Sri Lanka court orders to remand Security Chief of Cinnamon Lakeside hotel :

Mar 17, Colombo: The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered to remand the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel till March 31for deleting the tapes from the security cameras on January 26th and 27th.

First phase of the 'Nagamu Purawara' project to uplift Sri Lanka capital completed:
	Mar 17, Colombo: The first phase of the 'Nagamu Purawara' development project aimed at uplifting the capital city of Sri Lanka has successfully been completed.

Unemployment rate declines in Sri Lanka:
	Mar 17, Colombo: According to the Sri Lankan government the unemployment rate in the country has continued to decline from 8.8 percent in 2002 to its lowest level of 5.2 percent in 2008.

President opens Sri Lanka Open University branch in Kalutara:
	Mar 17, Kalutara: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared opened the Kalutara branch of the Open University yesterday at Nagoda.

Sri Lanka State Pharmaceutical Corporation to produce thyroxin:
	Mar 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has initiated a programme to locally produce thyroxin tablets that will meet international standards.

Minister accuses Sri Lanka opposition of stealing points from the President's manifesto:
	Mar 17, Colombo: General Secretary of Sri Lanka’s ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Minister Maithripala Sirisena says that the opposition United National Front (UNF) policy manifesto consists of points previously included in the President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Mahinda Chinthana policy manifesto.

Plans to increase dairy production in Sri Lanka:
	Mar 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Livestock Development has initiated an intensive programme to increase the domestic dairy production.

Fifteen year action plan for promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka:
	Mar 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe says that a 15-year action plan has been prepared for promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka.

EU poll observers for Sri Lanka election yet to get permission from Elections Commissioner says Mangala:
	Mar 17, Colombo: Co-chairman of Sri Lanka's opposition alliance (UNF) and SLFP (M) Wing Leader Mangala Samaraweera said the Elections Commissioner was yet to grant permission to the European Union (EU) poll observers...

Sri Lanka court re-issues warrant on General Fonseka's son-in-law, Danuna Tilakaratne:
	Mar 17, Colombo: The Colombo Fort Magistrate today re-issued a warrant for the arrest of former Army Commander General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka's son-in-law, Danuna Tilakaratne for absconding court.

Second court martial of former Sri Lanka military leader adjourned until further notice:
	Mar 17, Colombo: The second court martial convened today (17) to hear four allegations on the contravention of military procurement procedures by Sri Lanka's former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka, had adjourned sittings over the composition of the tribunal.

Opposition leader to re-negotiate IMF loan to Sri Lanka if elected to power:
	Mar 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka opposition and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe said if elected to power he would re-negotiate the US$ 2.6 billion stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that the funding agency had already agree to such a move.

No delay in setting up the expert panel on Sri Lanka, UN Chief says:
	Mar 17, Colombo: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday (16) dismissed objections raised by Sri Lanka on establishing a panel of experts to advice him on the possible human rights abuses in the country and said it is well within his right to appoint such a panel.

Court of Appeal to hear General Fonseka's Habeas Corpus case on March 19:

Mar 16, Colombo: The Court of Appeal is to take up the Habeas Corpus application filed by former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka's wife, Anoma Fonseka on March 19.

Korean trade delegation meets Sri Lanka President:
	Mar 16, Colombo: A private trade delegation from Korea's Silver Bird International (Pvt) Ltd. met Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees today and discussed the investment opportunities in the country.

U.S. trains Forest Department on new mapping system for forests in Northern Sri Lanka:
	Mar 16. Colombo: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and its Forest Department to manage Sri Lanka's valuable forest resources.

Drought hits reservoir capacities in Sri Lanka:
	Mar 16, Colombo: Mahaweli Water Management Secretariat of Sri Lanka says that the capacity levels of the island's major reservoirs have dropped sharply due to drought conditions in the country.

Sri Lanka to issue development bonds to cover the costs of the first quarter of 2010:

Mar 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka Treasury has planned to trade development bonds worth of US$ 100 million to finance the interim budget of the first quarter of 2010.

Main opposition promises 10,000 rupee salary increase for Sri Lanka's public employees :
	Mar 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Front in their manifesto has promised to increase the salaries of public employees by 10,000 rupees.

Former Sri Lanka military chief appears before Court Martial:
	Mar 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former military chief and defeated presidential candidate General (retired) Sarath Fonseka appeared before the first of the two scheduled court martial proceedings held today at the Navy headquarters in Colombo.

DNA organizes island wide protests against General Fonseka's court martial:

Mar 16, Colombo: The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has organized island wide protests against the government's move to present former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka before a military court today (16) and tomorrow (17).

Two main opposition alliances launch manifestos for Sri Lanka election :
	Mar 16, Colombo: The two main opposition alliances contesting Sri Lanka's April 8 general election, the United National Front (UNF) and Democratic National Alliance (DNA), today (16) released their election manifestos.

Agitators against military tribunal dispersed in Sri Lanka:

Mar 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka police used minimum powers to disperse a group of agitators protesting against the military tribunal against former military commander General Sarath Fonseka today at Panadura.

