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  Oman to help Sri Lanka on oil and gas needs

Jan 27, Colombo: Sultanate of Oman has assured that it was prepared to help Sri Lanka to meet its gas and oil needs in the event of a fuel crisis brought on by the United States sanctions on Iran's oil exports.

In a discussion with Sri Lanka's Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha Thursday, Petroleum Minister of Oman Dr. Mohamad Bin Hamad Al-Rumhi who is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka has assured that his country is ready to support Sri Lanka to avert a fuel crisis.

 Five-kilowatt solar powered system to be installed in Sri Lanka President's house:
Jan 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's state owned Lanka Electricity Company (LECO) has taken steps to install a solar power system in the Presidents' official residence Temple Trees.

 Sri Lanka allocates Rs. 500 million for coast conservation:
Jan 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department says that the government has allocated Rs. 500 million to implement measures to strengthen the coastal safety and to prevent the sea erosion.

 Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to resume bunkering:
Jan 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's petroleum authority Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) plans to resume bunkering operations which it stopped in 2008.

 Sri Lankan doctors migrating in search of proper pay:
Jan 28, Colombo: Government medical officers in Sri Lanka warn that the country is facing the risk of losing the services of many doctors due to the failure to provide them with their due allowances and other perks.

 Petition filed in Sri Lanka Supreme Court seeking withdrawal of controversial A/Level results :
Jan 28, Colombo: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka seeking the withdrawal of the controversial 2011 GCE Advanced Level examination results and the release of fresh results.

 Sri Lanka suspends heart drug imported from Pakistan:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Heath has temporarily suspended the sale and used of a heart drug imported from Pakistan for safety reasons following the reports of recent deaths from a heart drug in Pakistan.

 Sri Lanka President committed to safeguard country's sovereignty:
Jan 27, Moneragala: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he is committed to safeguard the country's sovereignty and he will not hesitate to take any decision to protect the people and the country from any threat.

 Sri Lanka Navy rescues distressed Indian fishermen, arrests 5 for illegal fishing:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy has again come to the aid of four Indian fishermen distressed in the seas off the northern coast of Jaffna Peninsula.

 Oman to help Sri Lanka on oil and gas needs:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sultanate of Oman has assured that it was prepared to help Sri Lanka to meet its gas and oil needs in the event of a fuel crisis brought on by the United States sanctions on Iran's oil exports.
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 Sri Lanka government takes new measures for effective administration of prisons:
Jan 27, Colombo: In a measure to reform the prison administration, Sri Lanka Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms has decided to transfer prison officials in every three years.

 Sri Lanka Lawyers association condemns violation of fundamental rights of citizens by the government:
Jan 27, Colombo: A lawyers' association in Sri Lanka has condemned what it terms as tactics used by the government and its agents to disregard the fundamental rights of a citizens to conduct peaceful protests in the country.

 Nearly half of the students took Sri Lanka's most competitive examination apply for re-correction:
Sri Lanka's Commissioner General of Examinations W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara says that the Department of Examination Commissioner has received 147,000 applications for re-correction of results of the 2011 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination.

 Sri Lanka student union forms platform to protect the free education system :
Jan 27, Colombo: The Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) of Sri Lanka has formed a platform consisting of university lecturers, intellectuals, students and trade unions to safeguard the free education system in the country.

 Sri Lanka to impose traffic laws strictly to prevent driving with garage numbers:
Jan 27, Colombo: The Motor Traffic Commissioner’s Department of Sri Lanka has decided to strictly implement the laws against driving unregistered vehicles with garage numbers.

 Sri Lanka's post-harvest wastage figures exaggerated, research points out:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute says that the post-harvest wastage figures for fruit and vegetable production are exaggerated.

 Sri Lankan man caught selling meat of an endangered leopard:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka police have arrested a man who was selling the meat of a leopard, an endangered animal in Sri Lanka.

 Sri Lanka, Indonesia target US$ 1 billion trade by 2015:
Jan 27, Colombo: During the Joint Commission meeting of Sri Lanka and Indonesia held Thursday the two countries have resolved to increase the bilateral trade to reach a target of US$ 1 billion within the next three years.

 Sri Lanka plans to hold the 2014 UN Youth Conference, seeks China's help for official UN endorsement:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka cabinet has given its approval to host the United Nations World Youth Conference in 2014.

 Program to bring expatriate Sri Lankan doctors back to country:
Jan 27, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) plans to launch a program to draw the medical doctors who have left country for overseas opportunities, the newly elected president of the Association Prof. Vajira Dissanayake has said.

