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NAM flays Ban’s move on Lanka

The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) has, in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon, expressed concerns over moves to appoint a panel of experts to advice on accountability issues on Sri Lanka saying it could do more harm than good to the country

Dayananda gets tough with IGP

Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka has directed the IGP to confiscate buses displaying political banners and cut outs and remove all posters in the island by March 15, JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayaka said.

Anoma Fonseka files habeas corpus

Ceylon Daily News 
Anoma Fonseka in her petition cited Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Army Military Police Headquarters Provost Marshall

Rajapaksa to appoint committee on ethnic conflict

The Hindu - 
Since the military defeat of the LTTE in May, the Sri Lanka Government has been countering demands from various quarters on the need for a commission to

Over 550 Ex-LTTE terrorists start new lives

Ministry of Defence
The USAID Sri Lanka Country Director and Sri Lanka's Commissioner General for Rehabilitation presented the equipment in Batticaloa.

Negotiations 'only option' for hijacked Saudi vessel

Zawya 
JEDDAH - The owner of the hijacked Saudi ship for which Somali pirates are demanding a ransom of $20 million has said that it was the vessel's insurance
Going gets tough in Matara for Mangala
Mar 12 (Island) Mangala Samaraweera, during his days with the SLFP, held sway in the Matara district. Even after quitting the party, many believed that he could hold his own against any opposition there. But all that seems to be changing now. Samaraweera, who formed the SLFP (M) and together with the JVP, TNA and other minor parties joined the UNP to form the UNF, seems to have antagonised the voting population of Matara

Sri Lanka police seize largest ever heroin haul

Colombo Page 
Mar 12, Chillaw: Sri Lanka police seized 240 million rupees worth of heroin in Muthupanthi area of Nalladarankattuwa in Chilaw, 45 miles north of capital
Two courts martial appointed to hear charges against General Sarath Fonseka
MOD
On recommendations of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has appointed two Courts Martial to try former Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army General Sarath Fonseka...
Two Customs officers now in custody for their alleged involvement with the LTTE have revealed that they got millions of rupees from the LTTE to clear without checks the outfit’s lethal cargo.
KDU Aeronautic Engineering course open from this year
Mar 11 (MoD) General Sir John Kotalawala Defence University (KDU) Vice Chancellor Major General Milinda Peiris yesterday stated that the Aeronautic Engineering Faculty of KDU is open from this year for the civil students who are qualified for university entrance. The Aeronautic Engineering stream of the Engineering Faculty was open only for the officer cadets of the Sri Lanka Air Force

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 68-pct in February: data

Lanka Business Online
Mar 11, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka tourist arrivals surge 67.7 percent to 57300 in February 2010 from a year earlier, with steep increases in generating markets

Lanka unmoved by LTTE lobbyists

Daily Mirror     The government says senior officials will continue with their overseas visits as scheduled despite the threat posed by some LTTE lobbyists in the west.Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says the LTTE in the West pose a threat to minister

Daily Mirror       Israel supported Sri Lanka throughout in its war against terrorism and now that the war is over the Israeli Government is determined to go for a robust economic co-operation agreement with Sri Lanka, Israel’s Ambassador to Delhi and Colombo Mark Sofer told the Daily Mirror yesterday.

TID questions Sri Lanka opposition candidate over connections with General ...

Colombo Page 
Mar 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Terrorism Investigations Department (TID) today summoned main opposition United National Party Colombo District candidate Shiral

Sri Lanka moves to mend ties with Europe

Kyodo News 
Sri Lanka is according high priority to mending broken fences with European countries, including the European Union, in an effort to normalize relations

Sri Lanka Ports Authority negotiates $400 million deep water project

Dredging Today
A consortium-led by China Merchant Holdings may construct a new deepwater container terminal for Sri Lanka Ports Authority

Lankan team to head for EU

Daily Mirror
A Sri Lankan delegation will head to Brussels next week for talks with the European Union (EU) on the GSP plus trade concession and other issues,

Mr. Ban Ki Moon – Why Sri Lanka? Why not Gaza

Asian Tribune
As friends of Sri Lanka, Palestinians find it extremely difficult to keep silent when we hear of the sinister manipulations and arm bending tactics

MPs get salary, pension

Daily Mirror 
... public more than once that politicians are the luckiest of the whole lot who walk on the earth and Parliamentarians of Sri Lanka are not an exception.
Dissolved Sri Lankan parliament reconvened to extend emergency
People's Daily Online Sri Lanka's parliament which was dissolved last month to face fresh elections came to be reconvened Tuesday for an one-shot session to extend the stat

