Police to crackdown on protests and public gatherings

MR for code formulated by media

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says an all-inclusive code-of-ethics for the media should emerge from within the industry. The President?s office quoted the President as saying that the government is simply playing a supportive role on the matter. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has yesterday said that the new media code proposed by the Sri Lankan government contains overbroad and vague language that could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech. The Ministry of Mass Media and Information official

20 Jun, 2013

SriLankan signs Airbus deal

During the Paris Air Show held today (Wednesday), SriLankan Airlines announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding in preparation for an order for six new Airbus A330-300s and four A350-900s. In addition to four Airbus A350-900 widebodies it will order and which will be delivered from 2019 to 2023, the carrier will take three more A350-900s on lease (perhaps on an interim basis) and these aircraft will be delivered from 2017 to 2019. SriLankan Airlines will take delivery of its six Airbu

19 Jun, 2013

Wimal puts UPFA on notice

Government Minister and leader of the National Freedom Front, Wimal Weerawansa has put the ruling UPFA government on notice saying his party is ready to leave the government, if it must, to push for several powers in the 13th Amendment to the constitution to be removed. He said that the National Freedom Front wants to see the land and police powers given to the provinces under the 13th Amendment to be removed before elections are held for the Northern Provincial council. “If we can do that by st

19 Jun, 2013