A wave of heavy fighting along the northern front lines of Sri Lanka’s civil war killed 16 rebels and one government soldier, the military said Thursday. As the battles raged Wednesday, air force helicopters attacked a rebel radar position near the turbulent Jaffna peninsula, the […]

A wave of heavy fighting along the northern front lines of Sri Lanka’s civil war killed 16 rebels and one government soldier, the military said Thursday. As the battles raged Wednesday, air force helicopters attacked a rebel radar position near the turbulent Jaffna peninsula, the […]

Two political leaders from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu - K. Veeramani and Thol Thirumavalavan, have been arrested along with over 300 supporters In Chennai for demanding India’s intervention in Sri Lanka.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa pointed out to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday that Sri Lanka has achieved the difficult but essential task of building democracy in the Eastern Province and said he is confident that it can be done in the North as well.
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Sri Lanka ‘A’ beat South Africa ‘A’ by 26 runs in their third one day ‘international’ concluded in East London last night. In reply to the visitors 335 for 3 in 50 overs, South Africa made 309 all out in 47.5 overs in the day-night game.
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Minister of Nation Building Basil Rajapaksa and JVP parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake had locked themselves in a noisy brawl at today’s COPE meeting in parliament. Eyewitnesses said both MPs had jumped at each other for a round of fisticuffs and it was after a lot effort that the MPs present had separated the two. MORE… […]

The Government finds the procedure of instituting an “investigation” to determine if the GSP+ concession can be extended to Sri Lanka unnecessary and inappropriate, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said when he met Benita Ferrero Waldner EU External Relations Commissioner in New York. MORE… — Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:55:00 PM
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Dr. Jayalath Jayawardene today met the WHO Representative in Sri Lanka Dr. Agostine Borra and had talks on the alleged use of expired blood transfusion kits by the Sri Lankan health authorities on blood donors and the patients. Pic by Daminda Harsha Perera. — Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:51:06 PM
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Denying that Sri Lanka is on the verge of signing a defence pact with Pakistan, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said his government was friendly with all nations.
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Power and Energy Minister John Seneviratne told parliament today that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) owes the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Rs. 40 billion of which Rs.16 billion was for this year. — Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:36:18 PM
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