SLFP decides to support RW’s Government

Annular solar eclipse tomorrow

The first solar eclipse out of the two solar eclipses due this year, will occur tomorrow morning, when the moon covers up the sun. This is an annular solar eclipse where a ring of fire will appear on the solar disk, Prof. Chandana Jayaratne of the Department of Physics, University of Colombo said. ?The eclipse begins at 2.05 am and ends at 8.55 am Sri Lanka standard time tomorrow morning. The eclipse will not be visible to Sri Lanka,? he told the Daily News. This is the most dangerous kind of ec

09 May, 2013

Ameena Salley goes to HRC

Ameena Azath Salley, the daughter of former Colombo Deputy Mayor Azath Salley, has filed a petition at the Human Rights?Commission?(HRC) against the arrest of her father. In the petition filed today, Ameena says her father was wrongfully arrested and that she will also be filing a case in court. Meanwhile a public statement signed by several individuals, clergy, organisations and politicians, vehemently condemned the arrest and detention of Azath Salley, by a team of officers from the Criminal I

08 May, 2013

Australia examines Lankans case

The Tamil refugee Ranjini ? incarcerated when pregnant after the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) branded her a security threat ? had the first chance to put her side of the story on Wednesday to a retired judge examining her case, the Young Witness website reported today. In what is seen as the main chance of release for Ranjini and her three sons, the independent review by former federal court judge Margaret Stone comes as supporters are hoping hundreds of protesters will t

08 May, 2013