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Around fiteen to twenty persons had been swindled each for two hundred thousand rupees as ransom to have their abducted family members released in Jaffna, sources in Jaffna said. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) intelligence officers are alleged to have collaborated with certain persons in this racket.

Nearly 800 youths including 50 women who had been either abducted in white vans or arrested by the armed forces in Vanni detention centres from January to September 2009 are being held in Boosa camp, according to a list sent to Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna officials by HRC office in Colombo. Most of the [...]

Northern Province Governor, Major General G. A. Chandrasiri announced Monday that the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) imposed curfew on Jaffna peninsula will be completely lifted, in a meeting held in Jaffna to gather support to Mahinda Rajapakse in the forthcoming presidential election, sources in Jaffna said. Minister Douglas Devananda, Jaffna Government Agent K. Ganesh, Jaffna [...]

New Delhi - Sri Lanka chickened out of their fifth and final ODI against India fearing defeat and Match Referee Alan Hurst unnecessarily called off the match, an unrepentant Delhi and District Cricket Association alleged here today.

Petrol price to be reduced from midnight today, 90 octane petrol to Rs115/litre from Rs130 per litre-CPC chairman-JNW

BEIJING – China plans to restore online access and lift a ban on text messages and international calls in Xinjiang, state media said Tuesday, months after deadly ethnic unrest prompted a communications shutdown.

As the first stage of Golden Key security payments concluded, steps are being taken to complete Rs.250 million worth of second stage payments by January 15 with the full list being completed by middle of February.

Dec 29, Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have decided to lift the night time curfew imposed in Jaffna from the 31st of this month.

The Department of Meteorology warned the public yesterday to beware of strong winds which could bring heavy showers to the island today.

Delmege, the diversified Sri Lankan business group, in partnership with Aramex, the global logistics and transportation solutions provider will set up a joint venture company, Aramex Delmege Logistics (Pvt) Ltd.

Venerable Dambara Amila Thera who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Sunday has been further remanded till January 8, 2010.

The moment of truth has finally arrived for 40-year old Sanath Jayasuriya when Sri Lankan national cricket selectors decided yesterday to drop the legendary all rounder for the forthcoming triangular series in Bangladesh also involving India.

(Lanka-e-News 29.Dec.2009 1.30PM) The popular topic of today is a letter purported to have been sent by Mr. Philip Alston Special Rapporteur…

The JVP yesterday claimed that the land used for paddy cultivation had decreased during the Yala season this year. The government started Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu programme to encourage farmers and householders to cultivate, but it had not yielded the intended results.

One of the Presidential Candidates yesterday filed a fundamental rights violation petition seeking a declaration from the Supreme Court for the removal of President Mahinda Rajapaksa from the office of Minister of Finance.

Dec 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will take measures to establish a pension scheme for the employees of corporations under the new government that will be in effect from 27th of January.

Dec 29, Colombo: Nearly 260 billion rupees has been spent to provide drinking water facilities for the public, the government says.

Dec 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka government today denied using any public funds for the campaigns of President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the upcoming presidential Election.

Dec 29, Colombo: The All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), a constituent party of the Tamil national Alliance (TNA) has decided to boycott the upcoming presidential elections.

Temporary identity cards issued to voters in lieu of national identity cards at the recently con..

Major election monitoring groups in the country have shown conflicting opinions on the election proc..

Rs.50 for every trip bus makes on A9 highway
Looking after the northern IDPs has become big..

Around fiteen to twenty persons had been swindled each for two hundred thousand rupees as ransom to have their abducted family members released in Jaffna, sources in Jaffna said. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) intelligence officers are alleged to have collaborated with certain persons in this racket.

Sri Lanka s tourism industry has tremendous potential to grow further with the dawn of peace. The op..

The JVP is on the warpath over the arrest by the CID of Ven. Dambara Amila Thera, who is a frontline..

Northern Province Governor, Major General G. A. Chandrasiri announced Monday that the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) imposed curfew on Jaffna peninsula will be completely lifted, in a meeting held in Jaffna to gather support to Mahinda Rajapakse in the forthcoming presidential election, sources in Jaffna said. Minister Douglas Devananda, Jaffna Government Agent K. Ganesh, Jaffna [...]

Dec 29, Colombo: A business delegation from India is to visit Sri Lanka shortly to explore the trade and investments opportunities in the island.

Dec 29, Colombo: India’s largest electricity transmission company is to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ceylon Electricity Board to set up a power transmission link to trade India’s surplus power to Sri Lanka.

LONDON — Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will be Lancashire’s overseas player next season, the English county announced yesterday.

Prof. Peter Schalk, of Uppsala University, Sweden, identifies four western educated individuals hired by the Government of Sri Lanka to defend Colombo’s decisions and criticisms from the West, and labels them as “mercenary intellectuals.” He dismisses even discussing the “Sinhalatva hard core idealogues” from whom, Schlak says, one cannot expect any “rational reaction of responsibility [...]

The government’s initiative to set up a high-capacity power transmission link between India and Sri Lanka is likely to be completed by 2013.

