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The Sinhala Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has decided to
launch a campaign from September 8 on the day the United Peoples
Freedom Alliance government led by Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda
Rajapakse presents the constitutional amendment bill that removes the
two term executive presidency system and modifying the Constitutional
Council system into a five member advisory council.

(Lanka-e-News 31.Aug.2010 10.00PM) This picture depicts the muddy pothole in front of the Buckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth of England…

Sri Lankan housemaids say hundreds of them in Saudi Arabia had been harassed by embassy officials.

Wimal Weerawansa, Sri Lanka minister of Housing and Common Amenities, accompanied by the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, visited Jaffna Tuesday morning preceding Indias Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao who was expected in Jaffna Friday evening, sources in Jaffna said. Wimal Weerawansa and the Russian Ambassador returned to Colombo Friday evening after participating in some events [...]

(Lanka-e-News 2010.Aug.31 10.00PM) Because Colombo District M P Gen. Sarath Fonseka took ill suddenly, the Doctors f the Naval Force were summoned…

(Lanka-e-News 2010.Aug.31 10.00PM) The LSSP political Council unanimously decided yesterday (30) to abstain from voting when the constitutional amendments is taken…

Aug 31, Colombo: Price of a LAUGFS domestic gas cylinder has been reduced by 46 rupees with effect from midnight tonight.

L.D. O 19/2010
Short title.
Amendment of Article 3l of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic
Sri Lanka.
Amendment of Article 32 of the
Constitution.
An Act To Amend the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka as follows:
1. This Act may be cited as the [...]

Aug 31, Colombo: The visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao today told the Tamil people in Northern Sri Lanka to look to the future when she and her Indian delegation began their tour in the war-battered region.

The price of a 12.5 kilogram cylinder of Laugfs domestic LP gas has been reduced by Rs. 46 with effect from midnight today (August 31). The revised price will be Rs. 1593. Shell LP domestic gas prices will however remain…

A notorious underworld gangster known as Olcott has been shot dead during a scuffle with the police while being escorted from Kurunegala to Colombo, says Police media spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody.

India re-assures IDPs in Sri Lanka of the country’s “continuous commitment” to help them rebuild their lives.

The post of Mayor of the Kandy Municipal Council fell vacant yesterday with the decision taken by Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake to dismiss former Mayor LB Aluvihare from the post. The Chief Minister issued a Gazette Notification giving…

The Japanese government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are providing a grant of $2.5 million for a skills-training project for approximately 2,500 internally displaced persons in northern Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) expressing its opposition to the proposed amendment to the constitution challenged the government to hold a referendum on the changes.

Hundreds of people visit the Kamburupitiya Hospital to see Ariyawathie, who recently underwent a three-hour operation to remove nails and pins driven into her body by her Saudi Arabian employer.

Aug 31, Ratnapura: It is important to carry out development projects in the country under a proper plan as an era has dawned to steer the country towards development, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development yesterday pledged to safeguard the public servants.

Aug 31, Ratnapura: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday declared opened the Sri Lanka Tourist Hotel Management Institute in Ratnapura constructed at a cost of 100 million rupees.

Constitutional amendments are ‘undemocratic’ and paving the way for a ‘dictatorial regime’, says the opposition.

Aug 31, Colombo: German federal prosecutors has charged three men suspected of fundraising and buying weapons for the Sri Lankan separatist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, European media reported today.

Aug 31, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government said today that all unauthorized structures constructed during the past few years under political influence will be razed to the ground.

Laugfs 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder price reduced by Rs46 to Rs1,593 from midnight. Shell price unchanged at Rs 1,652-CAA Chairman-JNW

Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) today called on the government to hold a referendum on the proposed constitutional amendments.

Aug 31, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) today said the special disciplinary committee, appointed by the party to inquire into former deputy minister Mervyn Silva’s action to tie a Samurdhi officer to a tree, has found Silva not guilty.

Source: Reuters By Krittivas Mukherjee

NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - India expressed concerns on Tuesday about China’s influence in the Indian Ocean region, the latest sign of tension between the Asian giants who …

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began assessing a draft bill that would amend the island’s constitution to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office for a third term.

COLOMBO, Tuesday 31 August 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began assessing a draft bill that would amend the island’s constitution to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office for a third term.

