Geoffrey Bawa Trust Launches 2010-2011 Architecture Awards
Posted: July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
Honoring a man many describe as Sri Lanka’s greatest architect, the Geoffrey Bawa Trust launched the 2010-2011 Geoffrey Bawa Award for Architecture on Friday at the late architect’s residence in Colombo. Read more
Sri Lanka Undergoes Sharp Decline in GDP Growth in 2009; War-Torn Areas Record Highest Provincial Growth
Posted: July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Sri Lanka’s economic growth saw a sharp decline in 2009 while the Northern and Eastern provinces recorded improvement in provincial growth.
According to latest data released by the statistics department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the national growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) was 9.4 percent last year compared to the 23.2 percent in 2008. The war-affected Northern and Eastern provinces recorded the highest provincial growth with 14.1 percent and 14.0 percent respectively. Read more
VIDEO: Cabinet Holds Meeting in Former LTTE-Controlled Kilinochchi
Posted: July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
For the first time in Sri Lanka’s history, the Cabinet of Ministers met outside of Colombo in the northern town of Kilinochchi.
Prior to the end of the war, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had declared the town the capital of the region it controlled. Read more
US Supreme Court Rules it Unlawful to Provide “Material Support” to LTTE-Linked Groups
Posted: June 24, 2010 | Leave a CommentBy Ranjit J. Perera
America’s highest court this week declared that support extended to groups designated “foreign terrorist organizations” such as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would be a violation of the country’s anti-terror law. According to the Supreme Court, the law does not violate the First and Fifth Amendment rights (free speech and due process) of U.S. citizens.
“We hold that, in regulating the particular forms of support that plaintiffs seek to provide to foreign terrorist organizations, Congress has pursued that objective consistent with the limitations of the First and Fifth Amendments,” the Court declared in its judgment. Read more
FEATURE: Ussangoda: Beauty, mystery, myth and science make for unique experience at Sri Lanka’s newest national park
Posted: June 10, 2010 | 6 Comments
Is it the place where a meteorite landed? What makes the soil so red? Was this where King Ravana of India’s epic Ramayana landed in his flying chariot after abducting Princess Seetha? These are just a few of the questions that cross your mind as you step across the starkly red, caked earth at Ussangoda on Sri Lanka’s southern coastline at Hambantota.
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SriLankan Airlines has won the award for ‘Top Airline by Growth in Passenger Carriage (South Asia)’ from Singapore’s Changi Airport for the highest growth in traffic to Singapore from the region in 2009.
SriLankan’s Head of Worldwide Sales Mohamed Fazeel said: “SriLankan Airlines is delighted to receive this honour as proof of our status as a valued partner for the tourism industries of both Singapore and Sri Lanka. While inter-regional travel from traditional markets such as Europe remains important, SriLankan Airlines fully comprehends the tremendous potential for growth within Asia itself, driven by the insatiable appetite for travel among the fast-growing middle-classes in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and China.” Full Story
India Infoline Limited (IIFL), an Indian-based stock brokering firm, became the first foreign brokerage firm to enter the Sri Lankan market after recently being licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka.
The head of IIFL’s Sri Lanka Unit, Priyani Ratna-Gopal said, “We are bullish on the market’s performance and have immediate funds available for investments from IIFL’s own fund and investors who want to enter the Sri Lankan market.” Full Story
A woman army deserter who had called over at the Buttala police to lodge a complaint regarding a dispute, alleged she was raped by three police officers including an inspector in the police station.
Uva Province DIG H N G Ambanwela has appointed an investigation team under an ASP to hold a formal inquiry into the incident. The woman soldier attached to the Gajaba Regiment is a resident of Udugama in Galle. Full Story
Kumar Sangakkara smashed his seventh test double hundred and Mahela Jayawardene broke Don Bradman’s record for the most test centuries at one venue as a rampant Sri Lanka tormented India in the second test on Tuesday.
The hosts piled up a massive 642-4 declared on the second day of the match as India’s bowling attack could do little to stop the flow of runs. Full Story
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