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[Sep 09 2010]
 The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said the report of the inquiry into L.G. Ariyawathi, who arrived the country after being tortured by her Saudi Arabian employer, will be submitted to the relevant government officials, shortly.
[Sep 09 2010]
 Extending pre-school education in rural areas in Sri Lanka will help rural children to become successful adults in the future, Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Kunio Takashi said.
[Sep 09 2010]
 The Canada Border Service Agency suspects that one of the Tamil migrants from the MV Sun Sea in Canada is a LTTEer who was raising funds for the outfit, Globe and Mail reported.
[Sep 09 2010]
 Sri Lanka has lifted all restrictions for fishing imposed due to LTTE terrorism making the country’s territorial waters free and open for fishing.
[Sep 09 2010]
 Sri lanka Navy has recovered the largest ever C4 explosive haul weighing 672 ilograms from Mullaithivu, which was the LTTE’s main Sea Tiger base and where the final battle to end LTTE terrorism was fought.
[Sep 09 2010]
 A loan scheme for self employment and housing will be introduced for the benefit of the poor families in the North and East, shortly. With a low annual interest rate of 4%, loans upto Rs.250,000 will be granted through the District Secretariats by the Bank of Ceylon. The re-payment period is over 10 years.
[Sep 09 2010]
 With number of refugees in Sri Lanka getting lesser and Tamils are returning homes, with the dawn of peace, thousands of Tamils are returning to Sri Lanka, Toronto Sun reported. It’s an amazing success story, and it’s because the 30-year war with the Tamil Tigers terrorist group is over. The terrorists lost. The war ended last year. Everyone can go home, the report said.
[Sep 09 2010]
 With the tremendous growth in the tourism sector after ending the three –decades long war against terrorism, the Ministry of Tourism targets a 35 percent growth in the sector before the end of 2010. The tourism sector has achieved a 28 percent growth during the past few months.
[Sep 08 2010]
 The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Parliament a short while ago with a two-third majority. There was a total of 161 votes for the Amendment while only 17 MPs voted against, a majority of 144 votes. The Government received 11 more votes than the 150 votes required for a two-third majority.
[Aug 17 2010]
 Though most critics talked about the war in Sri Lanka no one spoke of the hardships the armed forces had to undergo to defeat the LTTE, said Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa during his submissions to the LL & RC in Colombo today.
[Aug 17 2010]
 Economic Development Ministry and Defence Ministry will launch a pilot project to Dignity Map the Gampaha District tomorrow onwards says ministry sources.
[Aug 12 2010]
 The Colombo Grand Mosque has announced that month of Ramazan has commenced with the sighting of the moon this evening. Muslims in Sri Lanka begin their month long fasting at dawn on Thursday (August 12), announced the Grand Mosque in Colombo.
[Aug 12 2010]
The Sri Lankan Government today responded to the US State Department report released on August 11, 2010, showing that Sri Lanka has not yet conducted an effective investigation into laws-of-war violations by government forces and the LTTE in the final stages of war.
[Aug 04 2010]
 New Zealand beat Sri Lanka Board President’s X1 by three wickets in their one day limited over match played at SSC ground, Colombo today.
[Aug 04 2010]
 An album of previously unheard Michael Jackson songs is likely to be a hit with fans when it is released in November. But one famous MJ supporter will not be listening to it. Skip related content. Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am has slammed the record, as he believes the King of Pop would not have wanted the tracks to see the light of day.
[Aug 04 2010]
 President Barack Obama expressed condolences to flood-ravaged Pakistan on Tuesday as the United States increased humanitarian aid to help deal with the disaster which has killed more than 1,400 people. "The president is being kept fully informed on the evolving situation," said Mike Hammer, spokesman for the White House National Security Council. "Our relationship with Pakistan goes far beyond our shared commitment to fight extremists," he said.
[Aug 04 2010]
 Saudi Arabia is ordering its mobile operators to halt BlackBerry services throughout the kingdom this week, heightening tensions between device maker Research in Motion and governments demanding greater access to data sent on the phones. The Saudi state news agency SPA said in a report that the countrys telecom regulator has informed mobile service providers in the country that they must halt BlackBerry services starting on Friday.
[July 29 2010]
 The University Grants Commission has said that it has received several complaints about students being forcibly dragged into protests. Information has been bared that certain groups were inciting students to participate in processions
[July 29 2010]
 Sarath Fonseka who is charged in the White Flag case indictment was filed before a three Judge Bench consisting of judges Deepali Wijesundara, W.M.P.B. Warawewa and Zulfikar Razeem.
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