Sep 03

Defence witnesses to give evidence at former Army commander’s second court martial today

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Sept 03, Colombo: The second court martial probing charges against Sri Lanka's former Army Commander and current DNA parliamentarian General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka will resume its sittings today. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

Sri Lanka trade union leaders discuss forming alliance to fight for pay hikes

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Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center (NTUC) has commenced discussions with other trade unions and union representatives to jointly fight for winning salary increments for the working masses. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader on a two-day visit to India

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Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has left for India on a two-day official tour. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

Sri Lanka to set up military bases in strategic locations

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Sept 03, Mullikulam: Sri Lankan military plans to establish military bases in strategically significant places to strengthen the national security further, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said Thursday. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Saudi Embassy in Sri Lanka doubts housemaid torture allegation

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Sept 02, Colombo: The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Sri Lanka says that the allegations leveled against the employer by the Sri Lankan housemaid over inserting iron nails to her body have many doubts. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Sri Lanka’s WPC to seize movable properties of local governments owing money to Council

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Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Western Provincial Council (WPC) has decided to suspend the vehicles and office equipment of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) for its failure to pay a rent of Rs. 2.6 billion to the WPC. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

JVP claims amendments to Sri Lanka Constitution are a move towards a dictatorship

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Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said that time was running out for democracy in the country with even some opposition parties deciding to support the government. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Sri Lanka Freedom Party has created the strongest government in Asia, President says

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Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main constituent party of Sri Lanka's ruling alliance, celebrated its 59th anniversary today with the participation of its leader, President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees premises. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Sri Lanka opposition MP says the UNP must support amendments to the constitution

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Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) Polonnaruwa district MP Earl Gunasekara says that his party must support the proposed 18th amendment to the Constitution. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Parliamentary debate on constitutional amendments in Sri Lanka scheduled

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Sept 02, Colombo: The leaders of the political parties that represent the parliament met today at the parliament and fixed the dates and time to have the debate on the 18th amendment to Sri Lanka Constitution. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

President pays last respects former Sri Lankan minister Lakshman Jayakody

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Sept 02, Divulapitiya: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today paid his last respects to late Minister and Presidential Advisor Lakshman Jayakody at his residence in Divulapitiya, Balagalla. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Sri Lanka opposition MP released from remand after eight months

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Sept 02, Kalutara: Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) Kalutara district MP Palitha Thevarapperuma was released on bail by Mathugama Magistrate Daminda Ramanayaka when the MP was produced in court today. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Sri Lanka’s Marxist union to commence discussions with other unions on winning salary demands

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Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center (NTUC) is to commence discussions today with other trade unions regarding the actions to be taken to win the demand of salary increments for the working masses. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

Marxist party campaigns against Sri Lanka’s constitutional amendments

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Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has decided to intensify its campaign against the government's proposed constitutional amendments. Read the Full Article
Sep 02

FACETS 2010, International Gem and Jewellery show in Sri Lanka opens today

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Sept 02, Colombo: FACETS Sri Lanka 2010, the International Gem and Jewellery Show will be open from today till September 5th at the Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre in Colombo. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

New British High Commissioner for Sri Lanka

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Sept 02, Colombo: Britain has appointed John James Rankin, a career foreign officer of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), as the new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Non-Resident British High Commissioner to the Maldives. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Indian official continues tour in Sri Lanka’s war-torn region

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Sept 01, Colombo: Visiting Foreign Secretary of India Nirupama Rao continued her tour in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka for a second day on Wednesday by traveling to Mullaitivu and Trincomalee. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Dengue mosquito eradication with locally made BTI begins

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Sept 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena today ceremoniously initiated the use of locally produced larvicide BTI bacteria to curb the dengue menace in suburbs of Colombo while First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa participated in a dengue eradication campaign in the Sri Lankan capital. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Report on tortured Sri Lankan housemaid to be given to Saudi government

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Sept 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau says that a report on the incident of torturing a Sri Lankan housemaid allegedly by the employers in Saudi Arabia was to be handed over today to the Saudi government via the Sri Lankan Embassy in that country. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Salaries of Sri Lankan garment workers increased

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Sept 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka Wages Board has increased the minimum salary of the employees in the garment sector by 20%, Sri Lanka government says. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Indian Foreign Secretary calls on Sri Lanka President

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Sept 01, Colombo: Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao today called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. Ms. Rao apprised the President of her visit to the Northern and Eastern provinces and the support Indian government has granted for projects to assist the resettlement of the IDPs. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Sri Lanka President promotes organic farming

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Sept 01, Hambanthota: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the government has a clear vision to boost the organic farming in the country to provide the public with local foods free from artificial chemicals and the agricultural officials should encourage the farmers to adhere to organic farming. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Canadian authorities separate suspected Tigers from migrants

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Sept 01, Vancouver: Canadian police had separated over three dozen suspected Tamil Tigers from the 492 migrants arrived in Vancouver last month in a Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea, a Cnews report said yesterday. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widens over 100 percent in first half of 2010

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Sept 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka's expenditure on imports surpassed the earnings from exports widening the trade deficit by 108.6 percent in the first half of 2010 to US$ 2.844 billion, figures released today by Economic Research Department of Sri Lanka's Central Bank showed. Read the Full Article
Sep 01

Sri Lanka Supreme Court to deliver decision on constitutional amendments today

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Sept 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court is to deliver its decision on the proposed amendments to the country's Constitution today to the President and the Speaker. Read the Full Article
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