Moon and Nambiar families' allegiance to India and war crimes

Daily Mirror
When Ban Ki-Moon's policies pertaining to Sri Lanka came up for questioning by the Foreign media from the UN Ambassador to France, Gerard Aroud , the latter

Zoysa included in World Twenty20 probables

CricInfo.com 
Nuwan Zoysa, the left-arm fast bowler, was a surprise inclusion in Sri Lanka's provisional squad of 30 for the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean in May

Seylan Bank bounces back

Ceylon Daily News
... bolstered by the aggregate 25 percent stake taken in Seylan Bank by the two state institutions Bank of Ceylon and the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.
UK official here for talks
Mar 9 (DM) An official from the British Foreign office is due in Sri Lanka on a two day visit today for talks with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said and the recent controversy involving UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is expected to figure in the discussions. Sir Peter Ricketts, the Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS) of the British Foreign Office is scheduled to call on
Sri Lanka Army sets up public relations Office in Jaffna
Mar 9 (SLA) While the shift of focus is fast changing, Sri Lanka Army is earnestly determined to do its maximum by bringing about the reconciliation between Jaffna people and Security Forces serving the Jaffna peninsula. Tuesday’s ceremonial opening of the new Civil Affairs and Public Relations Office at Hospital Road, Jaffna by Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya,
Hardware, software and computer jilmaat
The Island 
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is known for his interesting turn of phrase, which unfortunately does not serve him well in electoral politics
Fonseka given mobile phone to talk only to daughters
Ceylon Daily News
Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe yesterday said former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka was given the chance to use a mobile phone
UN will not cause impact on Lanka - Minister
Ceylon Daily News
The United Nations (UN) will not be able to cause any impact on Sri Lanka, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.
'UPFA will record a landslide victory'
Daily Mirror 
The government's endeavour is to make Sri Lanka a model country in Asia through its development programmes. However, President Mahinda Rajapaksa needed
'Fonseka tortured army officers'
Mar 8 (BBC) The Sri Lankan government accuses its former military chief Gen Sarath Fonseka of torturing army officers and soldiers while in office. Lakshman Hulugalle, the Director General of MCNS told BBC Sandeshaya that Gen Fonseka has "taken revenge" from certain officers while he was the commander. "It has now been revealed that he has even kept those who were faced court martial in dark rooms," he said.

Sri Lanka to charge Fonseka within 48 hours

Radio Australia 
Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will have to wait just a couple more days to find out exactly what charges

Intelligence units doubtful that UN receiving internal information about Sri Lanka

Lanka Everything 
The suspicion among the intelligence units have increased following the continuous questions posed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to President Mahinda

India ready to open Consulate General in Jaffna

All India Radio
The visiting Foreign Secretary, Mrs. Nirupama Rao on Monday disclosed that India has conveyed to the Sri Lankan President its desire to open a Consulate

Troops recover more military items

Ministry of Defence
Sri Lanka Army Troops engaging the clearing and search operation in liberated areas yesterday (7th March) also recovered some warlike items hidden

Late LTTE Chiefs Mom Flown To Malaysia For Medical Care

Bernama
The Sri Lanka-based The Nation reported that the 80-yaer-old Vallipuram Pravathi left Colombo for Kuala Lumpur on Friday,

Fonseka goes on hunger strike after barred from using phone

Times of India
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka facing detention under treason charges, now at a naval facility today went on a hunger strike for not

Lanka reconstructing television tower destroyed by LTTE

Zee News 
Colombo: Residents of erstwhile LTTE bastion Mullaitivu will soon be able to enjoy television programmes

GSP+ loss may result in South Asia becoming Lanka's preferred partner – top ...

