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Supreme court judge Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake took her oaths as the Acting Chief Justice before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees today (28).

27 members of the JVP who were involved in election campaign of the Southern PC election have been arrested by Morawaka Police.

The President said that he would never betray the country and the faith and confidence the people had placed on him and would take all decisions in alignment with their wishes. He said that the Government led by him would take the responsibility in leading the country and would not pass it to others.

The Government has declared a Habitat Week to mark “World Habitat Day”. The Habitat Week will begin today (28) and will continue till October 05. The Government will implement an islandwide development program with Negombo as a central town and its surrounding areas in view of ‘World Habitat Day’ on October 5 .The theme is [...]

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.28, 2009, 6.45PM) Referring to the GSP+ issue, President Rajapakse stated that he who was born from the other side of the Bentota river, and therefore need not be…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.28, 2009, 6.45PM) The President has appointed Dr. P.B. Jayasundara as the Treasury Secretary today (28) with immediate effect.

The President has made this appointment…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.28, 2009, 7.00PM) 180 Lakhs worth of relief items intended for the IDPs in the North from the Tamil Diaspora are lying idle at the Colombo Harbor, having been not distributed…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.28, 2009, 7.10PM) The open blatant and flagrant violations of the election laws in Galle and Matara Districts were clearly manifested at the Galle District Assist. Election Commissioner’s office…

Sri Lanka plans to set up a Special Tribunal to try over 10,000 LTTE suspects who have been involved in various crimes and has even sought help from the US and UK in dealing with the former rebels.

Dr. P.B. Jayasundara has been reappointed as Secretary to the Treasury. The President has made this appointment with immediate effect.

Former national skippers Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu will be among the cricket legends to represent Sri Lanka at an international masters tournament to be held in the West Indies.

Sept 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (28) appointed Dr. P.B. Jayasundara as Secretary to the Treasury with immediate effect.

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.28, 2009, 2.45PM) UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a massive Jana Bala Sena rally yesterday…

Led by a breezy 74 from Jesse Ryder, who was subsequently ruled out of the rest of this tournament with a groin strain, New Zealand sent Sri Lanka to the brink of elimination from the Champions Trophy with a 38-run defeat.

In a submission to the Chairperson of Human Rights Subcommission of the European Union (EU), Ms. Heidi Hautala, US-based pressure group Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) said that the EU should terminate GSP+ privileges to Sri Lanka especially after the “failure of the UN system to uphold international human rights and humanitarian laws,” and the [...]

An eleven year-old Tamil girl, Sarma Suhanthini, of Chaanthachoalai in Vavuniyaa died on the spot Friday around 6:00 p.m when a Sri Lanka Army bus, transporting troops from the north, knocked her down along Thaandikulam-Vavuniyaa A-9 highway. The accident took place in front of Pramanthu Vithiyaalayam in Thaandikulam, sources in Vavuniyaa said.

Sri Lanka Army and police in a combined operation Saturday arrested five Sinhala youths of Okampitya in Buttala located in Yala sanctuary in the southern province. They were taken into custody on information received from suspects now being interrogated by the Terrorist Intelligence Unit (TIU), SLA sources said.

Eezham Tamils in Norway have launched an election process on Monday to form Norwegian Council of Eelam Tamils (NCET), a move widely perceived as a pioneering major step in the global politics of Eezham Tamils. An independent election committee formed for this purpose has called for the nomination of candidates and has announced that the [...]

Sri Lanka and England have been fined for slow over-rates following contrasting results in Group B Champions Trophy matches on Sunday

President appoints Dr PB Jayasundara as the Secretary to the Treasury with immediate effect-Info Dept-JNW

Sept 28, Colombo: The Norwegian government helped Sri Lanka’s rebel outfit LTTE to establish relations with Eritrea in a move to procure arms, ammunition, and equipment from China using Eritrean end-user certificates and other documents needed to legally buy weapons, a media report said Monday.

In a submission to the Chairperson of Human Rights Subcommission of the European Union (EU), Ms. Heidi Hautala, US-based pressure group Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) said that the EU should terminate GSP+ privileges to Sri Lanka especially after the “failure of the UN system to uphold international human rights and humanitarian laws,” and the “abdication [...]

Sri Lanka and England have been fined for slow over-rates following contrasting results in Group B Champions Trophy matches on Sunday. Sri Lanka, who lost by 38 runs to New Zealand at the Wanderers, were ruled two overs short in the allotted time, an International Cricket Council (ICC) statement said on Monday.

The Sri Lankan apparel industry will have to face `very challenging times` if the Generalized System..

As the day on which the EU is expected to make a final decision on Sri Lanka`s GSP Plus draws nearer..

