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Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, who led troops to victory over Tamil rebels to end a decades-long civil war, on Thursday began 30 months in jail after the president confirmed the sentence.

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.30, 2010, 12.40PM second edition 10.05PM) The President Mahinda Rajapakse has yesterday (29) signed ratifying the judgment delivered…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep. 30, 2010, 10.15PM) Minister of Higher Education S.B. Dissanayake who is on an official visit to India met on…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep. 30, 2010, 10.15PM) Acccording to sources within the Welikade prison, Gen. Fonseka the former Army Commander, DNA leader and…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep. 30, 2010, 10.15PM) President Rajapakse who returned to the Island yesterday night (29) after a tour of the UN spending multi million rupees out of the dwindling coffers of a poverty stricken SL…

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has decided to officially gazette the standard time.

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) today condemned the President’s endorsement of the jail term recommended by the second court martial against former Army Commander and parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka.

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance leader retired General Sarath Fonseka’s wife, Anoma Fonseka, Thursday called on the people and the true war heroes in the three armed forces to rally against the court martial verdict that has imprisoned her husband.

Sept 30, Colombo: The members of Sri Lanka’s largest social security scheme, Employees’ Provident Fund will soon be able to withdraw 30% of their account for housing and medical requirements.

What really happened in the closing stages of Sri Lanka’s civil war?

The head of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka is not very optimistic about his country’s medal winning prospects at the upcoming Commonwealth games.

Sept 30, Colombo: More than 130 Sri Lankan sportsmen and officials left for India today to participate in the 19th Commonwealth Games.

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s premier ICT Expo, Infotel 2010 IT exhibition commenced today at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on the theme ‘IT’s about Growth’.

Sri Lanka's Central Bank said it will introduce a deposit insurance scheme from October 1 that will help protect small depositors and reduce government liability if a financial institution collapses.

It was revealed at a meeting of four election monitoring bodies in the country on Tuesday that the cost of the last two elections including the abuse of state resources is more than the country’s education budget for 2009 which…

Sept 30, Colombo: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka has called for the views of the public on the proposal to implement a minimum public float as a continuous listing requirement in local bourse.

DUBAI: Explosive Indian batsman is one of the four current leading cricketers, who have been chosen by the as its ambassadors for year 2010-2011.

The long awaited finalisation of Government school admissions for grade one had come and the list of the children qualified to be admitted for 2011 would be displayed at the relevant schools from tomorrow, education ministry officials said.

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka cabinet spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today denied media reports that Colombo Municipal Council would be converted to an state authority instead of a local government elected by the citizen.

Micro Cars Limited, a subsidiary of the Transmec Group, founded by Dr. Lawrence Perera, will export 150 MX-7 Sedan’s to Nepal within the next one year with the first ten units expected to leave the island shortly.

Sept 30, Colombo: The Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena said today that his Ministry had decided to prepare and implement a nursing constitution to provide solutions for the problems of the nurses.

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s rate of inflation, on a year-on-year basis, rose to 5.8 percent in September 2010 for the second month in a row as consumer spending in the country has increased with rising prices.

Sri Lanka’s president confirmed a 30-month jail term for his ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, who led troops to victory over Tamil rebels and ended a decades-long civil war, officials said Thursday.

Sept 30, Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is to and implements a mandatory deposit insurance scheme from tomorrow and reduce its loan loss provision requirement from December 2010.

Sri Lanka`s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonse..

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated All Ceylon Nurses Union (ACNU) today launched an island wide token strike among the nursing staff in state hospitals.

Sept 30, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government Thursday said that following the President’s endorsement of a 30-month jail term for former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Sarath Fonseka, he would be ineligible with immediate effect to sit as a Member of Parliament

Sept 30, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to present its budget for 2011 in Parliament on November 22nd this year.

Sri Lanka government has not allocated sufficient funds for the renovation and rebuilding of schools and other government department offices which had been either badly damaged or totally destroyed during its war on Vanni, officials of Northern Province Education Ministry and Ki’linochchi Government Secretariat said. Basic facilities are not made available for the government employees [...]

