Recently added articles from Daily News:
ICT must benefit people
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Protect children from cyber space dangers: My Government firmly believes that the benefits of any development activity should go to the ordinary masses. The people should be the real benefactors of these programs, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the eAsia ...
JVP lost its purity as political party - NFF Leader
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- National Freedom Front Leader Wimal Weerawansa stated at the special convention of the NFF held at the Sugathadasa Stadium that the JVP had the option to select their own candidate for the Presidential election securing their identity preserved by its members sacrificing ...
Promoting IT in rural areas, Govt's aim
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The Government has given top priority to promote information technology among people, especially the rural community to enable Sri Lanka to emerge as a knowledge based economy. The development depends on acquiring knowledge and technology is necessary to forge ahead, said ...
State takes over LTTE property
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The Government will take over all LTTE property and assets in the possession of individuals and groups here and abroad . The LTTE has 14 ships, five of them belonging to self-appointed LTTE diaspora leader Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP. Addressing the media at the ...
Government to renovate 13 airstrips
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The Ports and Aviation Ministry will renovate 13 inland airstrips to boost the inland air transportation system. Under this initiative Polonnaruwa, Hingurakgoda, Palali, Ratmalana, Koggala, Katukurunda, Weeravila, Trincomalee, Sigiriya, Batticaloa, Ampara, ...
Redefining civil-military balance
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- A combination of several factors in synergy has contributed to unleash since 1977, a process of increasing militarization of the Sri Lankan political and social landscape. Among them, three main factors are of great significance. First, the market-oriented economic ...
Reinvigorating the institutions
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Excerpts from the sixth annual Sujata Jayawardena memorial oration by Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga delivered on November 26 at the BMICH. Continued from yesterday As much as we characterize of identify Japanese through certain well defined ...
'Country needs President'
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The number of UNPers joining the SLFP is increasing day by day. The UNPers have understood that Mahinda Rajapaksa is the leader needed for the country, said Nation Building Minister and Hiriyala Chief SLFP organizer Salinda Dissanayake. The Minister made these ...
Vote for President, Thondaman tells estate workers
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Youth empowerment and Socio-Economic Development Minister Arumugam Thondaman, who is also the Ceylon Workers' Congress General Secretary requested all plantation workers to vote for President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the forthcoming presidential election. The Minister ...
Two suspected vehicle hijackers arrested
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Two suspects involved in hijacking vehicles from different parts of the country and selling them at reduced costs was arrested by the anti-corruption unit of the Matara police along with the stolen vehicles. Three others had escaped during the arrest on Monday night ....
President Rajapaksa is LMD's Sri Lankan of the Year
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Leading business magazine LMD has said that its Sri Lankan of the Year is President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In its lead story in the December issue, the journal states that it is "hard to deny the role of the President in maintaining this nation's sovereignty and crushing the ...
Seylan Bank, a model to the industry - CB Governor
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Central Bank Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal said that Seylan Bank was a model for the entire banking industry locally and internationally as it has shown how it has recovered from the crisis. He was speaking after opening the Seylan Bank branch in Nelliady, Jaffna on ...
St. Andew's/HNB Pot Black tourney on Dec.18-19
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The annual Jetwing St. Andrew's/Hatton National Bank Six Ball Pot Black Snooker Tournament organized for the second successive year will be held on December 18 and 19. Developing on the success of last year's tournament, organizers have selected two days to conduct ...
Billiards/Snooker for Lafir Trophy
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The eighth M.J.M. Lafir Memorial Billiard and Snooker championship commenced yesterday, with the opening ceremony at the fully equipped air conditioned MICH Billiards Parlour at No. 115, Dematagoda Road, Maradana. The matches of the tournament will commence today according ...
Now IDPs move freely
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The Government had given the fullest freedom of movement for the Internally Displaced People to go out of their welfare village to visit their relatives and carry on their private life. Addressing the media yesterday at the MCNS, Defence Spokesman Minister Keheliya ...
An unethical conduct
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- There can be no comparison between security officer who attended Security Council meetings entering politics and war hero being inducted into politics at local level, Defence spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. Addressing the media at the MCNS, Minister Rambukwella ...
Development should benefit ordinary citizens
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Our children must be protected from dangers in cyber space: Excerpts from the address of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the inauguration of the eAsia 2009 exhibition held at the BMICH on December 2. In the 'Mahinda Chintana', my election manifesto, which ...
WB loan of Rs 4650 m for higher education
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The Higher Education Ministry has designed to improve all aspects of the higher education sector with the launch of Higher Education for the 21st Century (HETC) project which is entirely funded by the World Bank. The Ministry will launch this program to develop the ...
Canned fish factory for Akmeemana
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Construction work on a canned fish factory in Akmeemana aimed at providing 2000 direct and indirect employment opportunities to youth in the Galle district will commence shortly, former Ceylon Fisheries Corporation Chairman and National Aquaculture Development Authority ...
Lanka will also win development war - PM
Dec 03, 2009; ... Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake said the Government which wiped out LTTE terrorism which threatened the country for nearly 30 years will also definitely win the development war too which is the next formidable challenge facing it. The Prime Minister said this ...
