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In a bid to provide a wider range of consumer items at concessionary rates to the public, the Government will shortly open its first and large scale Textile and Garment Trading Complex attached to the Dedicated Economic Center in Narahenpita.

United Trade Union Front of the CEB has decided to join employees of banks, ports, Water Resources Board and Petroleum Corporation for a continuous strike action if solutions for their demands are not met within two weeks.

The Mahapola educational and trade fair will resume on the instructions of president Mahinda Rajapaksa, said Minister of Trade and Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardena.

Sri Lanka are 288 for three at lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket test against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club here today, holding an overall lead of 470 runs.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Kumar Sangakkara scored his 20th century to help Sri Lanka build a formidable 470-run lead on the fourth morning of the second test against New Zealand on Saturday.

Kumar Sangakkara scored his 20th century to help Sri Lanka build a formidable 470-run lead on the fourth morning of the second test against New Zealand on Saturday.

Romesh Jayasinghe, the high commissioner to India, will be Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary from Oct 1, the government has announced. Jayasinghe will succeed Palitha Kohona, the current foreign secretary who has been appointed Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York.

Kumar Sangakkara struck a superb century as Sri Lanka steamed towards a declaration on day four of the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo.

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s imperious century extended Sri Lanka’s lead to giant proportions over New Zealand by lunch on Saturday’s fourth day of the second test.

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s imperious century extended Sri Lanka’s lead to giant proportions over New Zealand by lunch on Saturday’s fourth day of the second test.

The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Vealanai, Allaippiddi and Mankumpaan in the islets of Jaffna displaced due to Sri Lanka Army (SLA) offensives in 2006 and presently staying in Jaffna town had to wait for a long time at Duraippah Stadium Thursday as Basil Rajapakse, Senior Advisor to the President, failed to turn up as [...]

Sri Lanka have edged their lead over New Zealand past the 450-run mark on day four of the second Test in Colombo.

Colombo, Aug 29 : Romesh Jayasinghe, the high commissioner to India, will be Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary from Oct 1, the government has announced.

Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, commenting on the video clip aired in British Channel-4 TV, allegedly showing Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners, stressed the need for an investigation, AFP reported. The images, which Alston described as “horrendous,” indicate a serious violation of international law if found to [...]

SLNS ‘Sayurala’, an Off Shore Patrol Vessel (OPV) was commissioned at the Sri Lanka Navy Dockyard, Trincomalee Friday morning by Sri Lankas Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapakse. He thanked the Government of India for facilitating the acquisition of an Off Shore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Vigraha for the Sri Lankan Navy. Mr. Gothabaya Rajapakse handed over the [...]

It was frightening to see the combined effect of naked chauvinism of Sri Lanka and naked greed of powers, writes TamilNet political commentator in Colombo responding to the video clip displayed Tuesday. Such a trend in the establishments is a challenge to every lay human being of the civilized world. While rising up to free [...]

A United Nations human rights expert today called for an independent inquiry to verify the authentic..

In future , all SL visa applicants to UK have to fill a column on war crime involvements.

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In a shoot out with the Police Special Task Force, three key underworld men were killed early yester..

Colombo, Aug 28 (AFP) Sri Lanka took a 272-run lead over New Zealand with eight wickets in hand by tea on the third day of the second and final cricket Test here today.

British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Dr. Peter Hayes, visited Jaffna Thursday on an invitation by Basil Rajapakse, Senior Advisor to the President and his brother, to visit the bridge being built at Changuppiddi-Kearatheevu causeway on A32 land route to Jaffna with British Government’s aid. After visiting the building site the High Commissioner participated in [...]

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka seized control of the second test against New Zealand yesterday as they reached stumps on 157 for two with a lead of 339 runs.

Unidentified persons abducted a Tamil youth from Achchuveali in Jaffna in Colombo on 23 August around 5:00 p.m in front of the lodge he was staying in, according to the complaint lodged by his mother to Human Rights Commission (HRC) office in Jaffna. The youth had been expelled from Malaysia where he had sought refuge [...]

Kyrgyzstan thrashed Sri Lanka 4-1 on Friday evening to pick up their first victory in the Nehru Cup in the final game at the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi.

Sri Lanka’s quest to set a highly improbable victory target in the second cricket test was stymied by rain yesterday - and a continuation of summer showers seems essential to prevent New Zealand sliding to another heavy defeat.

Colombo: Sri Lanka seized control of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday as they reached stumps on 157 for two with a lead of 339 runs.

New Delhi: All the talks about Sri Lanka coming at par with India in the points tally proved futile after they lost 1-4 by Kyrgyzstan in the inconsequential Nehru Cup match at the Ambedkar Stadium Friday.

