Wednesday, 3rd September 2014 By Madura Ranwala A 72-year-old father of two daughters yesterday attempted to commit suicide by setting himself on fire in Colombo 03. He is a former army sergeant who retired in 1983 ...
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GL briefs Slovenian President on Sri Lankan issues
Wednesday, 3rd September 2014 On the sidelines of the Bled Strategic Forum, at which he was a panelist, Professor G. L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, called on BorutPahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia. ...
Stop making insensitive assertions about SL
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador writes to New York Times Editor Thursday, 4th September 2014 Local accountability mechanisms set up by the Sri Lankan Government, now strengthened with international experts, are respectful of ...
The last Stages of the War in Sri Lanka, Narrative iii
Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 BY Chandra Jayaratne The 'Third Narrative' reviewed at the Colloquium presents an alternative narrative of the events of the last stages of the war, and has been developed as a response to ...
Witness Protection Bill on Sept. 9
Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 The National Authority will comprise 12 members with seven ex-officio members and with the President appointing five more members The long-awaited Witness Protection Bill will be presented i ...
NPC funds lie idle
Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 Kelum Bandara The Northern Provincial Council (NPC), which is administered by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has failed to utilize at least 30 per cent of its capital allocations in the a ...
Two indexes, two top scores for Lanka
Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 Lakshman I.Keerthisinghe LLB, LLM. MPhil, Attorney-at-Law “Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to mo ...