Provides the latest RSS feeds for Sri Lanka News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sri Lankan News.net http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/cat/119937e494dd663e/ en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:35:07 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:35:07 -0400 30 Former Sri Lanka captain and now national selector Sanath Jayasuriya has said the Lankans must keep in mind India's unbeaten performance in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament when planning their strategy for Thursday's second semi-final encounter. Jayasuriya, who attended yesterday's practice session to boost the confidence of his country's players, said the Indian team is doing well as a ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215320012/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215320012/scat/119937e494dd663e India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Wednesday that Sri Lanka were a dangerous side and it was not possible to focus only on their two frontline batsmen " Mahela Jayawardene or a Kumar Sangakkara" during the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy slated for Thursday. "Sri Lanka are a dangerous squad. We just can`t focus on a Mahela (Jayawardene) or a (Kumar) Sangakkara. We have to think of ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215302860/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:01 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215302860/scat/119937e494dd663e Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday said Sri Lanka is a dangerous side, and hence his team would not focus on individual players. "They are a dangerous side, hence we cannot focus on individual players. If you look at their top six or seven, they are good. But yes, the duo has done really well and will always pose a threat," he said, when asked whether Kumar Sangakara and Mahela ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215297408/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:02 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215297408/scat/119937e494dd663e Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here. "Their (India) bowling isn't the best, so we need to have a very good plan. The goal was to make the semifinals. Anything can happen now," Jayasuriya told the BBC. Jayasuriya, who led Sri Lanka when it shared the Champions Trophy ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293905/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:02 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293905/scat/119937e494dd663e At least 80 Sri Lankans were detained by the navy Wednesday for attempting to illegally migrate to Australia, the navy said. The trawler in which the detainees were travelling was intercepted by the navy. They were handed over to police for investigation, Xinhua reported. On May 30, as many as 52 Sri Lankans were detained, and later handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department. The ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215292518/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:10:01 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215292518/scat/119937e494dd663e Sri Lankan external affairs minister has asked the Tamil refugees in Australia who fled the nation's bloody civil war to come home. The Tamils had quietly slipped into Canberra for talks on combating people smugglers. According to the Age, G.L. Peiris said Sri Lanka was now in a perfectly stable condition, with an economic boom in the once devastated northern Tamil regions. He, however, warned ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215291538/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215291538/scat/119937e494dd663e India won the crucial toss on what was expected to be wet and a stop-start day, and expectedly asked Sri Lanka to bat. It's widely considered to be the thing to do on days when rain and Duckworth-Lewis are expected to play significant roles. The start was already delayed by half an ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322735/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:16:17 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322735/scat/119937e494dd663e India have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second semi-final second semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2013 against Sri Lanka being played at ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322738/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:13:13 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322738/scat/119937e494dd663e The Kegalle Provincial High Court today sentenced a man to death for killing his lover in the year 2003. The convict Gunawardena who is resident of Dehiovita was convicted of hacking his lover to death after suspecting her of cheating on ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322737/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:13:12 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322737/scat/119937e494dd663e The body of an infant has been discovered inside a garbage bag dumped in the roadside at Pahalawela, Thalangama. The discovery was made this morning by a garbage collector working for the Kaduwela Municipal Council during their daily rounds. The ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322736/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:13:12 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322736/scat/119937e494dd663e A fire has broken out in the Mihintale forest reserve a short while ago and is rapidly spreading, Ada Derana reporter said. Sri Lanka Air Force has deployed a Bell 212 helicopter from Hingurakgoda, equipped with a Bambi bucket, and a fire truck to help douse forest fire in Mihintale, SLAF media unit ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322739/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:13:10 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322739/scat/119937e494dd663e with the answer to this question: India are the Champions Trophy favourites but England have already lost to Sri Lanka - who would Alastair Cook's side rather face in the ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322740/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:06:10 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322740/scat/119937e494dd663e Aleem Dar to carry out an inspection at the scheduled toss time of 10:00am. Officials then announced the toss would take place at 10.40am, with a view to starting at 11.00am, weather permitting. At present, there was no reduction from the standard 50 overs per side for a one-day international. Both sides must bat for a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared. If rain means no result ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322741/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:06:05 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215322741/scat/119937e494dd663e An all inclusive code-of-ethics for media should emerge from within the media industry itself, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today. The