Mother Sri Lanka Foundation inaugurated in the North

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Nov 30, Colombo: Mother Sri Lanka Foundation, an organization initiated by the President's Office to encourage and inspire the citizens to empower the country inaugurated its program in the Northern Province. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka President to present extended version of his manifesto - Minister

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Nov 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will present an extended version of his earlier election manifesto, Mahinda Chintanaya to the public, a government Minister revealed today. Read the Full Article

Accepting postal vote applications for presidential polls commences in Sri Lanka

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Nov 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Election Secretariat today announced that it is ready to accept postal vote applications and the voters could now apply for postal voting at the presidential election. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka Election Secretariat accepts deposits for presidential polls

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Nov 30, Colombo: Prospective candidates from recognized political parties can place their deposits for the upcoming presidential polls from today, the Election Secretariat announced. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka Presidential candidate General Fonseka seeks blessings from Chief Prelates

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Nov 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's retired military chief and presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka met the Maha Nayakes (Chief Prelates) of Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters today. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka President observes agricultural productivity in North Central Province

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Nov 30, Dambulla: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Dambulla Economic Centre today and witnessed the agricultural productivity in the North Central Province. The President took a look at locally grown fruits and vegetables at the vendors of the Economic Centre. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka inflation rises with more consumer spending

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Nov 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's annual average inflation rate declined to a record six-year low of 4.1 percent in November, from 5.2 percent in the previous month, the Central Bank reported today. Read the Full Article

Fonseka ready to secure even support of Prabhakaran s parents to defeat MR in Sri Lanka

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Declaring his candidacy at the forthcoming presidential election, former Army Chief General Sarath F.. Read the Full Article

Cultivation of black gram under FSCs

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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in association with the Department of Agriculture (DoA) cultivate b.. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka Former Military spokesman says individuals cannot take credit for war victory

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The Security Forces were dedicated to the war under the guidance of the leadership of the President .. Read the Full Article

A militarised Sri Lanka on an uneasy path to peace

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Sri Lanka has a history of violence. For a Buddhist country with a population of 20 million that his.. Read the Full Article

Fonseka ready to secure even support of Prabhakaran s parents to defeat MR (Sri Lanka)

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Reveals his symbol will be swan Promises independent Commissions Executive presidency to.. Read the Full Article

Sri Lankans using India to flee overseas illegally

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The decimation of the LTTE in Sri Lanka has given a big push to illegal immigration involving Sri La.. Read the Full Article

TMVP fully supports Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa

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*Rapid development under President *Not a single Tamil person will vote for Fonseka *Billi.. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka’s former CDS did covert politics at his office, says Defence Secretary

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Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said now it is clear to everyone that General Sarath Fonseka had been plotted against the government for a long time, while he was secretly engaged in politics before he retired from the Army. Read the Full Article

Landslide warning for Central Sri Lanka as rains lash hills

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Nov 29, Colombo: Senior geologist Dr Wilbert Kehelpannala warned people in Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla of risk of possible landslides due to the present inter monsoon rains and the North East monsoon rains expected in late December. Read the Full Article

International observers for next Presidential election in Sri Lanka

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Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake has invited four international observers for monitoring missions of next presidential election scheduled on 26 January 2010. Read the Full Article

Displaced in Sri Lanka’s North to get ‘freedom of movement’

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Nov 29, Colombo: Remaining Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the welfare villages of North will be free to move from their centers from Tuesday... Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka’s first Labour Museum to be opened for public soon

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Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's first Labour Museum will be unveiled by President Mahinda Rajapaksa... Read the Full Article

Estate community of Sri Lanka always with President- Minister Thondaman

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Nov 29, Colombo: General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers' Congress, Minister Arumugm Thondaman assured that the estate workers in the country are always with the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Read the Full Article

Carlton 7’s Rugby players meet Sri Lanka President

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Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa greeted the players of the Carlton 7's Rugby Tournament 2009 at Temple Trees on Thursday evening. Read the Full Article

Sacked opposition party member to spearhead campaign against General Fonseka

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Nov 29, Colombo: A member of the main opposition United national Party who was sacked from its Working Committee this week by the Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe says he is to campaign against the retired General Sarath Fonseka's presidential bid. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka’s ex-military chief promises reforms if elected as President

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Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former top ranking Army leader and Presidential hopeful General Sarath Fonseka said he wants to eliminate corruption and restore democracy in the country if he was elected. Read the Full Article

Australia to host 2011 CHOGM meeting, Sri Lanka’s bid fails

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Nov 29, Colombo: Australia has been selected as the venue to host the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2011 Australian reports said. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka appoints a committee to probe MI-24 gunship crash

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Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka has appointed a four-member team to investigate crash of the Air Force MI-24 helicopter gunship on last Friday afternoon that killed all the four occupants on board. Read the Full Article