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Feb 08, Colombo: Hundreds of activists of Sri Lanka’s main opposition political parties joined together in capital Colombo to stage a protest today, to demand the government to release the imprisoned former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka.

Feb 08, Colombo: Elections Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Deshapriya has decided to hold the elections for the two local government bodies in war-ravaged Mullativu District on March 24.

Feb 08, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has earned Rs. 151 million from the Southern Expressway since its opening two months ago.

Feb 08, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for Pakistan on February 10 for a two-day official visit, the President Media Unit said.

Feb 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) says it welcomes the progress made in the talks between the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) and the government to get former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka released from prison.

Feb 08, Colombo: A legislator of Sri Lanka’s Democratic National Alliance (DNA), Jayantha Ketagoda says the finding of hand grenades near the Hultsdorf Court Complex could be aimed at preventing the protest scheduled to be held outside the Court Complex today (8) to mark the second anniversary of DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka’s arrest.

Feb 08, Colombo: Leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe says it is the UNP that could protect the rights of the people and take the country forward.

Feb 08, Colombo: Noting the resignation of the Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed’s resignation and the swearing in of its Vice- President, Dr. Mohamed Waheed as the new President of the Maldives, Sri Lanka extended its fullest support to the new government in Maldives.

Feb 07, Colombo: Leaders of Sri Lanka’s major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance, met with the visiting The United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J. Rapp and held discussions with various issues affecting the Tamil community, TNA sources said.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways Nirmala Kothalawala says the second phase of the construction of the Colombo Outer Circular Highway will begin on February 18.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Health plans measures to standardize the cosmetic services provided by the beauticians and beauty parlours in the country.

Feb 07, Colombo: In an effort to expand power supply to the Mannar and Vavuniya districts in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka Ministry of Power and Energy plans to establish a 100-megawatt wind powered electricity plant in Mannar.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka police have commenced investigations to arrest six human smugglers who have taken over 200 Sri Lankans to Togo in West Africa and abandoned them there after promising to take them to Canada.

Feb 07, Colombo: Indian fishermen have alleged Sri Lankan Navy again of pelting stones and bottles at them and forcing them to return without a catch.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka Railways is taking measures to install gates at all the unprotected rail crossings in the country and has allocated one billion rupees for the project.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka is monitoring the well-being of Sri Lankans in Maldives as a crisis situation is prevailing in Maldives with the resignation of the President of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed.

Feb 07, Honolulu: Sri Lankan expatriates in Hawaii celebrated the 64th Independence Day of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Consulate in Hawaii on February 04 in Honolulu.

Feb 07, Colombo: The ‘We Are Sri Lankans’ organization affiliated to the dissidents group of Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has called on the government to remove the military presence from the North.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella has been injured in a fall and admitted to a hospital in Melbourne, Australia, reports reaching Colombo said.

Feb 07, Colombo: Elections Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Deshapriya and representatives of political parties are to meet tomorrow to discuss the elections for local government in the North.

Feb 07, Colombo: Fisheries Minister of Sri Lanka Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says the devolution of power under the 13th Amendment is aimed at preventing a disintegration of the country.

Feb 07, Colombo: Deputy Leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) Sajith Premadasa says the party needed to get closer to the people once again.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella has been injured in a fall and admitted to a hospital in Melbourne, Australia reports reaching Colombo said.

Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) calls on the government to implement the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) without delay.

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka is conducting a public opinion poll on the re-imposing of death penalty to evaluate whether the measure would deter the crimes committed on its citizenry.

Feb 06, Washington, DC: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to Sri Lanka next week, the United States Department of State confirmed today in a media release.

Feb 06, Colombo: A cross-section of Pakistani community in Sri Lanka along with a large number of Sri Lankans attended an event held in Colombo on Sunday February 05 to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day.

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited 6th annual Deyata Kirula 2012 Exhibition that showcases Sri Lanka’s public development schemes educating the public on the government’s development programs and its objectives in the economic, social and cultural fields.

Feb 06, Jaffna: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on two-day visit to Jaffna, the capital city of war-torn Northern Province, today participated in several activities that were focused on the development of the region.

Feb 06, Colombo: India has unveiled a photographic exhibit at Sri Lanka’s Deyata Kirula National Development Exhibition that was opened in Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura on February 4th to coincide with the 64th Independence Day celebrations.

Feb 06, Colombo: The wife of former Sri Lankan Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, Anoma Fonseka says he or his family would not tender an apology to secure his release.