Sri Lanka ex-military leader to face court martial today:
	Mar 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former military leader and defeated presidential candidate General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka's two-day court martial is set to begin today before a three-judge panel at the Navy headquarters.

Sri Lanka main opposition to launch its manifesto today:
	Mar 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition, United National party (UNP) is to launch its election manifesto today (16) at the party headquarters, Sirikotha.

UN Chief unlikely to establish expert panel on Sri Lanka soon:
	Mar 16, Colombo: United Nations Secretary-General is unlikely to establish an expert panel to advice him on the accountability issues related to Sri Lanka's bloody conflict soon, his spokesman said Monday.

Sri Lanka Central Bank to pay higher interest to senior citizens:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Central Bank will start paying 20 percent bonus interest to senior citizens on rupee deposits maintained in licensed banks for the month of January from Thursday (18), the Central Bank announced today.

Over 400,000 postal vote applications for Sri Lanka General Election:

Mar 15, Colombo: The Election Secretariat had received 477,110 applications for postal voting at the upcoming General Election in Sri Lanka election officials reported.

Sri Lanka dismisses US State Department country report:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry today (15) dismissed a US State Department report accusing it of containing allegations that were unsubstantiated and based on reports by unnamed sources and of violating citizens' rights.

Sri Lanka President needs clear legislation powers to fully implement Mahinda Chinthana says, senior adviser:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa said the people needed to give the President clear legislation powers in addition to the executive powers to successfully implement the second phase of the Mahinda Chinthana policies.

Sri Lanka Supreme Court finds Sunday Leader guilty of contempt of court:

Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Supreme Court severely warned the editor-in-chief of the Sunday Leader newspaper Frederica Janz today for contempt of court.

Children of the mother drowned her son, given to probation care in Sri Lanka:

Mar 15, Kalutara: The Magistrate Court of Kalutara today directed the children of a mother suspected of attempting to drown her three-year-old son to the care of the Probation and Child Care Department.

Impossible to remove all election propaganda material says Sri Lanka police chief:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mahinda Balasuriya says the police are unable to completely remove all banners, posters, and cutouts of candidates contesting the April 8 general election.

Sri Lanka to grow coconut in the north:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Plantation D.M. Jayaratne says that the government expects to add an additional income of 10 billion rupees to the national income through development of coconut industry in the Northern Province.

Sri Lanka Marxist alliance to release policy statement tomorrow:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Marxist coalition, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is to release its party's policy statement for the April 8 general election tomorrow (16), the party's secretary Vijitha Herath has said.

Former Sri Lanka Chief Justice claims arrest and detention of General Fonseka is a violation of many laws :
	Mar 15, Colombo: Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva said the arrest and detention of former Sri Lanka Army Commander General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka violated many laws in the country.

Visakha Alumnae fund raising event to benefit war-disabled in Sri Lanka :
	Mar 15, Los Angeles: Pahan Silu 2010, a fund raising event organized by the Visakha Alumnae Association of Southern California to benefit disabled war veterans in Sri Lanka (VAASOCAL) will be held on May 1 at the Renaissance Airport Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

Sri Lanka to export indigenous medicines to Japan:

Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is making arrangements to export country's indigenous medicinal plants to the Japanese consumers.

More facilities to promote tourism in Northern Sri Lanka:
	Mar 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism is promoting Jaffna and the Northern Province as tourist destinations in an effort to empower the economy in the war-ravaged region.

Public warned over rising dengue cases in Sri Lanka :
	Mar 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka Health Ministry has warned the public to be more vigilant with the beginning of the rainy season as the hemorrhagic dengue fever can become an epidemic in the country.

More officials to man polling centers for Sri Lanka general election:

Mar 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka Election Secretariat is in the process of allocating election officials to the thousands of polling centers in the country. The Election Secretariat has issued a special circular on the deployment of officials for election duty.

Foreign election monitors to arrive in Sri Lanka :
	Mar 14, Colombo: People's Action For Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), an election watchdog in Sri Lanka says that foreign monitors will arrive in the country before the first of April to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Fire destroys famous cinema hall in Jaffna:

Mar 14, Jaffna: A popular movie theater in Jaffna has been completely destroyed by a fire, the police said.

Sri Lanka poll monitoring groups say authorities inactive against election law violations:
	Mar 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka poll monitoring groups say both the police and the Election Commissioner's office are inactive against the election law violations by all political parties.

President pays homage to historic Mahiyangana Temple:
	Mar 13, Mahiyangana: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid homage to the historic Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Mahiyangana of Uva Province this morning (13).

Revenues of Sri Lanka Railways up for 2009:

Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka Railways revenues have risen last year earning over four billion rupees, Railways Commercial Superintendent Wijaya Samarasinghe said.

Sri Lanka Tamils urged not to fall for day-dream deliberations by Tamil parties:
	Mar 13, Jaffna: There are feasible ways to win the rights of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka and day-dream deliberations of certain Tamil politicians cannot do anything good to the people, leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) said.

Sri Lanka Navy finds explosives and suicide jackets in a dinghy:
	Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka Naval troops attached to the Point Pedro Naval Detachment in the Northern Naval Area recovered a haul of C 4 explosives and suicide jackets concealed in the bottom of a dinghy on Thursday, the Navy reported.

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