The dismissal of 13 security forces personnel by the Trincomalee magistrate, could mark the end of the road in terms of achieving justice for the five young boys brutally slain on a beach in Trinco town 13 years ago, unless new evidence surfaces. The inability to locate witnesses to testify hampered the investigation by the CID, and rights activists say the case highlights the failure of Sri Lanka’s...
Red Indian Chief, Seattle, in his speech known as ‘letter’ made a ‘powerful, bittersweet plea for the respect of Native American rights and environmental values.’ President Maithripala Sirisena quoted Seattle at the inauguration of the Moragahakanda-Kaluganga Multi-purpose project and said that the wars since ancient times were for either land or water which would continue forever because of the importance...
Sri Lanka, at a time looking for radical changes to the national side, has been given a timely reminder by World Cup discard Bhanuka Rajapakse who cracked a superb century in the recent unofficial series against India ‘A’.Even for the recently concluded ICC World Cup, he was a member of the squad from which the final tour party was picked. Hence, the selectors are bound to have a sharp eye on the former...
* ‘NPLs in State banks not an issue’, * ‘Macroeconomic fundamentals in good shape’
The macroeconomic fundamentals of the economy are in pretty good shape with inflation well anchored and within target, Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy told the media on the Monetary Policy stance of the Central Bank on Friday.“We could be happy that the macroeconomic fundamentals are in good shape with inflation within range. While there could be some uptick in inflation in the coming...
