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Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Rauf Hakeem will be provided with four police personnel for his security, the Attorney General’s Department informed the Supreme Court today.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka is to obtain a US$ 50 million (4.522 billion Japanese Yen) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to complete the Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project.

Mar 10, Colombo: United national Front (UNF), Sri Lanka’s main opposition alliance contesting the upcoming parliamentary election in April is to release its election manifesto next week.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is to begin its propaganda campaign for the upcoming general elections nest week, the secretary of its main constituent party informed.

Mar 10, Colombo: The Government of Sri Lanka and Export-Import Bank of India today signed a US$ 67.4 million Line of Credit Agreement to upgrade the Southern coastal railway line from Colombo to Matara.

Mar 10, Colombo: Two candidates of Sri Lanka’s major opposition United National Party at the 2004 general election are likely to take oaths as Members of Parliament when the reconvened parliament meets on April 06 for the extension of emergency for another month.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Health and Nutrition Nimal Siripala de Silva is to deliver the recommendations regarding the administration of rubella vaccine after studying the reports of the relevant committees.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has commenced a programme to register the persons who have returned to the home country after working overseas.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Controller General of Immigration and Emigration P.B. Abeykoon says that a passport office will be opened soon in Jaffna for the benefit of the people of the Northern Province sparing the trouble of long distance traveling to obtain passports.

Mar 10, Colombo: A high level Sri Lankan delegation is to leave for Brussels on March 15 for talks with the European Union (EU) to explore the possibilities of retaining the GSP plus trade concession and other issues, Minister of Export Development and International Trade, Prof. G.L. Peiris said.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Terrorism Investigations Department (TID) today summoned UNP Colombo District candidate Shiral Lakthileka…

Mar 10, Colombo: The British government’s Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service Sir Peter Ricketts, has expressed his country’s willingness to support Sri Lanka to restore full freedom of movement to all IDPs, to complete the resettlement process and to help civilians rebuild their lives.

Mar 10, Colombo: China, through its Export-Import (Exim) Bank has provided Sri Lanka with a Concessional Loan of US$ 190 million to construct the country’s second airport in Mattala and another US$ 100 million to expand the capacity of the Sri Lankan Railway, Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade, Marketing Development, Co-operatives and Consumer Services says it will carry out raids from today to nab errant traders who do not sell commodities especially rice at reduced prices.

Mar 10, Tissamaharama: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his government will take the country towards prosperity and self-sufficiency strengthening the local economy at the village level.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka Supreme Court Tuesday (09) directed the respondents of the petition, filed by defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka, seeking the annulment of the presidential election results, to name their lawyers for the case.

Mar 09, Colombo: Over 550 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) combatants in the Eastern Province today got the opportunity to start their lives anew with civilian vocations.

Mar 09, Colombo: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted additional financial assistance of US$ 12.8 million for the rehabilitation of conflict-affected areas in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, particularly to assist the return and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Mar 09, Colombo: The Permanent Under-Secretary of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Peter Ricketts, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from March 9-10, the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) says that the first stage of the computerizing the data of the lands of the Western Province has been completed.

Mar 09, Colombo: Former Army Commander, Retired General Sarath Fonseka has reportedly suspended the fast unto death as he was allowed by the military to speak to his daughters through his wife, Anoma Fonseka’s mobile phone.

Mar 09, Colombo: Former Army Commander, Retired General Sarath Fonseka has reportedly suspended the fast unto death as he was allowed by the military to speak to his daughters through his wife, Anoma Fonseka’s mobile phone.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka parliament extended the emergency regulations for another month by a majority of 69 votes. The parliament reconvened today to extend the emergency regulations after the legislature was dissolved in February.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Labor Dr. Mervyn Silva proposed the parliamentarians today not to withdraw this month’s salary.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s major opposition United National Party (UNP) executive committee decided today to appoint a committee to look into the disciplinary matters of the party’s election candidates.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna today filed a case before the Supreme Court against what the party termed as a forceful take over of the Tissamaharama local governing body (Pradeshiya Sabha).

Mar 09, Kuwait: The International Women’s Day was celebrated on 8th March 2010 by the Sri Lankan Embassy Seva Vanitha Unit (Women’s Association) with a programme dedicated to women.

Mar 09, Jaffna: Sri Lanka Army, in a move to expand the relations between the security forces and the people of Jaffna, will set up a civil coordinating and public relation office in Jaffna today.

