Walter Wuthmann

A bitter deal trying to get sugar out of Sri Lankan teas: Plantations Minister

When it comes to tea, Sri Lanka has a reputation to protect.Even though the country is the fourth largest exporter of tea in the world, “Ceylon Tea” is some what the most...
Towards a more transparent government

When the news came out earlier this month that the last international operator at the Mattala International airport had stopped all of its services there, not many were...
Mandatory retirement age should be raised from 55 to 65 years:Eran

The mandatory retirement age should be raised from 55 to 65, State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne said on Wednesday.“I am a strong advocate that the mandatory...
Sri Lanka inks five new MoUs with Finland

Representatives of the Sri Lankan and Finnish governments signed five new Memorandums of Understanding at a ceremony in Colombo on Tuesday.The MoUs cover the sectors of...

Contest to fete public officials

Transparency International Sri Lanka announced Tuesday, that it was launching a new islandwide “Integrity Idol” contest to identify and felicitate exemplary public officials.“(This) is a very unique...
Sri Lankan fishermen held in Seychelles

Six Sri Lankan fishermen have been detained in Seychelles, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Monday.The crew was intercepted over the weekend by the Seychelles Coast Guard.They have since been...
Negombo gets new Rs 20 bn wastewater management system

Work will soon commence on a major wastewater management system for Negombo, the first of its kind in the area.The Rs.20 billion project will take four years to build, and is funded with support from...
Fake Lankan bomber sentenced to 12 years in Australia

A Sri Lankan man had been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in Australia for threatening to detonate a fake bomb on a Malaysian Airlines flight last year.An Australian judge said that Manodh Marks,...
FM probing detention of Lankans in Italy

The Foreign Ministry is inquiring into the alleged detainment of six Sri Lankans on charges of human trafficking in Italy, a senior ministry source said Thursday.According to some Italian media...
Captain’s Garden Kovil

It’s an iconic sight: the large gopuram of the Sri Kailawasanathan Swami Devasthanam Kovil towering above the train tracks in Maradana, greeting passengers as they travel to and from Colombo.The...
RTI commission opposed to certain clauses

The Right to Information Commission on Friday said it was opposed to certain clauses in the proposed National Audit Bill, arguing it violated the spirit of the RTI Act.Their statement follows a...
Activists in Colombo protest Tamil Nadu police killings

More than 40 people protested outside the Indian High Commission in Colombo Wednesday, demanding justice for the protesters allegedly killed by Indian Police last week.“We need justice for those who...
BASL pledges legal aid to flood victims

Anybody who has lost their valuable documents in the recent floods should reach out to the Bar Association of Sri Lanka for assistance, BASL President U.R. De Silva said on Wednesday.“If they have...
GMOA calls for more vaccines as flu death toll rises

Although a batch of flu vaccines is on the way, the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle is still under-equipped and underfunded to deal with the current flu epidemic, GMOA Co-Secretary Kanchika...
Twelve migrant workers to be repatriated

Twelve Sri Lankan migrant workers who were stuck in Somaliland because of a labour dispute will be repatriated, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.The Ministry said the workers would return...
Landmark in Sri Lanka's work on anti-corruption

In remarks to the United Nations this week, a Sri Lankan anti-corruption official said the recent arrests of two senior government officials was an example of a new prosecutorial independence in Sri...