http://www.colombopage.com by LankaPage.com (LLC) en-us Copyright (c) 1997,2011 by LankaPage.com (LLC) Thu, May 23, 2013, 16:42 GMT Thu, May 23, 2013, 16:42 GMT e@lankapage.com http://www.lankapage.com/imgs1/lp.jpg http://www.lankapage.com 130 20 LankaPage News Thu, May 23, 2013, 16:42 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The first session of Second Sri Lanka Youth Parliament commenced today at the Sri Lanka Youth Center Auditorium in Maharagama with President Mahinda Rajapaksa participating as the chief guest .http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369327343CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/imgs_13A/MR05232012YP_4s.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 15:44 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka police has commenced an investigation on the Friedrich Naumann Foundation to ascertain whether the German NGO has acted within the country beyond its given legal mandate.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369323857CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/FNF.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 14:48 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait says that the Kuwait government is considering granting an amnesty for the overstaying foreigners to leave the country without punishment. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369320535KA.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/imgs/migrant%20workers.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 14:15 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Relations Mervyn Silva came under media attention again as his same party opponent and Chairman of Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Prasanna Ranaweera was assaulted this morning. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369318506KA.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_ppl/KelaniyaPS.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 13:52 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka is making arrangements for the largest business event ever held in the country when it holds the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo this November. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369317150CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/CommonwealthBC.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 13:23 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Australia has deported 31 more Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Christmas Island, a territory of Australia where illegal immigrants to the country are detained. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369315389CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_Events/AUDeporting.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 07:41 GMTMay 23, Colombo: A controversial Buddhist organization in Sri Lanka, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), says that the government had not made sufficient effort to reconnect with the Tamil people following the end of the war. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369294893CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/BoduBalaSena.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 07:28 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide approximately Rs.245 million (Yen 192 million) in grant assistance to Sri Lanka to implement a scholarship program on human resources development. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369294100CH.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/japanflag.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 07:16 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will obtain a US$ 580 million loan from China this year for the development projects in the country. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369293408CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/SL_China.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 07:05 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva said he has decided to introduce a hotline for the people to lodge complaints and his Ministry would take steps to set up the hotline for public complaints. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369292747JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/Mervyn.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 06:55 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella says the party believes that the devolution of power would address the ethnic issue and it was the best method to solve the ethnic issue in the country. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369292112JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/unp_Lakshman_Kiriella.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 06:01 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says that the United States is looking into the progress made by the government following the resolution adopted at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March this year. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369288874JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/imgs/SumanthiranMP.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 05:46 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has commenced a campaign to promote the country ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo this November. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369287999JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/Commonwaealth.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 05:23 GMTMay 23, Colombo: The Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra will address the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 31st May 2013, as part of her official visit to the country. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369286606CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_ppl/YingluckShinawatra.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 04:45 GMTMay 23, Colombo: Dubai's international carrier Emirates Airlines Wednesday announced plans to increase capacity on its services to Sri Lanka's Colombo International Airport from 30th June 2013. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369284357CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/EmiratesAirlines.jpg8080 Thu, May 23, 2013, 03:10 GMTMay 23, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has introduced Upgra'd e-auction, which gives passengers the opportunity to bid for Business Class upgrades, online. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369278612CH.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/smile1.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 19:34 GMTMay 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Sinhala Buddhist political party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Wednesday revealed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution proposed by them. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369251242JV.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/SLPCs.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 19:24 GMTMay 22, Batticaloa: India launched its housing project to construct houses for the resettled families in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka Wednesday, the High Commission of India said in a statement today. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369250695CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/imgs_11B/IHC12022011_1s.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 18:30 GMTMay 22, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government today out rightly dismissed a claim made by the opposition that the government is planning to import high end luxury cars for the Commonwealth meeting in November. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May23_1369247406CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/RollsRoyce.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 17:59 GMTMay 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister for Petroleum Industries Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said one million barrels of crude oil had been imported to restart the operations at the country's only refinery on the 24th of this month and no purchases of crude had been from Iran.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369245549CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/omancrude.