 Two prison officials and eight drug dealers behind Sri Lanka's prison riots:
Jan 27, Colombo: Investigations following the riots and arsenal in Sri Lanka's Magazine remand prison have revealed that two prison officials and eight major drug dealers were involved in the riots.

 Drought in Sri Lanka's wet zone affects tea production:
Jan 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka tea industry sources say that the prevailing severe drought has affected the tea cultivation and production.

 Sri Lankan seafarers to be employed in Italian vessels:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Italy to allow the Italian authorities to recognize the certificates of competency issued for the Sri Lankan seafarers.

 Pakistani trade delegation in Sri Lanka to enhance bilateral trade:
Jan 26, Colombo: A Pakistani trade delegation of fruit and vegetable producers and exporters is visiting Sri Lanka to explore the ways and means to enhance bilateral trade between the two countries, the High Commission of Pakistan in Colombo said in a release today.

 Sri Lanka urges opposition parties to cooperate with government on ethnic issue :
Jan 26, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government Thursday urged the country's opposition political parties to cooperate with the government to arrive at a political solution acceptable to all communities to devolve power.
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  Sri Lanka opposition accuses government of trying to mislead the international community:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) claims that the government is not planning to implement a political solution that goes beyond the 13th Amendment.

 President opens new building for Defense Service College:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday presided over the opening of a newly constructed five-story building at the Defense Service College, the school for the children of war veterans.

 Sri Lanka, India bilateral trade reached an all-time high in 2011:
Jan 26, Colombo: The bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and India last year surged by over 70 percent and reached an estimated all-time high of US$ 5 billion, the High Commissioner of India Ashok Kantha has said.

 Protesters disrupt Sri Lanka's Upper Kothmale hydropower project:
Jan 26, Kothmale: A protest launched by a group of workers of sub-contractors of the Upper Kothmale Hydropower Project Thursday disrupted the opening of the sluice gates of the reservoir.

 Sri Lanka politician suspected of murder of British tourist attends local council meeting:
Jan 26, Tangalle: Prison officials today escorted the main suspect of the murder of a British tourist last year to chair a meeting of the local council in Tangalle of Southern Province.

 Sri Lanka conglomerate sells stake on Colombo Port project for Rs. 630 million :
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka's leading blue-chip conglomerate Aitken Spence has finalized the sale of its stake in the consortium Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (CICT), to the Chinese partner China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI).

 Sri Lanka to sign a MoU on cultural cooperation with Indonesia:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka and Indonesia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and develop cultural co-operation between the two countries.

 Sri Lanka prepares to host T/20 World Cricket Championship in September:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka in agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) will host the fourth Twenty 20 World Cricket Championship between September 18 and October 7.

 Sri Lanka Minister takes control of prison intelligence unit:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Chandrasiri Gajadeera has taken steps to take the prison intelligence wing under the direct control of the Ministry.

  Sri Lanka appoints a new Post Master General:
Jan 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka has appointed Rohana Abeyratna as the new Post Master General to fill the vacancy left behind by the resignation of his predecessor D.M.K. Dissanayaka, Postal Department sources said.

 Opposition MP accuses Sri Lankan government of using retirement fund for development work:
Jan 26, Colombo: A legislator of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has accused the government of using the monies from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), country's major retirement fund for the employees in the corporate and private sector, to carry out development work in its agenda.

 Sri Lanka needs a legal framework to devolve power under 13th Amendment plus - junior Minister:
Jan 26, Colombo: Deputy Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development of Sri Lanka Weerakumara Dissanayake says that a political solution that goes beyond the 13th Amendment needs to be thought out very carefully.

 Only politicians want land and police powers to Sri Lanka's North and East - Economic Development Minister:
Jan 26, Colombo: Only politicians in the Northern and Eastern Provinces demand land and police powers, not the people, Economic Development Minister of Sri Lanka Basil Rajapaksa said.

 Legislator on a crusade for internal democracy in Sri Lanka opposition party :
Jan 26, Colombo: Kurunegala district parliamentarian of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) Dayasiri Jayasekara says he would continue to fight for internal democracy in the party although not represented in the Working Committee.

 Sri Lanka opposition party trade union to commence a new struggle for salary hike:
Jan 26, Colombo: The Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS), a trade union affiliated to Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says it would commence fighting for a salary hike for the working masses.

 Sri Lanka drops in World Press Freedom Index:
Jan 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka dropped down five places last year from 2010 to rank among the 20 worst countries in a leading survey of press freedom.

 Sri Lanka Electricity Board needs two more weeks to restart coal power plant:
Jan 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's power authority Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) predicts that at least two weeks will be need to restart the power generation at the currently nonfunctional Norochcholai coal power plant after repairs.

