News Courtesy: Ada Derana The issue of the breach of Parliamentary privilege of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader Sarath Fonseka came up in Parliament today as well. Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to call for an explanation from the Army Commander regarding the matter. United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe […]

Looking at expanding its business in Sri Lanka after the end of the 30-year-old conflict, the Taj Group of Hotels today announced rebranding and reclassification of its hotels in the Island nation. “Taj has been among the first hospitality entrants in this country and today we wish to commit ourselves to a renewed relationship with […]

News Courtesy: Ada Derana An armed gang at Paliyagoda has robbed Rs. 70 Million from a vehicle carrying cash to an ATM machine says Police Spokesman. The theft had taken place at around 1.00 am today at Aluwakella, Thegalapotha by five suspects traveling in two motorbikes. It is reported that the robbers had forcibly stopped […]

Sri Lanka recognizes the challenges we face, among the greatest of which is healing the wounds of the recent past, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday. To this end, earlier this year, a Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission has been established, giving full expression to the […]

Workers should be given a Rs. 8,000 salary increment from the next budget, says the National Trade Union Center.

News Courtesy: Ada Derana A gunman shot at a lady teacher attached to a school at Siyambalanduwa this morning and later committed suicide by shooting himself. The teacher has been admitted to the Siyambalaanduwa hospital, Senior DIG Moneragala Nimal Mediwaka told Ada Derana. […]

Sri Lanka has incorporated Millennium Development Goals key performance indicators in our national budget policies, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. Speaking at the Summit of the Millennium Development Goals in New York, he pointed out that as a result Sri Lanka has already attained or is on track to attain the MDGs, despite formidable odds, including […]

Sarath Fonseka’s daughter Apsara is to appear in overseas protest rallies demanding the release of former Sri Lankan Army commander (then) general Sarath Fonseka and the upholding of democracy in the country, sates the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Apsara Fonseka is to take part in several demonstrations along with DNA Parliamentarians Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Arjuna […]

Gov News – Pix by Sudath Silva President holds bilateral talks with Heads of States attending the UN GA summit. These bilateral discussions with heads of friendly nations held in the side line of the special UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals convened by the UN Secretary General. Later, in the evening President Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

September 20, 2010: It is not surprising if the government took steps to convert the parliament into an authority as well, says parliamentarian Gayantha Karunathilaka, media spokesman of the United National Party (UNP). He expressed these views while addressing a media briefing at the Opposition leader’s office this morning. “The Colombo Municipal Council has been […]

Voters from the Gampaha District held a protest against Paba or Upeksha Swarnamali’s recent crossover to the government side in the township of Kirillawela in Kadawatha a short while ago. The protestors claimed that Ms. Swarnamali had gone to Parliament through the votes of the United National Party (UNP) supporters and had betrayed them by […]

According to the latest information, three explosive containers belonged to Chinese company engaged in highway construction in Eastern Province had exploded short while ago. According to sources two Chinese nationals of the construction company had come in a double cab and two dump trucks to obtain explosives from containers. Sources further said one dump truck […]

DM Online – By Indika Sri Aravinda More complaints have been lodged against the ‘Facebook’ and the authorities had blocked one account last week,an official of Women and Children Bureau said. He said that last week the Women and Children’s Bureau had received at least four complaints against the social network site being abused by […]

In an exclusive interview, with ‘The Asian Age’ Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that Sri Lanka’s military victory over the LTTE offers lessons for the international community. Following are excerpts of the interview on 15th September, 2010. Q. Recently you visited India for defence talks. There was defence cooperation for years before and during the […]

India has handed over a water harvesting project here to Sri Lanka with a hope that it would popularise the process for recharging underground aquifers in the country. Officials of the Indian High Commission here handed over the project on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water Resources at the Export Processing Zone in Katunyake to Sri […]

“There is no doubt that conditions have changed in Sri Lanka and have improved to a degree after the conflict, but the issue is how far that goes,” Alistair Burt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs said in the British Parliament this afternoon on Tuesday 14 September 2010 at 2:30 PM.