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Jun 30, Colombo: For the fourth consecutive month Sri Lanka’s inflation decreased to 4.8 percent in June from a 5.3 percent in May 2010, Central Bank’s Department of Census and Statistics figures released today showed.

Jun 30, Kiev City: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa today participated in a wreath laying ceremony at Ukraine’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kiev Park of Eternal Glory.

(Lanka-e-News 30.June.2010 10.00PM) The Appeal Court dismissed the petition filed by General Sarath Fonseka yesterday (29) against the second military Court conducting the trial against him. The petition was dismissed…

Jun 30, Colombo: A team from the British High Commission in Colombo along with the Acting British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Mark Gooding and United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) is currently visiting Sri Lanka’s war-torn North.

Jun 30, Kyiv: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a five-day official visit to Ukraine met Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych today in the capital Kyiv.

Jun 30, Kyiv: Sri Lanka and Ukraine today established a joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and a Business Council to open new opportunities to develop active cooperation of the two countries in various fields including oil exploration and hydroelectric power production in Sri Lanka.

Gulf News, a newspaper published from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, in an Op-Ed article on Wednesday said the idea of separate state for Tamils in the island of Sri Lanka is kept alive by the ‘power of ideology’ although Colombo managed to win the war on LTTE with a ’single-minded’ approach. Although it [...]

In a discussion between Ukranian President Victor Yanukovych and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today, Ukraine has decided that it will take part in exploration for oil in Sri Lanka.

The United Nations says its security officials are monitoring comments made by government Minister Wimal Weerawansa who had today urged the public to surround the UN office in Colombo and hold its staff hostage until moves by the UN to…

(Lanka-e-News, June 30, 2010, 9.55 AM) The acting Minister of Finance Dr. Sarath Amunugama presented the Govt.’s annual budget on 29th which was a very antithesis of a people acceptable…

(Lanka-e-News 30.June.2010 9.15PM -By J.C.Weliumuna) Civil society is rejected and hated–that is the opinion created in Sri Lanka. This did not happen….

KARACHI: The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka currently $300 million per annum will soon reach $1 billion, says outgoing Consul General of Sri Lanka, Sidath Kumar.

Sri Lankan Ambassador Ahmed A. Jawad told Arab News the aim of the program, organized by his embassy in coordination with the country’s tourism promotion bureau and SriLankan Airlines, was to attract more tourists from Saudi Arabia.

Domestic LP gas prices have been reduced with effect from midnight today (June 30), said consumer affairs minister Johnston Fernando.

But Russia, which was supportive for Sri Lanka in its military campaign against the LTTE, has expressed displeasure to Ban’s experts panel. “The UN secretary-general as chief administrative officer of the United Nations should apparently have asked the opinion of the Security Council or the General Assembly on this matter. But this has not happened. [...]

“Everybody loses if we can not go to Sri Lanka. It will make it harder for the truth to be unearthed,” he said. Assistant Secretary of U.S. State Department Philip Crowley said clearing Sri Lanka’s alleged war crimes would be important to renewed relationships with its people. “Human rights are an essential element of Sri [...]

Two opposition MPs have been arrested on charges of corruption and the government is alleging that they’re conspiring against the state.

Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral Nirmal Verma arrived
in Colombo Sunday on a five day visit to Sri Lanka as a part of
efforts to strengthen bilateral defense ties with Sri Lanka, met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and the Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. Admiral
Verma [...]

Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral Nirmal Verma arrived
in Colombo Sunday on a five day visit to Sri Lanka as a part of
efforts to strengthen bilateral defense ties with post-war Sri Lanka
paid a courtesy call on the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at
the Temple Trees. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga, Vice
Admiral [...]

Brigadier Ubaya Madawela has been appointed Sri Lanka’s Military Media Spokesman
replacing Major General Prasad Samarasinghe. Sri Lankan Defence Ministry sources said that Major General Prasad Samarasinghe
had been earlier appointed as media spokesman on temporary basis.

Brigadier Ubaya Madawela has been appointed Military Media Spokesman
replacing Major General Prasad Samarasinghe. Major General Prasad
Samarasinghe has been appointed as the Director of General Research
and Development in the Defence Ministry.

Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Minister Johnston Fernando has announced that the prices of domestic LP gas will be reduced effective midnight Wednesday (30).

Jun 30, Colombo: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan today said that he did not encounter any obstacles in shooting his new movie, Ready, in Sri Lanka and that he would not have any problems in screening the movie in South India.

Jun 30, Colombo: The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has handed in an application Wednesday to Sri Lanka’s Elections Commissioner to register it as a political party.

Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka has handed an application today to the Elections Commissioner to register a new political party under his leadership.

Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government coalition party National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and Minister of Housing and Construction Wimal Weerawansa vowed today to launch a fast unto death unless the panel advised by the United Nations Secretary-General to advise him on Sri Lanka is not dissolved.

Jun 30, Colombo: Colombo Fort magistrate Ms. Lanka Jayarathna today ordered confiscation of seven accounts belonged to Danuna Tilakaratne, the son-in-law of former Sri Lanka Army Commander and defeated presidential candidate retired General Sarath Fonseka.

Jun 30, Kyiv: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a five-day official visit to Ukraine met Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych today in the capital Kyiv.

Jun 30, Colombo: President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a five-day official visit in Ukraine was scheduled to meet the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych this morning for bilateral talks.

