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UN office in Colombo under siege
Some 200 plus supporters led by minister Wimal Weerawansha has laid siege on the United Nations office in Colombo demanding that the UN drop its panel set up to probe alleged war crimes during the last stages of the fighting against the Tamil Tigers in May last year.
[General] 13 Absent For voting of The Allocation Of The President -No Champika And Rathana
The vote for adopting the allocation of the president was held at parliament today morning....[General] EU takes official decision to cut GSP concessions to Sri Lanka
The European Union decided Monday to withdraw trade concessions in August granted to Sri Lanka after the government failed to make a written commitment to improve its human rights record, an AFP report quoting a EU statement from Brussels said. ...[General] Bandula Jayasekera recalled to Sri Lanka following tiff with Palitha Kohona
The Eternal Affairs Minister has recalled deputy permanent representative of Sri Lanka at the UN, Bandula Jayaskera due to rift between him and Sri Lanka’s permanent representative to the UN, Palitha Kohona. ...[General] CPC To Be Sold?
It has been revealed that Ceylon Petroleum Corporation loses more than 100 million rupees as a result of not restoring one of its Petroleum Storage Complexes. The employees of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation state that even though the evaporation is a usual occurrence in petroleum storage, this loss is due to not restoring one of its petroleum Storage complexes....[General] Colombo High Court to hear poll’s petition
The Colombo High Court today decided to take up the petition filed by General Sarath Fonseka against President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s appointment as President following the ...[General] OIC and seven others at Mattakkuliya police post transferred
The OIC and seven others at the Mattakkuliya Police post have been transferred out of the area pending an inquiry against them over Saturday night's incident there, a senior police officer said. ...[General] Bandula recalled from UN
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Bandula Jayasekara has been recalled to Colombo just a few months after he was appointed to the post, External Affairs Ministry sources said. ...[General] Sri Lankan refugees coming into Australia with hazard will not be sent back to face again danger.
The Australian new Prime Minister Julia Gillard had informed the opposition parties a settlement should be met in regard to the issues of Sri Lankan refugees. While she gave her opinion to the journalists, to the reviews published by the opposition parties in regard to the detained Sri Lankan refugees in Australia, she made this statement....[General] Government wants KP to contest NPC election
Sri Lanka's former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka today said the government was planning to get former LTTE international wing leader Kumaran Pathmanadan alias KP to contest the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) election. ...What's new
- Government contracts Chinese firm to destroy bodies buried in Nandikadal lagoon
- New BOI projects reflect growing importance of tourism sector in economic development of Sri Lanka.
- Jet awaits govt nod to launch more flights to Colombo
- The US GSP also at stake
- STOP LABOUR RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE APPAREL SECTOR AND COMPLY WITH ILO STANDARDS TO PROTECT US GSP
- Sri Lankan doctoral student at AIT (Thailand) receives Asia-Pacific Entrepreneur Award
- KP helps arrange talks between LTTE leaders, govt
- Basil asks for stories to be published that Dhanuna is being hidden in the US embassy premises in Colombo
- Jackson paid Rs. 30 million for the cultural show at the ceremony held to fill water into the Hambantota Port
- President unhappy with India for not objecting to Ban Ki-moon’s panel
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