Sri Lanka Minister of Higher Education S.B. Disanayaka argued that the closure of the rural schools is a characteristic of development.The Minister addressing a meeting held in Udunuwara to mark distribution of school equipment to the children of low income group people, the Minister said that around 2300 schools country wide had not received a single application for Grade 01 ...

Sri Lanka Minister of Higher Education S.B. Disanayaka argued that the closure of the rural schools is a characteristic of development.The Minister addressing a meeting held in Udunuwara to mark distribution of school equipment to the children of low income group people, the Minister said that around 2300 schools country wide had not received a single application for Grade 01 ...

Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli today ordered the Prisons Department to send former women's political wing leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) for rehabilitation.Accordingly, former women's political wing leader of LTTE Subramanium Shivathavi, a.k.a. Thamilini is to be transferred to the Punthottam rehabilitation camp of Vavuniya.Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed court that instructions have come from the Attorney ...

Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli today ordered the Prisons Department to send former women's political wing leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) for rehabilitation.Accordingly, former women's political wing leader of LTTE Subramanium Shivathavi, a.k.a. Thamilini is to be transferred to the Punthottam rehabilitation camp of Vavuniya.Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed court that instructions have come from the Attorney ...

hree out of the four witnesses of the political double murder of Katuwana, Sri Lanka identified the suspect G.G. Amarasena alias Julampitiye Amare at the identification parade held at Walasmulla court today.Julampitiye Amare surrendered to court on June 19 after the witnesses of the political double murder gave evidence that he was present among the attackers.Two supporters of Marxist People's ...

hree out of the four witnesses of the political double murder of Katuwana, Sri Lanka identified the suspect G.G. Amarasena alias Julampitiye Amare at the identification parade held at Walasmulla court today.Julampitiye Amare surrendered to court on June 19 after the witnesses of the political double murder gave evidence that he was present among the attackers.Two supporters of Marxist People's ...

A Sri Lankan court granted bail today to a senior Minister who surrendered to courts.The Senior Minister Athauda Senevirathna was granted bail of Rs. one million by Warakapola magistrate Awantha Lakmal Wikramasuriya.Senior Minister Athauda Senevirathna surrendered to Warakapola magistrate court for a case against him over trespassing a private property and damaging machinery there.The Minister was ordered to appear in ...

A Sri Lankan court granted bail today to a senior Minister who surrendered to courts.The Senior Minister Athauda Senevirathna was granted bail of Rs. one million by Warakapola magistrate Awantha Lakmal Wikramasuriya.Senior Minister Athauda Senevirathna surrendered to Warakapola magistrate court for a case against him over trespassing a private property and damaging machinery there.The Minister was ordered to appear in ...

Sri Lanka Director General of Archaeology Dr. Shiran Deraniyagala said at pre-historic Pahiyangala cave in Kaluthara district yesterday that the Department of Archaeology has decided to bury the recently found human skeleton back for its safety.The Department has prevented the public display of the skeleton.The Department further says that the removal of the skeleton from the place it is deposited ...

Sri Lanka Director General of Archaeology Dr. Shiran Deraniyagala said at pre-historic Pahiyangala cave in Kaluthara district yesterday that the Department of Archaeology has decided to bury the recently found human skeleton back for its safety.The Department has prevented the public display of the skeleton.The Department further says that the removal of the skeleton from the place it is deposited ...

A Sri Lankan court yesterday punished four persons for torturing and killing an elephant at a state run orphanage.The persons penalized were three mahouts and a security guard who were employed at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Kegalle district.Kegalle High Court judge Menaka Wijesundara sentenced each person for a year and fined Rs. 100,000 each.They were accused of torturing and killing ...

A Sri Lankan court yesterday punished four persons for torturing and killing an elephant at a state run orphanage.The persons penalized were three mahouts and a security guard who were employed at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Kegalle district.Kegalle High Court judge Menaka Wijesundara sentenced each person for a year and fined Rs. 100,000 each.They were accused of torturing and killing ...

Excavations conducted by the Archaeology Department of Sri Lanka has led to the recovery of a pre-historic human skeleton.The skeleton has been recovered from a huge cave in Pahiyangala in Kaluthara district.Two pre-historic human skulls were recovered earlier from this cave. They have been found 37,000 years old. An ornament created with a tooth of a shark was also recovered.Sources ...

Excavations conducted by the Archaeology Department of Sri Lanka has led to the recovery of a pre-historic human skeleton.The skeleton has been recovered from a huge cave in Pahiyangala in Kaluthara district.Two pre-historic human skulls were recovered earlier from this cave. They have been found 37,000 years old. An ornament created with a tooth of a shark was also recovered.Sources ...

Propaganda secretary of Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) asked the Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to resign since the police has failed to arrest the culprits of a shoot out in Katuwana in which two members of the opposition People's Liberation Front (JVP) died.Samaraweera said that the police has so far not arrested anybody although police has been ...

Propaganda secretary of Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) asked the Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to resign since the police has failed to arrest the culprits of a shoot out in Katuwana in which two members of the opposition People's Liberation Front (JVP) died.Samaraweera said that the police has so far not arrested anybody although police has been ...

Benin, a country like a key - a key to open the doors to Canada148 Sri Lankans that were deported from the Benin state of Africa returned to Sri Lanka to yesterday.They arrived in the home country around 2.30 p.m. in a special flight.They have been destitute in Benin after failed attempts to migrate to Canada from there.They have arrived ...

Sri Lanka Secretariat for Elders say that the government has decided to penalize the persons who do not take care of the elders.Secretariat for elders has opened a hotline with the number 011 2 824 082 for the public to lodge complaints regarding incidents of not taking care of the elders.The Director of the Secretariat for Elders J. Krishnamurthy says ...

US Embassy of Sri Lanka said in a statement that the recent testimony of US Ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka Michele J. Sison is in complete accordance with U.S. policy as well as previous statements made by U.S. Officials on Sri Lanka.The statement further said that Sison reflected the issues discussed during Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Minister of External Affairs G. ...

Bharatha Lakshman PremachandraSri Lanka parliament approved three months leave to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Duminda Silva.This is the third consecutive three months leave approved to MP Duminda Silva and the leave is to be active since June 24.Silva sustained severe injuries at a shoot out in Kaduwela on October 08, 2011. President Mahinda Rajapaksa's oficial Bharatha ...