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At least six persons including two children were killed and ten others
were injured as they were returning from a trip to Jaffna. The
accident took place Sunday early morning near Deduru Oya Bridge in
Kurunagala when the van they were travelling was hit by a
speeding lorry, police spokesman said to media.

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), a constituent of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government led by Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse, Monday morning held a protest march starting from the premises of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) to the United Nations office located at Buddhaloka Mawatte in Colombo against the appointment of Experts [...]

Sri Lanka Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne is to present the 2010 Budget in
parliament Tuesday as President Mahinda Rajapakse
departs to Ukraine the same day accompanied by the External Affairs
Minister G. L. Peiris. President Mahinda Rajapakse also holds the portfolio of
the Finance Ministry. Earlier it was announced Mahinda Rajapakse would table
the budget in the capacity of [...]

A Chief Inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and
another person were arrested Sunday afternoon by the police on receipt
of information from the public of Munthal in Puththa’lam division that
two unidentified men had brought a body of a person in a taxi and dumped it
in the sea at Pa’livaasalpaduwa. The police promptly followed the taxi
and [...]

An official says Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers participating in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup.

Jun 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Buddhist nationalist party Jathika Hela Urumaya today led a protest against the Panel of Experts appointed by the United Nations to advise the Secretary-General on the alleged war crimes during Sri Lanka’s war against Tamil Tiger rebels.

Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup, an official said Monday. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp so they can [...]

Similar to the plunder of limestone in the Jaffna Peninsula, agents of Colombo are now engaged in scooping the sand dunes of the Ma’n’niththalai sandbar, which is of immense natural beauty and of archaeological as well as tourist potentiality, sources in Poonakari said. The fragile ecology of the densely populated Jaffna Peninsula is deliberately destroyed [...]

Detained LTTE leader is playing a ‘leading role’ in helping the Govt. in ‘reconciliation process’, diaspora groups say.

Jun 28, Washington, D.C: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board is scheduled today to hold the Second and Third Reviews of the US$2.6 billion the Stand-By Arrangement for Sri Lanka.

Source: IRIN As residents of northern Sri Lanka piece together their lives a year after the end of a decades-long civil war, a communication gap between Tamil-speaking locals and a predominantly Sinhala-speaking police force threatens to hinder recovery in the region.

Jun 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be visiting Ukraine from June 29 – July 3 on an official visit at the invitation of his Ukrainian counterpart Victor Yanukovich, the External Affairs Ministry announced today.

Source: UNHCR UNHCR starts to scale back its operations to help internally displaced people in eastern Sri Lanka and is closing its office in Batticaloa this week.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake an official visit to Ukraine from June 29 to July 3, 2010 at the invitation of President Victor Yanukovich.

(Lanka-e-News, June 28, 2010, 4.55PM) The Colombo Fort Magistrate Ms. Lanka Jayaratne ordered that Gen. Sarath Fonseka M.P. who is in Army custody should in future be brought to Courts by…

The Expert Panel appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to advise him on issues relating to Sri Lanka will be meeting soon to discuss their mandate before they commence work, Chairman of the Panel, Marsuki Darusman told Daily…

New Delhi - Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid, who will return to Test cricket after an injury break, says he is well prepared for a gruelling international schedule.

The Government will fill 271 engineer vacancies in the Government Service, Provincial Government Service and Local Government Service with effect from July 01.

Vegetable and fruit exports have recorded an eight percent growth compared to last year during the first five months in this year. National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) president Sarath de Silva said Lanka’s vegetable and fruit industry…

Deputy Highways Minister Mervyn Silva yesterday warned Kelaniya undergraduates not to cause any trouble or face the consequences.

Jun 28, Colombo: Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral Nirmal Verma who arrived in the country Sunday paid a courtesy call on the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today at the Temple Trees.

JHU protest in Colombo against UN chief’s move to appoint an advisory panel on alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka.

Jun 28, Colombo: A Chief Inspector of Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was arrested by police today for alleged murder of an Indian national in connivance with a businessman in Colombo.

Similar to the Sinhalicisation of Trincomalee, the capital of the East, Colombo plans for a new, Sinhalicised capital for the North too at Ki’linochchi, administrative sources working for Colombo on the project said. Ki’linochchi is being prepared for that with an extensive military cantonment along with airstrip, new Buddhist temples and by not allowing the [...]

The security of Paasikudaa tourist resort in the eastern province has been tightened with immediate effect due to the influx of foreign and local tourists. Special camps of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Police have been set up in east cost covering the tourist resort to provide foolproof security to tourist community [...]

Chaminda Vaas hits 73 and takes 3-23 as Northants beat Durham by 30 runs at Wantage Road.

(NEW DELHI ) - Sri Lanka’s president vowed to resist international calls to investigate war crimes allegedly committed during the country’s civil war in an interview published Monday.

The Bihar government will approach Sri Lanka for another sapling of the Bodhi tree after the first one planted by Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama here wilted due to negligence, triggering anger in the Buddhist community.

Colombo, Jun 28 : In a bid to build up a winning combination for the much-anticipated 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has barred its players from participating in overseas domestic leagues including Australia’s Big Bash until next year.