Government Information Department reported that the Government is there simply to play a supportive role. [if gte mso ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215321725/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:06:29 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215321725/scat/119937e494dd663e In view of reducing the traffic at the airport check-in counters, SriLankan Airlines and John Keells Computer Services (JKCS) jointly launched "Evinta Hand Held Check-In" at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). Evinta Hand Held Check-In is a landmark IT innovation introduced by John Keells Computer Services (JKCS) for SriLankan Airlines Ground Handling Services. The new ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215321727/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:51:42 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215321727/scat/119937e494dd663e Fishing and naval communities are requested to remain vigilant from Mannar to Potuvil via Galle and Jaffna to Trincomalee as strong winds will increase up to 70kmph, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said. Meanwhile the Department of Meteorology had stated that several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and Galle, Matara, Puttalam and Kurunegala ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215320697/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:19 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215320697/scat/119937e494dd663e Cuddalore: Every year, around 1,000 three-year-olds apply for admission to start at the privately-run ARLM Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district.Neither children nor parents are put through interviews. Spelling or reading tests are skipped.Instead, the children reach into a large jar and grab a plastic token carrying an application number. The winners are ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215320698/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:51:24 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215320698/scat/119937e494dd663e After Sri Lanka's government attracted US$500 million from Hong Kong based Shangri-La to develop the country's first ever seven-star hotel in Colombo, the country's Board of Investment (BOI) is in the process of finalising a $640 million mixed-development project in the heart of the country's commercial capital. Minister of Investment Promotion Lakshaman Yapa Abeywardena said ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215319283/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:53:04 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215319283/scat/119937e494dd663e Police arrested seven individuals engaging in excavation activities in the Egodakanda area in Kolonna with the intention of recovering hidden treasures.Kolonna Police said the suspects were arrested in an operation carried out according to information received by the police emergency hotline service. Police officers also confiscated various equipment used for excavations and religious ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215319651/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:51:52 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215319651/scat/119937e494dd663e An academic study undertaken in refugee camps for Sri Lankan Tamils in the State makes a case for granting them Indian citizenship as a human obligation.Although the State government has been providing them with temporary housing, free medical care, and education up to secondary level, cash doles, subsidised rice, clothing material and utensils, for their survival, employability remains a problem ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215317776/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:40:14 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215317776/scat/119937e494dd663e The student arrested for stabbing and injuring the Law Faculty Dean of the Open University in Nawala has been remanded till July 02 by the Nugegoda Magistrate, police said. [if gte mso ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215313731/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:32:57 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215313731/scat/119937e494dd663e Colombo (The Island/ANN) - Sri Lanka's Health Ministry yesterday appealed to the public to refrain from taking any pain killers other than paracetamol during a fever. Spokesman for the Health Ministry, Dharma Wanninayake said that fever patients should not take any other pain killer without a doctor's prescription. The spokesman said that there was a high risk of the fever being ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215313732/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:25:54 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215313732/scat/119937e494dd663e Colombo (The Island/ANN) - Nochchiyagama police on Tuesday morning arrested the driver of a container truck who was found transporting pesticides with a stock of food stuffed in a container. The arrest was made, in the Nochchiyagama town which is located in the Anuradhapura district, north-central province of Sri Lanka, on a tip-off. Police spokesman SP Buddhika Sirivardana told The Island that ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215313733/scat/119937e494dd663e Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:25:53 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215313733/scat/119937e494dd663e With monetary aid from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 1,600 Sri Lankan Tamils living in Tamil Nadu as refugees have returned to their country so far since January ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215312765/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215312765/scat/119937e494dd663e Sri Lanka cricket captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday vowed his men were prepared to put recent history behind them when they face India in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. Thursday's match in Cardiff is a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final, which India won by six wickets in Mumbai despite a superb century from Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene. Since then the Asian rivals have ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215312766/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:21:46 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215312766/scat/119937e494dd663e Free £10 bet on cricket Sri Lanka were denied the global 50-over title in 2011 when India claimed a six-wicket victory in Mumbai, and have lost seven of the 10 one-day internationals the teams have played since. But, while Mathews is well aware of how important a win would be, he claims it would not have any extra significance because of the opponent. "There's no room for ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215311047/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09:55 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215311047/scat/119937e494dd663e Karl Nerenberg, a veteran journalist with over 