Ranjan ordered in court to face contempt charges

UN says demo peaceful

The United Nations (UN) has termed the protest held outside the UN office in Sri Lanka yesterday as being “peaceful”. The protest was staged by a group of monks against the Sri Lanka visit of UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay. During the daily press briefing held at the UN Headquarters in New York, journalists questioned the UN about the protest. Farhan Haq, Associate Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said that ?Ms. Pillay was not in the vicinity of the peaceful protest at the United Nat

27 Aug, 2013

UNP raises strong suspicions (Audio)

The main opposition UNP today raised suspicions on the break-in and entry into the house of journalist Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema on Saturday. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said that the government had got agitated soon after the incident and was doing all it can to prove that it was robbery. He said that the government wanted to show that the incident was nothing serious and had even released a special statement to that effect. Attanayake said that since investigations were ongoing he

26 Aug, 2013

MR to head to Jaffna

President Mahinda Rajapaksa? is scheduled to address five political meetings in the north next month, Minister of Environment and the UPFA Secretary Susil Premjayantha? said. Accordingly meetings have been scheduled to be held in Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar and Jaffna in support of the UPFA candidates contesting the forthcoming northern Provincial Council elections. Premjayantha who is gearing up the campaign for the UPFA in the Jaffna district addressing the media at his Jaffna of

26 Aug, 2013