Feb 06, Colombo: BIG CBS Networks, a joint venture of India’s Reliance Broadcast Network Limited and CBS Studios International, is to introduce three English entertainment channels in Sri Lanka, the company announced.

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka police teams today rescued a government minister’s wife and several others who were lost deep in a jungle in the South.

> Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s major Tamil constituent Tamil National Alliance (TNA), reiterating its call for autonomy in the Tamil-dominated Northern and Eastern provinces, has said that their proposals for the self-government had been given to the government and they expect the government to act with responsibility.

Feb 06, Colombo: The management of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has taken steps to appoint a committee to probe the reasons for the frequent break downs of the country’s first coal power plant in Norochcholai.

Feb 06, Jaffna: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a two-day visit to Jaffna following the 64th Independence Day celebrations held in Anuradhapura on February 04 is to participate in number of functions in the Tamil dominated northern district of Jaffna.

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s major Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says regardless of the statements by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) have not yet been implemented.

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) is to oppose proposed amendments to the Town and Country Planning Ordinance that are aimed at curbing land powers vested with the provincial councils (PCs).

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna blames the capitalist rulers of the country for pushing it into a deep economic crisis at the time when the country celebrated its 64th Independence Day.

Feb 06, Colombo: Plantation Industries Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Samarasinghe says the government is working towards to make the country re-acquire its position as the leading tea exporter in the world. Sri Lanka was the top tea exporter in the world until 2006.

Feb 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance is using the power devolution issues to achieve their political objectives, the Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says.

Feb 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka is seeking operators to revive the halted ferry service between Colombo and Tuticorin in India and has called for Expressions of Interest (EoI) from potential operators, an Indian media report said.

Feb 05, Jaffna: Sri Lanka’s Jetwing Group has started a Rs. 700 million project to build star class hotel in the Northern city of Jaffna.

Feb 05, Colombo: The regulations on the structure of fees levied on vehicles that commute on the Southern Expressway are to be taken up for debate in the Sri Lankan Parliament this week.

Feb 05, Colombo: Leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe has taken steps to distribute a video of the attack on the UNP headquarters on December 19.

Feb 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau says that over 20 luxury cruise liners will call at Sri Lanka’s ports this year bringing thousands of tourists to the country.

Feb 05, Colombo: Employed graduates in Sri Lanka say that government ministers were making false statements about the Cabinet of Ministers granting approval for the setting up of a Sri Lanka Development Officers’ Association.

Feb 05, Colombo: The People’s Movement for Democracy in Sri Lanka has organized a protest to be held on Wednesday (8) to mark the two year anniversary of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka’s imprisonment.

Feb 05, Colombo: A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has vowed to start a fast unto death on February 14 to protest the inaction of the authorities towards the minority Sinhalese in the Tamil dominated Batticaloa city of the Eastern Province.

Feb 05, Colombo: Beneficiaries of the Divi Neguma livelihood development programme initiated by Sri Lanka’s Economic Development Ministry are to receive enhanced benefits.

Feb 05, Colombo: Opposition and United National Party (UNP) Leader of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe has called on the people to rally to safeguard democracy in the country.

Feb 05, Colombo: Two high ranking officials of the United States Department of State are to arrive in Sri Lanka next week to hold discussions with the Sri Lankan President and senior government officials on the government’s progress on reaching a political solution and addressing accountability issues.

Feb 04, Anuradhapura: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today appealed all political parties to join the democratic process to find a solution to the national problem as it is their duty and since the parliament is representing people including all parties, ethnic communities, religions is the supreme democratic institution, the mechanism for solving the National [...]

Feb 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka on Saturday released 2,000 prisoners who were convicted of minor offenses to mark the country’s National Independence Day that falls on today.

Feb 04, Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of greetings to the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne on the National Independence Day falling on February 04.

Feb 04, Islamabad: Sri Lanka High Commission in Islamabad celebrated the 64th National Independence Day of Sri Lanka in the Embassy premises today with Sri Lankan community living in Islamabad and the Sri Lankan military officials attached to Pakistan Military Institution for training.

Feb 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Embilipitiya Paper Mill officially starts operations today under a new management.

Feb 04,Colombo: Leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe faced a protest by party members when he visited Beruwala during a visit to the South.

Feb 04, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has fined the Chief Technical Engineer of the railway yard of Sri Lanka Railways in Ratmalana for allowing dengue mosquito breeding areas in the site.

Feb 04, Colombo: Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister of Sri Lanka Chandrasiri Gajadeera said that 1,600 prisoners would be released to mark the Independence Day this year.