Professor Sarath Wijesuriya ordered to appear in court

Probe sought in Malaysia on funds for Sri Lanka

An investigation has been sought on the funds collected by a Malaysian opposition political party for Sri Lanka’s war victims. Former auditor of the Democratic Action Party, one of three major opposition parties in Malaysia,?Tan Tuan Tat, has said there were?discrepancies on the money?collected?and said to have been distributed to help Sri Lankan Tamils. The Star online today?quoted Tuan Tat as saying that documents on the fund had revealed the discrepancies, adding that these were posted ?anony

23 Jan, 2013

Indonesia clears Sri Lankan flour

Indonesia has cleared 250 tonnes of flour from Sri Lanka which was earlier seized for allegedly containing hazardous chemicals. The Indonesia media reported that the Director General of the Standardization and Consumer Protection unit of the Ministry of Commerce, Nus Nuzulia Isaac, had announced in Jakarta today that the consignment was safe for consumption. The flour was imported by PT Interindo Kharisma Jakarta from Prima Ceylon, Kompas.com quoted Isaac Nuzulia Nus as saying.

22 Jan, 2013

Government says CHOGM not shifted

The government says there is no truth to?reports?that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has been shifted out of Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Karunatillake Amunugama said that such claims were baseless and are mere?rumors. There were?reports?to the effect that CHOGM 2013?which?is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in November had been shifted to?Mauritius following concerns of a breakdown in democracy in Sri Lanka. However Amunugama said that so far t

26 Jan, 2013