Sunday Times.lk 
South Asia has the potential to become Sri Lanka's most important trading partner, especially with GSP-+ being in doubt.
'Prabakaran's arrogance distanced addressing perceived 'plights' of Tamils'
Mar 7 (MoD) Condoning his elite master cum terror Chief Prabakaran for the perceived 'plight' of certain 'Tamil' interest groups including sections of the esoteric diaspora community, former TNA parliamentarian group leader R. Sampanthan hinted out the use of alternative forces at pursuing a 'self-determination solution' in the reunited island nation
“The role of an artiste is a hallowed one”
Mar 7 (NS) Exploring the cinema, stage and the small screen with an equal gusto of his timbre, Amarasiri Peiris has also earned a name as a reputed violinist in the country. The Nation recently met this versatile artiste to capture some of the poignant moments of his life’s journey. Q: How conducive was your childhood to learning music? A: My father, Albert Peiris was a great source of inspiration to me.
Ex-Army Intel. Chief to be quizzed
Mar 6 (DM) The Terrorist Investigation Unit said the former Army Intelligence Chief would be quizzed in connection with the killing of Lasantha Wickramatunga, within the course of the coming week. It is reported that the former Chief of Army Intelligence is to be quizzed in connection with the information gathered from the Army Intelligence Operatives quizzed so far. Already 15 members of the Army Intelligence have been taken into custody for questioning.
'Garbage-free Colombo in three months'
Mar 6 (DN) The garbage problem in Colombo will be solved within the next three months. A joint action is being taken in this direction by the CMC, Provincial Garbage Management Project, UDA, Environment Ministry and the CEA's Pilisaru projet, Minister and Colombo District UPFA candidate Patali Champika Ranawaka said. The Minister made this assurance at a press conference at Kerawalapitiya recently

India envoy to visit Sri Lanka for talks

AFP -
COLOMBO — India's foreign secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with Sri Lanka's president on resolving the grievances of the island's Tamil minority this
‘MR has hardware but I have software’
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe gave an assure that he will bring down the COL after forming a government. "We have solutions to many of the problems faced by the people, including the high COL," Wickremesinghe said
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa shakes hands with Australian High Commissioner in Colombo Kathy Klugman at the ceremony to launch the coast guard unit in Galle.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had repeated calls for an independent investigation into war crime allegations in Sri Lanka.

Renowned musician Ravi Shankar meets Sri Lanka President

Colombo Page
Mar 05, Colombo: The legendary Indian musician Ravi Shankar, who is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees
'Bring committed politicians up'
Mar 5 (DN) Masses should bring to politics people really committed to rebuild the nation in the future, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was speaking at the opening of the maritime archaeological museum established at the Dutch warehouse in the Galle Fort Premises under the Galle Fort Conservation project which was funded by the Netherlands Government. President added that politicians should have an in depth knowledge of the history of their area

Media facing challenging times in Lanka, says US

Press Trust of India 
Colombo, Mar 6 (PTI) Expressing concern over the "challenges" being faced by journalists in Sri Lanka, the US has said the fourth estate was duty bound to
President to take oaths for second term on Nov. 18  President Mahinda Rajapaksa will take oaths for his second term on November 18 this year, minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said. Mr. Rajapaksa took oaths in his first term as president on November 19, 2005. He returned to office as the sixth executive president of the country at the presidential polls on January 26 this year

 

The Army is expediting de-mining operations from Mankulam to Kilinochchi on the Jaffna – Kandy A9 highway so that the area could be made safe for resettlement of displaced people. More than 1,500 soldiers are seen carrying out de-mining operations. Meanwhile Kilinochchi Government Agent...

Prabha’s mother off to Canada

Former TNA MP M.K. Shivajilingam, told Daily Mirror, he has made arrangements to send the mother of slain LTTE Leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran to Canada where her daughter Vinothini Rajendran lives.

It's time to think China and India

Malaysia Star
IF you take all the business books on China and India, and lay them end to end, they will encircle the Earth 11.4 times. Well, not really, but you get the

Sarath Fonseka 'not inclined' to attend court martial proceedings

Daily News & Analysis
PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's detained former top general Sarath Fonseka is not inclined to attend the court martial proceedings against him next week,

Canada asks Sri Lanka to start talks with Tamil groups

Indian Express 
Canada has asked Sri Lanka to start talks and the reconciliation process with the Tamil groups, saying such a step is crucial for lasting peace in the
SC wants State media to be balanced
Mar 12 (DM) The Supreme Court yesterday (11) directed the Rupavahini and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation to ensure a balance of coverage in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections.The Bench comprised Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Justices Jagath Balapatabendi and Chandra Ekanayake. The application for leave to proceed was refused.

Sri Lanka budget airline says no longer making losses

Lanka Business Online 
Mar 12, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned budget airline, Mihin Lanka, whose losses have been subsidized by government, said it has begun making monthly

Sri Lanka tourism reaches dizzying heights last months

eTurboNews
While certainly February has always been the peak month of the Sri Lankan Tourism calendar, this year it is not only the increase in numbers but also the
Indian signs MoU with Colombo Univ. for Visiting Chair
Mar 12 (Hindu) On Thursday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the University of Colombo, for the establishment of a Visiting Chair in Social Sciences at the University of Colombo, was signed at the University Senate Hall by the High Commissioner of India, Ashok K. Kantha and Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama, Vice Chancellor of the University.