Mar 09, Jaffna: Under Sri Lanka’s Uthuru Wasanthaya development program resettled farmers in Jaffna District recently received agriculture equipment from the Governor of the Northern Province Major General G.A. Chandrasiri.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Sports and Public Recreation Minister, Gamini Lokuge has approved a team of 30 players to be in the pool for the upcoming ICC World Cup T/20 tournament.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s dissolved 6th parliament reconvened today to extend the Emergency Rule for another month.

Mar 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka, who is currently under military custody awaiting a court martial, is to continue his fast unto death demanding for his wife’s mobile phone to speak to his daughters in the United States.

Mar 08, Colombo: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insisted today that he intends to appoint a panel to advise him on the accountability issues in Sri Lanka and send his Under-Secretary-General of Political Affairs to Sri Lanka for further discussions with the government.

Mar 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka Central Bank today announced further relaxation of its controls on foreign exchange transactions with effect from March 11.

Mar 08, Colombo: Printing ballot papers for the upcoming general elections in Sri Lanka is on schedule, the Government Printer said.

Mar 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka government’s economic policy of robbing Peter to pay Paul has contributed to the downward spiral of economy increasing the country’s debts, a leading economist said.

Mar 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has underlined the need for continued vigilance against allowing terrorism to threaten the South Asian region when Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called on him today.

Mar 08, Colombo: Defeated Sri Lankan Presidential candidate and ex-Army Commander General (retd) Sarath Fonseka ended his fast unto death today after the Army guaranteed the opportunity for him to talk to his daughters over the telephone, media reported.

Mar 08, Colombo: Nearly ten months after the end of hostilities, Sri Lankan troops and demining teams conducting search and clear operations in the North and East still continue to find caches of arms and explosives in the former battlefields.

Mar 08, Colombo: A small patrol craft of the Sri Lanka Navy met with an accident today in the sea off Bambalapitiya, near Colombo, the capital city of the island.

Mar 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that measures would be initiated to set up a women’s commission legally to solve the problems faced by women who render an invaluable service to socio-economic development of the country.

Mar 08, Colombo: The Summary of Evidence prepared in compliance with military proceedings against Sri Lanka’s former Army Chief, Retired General Sarath Fonseka has been completed and handed over to the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.

Mar 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka is to join the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day today at a special event to be held at the Siribopura Singapore Community Hall in Hambantota under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

Mar 08, Colombo: A fundamental rights petition is to be presented to the Supreme Court today (08) seeking the cancellation of the nominations list submitted by the main opposition UNP for the Monaragala District.

Mar 08, Colombo: The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by defeated presidential candidate General (Retd) Sarath Fonseka says that details of his campaign funds received during the presidential election campaign would be revealed to the courts.

Mar 08, Colombo: Constitutional Affairs Minister D.E.W. Gunasekara has said that the government would abolish or reform the executive presidency if elected with a two-thirds majority at the forthcoming election.

Mar 07, Mannar: Sri Lanka naval troops on Saturday rescued five people who were stranded in the seas off the Northwestern coast of the country and brought ashore safely.

Mar 07, Colombo: The visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao has extended an invitation for Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit India, president’s office said.

Mar 07, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government targets to increase the country’s per capita income to USD 4,000 over the next five years under its Mahinda Chinthana Idiri Dekma manifesto.

Mar 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s ruling party, United People’s Freedom Alliance is to launch a series of campaign rallies around the country beginning next week ahead of the general elections to be held on April 8th.

Mar 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka opposition United National Party barred provincial reporters of the state-owned radio, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporations said today.

Mar 07, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is planning to set up facilities in the Northern province to produce coconut oil under the Northern development program.

Mar 07, Colombo: The defeated presidential candidate and former military chief retired General Sarath Fonseka is to begin a hunger strike today to demand access to a telephone, his wife announced Sunday.

Mar 07, Colombo: The Sacred Relics of St. Anthony from Padua, Italy arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.

Mar 07, Colombo: India expressed its satisfaction over the resettlement process and development programs in Sri Lanka’s North and assures its continued support to the Sri Lankan government’s efforts when Indian Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo today.

Mar 07, Colombo: India’s Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao is scheduled to meet Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today to hold discussions on the government’s resettlement and reconciliation of the minority Tamils, a government source said.

Mar 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy sailors have come to the aid of six fishermen stranded in the deep sea off the East coast yesterday.

Mar 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Labour Department is in discussions with the private sector to increase the salaries of employees in the private sector.

Mar 06, Colombo: The number of displaced persons applied for Sri Lanka’s upcoming parliamentary elections has increased, the Election Secretariat said.

Mar 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has frozen 28 bank accounts that belong to the Hicorp arms deal suspect Danuna Tilakaratne, his mother, and two of their associates.