Indian housing project for war-hit Tamils in Jaffna progressing slowly - report
In just over a year, Jaffna peninsula has seen the visit of two Foreign Secretaries to the sites of a prestigious Indian housing project. In more than a year, a mere 52 of the 1,000 houses meant for the war-affected Tamils have been built. A total of 50,000 houses are to be built.
[Views:129] [Mon, Oct 10, 2011] [Full Article]

Australia migrants: Gillard to pursue Malaysia swaps
Julia Gillard said she was determined the Malaysia arrangement would be pursued.Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government wants to revive an asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia.
[Views:249] [Mon, Sep 12, 2011] [Full Article]

Vietnam, Sri Lanka strengthen defence co-operation
The Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Sri Lanka will strengthen co-operation through exchanging high-ranking delegations, language training and sharing experience in army building, mine and bomb clearance and the defence industry.
[Views:238] [Wed, Sep 07, 2011] [Full Article]

Chinese support
The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says China will extend to Sri Lanka their firm support in respect of all issues touching Sri Lankan interest at international level the Director General of President\'s Media Division Bandula Jayasekara said.
[Views:259] [Thu, Aug 11, 2011] [Full Article]

Sri Lankan officials in last-ditch effort to save Rizana
Senior government officials from Sri Lanka have arrived in Riyadh to negotiate a last-minute pardon for a Sri Lankan housemaid on death row.
[Views:235] [Tue, Aug 09, 2011] [Full Article]

Lankan father seeks life-saving donor in Australia
A young Sydney father is searching Monash for someone with a Sri Lankan background who can be a blood stem cell donor, giving him a second chance at life.
[Views:289] [Tue, Jul 12, 2011] [Full Article]

SLTB BUSES HELP TO PROVIDE SIGHT
The Eye Bank is to utilize buses belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board to transport eyes needed for surgeries outside Colombo, the Director General of the Eye Bank has said.
[Views:403] [Sat, May 14, 2011] [Full Article]

Search extends for US storm victims
US: Search and rescue teams combed through the rubble of destruction Monday from a wave of deadly tornadoes, looking for more victims in a disaster that has already claimed nearly 350 lives in the US south.
[Views:350] [Wed, May 04, 2011] [Full Article]

Lanka requests inquiry from India
The Health Ministry today announced that the statement issued on Monday that the Indian government was going to take punitive action on errant drug suppliers, quoting High Commissioner Kantha was incorrect and that Sri Lanka has requested an inquiry and action against the Indian drug suppliers who have violated the tender procedure.
[Views:383] [Wed, Apr 13, 2011] [Full Article]

IMF approves $2.6 b loan to SL
The International Monetary Fund late on Monday approved disbursement of the sixth tranche of a $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka, saying its economic growth was strong while warning of the risk that excess liquidity could stoke inflation.
[Views:453] [Tue, Apr 05, 2011] [Full Article]

INDIA’S HOUSING PROJECT FOR DISPLACED DELAYED
The ambitious Indian project to build 50,000 houses for the displaced Tamil civilians in the north seems to have been delayed. Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday that the pilot project of 1000 houses is likely to take off in July, Hindustan Times reports.
[Views:415] [Tue, Mar 29, 2011] [Full Article]

Financial support for single moms
The Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs said that 84,390 families run by single mothers will receive financial support from the Government’s ‘Divi Naguma’ programme for women in need.
[Views:497] [Sat, Mar 26, 2011] [Full Article]

Japan provides Rs 44 billion for two projects
The Japanese Government has provided Japanese Yen 33 billion (approximately Rs 44 billion) to Sri Lanka under its annual Yen Loan Package to assist the country's development efforts. It is offered on concessionary terms and administrated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
[Views:403] [Wed, Mar 23, 2011] [Full Article]

SRILANKAN OPERATES SPECIAL FLIGHT FROM TOKYO ON MARCH 17
The national carrier SriLankan Airlines will operate a special flight from Tokyo (Narita Airport) to Colombo on Thursday March 17, in order to assist Sri Lankans who wish to return home from Japan, due to the current situation prevailing in the aftermath of the Earthquake in Japan, the Airlines said in a release today.
[Views:536] [Thu, Mar 17, 2011] [Full Article]

AGREEMENT FOR AIR SERVICES BETWEEN JAPAN AND SRI LANKA AMENDED
The Governments of Japan and Sri Lanka have agreed to amend the schedule attached to the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for Air Services, says the Japanese Embassy in Colombo.
[Views:539] [Tue, Mar 15, 2011] [Full Article]

Beware of rat fever
The health authorities today cautioned the public on the possibility of the spread of leptospirosis widely known as ‘rat fever’, with the flood waters receding in many areas.
[Views:475] [Tue, Feb 22, 2011] [Full Article]

UN to assess damage, relief needs for flood-hit Sri Lanka region: OCHA
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the magnitude and impact of a second wave of floods that hit Sri Lanka are worse than those which struck a few weeks ago.
[Views:344] [Wed, Feb 09, 2011] [Full Article]

Possible delay but increased flood relief
Steps are being taken to increase the quantity of relief provided to people who have been severely affected by the floods, says Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera. We have decided to increase the amount of dry rations and money given to these families, he stated.
[Views:429] [Wed, Feb 09, 2011] [Full Article]

Pakistan sends aid for flood victims
The Pakistan government has come forward to send relief for flood victims. Tents and blankets have already been given by the Pakistan government as a first step while another stock is due within the next few weeks, Pakistan High Commissioner Seema Illahi Baloch stated.
[Views:510] [Sat, Jan 29, 2011] [Full Article]

Thai Govt. donates US $ 100,000 to rehabilitate flood-hit areas
The Royal Thai Government donated a sum of US $ 100,000 to the Government of Sri Lanka to rehabilitate areas devastated during the recent floods.
[Views:353] [Thu, Jan 27, 2011] [Full Article]