http://www.colombopage.com by LankaPage.com (LLC) en-us Copyright (c) 1997,2009 by LankaPage.com (LLC) Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 19:39 GMT Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 19:39 GMT c@lankapage.com http://www.lankapage.com/imgs1/lp.jpg http://www.lankapage.com 130 20 LankaPage News Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 19:39 GMTFeb 09, Vavuniya: Sri Lankan government has admitted 2,000 internally displaced children living outside the welfare camps to 59 regular public schools in Vavuniya on Monday.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265744340CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 19:12 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: During Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to Russia, the two countries have agreed to step up the bilateral ties on the economic front and increase the volume of investment flow between the two countries.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265742739CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 18:43 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: Calling the arrest of the common opposition candidate and former military chief General Sarath Fonseka is illegal, undemocratic and against the nation’s constitution and the rule of law, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe said the opposition strongly condemns the arrest and would start the struggle for his freedom.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265741024CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 16:38 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: During his 3-day official visit to Moscow, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with the CEO and other senior officials of the Russia's largest oil company, Gazprom on Monday (08) for discussions on oil exploration in the Mannar Basin off the northwest coast of Sri Lanka. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265733500CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 16:07 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: During the President Mahinda Rajapaksa's state visit to Russia, the two countries have entered into an agreement for the exchange of new technology know-how in the mass media sector, the government media unit said. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265731624CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 15:55 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: Fishing industry in Sri Lanka's North has seen a marked increase in fish production after the government lifted all fishing restrictions, says the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265730958CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 15:32 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Parliament constituted in 2004 has been dissolved with effect from midnight Tuesday by the President's order, the President's Office announced.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265729526CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 14:56 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: After compilation of the summary of evidence, Sri Lanka's Attorney General will determine whether to court martial the arrested former Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka, the Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said today.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265727383CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 08:36 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in the country this morning after a successful 3-day state visit to the Russian Federation.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265704580CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 08:05 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka President's son, Namal Rajapaksa, has been interviewed today by the nomination boards of the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) which are conducting interviews the select party candidates contesting the general election this year, party sources said.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265702739CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 07:31 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is conducting interviews to select candidates to contest the upcoming general elections from the party.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265700673CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 07:19 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is planning to release all the former child soldiers of the Tamil Tiger outfit LTTE who are now being rehabilitated at the government-run rehabilitation centers. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265699951CH.html Tue, Feb 9, 2010, 04:49 GMTFeb 09, Colombo: On hearing the reports of the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated opposition presidential candidate, General Sarath Fonseka by the Sri Lanka military, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday appealed to all the parties in Sri Lanka and their supporters to show restraint and refrain from violence.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265690972CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 19:12 GMTFeb 08, Moscow: Sri Lanka on Monday signed an agreement with Russia on a $ 300 million loan to buy armaments and dual-purpose technology for Sri Lanka's military, Russia's deputy finance minister Dmitry Pankin said. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265656371CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 11:02 GMTFeb 08, Colombo: Sri Lankan military police arrested the former military chief and defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka Monday evening at his office for committing military offences.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265626932CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 16:43 GMTFeb 08, Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have arrested the former military commander and common opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka, and his media Secretary Senake de Silva a short while ago for committing military offences, sources told ColomboPage. More information to follow.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265647396CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 16:31 GMTFeb 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka military has re-appointed Major General Prasad Samarasinghe as the new Military Spokesman and Director, Directorate of Media in the Army.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265646665CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 16:15 GMTFeb 08, Colombo: Sri Lankan journalists today held a protest campaign in Colombo demanding the release of an editor who was arrested and is being detained by the police.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265645716CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 15:58 GMTFeb 08, Colombo: A high-level delegation led by Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe left for Geneva on Monday to hold discussions with the United Nations Human Rights Council on the alleged war crimes committed by the government troops in the last stages of the offensive against the LTTE rebels last year. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265644686CH.html Mon, Feb 8, 2010, 15:33 GMTFeb 08, Moscow: Russia's largest oil company, Gazprom plans to take part in the exploration of offshore oil in the Mannar basin of Sri Lanka. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265643208CH.html