 Graham Ford appointed to coach Sri Lanka national cricket team:
Jan 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Wednesday officially announced the appointment of the former South African coach Graham Ford as coach to guide Sri Lanka's national cricket team .

  Sri Lanka Navy arrests 43 Indian fishermen poaching in eastern seas:
Jan 25, Trincomalee: Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Tuesday arrested 43 Indian fishermen poaching in 6 trawlers the territorial waters off the country's eastern coast and handed them over to the police.
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 Sri Lankan Journalists demand government action on disappearances :
Jan 25, Colombo: Sri Lankan media activists today marched on the streets of capital Colombo demanding the government to investigate killings and disappearances of media personnel.

 Sri Lanka imports increase 78 percent in November 2011, trade gap nearly US$ 2 billion :
Jan 25, Colombo: Widening the trade gap to nearly US$ 2 billion Sri Lanka's expenditure on imports grew 78 percent in November 2011 compared to the previous year, the Central Bank reported Wednesday in its External Sector Performance Reviews.

 Pro-reformists of Sri Lanka's main opposition to form an alternative to defeat the government:
Jan 25, Colombo: The pro-reformists of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) were not trying to build an alternative against the party, but against the government, the Deputy Leader of the UNP, Sajith Premadasa said.

 LTTE suspect of bomb blast in Sri Lanka arrested after six years:
Jan 25, Colombo: An LTTE suspect alleged to have been involved in a bomb blast in Wilpattu National Forest has been arrested by the Sri Lanka police.

 Private buses get permission to ply on Sri Lanka's Southern Expressway :
Jan 25, Colombo: After a delay of few weeks, the National Transport Commission has given permission for private buses to operate on Sri Lanka's first ever highway, the Southern Expressway.

 Nonacademic staff of Sri Lanka's universities to strike tomorrow:
Jan 25, Colombo: The non-academic employees of Sri Lanka's universities will launch a token strike Thursday (26) demanding the authorities to address their salary anomalies.

 Sri Lanka's Post Master General finally resigns:
Jan 25, Colombo: Following months of protests and worker strikes by trade unions of Postal Department against him, Sri Lanka's Post Master General D.M.K. Dissanayaka has resigned from the post.

 Damages due to unrest in Sri Lankan prison estimated at Rs. 7.5 million:
Jan 25, Colombo: The damages caused to the properties belonging to the New Magazine Prison in Sri Lanka during the unrest yesterday is estimated at Rs. 7.5 million.

 Security tightened at Sri Lanka main remand prison after riots injure 31:
Jan 25, Colombo: Prison authorities have tightened security at Sri Lanka's main remand prison in Colombo following clashes between the inmates and prison officials injured 31 yesterday.

 Cairn to enter the second phase of oil exploration in Sri Lanka's Mannar basin :
Jan 25, Colombo: Cairn Lanka, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cairn India, has announced that it prepares to enter the second phase of oil exploration in Sri Lanka upon the successful completion of the first phase.

 Sri Lanka, Pakistan to share expertise in construction industry:
Jan 25, Karachi: The builders and developers of Sri Lanka and Pakistan can share their expertise and knowledge to promote the construction industry in both countries, Sri Lanka Consul general in Karachi D.W. Jinadasa has said.

 Sri Lankan media organization to hold Black January Day today:
Jan 25, Colombo: A media right organization in Sri Lanka plans to hold a protest today against the alleged media suppression by the government.

  3,000 teachers to be employed this year in Sri Lanka's Education sector:
Jan 25, Colombo: Education Minister of Sri Lanka Bandula Gunawardena says that interviews have commenced to employ 3,000 new teachers to the country's education sector this year.

 Private bus operators in Sri Lanka to file legal action against National Transport Commission:
Jan 25, Colombo: The Private Bus Operators' Association (PBOA) of Sri Lanka says legal action would be initiated against the National Transport Commission (NTC) for not granting permission for private busses to operate on the Southern Expressway after permitting Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses to commute on the road.

 Sri Lanka Bribery Commission commences inquiry into allegations against minister:
Jan 25, Colombo: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has commenced investigations into the allegations leveled against the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) organizer for Kelaniya, Minister Mervyn Silva.

 Sri Lanka opposition party claims appointment of cricket captain is politically motivated:
Jan 25, Colombo: The main opposition United National Party (UNP) claims the appointment of the Sri Lanka Cricket captain is politically motivated.

 Sri Lanka to set up third consulate in China:
Jan 24, Colombo: The government of China has agreed to allow Sri Lanka to set up a new Consulate General in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province of Southern China, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

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