Ajith Prasanna remanded on contempt of court charges

SLMC decides mosque must remain

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) decided today that its stand on the mosque in Dambulla is that the mosque must remain at its current location. The decision was taken following over 3 hours of deliberations which also saw heated arguments among the SLMC members. SLMC leader Rauf Hakeem speaking to reporters after the meeting in Colombo said that the SLMC was saddened by the events which unfolded in Dambulla over the mosque issue. He said that he will meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa to co

28 Apr, 2012

Congress MPs want 13A in Lanka

Congress MPs, who were part of the delegation that visited Sri Lanka recently, have demanded India’s intervention in ensuring political empowerment of minority Tamils by implementing the historic 13th Amendment, holding talks with various political parties there. Four Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu also asked India to demand urgent steps from Sri Lanka to implement recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) with a “clear time-bound programme”. Rajya Sabha member E

29 Apr, 2012

Lanka rejects IOC offer

Sri Lanka has rejected an Indian offer to upgrade a local refinery which is built to refine only Iranian oil. Petroleum Resources Minister Susil Premjayantha said that the offer to upgrade the Sapugaskanda oil refinery had come from the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) which operates most of the fuel sheds in Sri Lanka. He said that Sri Lanka needs to upgrade the facility in order to refine oil from other countries as the import of Iranian oil will be reduced owing to sanctions imposed on Iran by

29 Apr, 2012