New rehabilitation chief Sudantha Ranasinghe says community villages will be introduced for reintegrating and rehabilitating former LTTE combatants.
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today delayed signing the nomination papers for the upcoming elections as discussions with opposition parties continued, party sources said. ...
The promise made by Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse before the presidential election that salaries of all state and private sector employees would be increased by Rs.2500 has already become a hollow utterance as government ministers have stated that salaries of state employees cannot be increased until the general election is over and the next budget is approved. ...
Britain has agreed to set up a fund to speed up the development of Sri Lanka's north and east which had been battered for over ...
The JHU has been offered two National list positions and five nominations under the UPFA to contest the upcoming Parliamentary elections. ...
According to the statement issued by the High Commission in Colombo, from 22 February 2010 all students who apply to study in the UK under Tier 4 of the points-based system must possess a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from their sponsor....
Special security arrangements have been made by the Police to secure areas around all the District Secretariats in the country as nominations began for the upcoming general elections today. ...
Amidst widespread abductions , arrests and crimes raging in the country underscoring the lawless culture in the country is the latest release two days ago of the Editor , of the Sinhala tabloid ‘Lanka’ Chandana Sirimalwatte who was arrested about a month ago for reasons unknown to himself and even the authorities who arrested him , for , he was suddenly released after one month in detention without any charges ...
The most proper way for the opposition to contest the general election is to do it without any division and with a single symbol says renowned artist W. Jayasiri. He said a united opposition is the need of the hour due to the present situation in the country....
At least 107 students of the Kandakuliya Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya in Kalpitiya, were hospitalized today due to food poisoning after they were served their mid day meal which included prawns, District Medical Officer D.S.P. Senavirathna said....