Jun 28, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court today (28) ordered authorities to provide former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian Retired General Sarath Fonseka with special security and a special army vehicle to transport him to and from courts

Jun 28, Colombo: The reform committee assigned to restructure Sri Lanka’s major opposition United National Party is to meet the Local Government members today before releasing the final report of the committee to the public.

The ruins of a once majestic fort built by the Dutch may be a testimonial to the three decades of ci..

Jun 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Government Services Trade Union Confederation (GSTUC) is to launch a petition signing campaign today (28) demanding the government to pay the promised Rs. 2,500 salary increment to the public sector employees.

Magisterial inquiry on S. Fonseka & son-in-law’s involvement in Hicorp postponed to July 12-lawyer-JNW

Jun 28, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to present the budget for the remaining months of 2010 to parliament Tuesday (29).

Jun 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa while reiterating his commitment to finding a political solution to the ethnic issue, has said that it will take some time.

Sri Lanka`s Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is preparing to launch a series of countr..

These seem to be bad times for generals, both serving and retired, regardless of where they live. On..

The economic output of Sri Lanka as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (..

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought to allay Indian concerns about the growing Chinese..

The Sri Lankan government maintains it will not formally respond to the EU letter sent last week wit..

A Tamil political prisoner arrested by Sri Lanka Amy (SLA) in 2006 in Chaavakachcheari and detained in Jaffna prison had been continually fasting for the last 21 days requesting not to be transferred to Anuradapura or Vavuniyaa prison and to conduct his case in Jaffna courts in protest against the instruction issued by Attorney General [...]

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) is to construct a big base invading the lands of the abandoned Valvai Weaving Centre and the government hospital located on Uduppiddi-Valvai road in Vadamaraadchi Valvaive’li, sources in Jaffna said. SLA is forced to vacate the private and government properties in the towns and near the big junctions in Jaffna peninsula [...]

Top entrepreneurs of the Ceylonese Tamil diaspora in Malaysia gathered Saturday to raise funds for Selvaraja Pathmanathan’s (KP) ‘development’ of the North and East of Sri Lanka, media circles in Colombo said, citing Sri Lankan High Commission sources in Malaysia. The tables at the gathering were priced one million rupees upwards and the Maxis Communication [...]

Top entrepreneurs of the Ceylonese Tamil diaspora in Malaysia gathered Saturday to raise funds for Selvaraja Pathmanathan’s (KP) ‘development’ of the North and East of Sri Lanka, media circles in Colombo said, citing Sri Lankan High Commission sources in Malaysia. The tables at the gathering were priced one million rupees upwards and the Maxis Communication [...]

Sri Lankas former peace broker Norway arranged the surrender of leading Tamil Tiger rebels who were later found shot dead, according to international development minister Erik Solheim.

Starting Monday, for nearly a week, Senate confirmation hearings on US Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, the third potential woman justice in the highest court, will draw the attention of US television viewers. Analysts indicate Kagan’s tenure, a life time appointment, will mark a complete alignment between the liberal-conservative split in the supreme court and [...]

Jun 27, Colombo: Commander of Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe warmly welcomed the India’s Chief of Navy Admiral Nirmal Verma upon his arrival today at the Bandaranaike International airport in Katunayake by an Indian Air Force flight.

Jun 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Affairs says its officials have carried out 27 raids recently to nab errant traders.

A Tamil political prisoner arrested by Sri Lanka Amy (SLA) in 2006 in Chaavakachcheari and detained in Jaffna prison had been continually fasting for the last 21 days requesting not to be transferred to Anuradapura or Vavuniyaa prison and to conduct his case in Jaffna courts in protest against the instruction issued by Attorney General [...]

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) is to construct a big base invading the lands of the abandoned Vallai Weaving Centre and the government hospital located on Uduppiddi-Valvai road in Vadamaraadchi Vallaiveli, sources in Jaffna said. SLA is forced to vacate the private and government properties in the towns and near the big junctions in Jaffna peninsula [...]

Top entrepreneurs of the Ceylonese Tamil diaspora in Malaysia gathered Saturday to raise funds for Selvaraja Pathmanathans (KP) development of the North and East of Sri Lanka, media circles in Colombo said, citing Sri Lankan High Commission sources in Malaysia. The tables at the gathering were priced one million rupees upwards and the Maxis Communication [...]

Jun 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka and India will jointly set up an International Buddhist University in Sanchi of India’s Madhya Pradesh to boost cultural ties between the two countries.

Jun 27, Colombo: Bilateral corporation between Sri Lanka and India has turned a new leaf, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa told Chief Minister of India’s Madya Pradesh Shivaraj Singh Chauhan when he called on the President today at the Temple Trees.

India and Sri Lanka will jointly set up the first international Buddhist University near Sanchi to boost cultural and educational ties.

(Lanka-e-News 27.June.2010 5.20PM) Mr. Solheim said thereafter he was in constant touch with President Mahinda Rajapaksa to “find a way to stop the fighting” by getting a UN representative to talk to …

Sri Lanka Cricket has barred its players from participating in overseas domestic leagues until the World Cup next year.

In today’s A division club rugby matches Kandy beat Navy 28-16 at Nittawela and CR & FC beat Air Force 29-6 at Katunayake-JNW