Sri Lanka

Feb 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a state visit to Singapore from 15 - 16 February, 2012, at the invitation of President of Singapore Dr.Tony Tan Keng Yam, President's media announced.  

Serendipity reports that there are insufficient toilets planned at the annual Deyata Kirula (National Development Exhibition). Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper  

Feb 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son, Hambantota district parliamentarian, Namal Rajapaksa, who is a member of the negotiating team representing the government to seek the release of the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka said that a formal request from the jailed person is necessary to guarantee a Presidential pardon.  

Feb 13, Colombo: The United States will support a resolution against Sri Lanka to be tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions later this month to pressure the Sri Lankan government to take prompt measures to implement the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt And Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and address the accountability issues.  

Feb 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka's power authority Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has informed of its losses due to the increase in thermal power generation to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and requested a tariff hike or fuel surcharge to cover part of the losses.  

The PCB will invite the Sri Lankan women’s team to Pakistan next month after receiving positive vibes from the Sri Lankan government on helping Pakistan revive international cricket in the country. According to the Express daily newspaper, the Sri Lankan government has agreed to send its women’s team to Pakistan after talks between Sri Lankan [...]  

Feb 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) for cooperation in footwear industry during the 4th International Footwear and Leather Fair 2012 at the BMICH in Colombo from February 10 to 12, 2012.  

ISLAMABAD: Visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari have agreed to increase bilateral trade to over $2 billion over the next three ...  

“In the first stage the Sri Lankans will send their women`s team and than both boards will find a ... Pakistan has also invited Bangladesh to send its team for a Test series in April this year and is waiting for a security delegation from the Bangladesh ...  

Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has called for stepping up efforts to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka from the current $375 million to $2 billion in the next three years. Zardari made the appeal during his meeting with visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here Friday. He also called [...]  

The next few days and weeks will be interesting to watch... Courtesy: India.ca (COLOMBO Lanka Web) - Stunning news from Sri Lanka: the United States government has entered the fray and is calling President Majinda Rajapaksa out over numerous allegations of ...  

Feb 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka Wednesday released a documentary depicting the atrocities committed by the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during its 30 years of terror war.  

Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited 6th annual Deyata Kirula 2012 Exhibition that showcases Sri Lanka's public development schemes educating the public on the government's development programs and its objectives in the economic, social and cultural fields.  

THE president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, may well feel pleased with himself. On the face of it, more than six years after his first election, his prospects are still remarkably rosy. The economy clips along at about 7% a year. Mr Rajapaksa’s ...  

Feb 08, New York: A Canadian Tamil man today pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , a proscribed organization in the U.S.