Lankan hunger striker wins damages for burger claims
A Sri Lankan Tamil demonstrator who went on hunger strike outside London’s Houses of Parliament accepted damages Thursday from British newspapers who accused him of eating burgers during the action.
[Views:23] [Fri, Jul 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Do your part says MR
President Mahinda Rajapakse stated that the public should take a stand and ‘do their duty’ towards the country instead of expecting the government ‘to do everything’. He made the comments with regard to the dengue situation prevailing in the country.
[Views:18] [Fri, Jul 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Prohibited items found from Rehabilitation Camp
Army has found an array of prohibited items in the Marudamadu Rehabilitation Camp in Mannar yesterday, said Army Spokesman Major General Udaya Medawala speaking to Ada Derana today. These items included 17 mobile phones, 14 sim cards, 30 phone batteries and 21 phone chargers.
[Views:21] [Fri, Jul 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Legal provision allows govt. to grant amnesty to any offender - Keheliya
According to the legal provisions of the country any offender if he is cooperating with the government could be used as a witness and given amnesty, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today. He said this when queried on the legal background of the arrest and detention behind former LTTE arms procurer Kumaran Pathmnanathan alias KP.
[Views:20] [Fri, Jul 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Reconcile with UN
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, who met his Sri Lankan counterpart G.L Peiris in Tokyo today, urged Sri Lanka to reconcile with the United Nations following their standoff over alleged war crimes committed by government forces in the country, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.
[Views:19] [Fri, Jul 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Assassination attempt on Mangala: Hard labour for two in prison
Two persons found guilty of providing information to the Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in its attempt to assassinate Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana Wing) convenor Mangala Samaraweera were sentenced to 11 years hard labour in prison.
[Views:39] [Thu, Jul 29, 2010] [Full Article]

Mervyn 'bans' dengue
Deputy Minister of Highways Mervyn Silva said he would not let any dengue deaths occur in Kelaniya after August 1st and if a death does occur, officials of the relevant authorities will be tied to a tree as punishment.
[Views:39] [Thu, Jul 29, 2010] [Full Article]

Lanka, Japan talk reform
A visiting Sri Lankan government delegation has briefed Japan on the discussions between the Government and other political parties and initiatives directed towards constitutional reform, the External Affairs Ministry said.
[Views:22] [Thu, Jul 29, 2010] [Full Article]

Senaka de Silva rented house to station armed soldiers, CID informs court
Information has been received during inquiries that Captain Senaka de Silva who acted as General (retired) Sarath Fonseka’s private secretary, had allegedly obtained a house on rent where armed soldiers were stationed, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed court.
[Views:25] [Thu, Jul 29, 2010] [Full Article]

Ravi K case dismissed
The Supreme Court today dismissed without cost the appeal filed by Ravi Karunanayake challenging the High Court proceedings against him in respect of the indictments in connection with alleged exchange control offences.
[Views:23] [Thu, Jul 29, 2010] [Full Article]

Party probe on self immolation after Ranil returns
A decision on holding an internal party investigation on the self immolation of a party supporter will only be taken after UNP Leader Ranil Wickramsinghe returns to Sri Lanka, said UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake . He made this statement at a media conference held today.
[Views:20] [Thu, Jul 29, 2010] [Full Article]

Basil, GL hold talks with Japanese Govt. officials
Sri Lanka’s Economic Development Minister and External Affairs Minister during their five day visit, held talks with Japanese government officials on mutual cooperation between the two countries, says the External affairs Ministry.
[Views:34] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Lankans arrested in US
Palm Beach police in the US turned over six men from Sri Lanka to the U.S. Border Patrol today after noticing them walking down the street in wet pants, police said.
[Views:45] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Ready to talk to Maldives on continental shelf extension – Sri Lanka
If Maldives approaches on diplomatic channels, Sri Lanka is ready to negotiate regarding the extension of the continental shelf, Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne told Ada Derana a short while ago. Maldives is attempting to extend its continental shelf overlapping a portion of the area claimed by Sri Lanka last year.
[Views:35] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Lanka to oppose Ban
The Sri Lankan government is to oppose the re-election of Ban Ki Moon as the UN Secretary General and will also seek the support of several other countries for this move, a senior government minister told Daily Mirror online on the condition of anonymity.
[Views:34] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Self immolation was for party unity, says Karu
The person who set fire to himself opposite the United National Party (UNP) headquarters Sirikotha did so for the sake of party unity, said UNP deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya.
[Views:31] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Third witness to testify
The Second Court Martial probing into charges against General Sarath Fonseka’s alleged violation of military procurement procedures is to commence cross examining the third witness from tomorrow, the Military said.
[Views:32] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Lanka appoints team
The Sri Lankan government is investigating to see if the request put forward by the Maldives to the UN seeking an expansion of its continental shelf will overlap the sea area demarcated by Sri Lanka in a similar request to the world body.
[Views:27] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

I never knew lacking knowledge was such a crime - Upeksha
UNP MP Upeksha Swarnamali, admitted that she lacked political knowledge and she has a lot to learn. But she claimed that people need to realize that knowledge is not the only thing needed to do politics but also the goodness of the heart.
[Views:28] [Wed, Jul 28, 2010] [Full Article]

Man succumbs to injuries
The UNP supporter who set himself on fire last evening outside the UNP Sirikotha headquarters died early this morning after suffering serious burn injuries, sources at the National hospital said. UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya had said yesterday that the victim was a UNP supporter and had been ‘disgusted’ over the ‘disunity’ of the UNP and had stressed the need of unity within the party.
[Views:31] [Tue, Jul 27, 2010] [Full Article]