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The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) Sri Lanka, headed by South African rights activist Yasmin Sooka, has asked the Sri Lankan government to give information about the whereabouts of 110 LTTE leaders who had surrendered to the Lankan military in full public view on May 18, 2009.

President in his address to the nation says to focus on reconciliation to heal the broken hearts & minds along with other development activities.

The road linking Ananda Mawatha and Ketawalamulla Road in Colombo 10 is to be named after Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka today by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) in recognition of his dedicated service for the protection of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Sri Lankan rupee forwards were slightly weaker on Monday due to importer dollar demand, while the country’s central bank prevented a sharp fall via moral suasion, dealers said.

A No-Confidence motion signed by more than 100 UPFA MPs against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayaka was handed over to the Speaker at his official residence a short while ago, MP Ranjith de Soyza said.

The Court of Appeal today extended the interim order staying the police circular to ban the use of full face helmets until July 2.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet a group of eminent lawyers tonight to discuss the way forward on the Supreme Court stay order preventing the arrest of former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

The annual Victory Day celebrations will be held at the Vihara Maha Devi Open Air Theatre Colombo today.

The Government said it will not allow LTTE commemorative events to be held in the Northern Province.

The unearthing of possibly billions of rupees worth of assets syphoned off from Sri Lanka and stashed away in the United States of America begins with the return of the high-powered US investigative team that was in Colombo last week.

Former Court of Appeal Justice Keerthi Wimalachandra has resigned from his post as a Commissioner of the Bribery Commissioner.

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa signed the blueprint of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution a short while ago, General Secretary of Parliament said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday distanced himself from allegations over questionable investments in the Steel Corporation and Marriott Hotel in Dubai.

Sri Lanka has briefed diplomats based in the country on moves to restore democracy, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

A Sri Lankan refugee accused of murder allegedly stabbed another refugee through the stomach with such force the blade damaged the victim’s spine, an Adelaide court has heard.