Mr.Pierre Polievre, Conservative MP for Nepean- Carleton, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, in a report released Monday, requested the Government of Canada to assist Sri Lanka to move into a decentralized Federal model similar to Canada with autonomy and rights to minorities. The report called for action from the […]

Having steadfastly pursued its privatisation programme in the road sector, India is now exporting the PPP model to its southern neighbour, Sri Lanka. Over the past year, officials from Sri Lanka s premier highway development and maintenance authority - the Road Development Agency (RDA) - have been in close collaboration with consultancy firm Feedback Ventures […]

June 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police arrested 172 persons, the majority of them Tamils, under suspicion today in Manampitiya, Polonnaruwa district, near the border of the Eastern Province.
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June 11, Colombo: Two student factions of the Sri Jayawardhanapura University of Sri Lanka clashed today in the university injuring one student.
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COLOMBO: The Global Fund for Anti Tuberculosis and Malariya (GFATM) will grant Sri Lanka Rs. 4100 million for Sri Lanka’s, Tuberculosis (TB) control programme on a request by Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, a Ministry spokesman said.
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June 11, Colombo: The year 2005 annual report of the Sri Lanka Commission for Investigating Bribery and Malpractices was handed over to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa today by the Chairman of the Commission Amir Ismail.
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June 11, Colombo: The remains of the late Prof. V.K. Samaranayaka who passed away while on an official tour in Sweden, was brought to Sri Lanka today.
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June 11, Colombo: Reginald Cooray, the Chief Minister of the Western Province of Sri Lanka is to take a decision on the administration of the capital Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) within two days.
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June 11, Colombo: A special meeting of the Co-Chairs of the Sri Lanka Peace Process is to be held on 21st June in Oslo, diplomatic sources said. Diplomatic sources said that the Co-Chairs would analyze the current situation in the country and attempt to take forward the peace process.
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June 11, Colombo: Shin Jung-taek, President of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, accompanied by a trade and investment delegation from Korea, met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this morning.
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