'I want to score 30 Test hundreds'

CricInfo.com -
But first about captaincy - Sri Lanka has had in Arjuna Ranatunga, a towering person as captain. Slightly confrontational but a strong person.

Bogollagama calls upon the British govt to support Lanka's efforts to rebuild ...

Asian Tribune 
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama indicated that Sri Lanka encourages the international community, including the UK, to channel development assistance
Tough action on 10 top police officers
Daily Mirror
In connection with incidents during presidential election period

UK explains Miliband's actions

Daily Mirror
A visiting British official today explained to Sri Lanka that UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's recent participation at the Global Tamil Forum

China lends Sri Lanka $290m for development

TamilNet
China has completed arrangements through its funding arm, Exim Bank, to provide $290m in concessionary development loans to Sri Lanka, Reuters reported.

Sri Lanka gets DHL airport facility

Lanka Business Online 
Mar 10, 2010 (LBO) - DHL Express, a global logistics company, said it has opened an 'airside gateway' facility at Sri Lanka's sole international airport

Sussex sign Sri Lanka ace for Twenty20

The Argus.co.uk
Dilshan, 33, is a superb right handed bat, an electric fielder, can keep wicket and bowls useful off-spin.

 Sri Lanka President to lead country towards self-sufficiency

Colombo Page
Mar 10, Tissamaharama: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his government will take the country towards prosperity and self-sufficiency strengthening
Sri Lanka's ex-Army chief to be court martialed this week
People's Daily Online 
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former Army chief General Sarath Fonseka will be produced before the Court Martial this week
Fonseka calls up daughters, suspends fast
Times of India
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's detained ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has suspended his fast unto death after the military allowed him to speak to his daughters using

Major fire at Norochcholai

Daily Mirror
Personnel from Norochcholai police post, Kalpitiya police, Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force rushed to the scene of the disaster and managed

Island effect on the IPL

CricInfo.com
Sri Lanka's Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament - which ended on Sunday with Wayamba winning for the third year running - didn't cause too many ripples
CID to trace Dhanuna through ISP
Mar 9 (DM) The CID informed the Colombo Court Magistrate today that it had obtained the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used by Dhanuna Thilakaranthna and were trying to trace his whereabouts through this information. Submitting a report in court, the CID informed the Magistrate that the IP addresses which were used by Dhanuna belonged to a United States based Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Govt, USAID, partners hand over livelihood equipment to former LTTE combatants
Mar 9 (IOM) The Sri Lanka Country Director of USAID and Sri Lanka's Commissioner General for Rehabilitation today handed over equipment to help over 550 former Tamil Tiger combatants to start new civilian jobs in eastern Sri Lanka. The handover in Batticaloa, which included canoes, pumps, engines and tool kits for rice paddy cultivation and fishing, was part of a USAID-funded IOM pilot project to
Most election offices illegal: Monitors
Mar 9 (DM) Political parties and independent groups contesting the April 8 general election have violated the election law by putting up co-ordinating offices in excess of the number stipulated in the Parliamentary Election Act, polls observers said yesterday. The Act states that each political party and independent group can have only one election co-ordinating office for every polling booth. PAFFREL said it had noticed 15 political offices belonging to the same party in the Matara town alone
The hardness of hardware and softness of software (DN) Ranil was always soft on the rich, hard on the poor. Indeed he treated the less privileged with a kind of paternalism that was nauseating. He frequently insulted their intelligence and took pot shots at their sense of dignity, assuming that promising bracelets and necklaces would be sufficient to win their vote
Ranatunga frowns
Daily Mirror 
Ranatunga told a news conference yesterday that he and his former colleague and Sri Lankacricket captain Mahela Jayawardene had participated in a special
UN concerned on lack of progress
Daily Mirror 
... lack of progress of a joint statement which both he and President Mahinda Rajapaksa had agreed during the visit to Sri Lanka last year by the UN chief.
'Five charges against Fonseka'
Mar 8 (DM) General Sarath Fonseka will be tried on over five charges under the Army Act and will face a court martial within the next few days, Army Spokesperson Major General Prasad Samarasingha said. According to the military, the summary of evidence over charges against General Fonseka, made in compliance with provisions of the Army Act was completed and handed over to Army Commander over the weekend.
St Anthony’s relics in procession
Mar 8 (DM) Relics of St Anthony of Paduwa who is venerated by Catholics and Non Catholics reached Colombo yesterday amidst a prayerful welcome by thousands of devotees who were gathered by the side of the roads from Katunayaka to Colombo yesterday. The relics reached St Anthony’s Church Kochchikade around 6pm last evening after which a mass was held by Archbishop of Colombo Rev Malcolm Ranjith

ndia worked against Sri Lanka president: minister

AFP 
COLOMBO — India's external intelligence agency tried to undermine Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse at polls in January and wanted him defeated,

