Chinese President postpones Pakistan visit
Pakistan’s Foreign Office, in a statement, confirmed on Saturday that Chinese president Xi Jinping, who was scheduled to visit Pakistan later this month, has postponed the trip because of security...
View ArticleMavai Senathirajah named leader of ITAK
The General Secretary of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Mavai Senathirajah was named as the new leader of the Illankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) in the party convention which began in Vavuniya...
View ArticleSAARC countries to introduce a single permit for travel
The SAARC nations are mulling a single permit system for the regional block to facilitate easy movement of goods and people, and are likely to finalise a draft terms and conditions soon, a report said...
View ArticleFive Sri Lankan fishermen and boat apprehended off Chennai
Five Sri Lankan fishermen along with their boat have been apprehended for fishing in Indian waters and 300 kg of tuna fish seized from them by the Indian Coast Guard off Chennai.ICG ship Rajdhwaj and...
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Sri Lanka President and Japan Premier unveil the phase 2 of BIA development...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and First Lady Akie Abe at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this...
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Every electorate will get Rs.20 million
Every electorate will get Rs. 20 million for Divi Neguma Livelihood Improvement Projects under the House-to-House, Village-to-Village National Economic Development Plan. The first of a series of...
View ArticleSri Lankans in Tamil Nadu camp start fast-unto-death
Sri Lankan refugees in the special camp separated from their families have sought to be reunited with their loves ones and are staging a hunger protest to get their demands fulfilled.R Dinakaran, 32,...
View ArticlePrincipal and 30 students hospitalized due to wasp attack
The Principal, two teachers and 30 students of the Debara wewa National School in Tissamaharama were admitted to the Debara Wewa hospital following a wasp attack this morning, Police said. T he Police...
View ArticleMP Mannaperuma is recovering
UNP parliamentarian Ajith Mannaperuma’s condition is stable according to the sources from the General Hospital of Colombo. Accident Services Training Coordinator and Team Leader Nurse Pushpa Ramyani de...
View ArticleSri Lanka says UN "Only domestic processes.'
Sri Lanka reiterated its firm commitment to continue its ongoing domestic processes of accountability and reconciliation and assured cooperation with the UN rights body despite rejecting its...
View ArticleBBS warns again on Sharia Law
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization today warned that Muslim extremism would cause more consequences than the 30 year old war. Addressing a media briefing in Colombo today, National Organizer of the...
View ArticleRailways to recruit casual employees only from Kalutara?
Railway Service Trade Union Alliance, Convener, Sampath Rajitha states that the Railways authorities have always favored certain set of people belonging to a specific area when hiring new recruits. He...
View Article‘Collect data on Army activity,’ Wigneswaran tells Tamil youth
COLOMBO: The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-speaking Northern Province, C V Wigneswaran, has urged Tamil youth to collect information on the deployment and activities of the Sri Lankan armed...
View ArticleClash at Munneshwaram temple
Two persons were injured and 17 others arrested last evening following a clash that erupted between two groups at the Munneshwaram temple in Chilaw. Police Media Unit said officers were deployed to the...
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Chinese President's visit to Sri Lanka confirmed
The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping will be undertaking a state visit to Sri Lanka September 16 and 17, at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. It would be recalled...
View ArticleForces hand over 100 houses in Beruwala - Aluthgama
Army Media Spokesperson Brigadier, Ruwan Wanigasooriya speaking at a press briefing today, stated that 98 houses have been built and handed over to the residents at Aluthgama and Beruwala whose houses...
View ArticlePolice deny allegations of Monaragala OIC transfer
Police Headquarters claims there is no truth in the reports that the Officer In Charge (OIC) of the Monaragala police has been transferred, and clarified that it had only appointed an OIC to the...
View ArticleObama ready to authorize air strikes on ISIS in Syria
WASHINGTON: US President Obama is prepared to authorize air strikes in Syria, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, taking the military campaign against the Sunni militant group, the...
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Market cap at CSE crosses Rs. 3 trillion
Market Capitalisation of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed Rs. 3 Trillion for the first time in the history of the Exchange, the CSE said in a statement. At the close of trading today Market...
View ArticleSri Lankan arrested in India on espionage charges
With arrest of Arun Selvarajan, a Sri Lankan national, in Chennai on Wednesday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India says it has achieved a major breakthrough in the investigation of an...
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