25 years of experience, came down sharply on Canadian Prime Minister Stephen ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215310058/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:04:35 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215310058/scat/119937e494dd663e DR DAYAN JAYATILLEKA My friend HLD Mahindapala is writing a book length diatribe on my latest book, Long War, Cold Peace (Vijitha Yapa, 2013). I have chosen not to respond as entering his discourse as contained and represented in his extended review, would be the intellectual equivalent of entering a Taliban held area of remote Afghanistan. However, in the public interest as well as in ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215306107/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:43:58 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215306107/scat/119937e494dd663e The fourth richest Australian business tycoon, James Packer along with Rank Holdings Sri Lanka with a 45% stake, would invest US $ 350 million for a mixed development project in D R Wijewardane Mawatha, Colombo. The investment would include a 400 room hotel, apartments, shopping complexes and ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215306108/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:43:38 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215306108/scat/119937e494dd663e (Adds quotes) * England to meet India or Sri Lanka in final * South Africa bowled out for 175 By Mark Meadows LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday. South Africa were favourites heading into ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215304778/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:35:24 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215304778/scat/119937e494dd663e It is quite likely that when Kanimozhi greeted Muthuvel Karunanidhi on Father's Day a couple of days back, the doting father would have realised that he has to work hard to give Kani the return gift she wants - a Rajya Sabha seat.When I asked Kanimozhi on Monday if she is nervous that it may be a touch-and-go affair, she expressed confidence in her leader's abilities to see her through. ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215303554/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:53 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215303554/scat/119937e494dd663e Bangalore, June 19 : Asia's largest plantation firm Tata Coffee Wednesday unveiled its premium extraction plant at Theni near Madurai in Tamil Nadu to process the beans into freeze dried powder for exports to global ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215302196/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:36:01 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215302196/scat/119937e494dd663e COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government's proposed code of ethics for the media is a threat to free speech, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215301836/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:11:36 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215301836/scat/119937e494dd663e CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday vowed that his "fighting team" were prepared to put recent history behind them when they face India in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.Thursday's match in Cardiff is a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final, which India won by six wickets in Mumbai despite a superb century from Sri Lanka's Mahela ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215299951/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:38 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215299951/scat/119937e494dd663e at The Oval , there were plenty of non-Australians cheering them on, just so that the cricket world will be spared yet another India-Sri Lanka ODI. In the last five years, the two sides have met a mind numbing 44 times in ODIs, and will face off again in a tri-series in the Caribbean starting next week. The teams are so familiar with each other and their strategies that MS Dhoni said: "You ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215300261/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:53 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215300261/scat/119937e494dd663e Cardiff: Some will roll their eyes at the thought of another India v Sri Lanka ODI contest, but for the two teams set to clash on Thursday in Cardiff the second semi-final of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy is a huge game. In fact, it is the biggest they've played in the 50-over format since April 2, 2011 when India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Mumbai to lift the World Cup. The winners ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215300262/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:06:34 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215300262/scat/119937e494dd663e A law student of the Open University Colombo who stabbed a female lecturer was arrested by Mirihana Police today. The student who is also a medical doctor is said to have stabbed his lecturer when the latter had refused to accept his assignment after the due date, police said. The victim Yashodhara Kadiragamarthambi, Head of Open University Law Faculty had been admitted to National Hospital ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215300264/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:06:16 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215300264/scat/119937e494dd663e After slugging it out in the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy, two of the biggest cricket giants - India and Sri Lanka - are up in arms against each other in the second semifinal on Thursday. While Team India has undoubtedly looked to be the best team in the tournament, their counterparts from Sri Lanka have fought hard to make the semifinals.MS Dhoni's men are on a winning streak at ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215294594/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:51 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215294594/scat/119937e494dd663e COLOMBO, June 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's rupee edged up on Wednesday due to late dollar sales by exporters on thin volume, with the central bank not intervening in the currency market, but depreciation pressure on the rupee still remains a concern, said dealers. "The rupee ended firmer due to last-minute dollar sales by exporters and foreign banks," a currency dealer said on condition ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215294597/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:06:15 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215294597/scat/119937e494dd663e Two persons were killed while seventy others were injured when a bus carrying school children had fallen into a precipice at the Seeta Eliya area in Nuwara-Eliya, police ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293357/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:21 