S.Lanka shares at record high on tourism boom hopes

Reuters India
COLOMBO, March 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares hit a record high on Monday led by local buying in hotel and travel shares on hopes

Sri Lanka clearing house goes rural

Lanka Business Online 
Mar 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency said it has approved an investment by a unit of Lankaclear, the national clearing house
Arrest of 6 LTTE suspects in Berlin: Lankan mission gave sensitive info to German Intelligence
Mar 7 (Island) Sensitive information provided to the German Intelligence Service by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Berlin and complaints made by the peace-loving Tamil community in Germany led to last week’s arrest of six Tamil men suspected of raising funds for the LTTE, Major General Jagath Dias, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Ambassador in Berlin saidty Ambassador in Berlin said

Nirupama Rao calls on Sri Lankan President

The Hindu 
Visiting Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Sunday and exchanged views on whole range of issues

Sri Lanka lose Davis Cup tie to New Zealand

Daily Mirror
beat Sri Lanka 3-2 with victory in the final singles match of the Davis Cup Oceania Zone Group II tie in Colombo today. Sri Lanka began the final day
FM admits seeking UN job for son
Mar 7 (ST) Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama admitted yesterday that he had appealed to a UN official for a job for his son. Mr. Bogollagama, who is campaigning for the April 8 parliamentary elections under the slogan that he had “won the world” as Foreign Minister, wrote to an official in the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission in New York that a letter requesting the job be handed over to a very senior UN official.
Nandikadal revisited
Mar 7 (ST) Around 10,000 motor cycles and 25,000 bicycles belonging to LTTEers and civilians who fled, are seen stacked in the Wellimulliwaikkal and Nandikadal areas and other areas in the Mullaitivu district. They, together with the innumerable ruined abodes ranging from what were once thatched cottages to well built houses, remain as the legacy of the three decade old war
Nalanda restrict Ananda to 191
A penetrative spell of fast bowling from right-arm pacer and fresher Rangana Cooray who returned impressive figures of 17-3-54-5 helped Nalanda bundle out Ananda for a paltry 191 all out, before replying with 69 for 2 when bad light stopped play, on a level-pegging day one of the 81st Battle of the Maroons begun at SSC grounds yesterday.
Nalanda having won the toss had no hesitation in asking their rivals to take first lease of the SSC track and saw Rangana Cooray getting into his act immediately as he priced out four of the top Ananda bastmen cheaply

Rajapaksa against appointment of UN panel of experts

The Hindu 
Photo: AP Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has taken exception to the intention of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a panel of experts

War of words between UN and Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times 
Sri Lanka on Saturday said that the decision of the UN Secretary General to constitute a special committee to advise him on the island nation's

Newly launched Sri Lanka Coast Guard Force to curtail drug smuggling and ...

 Colombo Page
Mar 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the newly established Coast Guard Force can effectively curb the Human smuggling and drug
Sripathy’s wife goes to ‘strengthen the hands’ of President (Lanka-e-News, March 5, 2010, 6.00PM) UNF Gampaha District leader and candidate for the upcoming General elections, Dilrukshi Sooriyaraachi met the President Mahinda Rajapakse
Election chief cuts down party offices Friday, 05 March 2010 01:51
Elections Chief had decided to limit the number of election coordination offices set up by the political parties for the up coming general election in April this year. Accordingly a candidate would be allowed to set up only one Central Office for each District and one for each electorate, sources said while the office could be used only till mid night of the Election Day.

Old Anandians donate Rs. 1,750,000 for war heroes Old Anandians live in UK handed over a sum of Rs. 1,750,000.00 for the welfare of war heroes to Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Ministry, today (05 March).

Sri Lanka commission bans election posters and cut-outs

BBC News 
The Sri Lankan election commission has ordered that all posters and cardboard cut-outs of candidates be removed in keeping with
German police arrest six Tamil separatists
Mar 5 (DPA) German police have arrested six leading Tamil separatists, the federal prosecution agency said Friday. The men - three German and three Sri Lankan nationals - are suspected of belonging to an organisation which extorts money from ethnic Tamils living in Germany, to fund Sri Lanka's rebel Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group.

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