The 65th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army falls today. The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military and humanitarian operations. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2010, the Army had approximately 200,000 regular personnel, between 20,000–40,000 reserve … [Read more...]

14th Death Anniversary of late Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike falls today. She was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world's first female Prime Minister. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960–65, 1970–77 and 1994–2000, and was a long-time leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. All island women's organization of the SLFP has organized many programmes … [Read more...]

Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Angelo Mathews is among the five shortlisted for this year's LG People's Choice Award. Five players from five different countries have been nominated for the fifth LG People's Choice Award, the only award voted for by the public at the annual LG ICC Awards. The other four players nominated for the award are England women's captain Charlotte Edwards, Australia fast … [Read more...]

The government has allocated Rs.300 million rupees for this year alone to pay compensation to civilians of the North who were impacted by the conflict. Compensation is being granted to civilians who had lost their limbs and hands and also house and property due to the conflict. Out of the total amount allocated, Rs. 110 million has already been paid and another Rs. 130 million will be paid to … [Read more...]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) is the only UN body that failed to recognize the freedom enjoyed by the people of Sri Lanka with the eradication of terrorism. All other UN institutions, except UNHRC have expressed appreciation for the post-conflict developments in Sri Lanka, he pointed out. “The UNHRC is in the habit of leveling baseless … [Read more...]

All arrangements are in place for the opening of the Lakmuthu Sevana Housing Complex built on behalf of families living in houses with less facilities at Mayura Place in Wellawatte. The Complex with 118 housing units is scheduled to be opened by the President today. Many programmes are in place for the speedy development of the Colombo Metropolitan as a Commercial Hub in South Asia. As an initial … [Read more...]

Bharathiya Janatha Party leader Subramanian Swami says that Indian Premier Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka and address its parliament in the near future. In a Twitter message, Subramanian Swami posed a question to those who raised objections to him during his recent tour of Sri Lanka. He asked the criticizers what they have got to say about Premier Modi’s tour of Sri Lanka. President Mahinda … [Read more...]

A special discussion to find solution for problems faced by nurses will be held today under the patronage of Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara. President of the Public Services United Nurses Association, Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera said representatives of their union will submit their problems at his meeting. Attention will also focus for the controversial labour room training for … [Read more...]

Party based elections nor individual based elections cannot be redefined for our convenience. Individuals differ a lot from parties. People look at the parties and individuals differently. In a party , if you do not like one personality, you may select another from the party. These are applied to party based elections. It can be a Local Government election, Provincial level election or … [Read more...]

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government, downplaying the views expressed by the extremist Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, stressed that the Government stands for co-existence among all communities. Addressing the Cabinet Press Briefing held in Colombo yesterday (30), Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella said the Government did not endorse the views of the … [Read more...]