by Ranga Jayasuriya "I was taken to the upstairs, where there were four police officers. I was ordered to strip naked. I felt shamed. I looked around. Then a cop shouted at me to strip or else will be beaten....

by Dr.A.C.Visvalingam President -CIMOGG One hundred and sixty-one Members of Parliament, in their understandable admiration of President Rajapaksa’s leadership in eliminating the LTTE, appear to have taken up the position, by voting for the 18th Amendment ("18A"), that he can...

Hot this season on the political column circuit – all things Orwellian. The President amended the constitution. Everyone’s talking about democracy infringed and the boot stamping on the face and people vanished forever. George Orwell’s 1984 has suddenly become the go-to reference when describing the political situation. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great book. ...

By Gazala Anwer The Opposition United National Party’s Rosy Senanayake today expressed the country’s need for a fresh constitution and not for ‘patches and plasters’ to be put on it. ”I totally disagree with the 18th amendment, taking all the powers into hand is detrimental. We need to look into the real issues and find a solution ...

by M.S.Shah Jahan “The Saudi sponsor, who is over 60, suffers from heart conditions. The sponsor’s doctors have advised him to do only 25 percent of his normal work because of his weak heart....

Kosawathe police in Chilaw district arrested Wednesday six deserters of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) including an officer who had robbed one million rupees worth jewelry from a woman who had recently returned from Middle East, posing as Interpol officers, the police said.

There are times when one simply cannot believe the attitude of the government. It acts with an impunity never quite before seen and unlikely to be seen elsewhere either. They send out signals to the international community with no apparent care in the world for what our overseas trading partners think. The case of stripping ...

by Kusal Perera Latest news on Mervyn caught every one off guard and in total surprise. There were frantic calls on Tuesday night by many who wanted to know, if the news was right. Some one left a comment for...

Latest news on Mervyn caught every one off guard and in total surprise. There were frantic calls on Tuesday night by many who wanted to know, if the news was right. Some one left a comment for an online news on Mervyn’s removal that said, “Don’t do this. This would rob us, of our popular ...

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has reintroduced checking of all vehicles passing through the main road in Batticaloa to Vaazhaichcheanai, Kalmunai and Verukal areas. This checking of civilians causes untold hardships during emergency travelling, residents express concern. Despite these checking by police and SLA, paramilitary gangs continue to rob and involve in other crimes, they added.

By Tisaranee Gunasekara “You’ve made the world in to a madhouse….an enclosure in which the sane are trampled underfoot by a herd of galloping lunatics”. - Ernst Toller (Hoppla, Such is Life!) We are living through a transformative time, a...

by Charles Haviland In a horrific turn of events in Sri Lanka's biggest city, Colombo, between seven and ten hawkers, homeless people or beggars have been murdered in the space of a few weeks....

Police arrested a gang that allegedly relieved people returning home from foreign employment via the Katunayake Airport of their valuables having them drugged. They allegedly committed these acts for nearly six months. Katunayake Police arrested the gang of five on Tuesday after a two month surveillance. Police also seized jewellery and Sri Lankan and foreign currency amounting to Rs 2 million fro...

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 cricket international against Sri Lanka in the United States tomorrow (7.30am NZT)

Brendon McCullum will return to the wicketkeeping gloves while Rob Nicol will make his debut for New Zealand as they play an historic first Twenty20 international agsinst Sri Lanka in the US