Colombo Informer

Legal action has been taken against 80 persons in Colombo for non cooperation … The Ministry of Defense has taken legal action against 80 persons for maintaining mosquitoes breeding areas in their houses and commercial premises in the Colombo district. On par with the Dengue Control Programme launched yesterday by the Ministry in … Full [...]

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British High Commission in Colombo Marks the Day Against Homophobia… The British High Commission Colombo marked IDAHO with a presentation of a cheque by the British Deputy High Commissioner, Robbie Bulloch, to Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, Director of Equal Ground, a non-profit organisation seeking human and political … Full News here – Read more on Asian Tribune

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Cases filed against land acquisition Around 1474 persons owning land in Jaffna filed a writ application today in the Court of Appeal challenging the attempts to illegally and unlawfully acquire their private land, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) media office said. A further 2000 … Full News here – Read more on Colombo Gazette

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MR hails Thatcher's fight against terror President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a message of condolence on the death of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in which he commends the late prime minister for her commitment to fighting terrorism. “While the late Prime Minister … Full News here – Read more on Colombo Gazette

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Killing of Prabhakaran's son: Act tough against Colombo, Jayalalithaa to Centre Dear Mam Congress By: raj | Wednesday , 20 Feb '13 17:01:26 PM Reply | Forward Dear Mam Congress and BJP will never act since their hands are also stained with mass rapes, murders etc. Sikhs riots to congress and Muslim and Christian killings [...]

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Act tough against Colombo;support Lanka specific resolution:CM Demanding tough action against Colombo over alleged human rights violations, she said India should talk to the US, which is moving a Lanka-specific resolution at the UNHCR next month, and other like minded countries to draft a resolution to be passed … Full News here – Read more [...]

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* Sri Lanka to act against extremists rousing communal hatred Jan 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa and the leader of the house Nimal Siripala de Silva to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to look into the insults leveled at the Muslims of the … Full News here [...]

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* Petitions against parliamentary select committee probed Sri Lanka Chief … Jan 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's judiciary sources say that seven petitions filed challenging the parliamentary select committee (PSC) appointed to probe the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake were withdrawn today. Full News here – Read more on Colombo Page

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Verdict against Sri Lanka chief justice quashed Sri Lankan people shout slogans as they parade during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. A Sri Lankan appeals court on Monday quashed a guilty verdict given by lawmakers against the country's Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake in … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Colombo posters wage war against all shades of Tamil nationalism Just like the Colombo posters and the notice, the international abetters of genocidal Colombo too are known for mischievously not distinguishing the 'terrorism' they saw in the LTTE, which they still ban, and the righteous national liberation … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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* Sri Lankan lawyer rejects CID probe on threat against him Dec 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka police say that senior counsel Gunaratne Wanninayake has rejected a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigation over the alleged threat against him. Former secretary of Sri Lanka opposition United National Party … Full News here – Read more on Colombo [...]

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Colombo To Kabul Calling: End Violence Against Women Now Delhi (Women's Feature Service) – The statistics tumble out of conflict zones and bedrooms; street alleys and college campuses. Violence against women remains the most common, most persistent and the most 'accepted' form of human rights violations that … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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* Sri Lanka main opposition to protest today against impeachment of Chief Justice Dec 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has called all opposition parties to come together to condemn the parliamentary select committee's impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake. Addressing … Full News here – Read more on Colombo [...]

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* Government to inform Sri Lankan public on impeachment motion against Chief … … 09:43 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 07, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will inform the general public about the impeachment motion brought against the Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayke, a government minister said. Full News here – [...]

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* Impeachment motion against Sri Lanka Chief Justice draws protests Nov 05, Colombo: The motion by ruling party legislators of Sri Lanka to impeach the country's first female Chief Justice has drawn fire from many corners of the society and thousands of Sri Lankans took to the streets to protest the move. Waving … Full [...]

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