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Sri Lanka: Colombo announces new phase of 'IDP management'

Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and advisor Basil Rajapaksa MP on Saturday announced that the Tamils held in the internment camps of Vavuniyaa would be free, starting from December 01, to go and live wherever they want to or to choose whether they want to continue to remain inside the camps. Tamil sources in Vavuniyaa view the announcement with scepticism describing it as an 'election...

Colombo-Jaffna bus service begins

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Transport Board has started a commuter bus service between Colombo and Jaffna.

Early presidential elections announced in Sri Lanka

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Colombo - President Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday announced new elections for January, two years ahead of schedule, a cabinet minister said. Rajapaksa made the announcement to the leaders of his coalition partners, and told them that he had decided to run...

Sri Lanka president calls for early election

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's president signed a decree Monday calling for early elections, hoping to take advantage of his popularity after ending the country's 25-year civil war to win a new six-year term.

Sri Lanka: Counter-national conspiracy against Tamils comes to light

Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

LTTE members either in custody or operating units in the island have become the most vulnerable to counter-Tamilnational conspiracies of Colombo government, well informed sources in Colombo indicate. The Colombo government's focus now is to get the section of the LTTE in its trap to denounce Tamil Eelam and efforts are intensified to make use of the Heroes' Day to test the conspiracy. Colombo is as...

Ban welcomes resettlement move

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

COLOMBO: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the decision of the Sri Lankan government to allow greater freedom of movement to Sri Lankans sheltered in makeshift camps in the north of the country. Sri Lanka’s President ...

President participates in educational events

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today participated in several events at educational institutes.

Mahela replaces Sangakkara as ICC top batsman

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has placed at the top in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen for the first time in his career after his phenomenal double-century in the first Test against India at Ahmadabad.

Immediate relief for flood victims in Sri Lanka

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has taken measures to provide immediate relief for those affected by the floods Ratnapura district last night.

Sri Lanka government to take tough actions on plantation companies

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has decided to retake the undeveloped lands given to the plantation companies by the government for development.

Two foreign companies to assist reconstruction of Sri Lanka's Northern rail track

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22, Colombo: An Indian company has expressed its willingness to assist Sri Lanka to reconstruct the Northern rail track from Omanthai to Pallai in the Jaffna peninsula, the government said.

Sri Lanka: Mannaar-Jaffna bus service resumed after 20 years

Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday

The public bus service from Mannaar to Jaffna has been resumed after twenty years in addition to the bus services resumed to Colombo from Mannaar, sources in Mannaar said. Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus leaves Mannaar main bus terminal to Jaffna daily at 6:30 a.m.

Sri Lanka PM leaves for Jamaica

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22 Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka this evening left the country for Jamaica to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Constructions on Outer Circular Highway to recommence

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22 Colombo: The interrupted construction work on the Outer Circular Highway, highway around Sri Lanka capital is to recommence from next week.

Sri Lanka President opens housing scheme for soldiers

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremoniously opened the "Rana Jayaviru Housing Village" this morning at Ipalogama, Kekirawa in the North Central Province.

Watch India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Live Streaming From Colombo On 5th Feb 2009 (RPS) - Sopcast, Tvu, Flash MMS Links

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Sri Lanka vs India 4th ODI Live Streaming

srilanka_india_4th | 02/04/2009

India are scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 26, playing five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international, before Sri Lanka return to Pakistan for the Test leg of their tour. Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the itinerary for the short home series against India, of which five games will be day-night matches. Click to Watch Match Live

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