Sri Lanka’s president approved a 30-month jail term for his former army chief and political rival Thursday, confirming a military court verdict that he was guilty of fraud. The decision may disqualify the ex-general from continuing as an opposition lawmaker.

Sri Lanka Minister Douglas Devananda paid homage to the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers killed in demining operations in the North in an event held in Vassavi’laan Maththiya Makaa Viththiyaalayam Tuesday. Paying homage to SLA soldiers by Douglas Devananda is an attempt to please Major Gen. Mahinda Kathurusinghe, SLA Jaffna Commander who had openly criticized [...]

Source: IRIN More than 16 months after the defeat of the separatist Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam, the Sri
Lanka government says it is on target to resettle more than 280,000 conflict-displaced people.

Source: Reuters * Ex-Gen. Sarath Fonseka given 30 months hard labour

* Sentenced over misappropriation of army funds

* Case is second court-martial, two criminal cases left

By Ranga Sirilal

COLOMBO, Sept 30 ( …

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.30, 2010, 11.15AM) General Sarath Fonseka who was applauded and acclaimed as the greatest Army Commander by the Govt. the President and the World is today being…

(Lanka-e-News, Sep.30, 2010, 12.40 AM) The President Mahinda Rajapakse has yesterday (29) signed ratifying the judgment delivered by the second military court to send former Army Commander,…

Sri Lanka’s president confirmed a 30-month jail term for his ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka who led troops to victory over Tamil rebels.

Sri Lanka’s president endorses the 30-month jail term of former army chief Sarath Fonseka, the president’s office tells the BBC.

Court order given preventing 400×4 men’s relay team from flying to Commonwealth Games, in a case filed by another runner-reporter-JNW

Sri Lanka’s president endorses the 30-month jail term of former army chief Sarath Fonseka, the president’s office tells the BBC.

Sri Lanka’s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a military court, an official said Thursday.

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has been elected for a third time as an International Cricket Council (ICC) Ambassador along with four other leaders in the field for 2010 -2011.

2011 Budget will be presented to parliament on Nov 22nd-Min Rambukwella-JNW

30-month rigorous imprisonment sentence given to Sarath Fonseka, Military Spokesman confirms-JNW

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities are to release 418 former Tamil Tiger rebel fighters who have successfully completed their rehabilitation programme today (30), the government said.

Colombo - The Sri Lankan government is set to release over 400 former Tamil rebels who have undergon..

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka is planning to formulate and enact necessary laws to protect children from exploitation and provide them with maximum protection.

Sri Lanka’s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a military court, an official said Thursday.

Sri Lanka’s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a military court, an official said Thursday. President Mahinda Rajapakse approved the prison sentence for a period of two-and-a-half years after returning Wednesday from New York where he addressed the UN General Assembly, a senior [...]

Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has approved the prison sentence given by the second court martial against former Army Commander and parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka.

External Affairs Minister Prof Peiris expressed Sri Lanka s appreciation for Brazil s for its firm s..

Dengue, which apparently beat a tactical retreat sometime ago owing to inclement weather conditions,..

Officers of the Indian Navy on Wednesday held talks with Sri Lankan Navy personnel on the reported a..

The National Child Protection Authority of Sri Lanka is making every endeavour to prevent child abus..

A letter signed by the Ven. chief incumbents of all the Nikayas requesting the release of former Arm..

Micro Cars Limited will be exporting ten cars, of the Micro MX7 model as an initial shipment to Nepa..

President has given his approval to 2nd Court Martial verdict against Sarath Fonseka, says ITN news-JNW

Chammaanthu’rai police Wednesday recovered a highly decomposed body of a woman Wednesday around 7:00 a.m from Kallaa’ru river bank in Neinaamadu in Chammaanthu’rai police division in Batticaloa district, informed by local fishermen. They had seen the body afloat in the river.

Colombo - The Sri Lankan government is set to release over 400 former Tamil rebels who have undergone rehabilitation from detention camps in the north of the country on Thursday, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

Over 100 houses in Anuradhapura were submerged by flood waters following incessant rain which lasted for nearly eight hours Tuesday.

KANDY – Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne told a meeting of the Sangha in the Kandy District that the names of all members of the Sangha would be compiled in a register.