during the tense situation in the town yesterday. The army however insisted that shots were fired in the air and not towards the protesters. Meanwhile The U.S. Embassy said it was

02 Aug, 2013