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293357/scat/119937e494dd663e Speaking to the public in a live Twitter interview, Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga stated that the 13A must be viewed from the angle of the citizen and it was no secret that through 22 years of experience administratively it is a white ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293358/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:20 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293358/scat/119937e494dd663e Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya says his country will target India's bowling when the two sides meet in Thursday's Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff. India start as favourites after wins over South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan, but Jayasuriya, now a selector, is confident of an upset. He said: "Their bowling isn't the best, so we need to have a very ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293359/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:41 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293359/scat/119937e494dd663e (44 mins ago) Airbus said today that SriLankan Airlines, the country's national carrier, whcih has a relatively young fleet, had agreed to buy six long-haul A330 aircraft and four next-generation A350 planes in a deal worth US$2.6 billion at list prices. ';We are grateful of this renewed confidence SriLankan Airlines is placing with us,'' John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293190/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:27:38 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215293190/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:09am EDT * Includes firm orders for six A330-300 * Airline expected to confirm A350 order by end of month PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - SriLankan Airlines announced orders for six Airbus A330-300 aircraft and commitments to buy four A350-900s in a deal worth $2.6 billion at list prices. Airbus sales chief John Leahy said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday that the A350 deal would ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215292670/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:09:16 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215292670/scat/119937e494dd663e (9 mins ago) More than 25,000 Chinese are working at various projects in Sri Lanka, a lawmaker has told parliament. A government minister made the revelation in response to a question from an opposition MP who sought to know the state of labor imports amid high unemployment in the ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215291935/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:22:35 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215291935/scat/119937e494dd663e COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international rights group says a media code proposed by Sri Lanka's government could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech in the ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215290974/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:18 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215290974/scat/119937e494dd663e The Navy arrested a group of suspects who were attempting to illegally sail from Sri Lanka off the Eastern coast of Batticaloa this morning (June 19) Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215291138/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:26:04 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215291138/scat/119937e494dd663e A tense situation erupted at the Open University in Nawala after a student had attacked a lecturer, sources told Ada Derana. The lecturer has been admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital with cut ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215290194/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:21:46 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215290194/scat/119937e494dd663e MP Duminda Silva arrived in Parliament a short while ago for the first time in 18 months following the shooting incident in Kolonnawa that resulted in the death of former MP Baratha Lakshman Premachandra in ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215290193/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:21:46 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215290193/scat/119937e494dd663e A new code of ethics for the media proposed by the Sri Lankan government could have a chilling effect on free speech, according to the ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215289945/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:42 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215289945/scat/119937e494dd663e The polls for the Northern Province, Central Province and North Western Province is scheduled to be held after the second week of September as the bill for voting rights of displaced people is passed, sources at the Election Department ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215288366/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:22 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215288366/scat/119937e494dd663e The Homagama Magistrate Court ordered MP Arundika Fernando to appear in court on July 16 to give evidence over the disappearance of Journalist Prageeth ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215288367/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:21 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215288367/scat/119937e494dd663e Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the Northern Province should be opened up for all communities to live in without further delay. That would be of pivotal importance to promote bonding among the people in the post-war era. The Defence Secretary emphasised that the Sinhalese shouldn't be deprived of their right to buy land in any part of the country, including the ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215287359/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:10:35 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215287359/scat/119937e494dd663e Police also seized five gem stones worth Rs.550,000, ten mobile phone worth Rs. 200,000, Gold worth Rs. 865,000 and a stock of various sim cards in the ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215287492/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:39 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215287492/scat/119937e494dd663e Last week the Asian Human Rights Commission reported the incident of the torture of a well-known interior decorator, Mr. Madawala Maddumage Don Aruna Nilupul Indika (39), of Mahagedara, Devala Road, Welipenna in the Kalutara District, by several police officers of the Mataguma Police Station. The officer who played the most active role in Nilupul's arrest and torture was Raveendra ... http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215287493/scat/119937e494dd663e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:02:51 -0400 http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/215287493/scat/119937e494dd663e