Tamils set for UK deportation following suicide attempt
2011-06-16
Amnesty International calls for the UK Authorities not to deport Sri Lankans at risk of torture, ahead of a planned deportation from Gatwick Airport in London to Colombo this afternoon.
Do not make false statements for cheap publicity
Defence Secretary gives a stern warning to Shavendra
2011-06-16
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has given a stern warning to Major General Shavendra Silva not to make false statements to the media to for cheap publicity, sources from the Defence Ministry said.
Majors General on the war path with Major General Sumedha Perera
2011-06-16
A group of majors general in the army has commenced a media campaign against the Wanni Commander Major General Sumedha Perera, sources from the Army Headquarters said.
Police shoot out in Katunayake had been ordered by Minister Basil – President tells two ministers
2011-06-16
The President has told two ministers who are close to him that it was Minister Basil Rajapaksa who had ordered the police to shoot at the FTZ workers who were agitating against the private sector pension scheme.
The President is dreaming about Namal’s success, has no idea about the international community – senior ministers allege
2011-06-16
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is busy planning political and development projects aimed at making his eldest son, Namal Rajapaksa, the head of state and has therefore no idea about the international pressures, a senior government minister told Lanka News Web.
Following the President’s policy of suppressing workers and hitting their pockets, Lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara has planned to reduce the employees’ incentive payment for the month of June by 40 percent.
PB Jayasundara resigns –IMF to offer a senior position as gratitude to running Sri Lanka’s economy
2011-06-16
LankaNewsWeb exclusively reveals that Secretary to the Treasury and secretary to the Finance Ministry P.B. Jayasundara has tendered his resignation to the Cabinet of Ministers as President Mahinda Rajapaksa is away in Russia.
