Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Mar 26, Colombo: An agreement has been signed to implement a development plan for the Kotte town today at the Kotte Urban Council, the government said.
Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 09/30/2007
Seventy five civilians, most of them Tamil, were taken into custody in cordon and search operations conducted by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Police at Kotte and Gampaha in Colombo district from early morning till around 10 a.m. Sunday. The detainees were staying with the relatives and working in business establishments when they were arrested, sources said.
Aviation India (Free subscription) | 07/06/2007
Kotte : Chief Government Whip Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday told Parliament the establishment of Mihin Air by the Government has enabled Sri Lankans to travel to several countries at 40 per cent below the air fares charged by other airline services. Responding to an oral question raised by JVP MP Anura Dissanayake whether the Government has transformed money belonging to Lankaputhra Development...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 06/12/2007
... late Professor V.K. Samaranayake are currently lying at his residence in Jayanthi Mawatha, Ethul Kotte. Tomorrow at 9.00 am, after the religious observances, his remains will be taken to Professor V.K. Samaranayake auditorium at the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) for the public to pay their last respects. Late Professor’s remains will be then taken to Independence Square...
TW news-features (Free subscription) | 06/02/2007
... Galdeniya inscription, too, there were mentions about Chetties. The Alageswara families in the Kotte kingdom (1400-15210) were Chetties. Chettinathar among the three that rebeles against Vijayabahu I, was also a Chetty. The late President Jayawardene’s ancestors were Chetties. The Colombo Chetties spoke Thamil until the late 19th century. Their names were a combination of Thamil and Telugu....