Price of 12.5kg Shell gas cylinder will be reduced by Rs117 & Laugfs by Rs85 with effect from midnight tonight-trade minister-JNW

(Lanka-e-News, June 30, 2010, 4.40 PM) The European Commission (EC) introduced a Generalised Scheme of Tariff Preferences (GSP) in 2003 for low and middle-income countries to mitigate the impact of the removal…

Sri Lanka’s new government unveils its first budget, aimed at reining in a large public deficit.

Min Johnston Fernando has been called to give evidence against Gen Fonseka in 1st Court Martial on July 12-lawyer-JNW

Sri Lanka plans to sell dollar- denominated bonds overseas by the end of this year as an improving economy bolsters confidence in the nations assets, according to the central bank.

Fort Magistrate orders taking over Rs15 mil in 7 bank accounts of Danuna Tilakeratne for not appearing in court in Hicorp case-lawyer-JNW

Jun 30, Colombo: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group is extending a $12.5 million risk-sharing facility to NDB Bank of Sri Lanka to support the country’s power-generation capacity while addressing climate change.

(Lanka-e-News, June 30, 2010, 9.20 AM) Although the Court had given unequivocal instructions expressly that the Colombo District M P Sarath Fonseka should be brought to…

(Lanka-e-News, June 30, 2010, 9.55 AM) The acting Minister of Finance Dr. Sarath Amunugama presented the Govt.’s annual budget on 29th which was a very antithesis of a people acceptable traditional….

(Lanka-e-News, June 30, 2010, 10.50AM) A former presidential security chief was jailed Tuesday for four years on a conviction of threatening a fellow police officer during an election campaign rally nine years earlier,…

Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center President and JVP politburo member K.D. Lalkantha vowed to initiate trade union action to win relief to the workers in the private, public and estate sectors in the country.

Jun 30, Colombo: The bimonthly price adjustment of the LP gas in Sri Lankan market is to be announced this evening. The new prices are to be in effect from tomorrow, July 01 for two months.

The UNP has, while condemning the appointment by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of an advisory pan..

The Government presented the budget for 2010 in Parliament yesterday with a forecast GDP growth of 6..

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Dr. Koshy Mathai, said Sri L..

Most of the members of the House yesterday expressing views on the budget submitted by Acting Financ..

The detained former military commander in Sri Lanka says he is prepared to meet the special panel ap..

Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Maithripala Sirisena has decided to set up Health Service Employee..

Australia is expected to back international calls for a war crimes probe in Sri Lanka after a motion urging national support was passed in parliament on Thursday. The motion, put forward by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, comes amid a significant paradigm shift in the orientation of Australia’s Tamil Diaspora, many who have looked to the [...]

Mr. K. Ganesh, Government Agent (GA), Jaffna who is retiring from service Wednesday expressed his gratitude to all, particularly the media, for the cooperation offered to him in performing duties as the GA even under trying circumstances during war time, in a message to local media Tuesday. Ms. Imelda Sukumar, presently the GA of Mullaiththeevu [...]

Media Freedom Sri Lanka (MFSL) considers the attacks launched by the Government of Sri Lanka against Chandima Withanaarachchi, CEO of www.lankanewsweb.com, as a politically motivated witch hunt.

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakse has failed to
respond to questions raised by Tamil National Alliance (TNA)
parliamentarians at the Batticaloa District Development Council (DDC)
meeting held on Monday at Batticaloa District Secretariat over the
resettlement of displaced Tamil families and settling Sinhalese from the south in traditional Tamil villages in the district under the
pretext of resettlement.

The assurance given by the Government Agent of Batticaloa that discussion on the disappeared persons’ issue would be taken up at the Batticaloa District
Development Committee meeting held on Monday was not fulfilled, the Tamil
National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians told media Tuesday. About 130 civilians have been reported disappeared in the last three years according to [...]

The assurance given by the Government Agent that discussion on the disappeared persons’ issue would be held in the Batticaloa District
Development Committee meeting held on Monday was not fulfilled. Tamil
National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians representing the Batticaloa
district have lodged strong protest to the Government Agent in this
regard, sources said.

Sri Lankas new government unveiled its first budget yesterday aimed at reining in a large public deficit while maintaining high defence spending, a legacy of the islands civil war.

The Permanent Delegation of Sri Lanka to UNESCO in association with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in France organized the annual Sri Lanka Bazaar for the fourth consecutive year on June 23.

In a dramatic move, the Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr.
Sarath Amunugama was sworn in as the acting Finance Minister by Sri
Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday morning before the latter
left for Ukraine on an official visit accompanied by External Affairs
Minister G.L.Peiris.

(Lanka-e-News, June 29, 2010, 5.20 PM) The relatives of the soldiers who are beneficiaries of houses from the Govt. staged a demonstration yesterday…

Jun 29, Kiev: Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa along with the Sri Lankan delegation arrived at Kiev’s Boryspil International Airport Tuesday evening on a 4-day official visit.

Jun 29, Colombo: The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka today rejected the writ application submitted by the former Army Commander General (Retd) Sarath Fonseka requesting the suspension of his court martial.

Sri Lanka is to enter bilateral agreements with Ukraine to strengthen their military ties during President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to the former Soviet Union country, presidential officials said on Tuesday. Rajapaksa, who left Tuesday for his four-day visit, would be the first Sri Lankan president to visit Ukraine. Sri Lanka will sign several agreements with [...]