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has performed better during the post war period in the All Share Pr..

NDC delegation meets Army Commander

`The 49th Batch of Senior military officers recei..

Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, in his speech at the UN General Assembly over the weekend has ..

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa, MP yesterday said the government should not pr..

President Mahinda Rajapaksa told in no uncertain terms, that the country s internal affairs would be..

While people are being asked to tighten their belts, Members of the Parliament, irrespective of ..

The military said that the LTTE had received expertise of Ukrainian specialists to strengthen the Se..

Sept 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the removal of all the election posters and cutouts that are being displaced in violation of the election laws.

British and French foreign ministers may make a joint visit to Sri Lanka, officials from the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said here Sunday. The officials said that British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in a tripartite meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama in New York had expressed their [...]

The joint agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka to construct the second coal power plant at Champoor in Moothoor east in Trincomalee district is to be signed after the Sri Lanka Government cabinet approval, according to media reports. The negotiations between the National Thermal Power Corporation of India (NTPC) [...]

JOHANNESBURG: Brave opener Jesse Ryder struck 74 runs to set up New Zealand for a 38-run win over Sri Lanka at the Wanderers yesterday that kept alive hopes of an ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals place.

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, insisted that he always had full confidence his team would win after they posted a score in excess of 300 in their crucial Champions Trophy match against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers yesterday.

Arrested without a warrant, incarcerated without detention order, refused to see a lawyer for more than two weeks after arrest, denied privacy of conversation with his attorney and his wife while under detention, and held without charge for more than 5 months, chosen as an emblematic example by President Obama, and now sentenced by Sri [...]

New Zealand resurrected its Champions Trophy campaign when it beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs its last Group B match overnight.

OPENER Jesse Ryder hit 74 as New Zealand kept alive their Champions Trophy semi-final hopes with a 38-run win over Sri Lanka in Johannesburg today

(Lanka-e-News -27.Sep.2009 10.30PM) New Zealand turned up at the Wanderers needing a win to stay alive in the ICC Champions Trophy, and at the end of an intriguing match it was Sri Lanka who found themselves on the verge of flying home….

A fine all-round performance by New Zealand saw the Black Caps defeat Sri Lanka by 38 runs Sunday in the Champions Trophy, leaving the No.2-ranked one-day side in the world on the brink of elimination.

The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka will be resolved through a home grown solution, the Sri Lankan prime minister says.

Brave opener Jesse Ryder struck 74 runs to set up New Zealand for a 38-run win over Sri Lanka at the Wanderers Sunday that kept alive hopes of an ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals place.

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs to record its first win in the group stage of cricket’s Champions Trophy. Jesse Ryder top-scored with 74 as New Zealand made 315-7 from its 50 overs in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sri Lanka was then bowled out for 277.

New Zealand resurrected their Champions Trophy campaign when they beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in their Group B match at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Scoreboard after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B match at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Jesse Ryder smashes 74 with the aid of a runner to help New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs and keep alive their Champions Trophy hopes.

Sept 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Paddy Marketing Board has sold about 5,000 metric tons of paddy within the last five days in a move to empty the warehouses in order to purchase the current harvest from the farmers.

Sept 27, Colombo: An attempt by a group of displaced civilians in the Menik Farm Camp to move from one camp to another disregarding instructions has created a scuffle…

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B match at the Wanderers stadium on Sunday.

Sept 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Government has completed the profiles of over 10,000 former LTTE combatants who are now under Government custody in the welfare camps waiting to be either tried or rehabilitated.

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.27, 2009, 6.50PM) Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told Lanka e news that two of the refugees of the Menikfarm IDP camp who tried to escape yesterday (26)…

Sept 27, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has allocated 90 million rupees to upgrade the Jaffna University and its Vavuniya campus in the North, the government radio reported.

Sept 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is to begin construction of four medium-scale hydropower plants under Uma Oya, Moragalla Oya, Ginganga and Broadland projects, in the country next year, Power and Energy Ministry said.

New Zealand opener Jesse Ryder made light of a possible tournament-ending injury in the Black Caps match against Sri Lanka at the Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament in South Africa on Monday morning

Lanka’s decisive phase of ethnic war cost $2.8 bn: PMLanka’s decisive phase of ethnic war cost $2.8 bn: PM

New Zealand has made 7-315 against Sri Lanka in a crucial ICC Champions Trophy match.

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.27, 2009, 6.35PM) The International Human rights Organization is preparing to arrest former President Chandrika Bandaranaike in a foreign country on international war crime charges,…

New Zealand started and finished their 50-over innings superbly to make 315-7 against Sri Lanka at sun-baked Wanderers on Sunday in a crucial ICC Champions Trophy match.