First, the good news. Sri Lanka’s government, whose 26-year war against the separatist Tamil Tigers ended in victory last May, is keeping its promise to let all the 300,000 Tamil civilians captured in the final battle go home again.

Lancashire have signed Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara as their overseas player for the 2010 season. Subject to registration, the 32-year-old, who boasts a Test average of 55.10, will join up with the club after his international commitments at the Twenty20 World Cup and the proposed Asia Cup.

The 285-km link will enable the two countries to trade surplus power. The government’s initiative to set up a high-capacity power transmission link between India and Sri Lanka is likely to be completed by 2013.

Managing director of the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society Dr MHS Cassim doesn’t like it when asked whether Sri Lanka is the second largest exporter of corneas in the world, report Sutirtho Patranobis & Naziya Alvi .

COLOMBO (AFP) Sri Lanka`s president has given legal experts four more months to study a US State D..

Dec 28, Colombo: National Bhikku Front, the monk outfit of Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today began a protest at Fort in downtown Colombo against the arrest of their vociferous leader venerable Dambara Amila thero.

LONDON -Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will be Lancashire’s overseas player next season, the English county announced Monday. Read more…

Sri Lanka “chickened out” of their fifth and final ODI against India fearing defeat and match referee Alan Hurst unnecessarily called off the match, an unrepentant Delhi and District Cricket Association alleged in New Delhi on Monday.

Dec 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan health authorities are taking measures against the unqualified health practitioners in the country who provide quack services and deceive the public.

Former India Test player Chetan Chauhan has said that Sri Lanka “chickened out” out of the final ODI against India after finding themselves in trouble at 83 for 5

Patchy grass was the reason for the uneven bounce in Delhi pitch on Sunday, an Indian cricket official says.

(Lanka-e-News, Dec.28, 2009, 8.20PM) Opposition common Presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka has sent a letter of demand today (28), to the Sunday Leader Editor Fredrica Janz claiming a sum of …

(Lanka-e-News, Dec.28, 2009, 8.20PM) Minister of rehabilitation Rishard Badurdeen asked how can the Tamil and Muslim minorities vote for the Sinhala racial minded candidate ? As soon as the General Sarath Fonseka is elected as…

(Lanka-e-News, Dec.28, 2009, 8.20PM) It has come to light that though the President Rajapkse goes to the Dalada Maligawa frequently and pays homage with lavish floral tributes and invokes the blessings of the Prelates there,…

(Lanka-e-News, Dec.28, 2009, 8.20PM) It is reported that the Govt, has gifted two Benz cars to the Chief Incumbents of Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters (a Benz car each). However,…

Cricket: Lancashire have signed Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara as their overseas player for the 2010 season.

Left Front says none of the two main candidates, ‘both foreign agents’, will respect the rights of minorities.

Dec 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Secretariat has received over 450,000 postal voter applications, for the upcoming presidential elections on January 26, 2010.

Prof. Peter Schalk, of Uppsala University, Sweden, identifies four western educated individuals hired by the Government of Sri Lanka to defend Colombo’s decisions and criticisms from the West, and labels them as “mercenary intellectuals.” He dismisses even discussing the “Sinhalatva hard core idealogues” from whom, Schlak says, one cannot expect any “rational reaction of responsibility [...]

JVP says Dambara Amila thero was arested after he made a scathing attack on President Rajapaksa at an election rally.

During the last four days 30,442 people used A9 road to visit Jaffna; most visitors face problems of accomodation-Military Spokesman-JNW

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will be Lancashire’s overseas player next season, the English county announced Monday.

Velmurugan Kirupananthan, 29, has been reported missing after he left his home town Jaffna on the 11th of November to see his relatives in Dehiwala. Kirupananthan has failed to return home until Sunday, according to a complaint lodged with the Jaffna Police by his relatives.

Sri Lanka’s president has given legal experts four more months to study a US State Department report cataloging alleged war crimes on the island, the presidency said in a statement Monday.

Horana Magistrate Sunday remanded Venerable Dambara Amila Thera till Tuesday when the CID produced the Thera in the Court. Venerable Amila Thera was taken into custody from his Vihare at Talangama by CID officers on a complaint of cheating, following his announcement at a press briefing that his organization Patriotic National Centre (PNC) [...]

Sri Lanka Government extended a request to the International and local Non-government Organizations in Jaffna to help the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Vanni now resettled in Jaffna, in a conference held with the NGOs Sunday at Jaffna Secretariat. Jaffna Government agent presided the conference which was attended by Minister Douglas Devananda and the Governor [...]

Four TamiL National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians are presently in Jaffna actively engaged in learning the opinions of several prominent persons and bodies regarding the stand to adopt in the forthcoming presidential election. Pathmini Sithamparanathan, one of the four MPs, said that they had already met many important persons and intellectuals besides consulting Jaffna University personalities [...]

All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) political party decided to boycott forthcoming presidential election and not to support any of the candidates contesting the election, in the ACTC National Conference held Sunday in Jaffna, presided by ACTC leader Vinayagamoorthy. 75 prominent members of ACTC and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Gejendrakumar Ponnambalam participated in the conference, [...]

Lancashire have signed Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara as the club’s overseas player for the 2010 season.