(Lanka-e-News, Aug 31, 2010, 11.30 AM) Ven. Uvathenage Sumana Thero, the Chief incumbent of the Maligakande Sri Bodhirajarama Temple who was released on bail last Thursday…

(Lanka-e-News, Aug 31, 2010, 12.30 AM) A German philanthropist staying in Sri Lanka has been illegally arrested and detained by the officers…

SLFP disciplinary committee finds Mervyn Silva not guilty as statements given that particular incident was play acting-Min Sirisena-JNW

JVP says is filing objections to 18th amendment in Supreme Court saying it shouldn’t be urgent bill & needs public discussion-JNW

(Lanka-e-News, Aug 31, 2010, 11.30 AM) In the draft of the proposed amendments to the constitution, it is proposed to change the text of Section 7(a) of the constitution completely…

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) occupying Jaffna Friday closed Achchuveali-Tho’ndaimaanaa’ru road located at the outskirt of SLA High Security Zone (HSZ) in Valikaamam North for public use causing people to travel long distance spending more time to reach their destinations, sources in Jaffna said. The said road which had been closed fifteen years ago by SLA [...]

Indian Foreign Secy Nirupama Rao arrives in Vavuniya and talks to IDPs in Settikulam; will view demining in Omanthei-reporter-JNW

Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Supreme Court is to take up the bill on the government’s proposed constitutional amendments today.

Source: IRIN Few studies of children in Sri Lanka have examined the daily stress they continue to face since the tsunami and civil war, focusing instead on the direct impact of both, according to two studies in the latest Child Development journal.

A protest was staged in Colombo yesterday against the brutal torture of a Sri Lankan housemaid, L. P..

Port development projects have the highest level of private public partnerships in developing resour..

The Luxembourg Foreign Minister is to enter into negotiations with Sri Lanka on an agreement for..

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has cleared all the obstacles to the passage of his constitutional refor..

Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando says his Ministry has intervened to impo..

Malaysian Police have arrested a reserve police officer and an accomplice in connection with a murde..

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader Rauff Hakeem M P addressing a media briefing said, the S..

COLOMBO Sri Lanka`s cabinet on Monday backed changing the constitution to allow President Mahinda ..

*Out: Presidential term limits

*Compulsory: Presidential visits to House

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Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has decided to seek parliamentary approval to impose the death ..

United States service members who arrived in Sri Lanka along with the representatives of Mongolia, a..

(Lanka-e-News, Aug.30, 2010, 11.25 PM) The UNP Ratnapura district M P Ranjan Ramanayake who participated in the Derana 360 TV show whose convener was Dilka Samanmali had threatened her father…

(Lanka-e-News, Aug.30, 2010, 11.25 PM) Minister for Technology and research, Tissa Vitharane said, the proposed constitutional amendments presented to the Cabinet will be further…

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Monday backed changing the constitution to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office for a third term, opening the way for a vote in parliament.

(Lanka-e-News 29.Aug.2010 5.00PM) The second Military Court which concluded the evidence against Fonseka , decided to postpone the case until…

Post-war Sri Lanka is turning the heat on India’s $12.4-billion business process outsourcing sector. The neighbouring island, armed with a pro-outsourcing government and a sizeable pool of low-cost, service-oriented talent, has become a happy hunting ground for companies wanting to set up offshore centres.

Aug 29, Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Police have arrested a reserve police officer and an accomplice in connection with a murder of a Sri Lankan national and kidnapping two others Saturday, the Malaysian news agency Bernama reported.

Aug 29, Colombo: Following yesterday’s thrilling win against India and clinching the Micromax Tri-series involving India and New Zealand, Sri Lanka has moved up three notches on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table.

Aug 29, Colombo: India had reportedly denied a visa to Sinnaiah Thavaratnam, first cousin of detained LTTE leader Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) to tour Tamil Nadu as a part of the Sri Lankan fishermen team which toured India to discuss bilateral fishing issues recently.

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is to visit Jaffna, Ki’linochchi, Mullaiththeevu and Vavuniyaa in the North 30, 31 August in the context of Indian Foreign Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna’s proposed visit to Sri Lanka late September, sources in Jaffna said. Nirupama Rao will inspect the progress of development projects, resettlement and rehabilitation activities in [...]

Aug 29, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has said the party was open for further discussions on supporting the government on issues other than the proposed constitutional amendments. The SLMC has said it would do so if there was a request by party members.

Aug 29, Colombo: Sri Lankan university lecturers who were planning not to report for work tomorrow (30) if the government failed to address their salary issue by then, have postponed the trade union action till September 7.