09/28/2011
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Daily Mirror
On Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration department announced that an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system that will replace the simple visa-on-arrival facility for travellers from 78 countries. The visa-on-arrival will continue for people travelling from The Maldives and Singapore — two countries that reciprocate the facility for Sri Lankans travelling to these countries.
09/21/2011
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Daily Mirror
“I studied in Mullaitivu under great difficulties. I had to study while staying in camps. I don’t want to fall at the feet of anybody except my parents.”
09/15/2011
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Daily Mirror
President Mahinda Rajapaksa informed Cabinet last evening that heads of diplomatic missions breach protocol by meeting various departmental heads and directors, bypassing the subject ministers, to canvass for various projects.
09/01/2011
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Daily Mirror
Adviser on Reconciliation to the President Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha refuted claims today that he had admitted to there being Army personnel involved in war crimes and that these persons would be investigated.
08/17/2011
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Daily Mirror
Senior DIG Gamini Navaratne said the administration of 137 estates in the Nuwara Eliya District had been crippled by the fear psychosis created by an organised group under the pretext of spirits called Grease Devils. Addressing a meeting of estate managers and superintendents in Nuwara Eliya and Hatton police divisions he said the mysterious killings in Kahawatta created a misconception among the public that an invisible being was responsible for the killings and that it gradually spread to several areas of the country.
08/15/2011
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Daily Mirror
The religious leaders stressed even though they were ready to work with the politicians for a lasting peace, the present situation in the country has silenced them and it had affected reaching sustainable peace in the country.
08/15/2011
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Daily Mirror
Consultation and consensus were supposed to be the method to be used by politicians to sort out political differences, but it appears that the much talked of and often maligned but never really rejected constitution of the late President JR Jayewardene especially concerning the extent of devolution of the 13th Amendment leaves more room for contentious and acrimonious debate than any other issue.
08/08/2011
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Daily Mirror
Fresh after the reiteration by India that Sri Lanka should do away with the state of emergency immediately, the government has decided to lift it from next month, a senior government minister said yesterday.
08/08/2011
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Daily Mirror
Defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse told Indian news channel Headlines Today that Sri Lankan would not devolve any more powers to the minorities in spite of the promises it made in the past.
08/05/2011
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Daily Mirror
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka asked what right the TNA had to question the number of seats allocated to Jaffna.