Western Province Governor Dr. Seetha Arambepola resigns

UNP sees government hand in Bodu Bala Sena

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) today claimed that the government was funding the?Bodu Bala Sena monks to carry out a campaign against Muslims in the country. UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera told reporters today that he could say with responsibility that the government was supporting the monks financially. He warned that while?Muslims?in Sri Lanka may remain silent over the activities of the?Bodu Bala Sena, Muslims overseas may react differently. Samaraweera also compared the?Bodu Bal

14 Feb, 2013

Bill on Resettlement Authority to parliament

The draft bill prepared by the legal draftsman to extend the term of the Resettlement Authority, is to be submitted to parliament. Cabinet has approved the proposal by the Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon to submit to parliament the draft Bill to extend the validity period of the Resettlement Authority Act of 2007 for a further period of three years, beyond April 10, 2013. The Resettlement Authority was formed during the latter stages of the war in 2007 as the central body to impleme

14 Feb, 2013

Swiss push for reconciliation plan in Sri Lanka

Almost four years after Sri Lankan government forces crushed Tamil rebels, Switzerland is backing a South African post-Apartheid reconciliation initiative to bring parties to the negotiating table, but the prospect for lasting peace remains elusive. Since 2011 South Africa and civil society groups have been leading a multi-pronged peace initiative aimed at restarting Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Sri Lankan government negotiations and supporting potential reconciliation efforts following the

15 Feb, 2013