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 16:34 GMTMay 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, welcomed a French naval ship arrived today at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369240443CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_Events/SLN05222013s.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 15:27 GMTMay 22, Colombo: The wife of Sri Lanka Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prof. Maithri Wickremasinghe refuted the allegations that she worked while her husband's party supported the strike on May 21. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369236468KA.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/Protest.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 14:50 GMTMay 22, Colombo: A group of Sri Lankans will return to the island following a decision taken by Saudi Arabia to deport foreigners who work away from their original employers.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369234200JV.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/imgs/migrant%20workers.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 14:12 GMTMay 22, Colombo: A teachers' union in Sri Lanka, the All Ceylon Union of English Teachers (ACUET) has requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to provide relief to the working masses. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369231960JR.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_Events/ElectrictyProtest.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 13:54 GMTMay 22, Colombo: External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka Prof. G.L. Peiris has questioned why Canada is relentlessly trying to stop the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from being held in Colombo this year. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369230856JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/Commonwaealth.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 13:29 GMTMay 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says the party is planning to obtain the peoples' views on amending the Constitution and would listen to people's views on devolution. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369229370JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/unp_Tissa_Attanayake.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 13:13 GMTMay 22, Colombo: India will constantly be dedicated to protect the political and economic stability of Sri Lanka and India will appear on behalf of a united Sri Lanka and act in order to safeguard the integrity of Sri Lanka, the outgoing Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha says. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369228410JV.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/IndianHC.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 07:51 GMTMay 22, Kandy: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, participating in the Vesak Week activities, paid homage to the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) in Kandy today and received blessings from the Chief Prelate of Asgiriya Chapter, Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkhita Maha Nayake thera. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369209080CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/imgs_13A/MR05222013K_3s.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 07:08 GMTMay 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's peace time Army assisting the government's tourism promotion drive has opened a seafood restaurant in the service plaza on the Southern Expressway. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369206490CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_places/LayaSeaFood.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 06:24 GMTMay 22, Colombo: A senior official of Sri Lanka's state owned passenger transport arm, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), has said that it earned Rs. 8 million more on Tuesday, the day a strike was launched to cripple the government services. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369203872CH.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/pix_small/SLTB.jpg8080 Wed, May 22, 2013, 06:03 GMTMay 22, Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police has interrogated the Vanni District Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian Sivasakthi Anandan yesterday in Colombo over his involvement in a function held last week to commemorate the Tamil victims of war. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May22_1369202623CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_ppl/SivasakthiAnandan.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 17:42 GMTMay 21, Colombo: The latest debenture issue of Sri Lanka's Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC to raise Rs. 2 billion has been oversubscribed, the company announced Tuesday in a stock market disclosure. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369158124CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/SingerPLC.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 17:19 GMTMay 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka's trade unions and opposition political parties announced that more agitations are ahead against the increase of the power tariff as the strike launched Tuesday to send a message to the government failed to make any impact. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369156770KA.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/Protest.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 16:28 GMTMay 21, Colombo: Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today issued summons to the respondents of a fundamental rights petition filed against the increase of power tariff. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369153695KA.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/imgs/SLSC.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 15:31 GMTMay 21, Colombo: The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has agreed to provide the necessary legal assistance to the working masses in the event of any suppressive action against them for engaging in the nationwide strike that was held today.http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369150270JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/imgs/BASL.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 15:22 GMTMay 21, Colombo: An anti-corruption movement in Sri Lanka, Voice Against Corruption (VAC) has said the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption has failed to investigate some complaints lodged with it. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369149765JR.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs2/BriberyCommission.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 15:03 GMTMay 21, Colombo: Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that teacher in the state sector have not yet been paid their salaries for this month. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369148589JR.phphttp://www.lankapage.com/imgs/SLteachers.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 14:57 GMTMay 21, Colombo: The controversial Buddhist movement in Sri Lanka, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has opposed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and a referendum for the Northern and Eastern Provinces. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369148248JR.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/BoduBalaSena.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 14:34 GMTMay 21, Colombo: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), a regional non-governmental organization that monitors human rights in Asia, says that serious doubts have emerged regarding the future investigations into the mass grave at Matale in Sri Lanka. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369146841KA.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/MassGrave.jpg8080 Tue, May 21, 2013, 14:03 GMTMay 21, Colombo: The Coordinating Committee for a Joint Trade Union Alliance of Sri Lanka says today's token strike launched to protest the increase in the electricity tariffs is a success while the government says there was no effect in the public sector. http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May21_1369145003CH.phphttp://www.colombopage.com/CGImgs_obj/UnionAction.jpg8080