Two Tamil political prisoners have died under ‘questionable circumstances’ inside the Sri Lankan Central Prision at Welikada in Borallea this week, civil sources in Colombo revealed on Friday. One of the prisoner’s wife, a native of Vaddukkoaddai, was informed by Jaffna police that her husband, 30-year-old Sinnaiah Devendran, had died three [...]

Two Tamil political prisoners have died under ‘questionable circumstances’ inside the Sri Lankan Central Prision at Welikada in Borallea this week, civil sources in Colombo revealed on Friday. One of the prisoner’s wife, a native of Vaddukkoaddai, was informed by Jaffna police that her husband, 30-year-old Sinnaiah Devendran, had died three [...]

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka took a 272-run lead over New Zealand with eight wickets in hand by tea on the third day of the second and final cricket Test here on Friday.

It is now three months since Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared the country “liberated” from Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels after a 26-year war. He said then that he wanted to settle most of the displaced Tamil civilians within 180 days - but today, with more than half that time elapsed, nearly 300,000 are still [...]

Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka turned the screw on New Zealand on day three of the second Test in Colombo.

Aug 29, Colombo: Correcting an earlier statement on the death of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) prosecutor Shyamlal Rajapaksa, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Michele Montas said there was no evidence of murder.

Aug 29, Colombo: A United Nations human rights expert today called for an independent inquiry to verify the authenticity of a video allegedly depicting summary executions of Tamil prisoners by Sri Lankan security forces.

Supreme Court orders the Attorney General to file charges or release the Tamil Tiger suspects in custody.

Kumar Sangakkara struck an unbeaten half-century to put Sri Lanka in a strong position at the end of day three of the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo.

Kyrgyzstan finished their failed campaign in the Nehru Cup on a high, defeating Sri Lanka 4-1 in their last league match at the Ambedkar Stadium.

The Sri Lanka foreign ministry has announced a series of new appointments, including a new foreign secretary.

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara cracked an unbeaten 64 to put Sri Lanka in a strong position to win the second test against New Zealand, finishing day three with a 339-run lead.

Aug 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Central Bank today said the gross official reserves of the country increased to its highest ever level of over 3.9 billion US dollars with the new SDR allocation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Aug 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said the President has appointed the career diplomat Romesh Jayasinghe as the new Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, with effect from October 01.

Sri Lanka seized control of the second test against New Zealand on Friday as they reached stumps on 157 for two with a lead of 339 runs

Kumar Sangakkara hits an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka stretch their lead over New Zealand to 339 on day three of the second Test.

Aug 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has reliable information that LTTE cadres have infiltrated the welfare camps in the North for the Internally Displaced Persons, a government minister said today.

Kumar Sangakkara hits an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka stretch their lead over New Zealand to 339 on day three of the second Test.

Aug 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy commissioned a new vessel to its fleet today in Trincomalee with the participation of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara helped his side seize control of the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo on Friday as it reached stumps 2 for 157 with a lead of 339 runs.

Aug 28, Colombo: Acceptance of nominations for the Sothern Provincial Council (SPC) polls in Sri Lanka ended today…

Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka turned the screw on New Zealand on day three of the second Test in Colombo.

Sangakkara gives Sri Lanka healthy lead

(Lanka-e-News, August 28, 2009, 5.15PM) In future , all SL visa applicants to UK have to fill a column on war crime involvements…

(Lanka-e-News, August 28, 2009, 5.15PM) The JVP has asked for an open debate with President Mahinda Rajapakse on the Executive Presidency system. The President who signed…

(Lanka-e-News, August 28, 2009, 5.15PM) Police media spokesman SSP Nimal Gunatileke revealed that three key members of the Maligawatte underworld wanted in connection…

(Lanka-e-News 28.Aug.2009 5.30PM) Mr. Romesh Jayasinghe, a senior Foreign Service Officer who is currently the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in New Delhi has been appointed by H. E. the President as the new Foreign Secretary…

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara hit a second successive half-century as Sri Lanka seized control of the final cricket Test against New Zealand here on Friday.

The Irish aid charity, Trócaire, IS pulling its workers out of nine countries after the Irish government cut its grant aid support.

Special Task Force (STF) commandos arrested Wednesday night four Tamil youths from Upcountry employed in shops in Colombo Fort and Pettah in a search conducted Wednesday night, sources in Colombo said. The youths were arrested on the streets in Fort and Pettah.

Two claymore mines found in Angulana, Moratuwa after information received from a suspected LTTE cadre-Police official-JNW

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara cracked an unbeaten 64 to put Sri Lanka in a strong position to win the second test against New Zealand, finishing day three Friday with a 339-run lead.

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara cracked an unbeaten 64 to put Sri Lanka in a strong position to win the second test against New Zealand, finishing day three Friday with a 339-run lead.