Backup military gains with political package- India tells sri Lanka
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Indian Defence Minister A K Antony, yesterday, said that for lasting peace within, Colombo needed to backup its military gains against the LTTE with a political devolution package that satisfies the aspiration of Tamils within a united Sri Lanka. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:17:28 AM
Dayasiri and Yapa at loggerheads over Press Council
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara and Non-Cabinet Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane are locked in a tug of war over the reactivation of the Press Council by the government -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:16:20 AM
Four women engaged in running brothel fined
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Three Chinese women together with a Sri Lankan woman, who pleaded guilty at Mt.Lavinia Magisterial Courts, were fined Rs.80,000/- each by Mt. Lavinia Additional Magistrate Dharshika Wimalasiri for engaging in prostitution.Another person who had been taken into custody for running the place has been released after paying a fine of Rs.50, 000/- and two personal guarantees of Rs.200, 000/- each. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:15:07 AM
Complainant used extra judicial tactics to recover monies: Defense Counsel
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
At the outset of a magisterial inquiry into an alleged fraud, counsel appearing for the suspects complained to the Colombo Chief Magistrate Nishantha Hapuarachchi that the complainant had not only mislead the CID but also used extra judicial and criminal tactics to recover the money. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:14:45 AM
Vendors hindering smooth traffic flow fined
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Two vendors from Pettah, who displayed their goods while obstructing vehicular traffic and pedestrians, were fined Rs 100 each by Colombo Chief Magistrate Nishantha Hapuarachchi yesterday (25). -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:12:15 AM
UPFA supporter dies in tragic accident
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
A supporter of a UPFA candidate for the Badulla district at the upcoming Uva provincial council election was allegedly run over by a CTB bus transporting supporters of the same candidate, Badulla police said. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:11:54 AM
Modern communication equipment found in jungles
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
The police recovered a large stock of modern communication equipment believed to be worth over twelve million rupees from Mulliaweli in Mullaitivu yesterday. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:11:35 AM
Four Arabs arrested for fraud
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Four Arabs, allegedly duping locals with the promise providing them with foreign employment, were apprehended by the Wellawatta police and on production at the Mt. Lavinia Courts were remanded by additional magistrate Ms. Darshika Wimalasiri until July 4. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:11:11 AM
Slovenia to relax travel
advisories on Lanka
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Slovenia yesterday said that it was in the process of relaxing travel advisories on Sri Lanka with the defeat of terrorism in Sri Lanka.
Visiting Charge d’ Affaires of Slovenia Miklavz Borstnik told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama in Colombo yesterday that with the defeat of terrorism countries need to relax their travel advisories on Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry in a statement said.
-- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:10:51 AM
Bogollagama on
official visit to China
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama will pay an official visit to China from July 1 to 5 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the announcement here Thursday at a press conference. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 1:10:31 AM
Govt. now turns to Cuba for controlling Dengue
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Two senior Ministers yesterday in Parliament called for the government to introduce the Cuban bio-control method to arrest the Dengue epidemic which had now become a global issue. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 12:20:23 AM
Students clash at Ruhuna Campus, 4 hospitalised
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
At least four students of the Ruhunu University were hospitalized yesterday following a clash between two factions of the university, police said.
