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President Mahinda Rajapaksa held discussions with Rathupaswala area residents and relevant officials on the Weliweirya water issue at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (August 12). Pix by Sudath Silva President Mahinda Rajapaksa today ordered the relocation of the Dipped Products Glove factory which had been at the centre of the controversy in Weliweriya, leading to […]

The Health Ministry said yesterday that legal action will be taken against errant traders who try to sell Fonterra milk powder stamped with the batch number 107610163 (Anchor 1+) and 60500883 (Anchor Full Cream), Maliban Non-Fat milk and Diamond milk powder, that were banned last week. […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled a statue of the late statesman and veteran politician Lakshman Kadirgamar on his 8th Death Anniversary today (August 12) at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) in Horton Place, Colombo-07. Thereafter Ministers, parliamentarians and the distinguished guests […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana & Udesh Gunaratne President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Hasalaka area recently (August 09) and paid his respect and laid a floral tribute to the monument of valiant war hero Hasalaka Gamini Kularatne which was built in the heart of the town. Ranaviru Hasalaka Gamini, the Sri […]

  A high-powered Australian business delegation, led by Sri Lankan-born Australian businessman Mr. Dilip Kumar, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday (Aug. 11) afternoon. The team, which includes some of Australia’s top business leaders, toured many parts of the island last week – including the East, South and Central regions. […]

Foreign Minister Murray McCully is likely to visit Sri Lanka next week to discuss its controversial ban on 39 tonnes of Fonterra’s milk powder. […]

The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka, in a media statement, called on the government to prosecute the perpetrators of the attack on a mosque in Grandpass on Saturday (10). […]

Muslim politicians representing the SLFP-led UPFA yesterday called upon the government to take tangible action against those responsible for Saturday’s attack on a mosque at Swarna Chaitya Mawatha in the Grandpass police area. […]

Sri Lankan test results for agricultural chemical Dicyandiamide in Fonterra milk products were “off the charts” in comparison to other “extensive” testing according to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. […]

Police curfew has been imposed in the Grandpass police area until 7am tomorrow following a clash between two groups, the Police Media Spokesman stated. […]

The Sri Lankan government should stop issuing misleading information and promptly create an independent and transparent inquiry into the deaths of protesters at Weliweriya last week, Human Rights Watch said today. […]

Addressing the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops, Army Commander Daya Ratnayake has warned he would not tolerate any behavior that goes beyond their legitimate duties. […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva President Mahinda Rajapaksa graces the National Aboriginal Day commemoration ceremony-2013 in Henanigala in Dehiattakandiya of Ampara District in Eastern Province this morning on 09 August. In early July Uruwarige Wannila Aththo the Chief of Aborigines (Adhivaasi) visited the Temple Trees and extended the traditional invitation to […]

Upping his ante in the Lankan Tamils issue and attacks on state fishermen, DMK chief M. Karunanidhi-led Teso on Thursday `cautioned’ the Centre not to test the Tamils’ patience and instead take concrete steps on the lines of four Teso resolutions adopted earlier. […]

The Fonterra Company said today that all its products which were alleged to have been contaminated with DCD would be removed from retail outlets within 48 hours. […]

Muslims in Sri Lanka celebrate Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan) today. At the end of Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world observe a joyous three-day celebration called Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Fast-Breaking). Eid al-Fitr, which is on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. […]