Sri Lanka joins international programme to generate more jobs.
On Thursday the International Labour Organisation (ILO) wrapped up its annual world conference with all member countries, including Sri Lanka, agreeing to …
SLT share perk up on Dialog’s IPO pricing
Sri Lanka Telecom shares rose Friday, on investor perceptions that the stock is undervalued compared to the upcoming Dialog Telecom issue, traders said. online …
Norwegian peace brokers to test Sri Lanka’s turbulent political waters
Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vidar Helgesen, will arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday, for a five day political update. online pharmacy buy abilify …
Split in Lankan coalition government – Government Propaganda
Colombo - Thursday: JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva says the President carried out a propaganda campaign using the governments official seal. Silva seen …
Split in Lankan coalition government – Government Propaganda 2
Colombo - Thursday: JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva says the President carried out a propaganda campaign using the governments official seal. Silva seen …
Top British official says Sri Lanka’s rebuilding targets are optimistic
Top British officials say Sri Lanka’s reconstruction targets are optimistic at best, and urges setting up a controversial joint mechanism to share aid in …
JVP says it will raise a fresh alliance
Colombo - Tuesday: The Alliance government's key coalition partner the JVP on Tuesday said it would raise a fresh alliance to defeat President Chandrika …
Marxists Quit
COLOMBO (AFP) - The main Marxist coalition partner quit Sri Lanka's government in protest against President Chandrika Kumaratunga's plans to share tsunami aid …
Colombo’s street hawkers finding business in the busiest places
Colombo - Tuesday: This street hawker selling pineapples and many other like her mingle among JVP supporters gathered at the Lipton Circus on Tuesday …
UNP to help minority government remain in power
The United National Party(UNP) says it will help Sri Lanka’s minority government, headed by President Chandrika Kumaratunga, to remain in power though the …
Split in Lankan coalition government
Colombo - Thursday: JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe confirming that the party had quit the coalition government over the tsunami aid sharing proposal. The …
JVP on recruitment drive to form a new Sandhanaya
Colombo - Thursday: JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe confirming that the party had quit the coalition government over the tsunami aid sharing proposal. The …
Marxist party readies to quit Sri Lankan coalition, police end monk fast
Sri Lankan plain clothes policemen forcibly carry away Buddhist monk Dambara Amila ending his fast to the death in Colombo, 15 June 2005. The monk was …
Sri Lankan president braces for coalition split over Tamil aid deal
Sri Lankan plain clothes policemen forcibly carry away Buddhist monk Dambara Amila ending his fast to the death in Colombo, 15 June 2005. (AFP) Sri Lankan …
Troubleshooter
Government and trade union talks on Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) restructuring collapses and trade unions call for mediation by the Prime Minister again. …
Top donors take a shot at ceasefire violations by Govt and LTTE.
A top meeting of donors in Washington on Monday took a shot at Sri Lanka’s fragile peace, whacking both the government and Tamil rebels for ceasefire …
Sri Lanka president resists militant monks and Marxists, likely to survive
President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who has staked her government's future on a tsunami aid-sharing deal with Tamil Tiger guerrillas, is likely to survive a …
Foreign donors warn Sri Lanka over escalating violence
Sri Lanka's main international donors Tuesday asked the Colombo government and Tamil Tiger rebels to take action to stop escalating violence and stem a wave of …
JVP says will pull out of government by Thursday
The JVP today re-iterated that it would pull out of Sri Lanka’s coalition government tomorrow at midnight, if the joint mechanism is not pulled out. online …
National Bhikku Front representatives call for the withdrawal of the controversy ridden proposal to share tsunami aid
Monday - Colombo: National Bhikku Front representatives call for the withdrawal of the controversy ridden proposal to share tsunami aid with the LTTE. National …