A spokesman from Matara Hospital said that one of those who was in a critical condition had been transferred to the Karapitiya Hospital. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 12:15:55 AM
No progress in police investigations: Counsel
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Although six months have passed no progress had been made in the investigations into the assassination of the Sunday Leader Editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge, the counsel informed the Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 12:15:38 AM
Female Tamil
journo abducted
and released
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Former Veerakesari journalist Krishni Ifham who was abducted by an unidentified gang in a van in Wattala on Wednesday morning had been released the same evening in Kandy. The journalist’s brother had lodged a complaint at the Wattala Police Station about the disappearance of his sister who had been abducted when she had left home to go to work on Wednesday morning. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 12:15:12 AM
‘End of war will not mean development overnight’
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Consumer Affairs Minister Bandula Gunawardena yesterday said that the end of the conflict in the country will not lead to a economic development overnight but ‘people will have to watch and hope for the prices to come down.’ -- Friday, June 26, 2009 12:14:42 AM
Speaker for powers to deal with media
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara said yesterday that scrapping Parliament’s power to act as a court to deal with the media was a foolish move made during the tenure of President Chandrika Kumaratunge in 1997. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:43:04 PM
SC re-fix rights petition challenging flaws in SLEAS
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
The Supreme Court re-fixed for support on July 24 the rights petition challenging the impugned procedural flaws in the appointments/recruitments/promotions of the Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service (SLEAS). -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:42:42 PM
Political powers should be centralized says Wimal
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
The National Freedom Front (N.F.F), a party of the ruling coalition, emphasized yesterday in parliament that political powers should be centralized more and more instead of strengthening the provincial council system. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:42:21 PM
Top LTTE cadre shot dead
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
A senior LTTE cadre known as Salappan has been shot dead by the army at Iyattalai in Jaffna, the military said yesterday.
It said that on receiving information from residents about the presence of a few suspicious people in Kodikamam, the troops of the Jaffna 522-brigade conducted search operations in the area on Wednesday. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:42:03 PM
Tsunami death victims found
abroad in refugee camps
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardane told Parliament yesterday some persons who were cited by the LTTE as tsunami death victims, had now been found abroad and in refugee camps. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:41:47 PM
Bribe in a tea cup
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
A tea inspector attached to the Bandarawela Assistant Tea Commissioner’s Office was arrested by the Bribery Commission yesterday for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs.10,000 to help a tea supplier distribute his tea leaves. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:41:28 PM
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN VAVUNIYA IDP CAMPS
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Nearly 5000 Internally Displaced children in the Vavuniya camps are malnourished, a charity that works in the Menik Farm IDP camp says.
Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, Executive Director of Sarvodaya told BBC Sandeshaya that there are about 30,000 to 35,000 children in Menik Farm. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:15:03 PM
Lumbini blossoms
with Sri Lankan art
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Lumbini in Nepal has become a hive of activity with Kalasuri Jayasiri Semage and his team putting up statues, painting murals and constructing pandals to keep the Theravada tradition of Buddhism flourishing in this sacred city where Prince Siddhartha was born. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:12:07 PM
Thurstan College felicitates war heroes
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Thurstan College in association with the College War Heroes Committee will hold a ceremony to felicitate the war heroes who were actively involved in the Humanitarian Operation in the Wanni and Northern Peninsular. -- Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:10:35 PM
Report on refugees in Tamil Nadu presented
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
The interim report of the Parliamentary Special Committee to grant citizenship and other facilities for Sri Lankans in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu has been presented to Parliament even as Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama on Thursday talked about the need for re-orientating relations between Sri Lanka and some members of the international community. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 10:04:04 AM
Michael Jackson dies
Daily Mirror - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
American pop music legend Michael Jackson died of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital late Thursday, just weeks before he hoped to resurrect his four-decade long career with a series of sold-out shows in London. He arrived at the hospital in a coma and was reported dead about three hours later. -- Friday, June 26, 2009 4:44:31 AM
Gotabaya did Defence Studies at Madras University
Reuters via Yahoo! News - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka s Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who played a pivotal role in militarily ..
New life after LTTE rout
Reuters via Yahoo! News - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
Sri Lankan Foreign Employment Promotion and Labor Welfare Minister Keheliya Rambukwella sat down wit..
Lanka IOC to spend $30 million on new outlets
Reuters via Yahoo! News - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
June 25 (Bloomberg) -- Lanka IOC Plc, a unit of India s largest oil refiner, plans to spend $30 mill..
Hot air over USD 50 million Indian loan
Reuters via Yahoo! News - - FRI, 26 JUN 2009
State Revenue and Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday (24) told parliament that the N..
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