Retired Army General Sarath Fonseka has been arrested by military police and will face a military tribunal, an official said. He had plotted with the opposition, when he was Army comma... (2)
Several media and people's organizations came together and organized a protest in front of Colombo Fort Railway Station today (Feb. 08) against what they called the repression of media institutio... (0)
More than 60,000 Sri Lankans have lost their livelihoods due to the world economic recession, a survey by the Labour Ministry has found. Labour officers have conducted the survey at di...(0)
Feb 8, 2010 4:25 PM · The Health Ministry has imported a consignment of drugs worth Rs. 200 million from India to meet the local demand. These drugs will solve the prevailing shortage in state hospitals, sa... (0)
Feb 8, 2010 3:42 PM · Chairman of Jathika Hela Urumaya Ven. Kotapola Amarakiththi Thera today (Feb. 08) announced that he was leaving politics for good as his party?s mission to help eradicate terrorism has been accom... (1)
Feb 8, 2010 2:47 PM · Senior vice president of the Upcountry People's Front V. Bharathidasan has joined ranks with the Democratic People’s Front, claimed DPF leader Mano Ganeshan. Mr. Ganeshan told 'C... (1)
Feb 8, 2010 1:53 PM · Police chief Mahinda Balasuriya has transferred 208 officers in his department with effect from February 06, said the Police Headquarters. The transfers have been made with approval by... (0)
Feb 8, 2010 10:49 AM · President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he was supremely confident, after having defeated terrorism and bringing Sri Lanka together, of healing the wounds and uniting the hearts of its citizens... (0)
Feb 8, 2010 10:47 AM · Former child soldiers of the LTTE are to be released by May this year, the government has said. They will be handed over to their next of kin after one year of rehabilitation, Chairman... (0)
Feb 7, 2010 11:21 AM · Sri Lanka has said the termination of the GSP+ trade concession to the island was not a mere mechanical process that could be done arbitrarily. It is a process that should be decided u... (0)
Feb 7, 2010 11:19 AM · Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been conferred an honorary doctorate by People's Friendship University of Moscow. Mr. Rajapaksa, who is presently on a tour of Russia, receiv... (0)
Feb 6, 2010 8:07 PM · A group of Sri Lankan Tamil illegal immigrants has been rescued from a drifting boat off Christmas Island in Australia. According to ABC News, the 45 people had sent out distress calls... (0)
Sri Lankan Shehan Ambepitiya has become the fastest man in South Asia when he claimed the 100 m gold at the 11th South Asian Games today (Feb. 08). Shehan clocked 10.47 seconds to win ... (0)
Sri Lanka's Hayleys said December quarter group net profit shot up 276 percent to 279 million rupees from a year ago, helped by strong performances in rubber gloves, purification products and coi... (0)
Partial results from Ukraine put pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych on course for a narrow win in the country's presidential election. (0)
It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this weekend to "Dear John," a low-budget "chick flick" with a pair of litt... (0)
A safe drinking water supply project to fulfill a long felt need of the people of Gurubebila and Wewalawewa was commissioned by Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Janaka Bandara Te... (0)
There is nothing worse than feeling tired and sleepy all the time. You may find yourself sleeping in, taking frequent naps, or dozing off during your lunch break. You're biggest questi... (0)
Feb 8, 2010 11:06 AM · Sri Lanka won six gold, four of them in athletics, on the 10th day of the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday (Feb. 07). The Sri Lankans won both men's and women's 10...(0)
Feb 7, 2010 11:19 AM · Sri Lanka yesterday (Feb. 06) added three more gold to their tally at the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Swimmer Heshan Unamboowe won the men's 100 m backstroke event wit...(0)
Feb 5, 2010 5:35 PM · Sri Lanka won her fourth gold at the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh through swimmer Natasha Karunaratne today (Feb. 05). She won the women's 50 m breaststroke event with a...(0)
Feb 5, 2010 3:40 PM · Sri Lanka's 'apparent lack of urgency' to stop rising inflation and post election spending may put pressure on a deal agreed with the International Monetary Fund, Standard & Poor's, a rating ...(0)
Feb 3, 2010 3:36 PM · Sri Lankan floor tile manufacturer Lanka Tiles' December quarter net profit shot up 71 percent to 108 million rupees from a year ago, interim results showed. (0)
Feb 2, 2010 3:54 PM · December quarter profits at Sri Lanka's largest supermarket chain, Cargills (Ceylon) group, rose 49.1 percent from a year ago despite flat sales growth, as lower inflation reduced fixed and finan...(0)
Feb 6, 2010 8:23 AM · Teenage Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has been named Hollywood's highest-paid female star in a poll compiled by US magazine Vanity Fair. (0)
Feb 5, 2010 1:54 PM · US actress Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia, a Los Angeles coroner has ruled. Read more on BBC News (Imag...(0)
Feb 3, 2010 11:30 AM · Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged soon with the singer's involuntary manslaughter, US media reports say. Read...(0)
Feb 5, 2010 1:53 PM · New detailed images of the distant frozen world of Pluto have for the first time shown a white, dark-orange and charcoal-black coloured terrain undergoing seasonal changes. (0)
Feb 1, 2010 1:32 PM · The ancient art of samurai sword wielding all but disappeared in the 1870's as the power of the samurais waned, before making a cruel comeback during WW II. One man is determined to revive its ho... (0)
Jan 18, 2010 2:40 PM · For thousands of years, the people of China, Japan, India, and Thailand have consumed green tea and used it medicinally to treat everything from headaches to flatulence. (0)
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