May 11

Sri Lanka’s Brandix goes East with BoI

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May 11, Colombo: A new garment factory will be established under President Mahinda Rajapaksa's "Negenahira Navodaya" (Eastern Awakening) programme to develop the Eastern province. Read the Full Article
May 11

Sri Lanka President talks to new Russian President

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May 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa congratulated new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on his official inauguration as Head of state. Read the Full Article
May 11

UNP and SLMC says EP election marred with violence

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May 11, Colombo: The main opposition UNP and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress today rejected yesterday’s election results saying the poll was marred by violence. Read the Full Article
May 11

Sri Lanka President says election results shows people’s mandate for the government policy for development and against terrorism

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May 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said, the election results of Eastern Provincial council show nothing other than the people's approval for the government policy for development of rural areas and for fighting terrorism. Read the Full Article
May 11

Market Update: Sri Lanka stock market sees fluctuating indices during the week

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May 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka stock market witnessed a moderate level of activity during the week with the indices fluctuating between marginal positive and negative levels supported by low investor participation. Read the Full Article
May 11

Lanka Orix acquires Commercial Leasing

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May 11, Colombo: The Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) took a further step ahead in becoming one of the leading players in the financial services industry... Read the Full Article
May 11

Sri Lanka Tourism’s Vesak celebrations in Bentota and Beruwela

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May 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka Tourism together with the Bentota Hoteliers Association has organized a series of events under the project ' Vesak Celebrations 08', on May 19th and 20th in Beruwela and Bentota to celebrate the Vesak. Read the Full Article
May 11

Sri Lanka Polls: UFPA wins Ampara

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May 11, Colombo: The ruling party United People's Freedom Alliance (UFPA) won Ampara securing 6 seats against the 4 by the main opposition United National Party (UNP) received 37.87% votes. Read the Full Article
May 11

Sri Lanka BOI signs 8 new agreements

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May 11, Colombo: The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka recently signed agreements for 8 new projects. Read the Full Article
May 11

Sri Lanka’s first Regional Producers Directory launched

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May 11, Colombo: For the first time in Sri Lanka, a directory identifying and listing small and medium scale producers from the regions throughout the country will be launched on May 13. Read the Full Article
May 10

Sri Lanka Polls: UFPA takes Batticaloa, UNP takes Trincomalee

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May 11, Colombo: The ruling party United People's Freedom Alliance (UFPA) won Batticaloa securing 6 seats against the 4 by the main opposition United National Party (UNP) and 1 by the Tamizh Democratic National Alliance (TDNA). Read the Full Article
May 10

Heavy fighting kills 46 LTTE cadres, eight soldiers in Sri Lanka

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May 10, Colombo: At least 46 LTTE cadres and eight soldiers were killed in fierce fighting in the Sri Lanka's embattled North, defense officials said on Saturday. Read the Full Article
May 10

Voting for Eastern Provincial Council elections ends in Sri Lanka

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May 10, Colombo: Voting in the crucial elections for the Eastern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka ended at 4.00pm (local time) amid accusations of violence, attacks and rigging. Read the Full Article
May 10

Sri Lanka Air Force bombs Tiger targets in Mullaitivu

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May 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets today bombed an LTTE artillery launching pad and an ammunition storage, the military said. Read the Full Article
May 10

Tamil Tiger bomb attacks fail to disrupt polls in Eastern Sri Lanka

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May 10, Colombo: For the first time in 20 years the people of Sri Lanka's Eastern Province are exercising their democratic rights today as the voting at the Eastern provincial council elections commenced this morning despite the LTTE bomb attacks in the region earlier. Read the Full Article
May 09

Underwater explosion sink a merchant vessel in Sri Lanka

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May 10, Colombo: An underwater explosion ripped through an empty merchant vessel that was moored at the Trincomalee harbour in eastern Sri Lanka in the pre dawn hours of today. The Sri Lankan navy said the MV Invincible A-520 logistic vessel sank due to the explosion adding that the rebels bombed the 213-foot cargo ship with an underwater explosion at about 2:15 a.m. Read the Full Article
May 09

Underwater explosion sinks a merchant vessel in Sri Lanka

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May 10, Colombo: An underwater explosion ripped through an empty merchant vessel that was moored at the Trincomalee harbour in eastern Sri Lanka in the pre dawn hours of today. The Sri Lankan navy said the MV Invincible A-520 logistic vessel sank due to the explosion adding that the rebels bombed the 213-foot cargo ship with an underwater explosion at about 2:15 a.m. Read the Full Article
May 09

Breakaway Tiger leader released from UK prison

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May 09, Colombo: Breakaway LTTE leader V. Muralitharan also known as Karuna Amman, who was in prison in UK on immigration charges has been transferred to an immigration detention centre. Read the Full Article
May 09

Sri Lanka Jathika Ranaviru Commemoration Flag Day

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May 09, Colombo: The first Flag of the National Heroes Flag Day was pinned on President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (May 07) morning at Temple Trees during a ceremony inaugurating a month dedicated to the war heroes. Read the Full Article
May 09

Eleven killed, 29 injured in Sri Lanka bomb blast

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May 09, Colombo: Eleven civilians were killed in a bomb blast inside a café in Ampara this evening, the Sri Lankan military said. The explosion in a popular café in Ampara town comes a day before the first local elections in the region in two decades. Read the Full Article
May 09

Sri Lankan troops capture Adampan in Mannar, 33 Tigers killed in heavy fighting

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May 09, Colombo: Advancing Sri Lankan troops backed by the Air Force took control of the town of Adampan in Mannar this morning after fierce battles that killed at least 33 LTTE rebels, the military said. Read the Full Article
May 08

Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeals rejects PLOTE petition to postpone Eastern polls

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May 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a petition filed by People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) requesting a postponement to the May 10 provincial council election in the East. Read the Full Article
May 08

Sri Lanka’s Marxist party backed nurses’ trade union gives up strike after three patients die in Ratnapura

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May 09, Ratnapura: Sri Lanka's government Nurses Association today gave up their strike at Ratnapura hospital after three patients died due to unavailability of treatments. Read the Full Article
May 08

Sri Lanka’s government doctors in Central Province on strike

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May 09, Kandy: The Registered and Assistant Medical Officers Union in the Central Province called a strike yesterday to protest against a printing mistake on the annual report issued by the Health Service Office of the province. Read the Full Article
May 08

Dhiraagu - Maldives forges strategic partnership with Microsoft Sri Lanka

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May 08, Colombo: Dhiraagu - Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun Private Limited, the leading telecommunications service provider in the Maldives, has entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft... Read the Full Article
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