*Focus on development, productivity increase *Comprehensive tax revision *Human resource development top priority *Redress for public servants President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as Finance and Planning Minister yesterday presented Budget 2011 in Parliament which could be best described as futuristic. The total revenue and grants envisaged in the Budget amounts to Rs 986.1 billion […]
‘I have a political solution in mind, it must be acceptable to political parties and the people’; TNA’s giving up separate state demand is ‘a very good development’; Tamil people ‘want a new leadership to be built up’; elections to Northern Provincial Council ‘by next year’; a priority is to ‘win the hearts and minds’ […]
NEW DELHI: Ahead of foreign minister S M Krishna’s visit to Sri Lanka, India has started work on construction of 1,000 homes for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the island nation. The construction of 1,000 homes is a pilot project for the commitment made by India to build 50,000 houses in northern and eastern Sri […]
The 2011 Budget will be development-oriented and will bring relief to all sectors of the society. According to a Presidential aide the budget relief will be in numerous ways. Tax reliefs, welfare measures and host of other relief measures are expected to be included in the Budget proposal to be presented by the President as […]
Our first task is to ensure lasting national unity and sustainable, permanent peace in our motherland, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the Nation after being sworn in as President for the second term yesterday morning. “I believe that the eradication of poverty is greater than the defeat of uprisings. It requires true bravery,” he added. […]
Today, we have left our mark, not only on the Sri Lankan map but also the world map. In the maritime maps of the world this will be marked as an important port, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He made this statement at the ceremonial berthing of the first vessel at ‘Magama Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port’, […]
The Colombo High Court today rescheduled the ‘White Flag’ case to November 23 as Former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka was not present in court due to his ailment. The lawyers representing Fonseka told court that he had suddenly taken ill as a result of the injuries he sustained after the suicide attack. The lawyer went […]
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) — Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is slated to be sworn in Thursday for a second six-year term at a nationally televised ceremony outside Colombo’s presidential secretariat overlooking the Indian Ocean. Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Jigme Thinley, who heads the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), will be the guest of […]
COLOMBO: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is scheduled to make an official visit to Sri Lanka from November 25 to 27 for bilateral talks. According to diplomatic sources, the focus of the would be rehabilitation of the nearly three lakh Tamil civilians displaced during the war between the LTTE and Sri Lankan forces and the […]
The Economic Development Ministry will vest with the people 54,600 completed development projects during the next 10 days (November 15-25), which would bring direct benefits to the masses. The projects would be one among many initiatives in connection with the inauguration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second term in office to supplement the Government’s development goals […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurated the new swimming pool constructed on the Sri Jayawardenapura University premises today on 15 November. The project costs Rs.85 million and Tharunyata Hetak Organisation and D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial, Education and Cultural Fund have granted funds for it. Pictures are seen here […]
News Courtesy: Daily News – By Sarath Malalasekera Not a single LTTE cadre or civilian was killed during the Vanni humanitarian operation. The Army received them as Sri Lankan citizens, Major General Shavendra Silva said giving evidence before the Trial-at-Bar hearing Sarath Fonseka’s white flag issue yesterday. Some of the injured persons who surrendered were […]