Popular film actress Malini Fonseka returned to Sri Lanka today after being awarded the Silver Peacock Award at the 39th International Film Festival held in Goa last Tuesday(2). She received the award for her ...

Emergency and the Defence budget were passed in Parliament today with 119 voting for and 14 against. TNA MPs' voted against while the UNP MPs' were not present during the time of voting. The JVP, NFF led by ...

Troops of Task Force 2 engaged in an offensive thrust against LTTE terrorists added more significance to the Wanni offensive operation as troops gained control over the Puliyankulam area this afternoon, 04 December. According to the defence sources, troops of ...

  The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka granted investment approval for three projects including an agreement with Wallem Lanka (Private) Limited to set up a Training Institute for the international shipping industry. Mr. Dhammika Perera, Chairman / Director General ...

     The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will bring together 23 official government delegations led by over two dozen prime ministers, defence ministers, national security advisors, chiefs of intelligence and other senior officials from the Gulf region and the wider security community ...

   Fitch Ratings-Colombo/Mumbai/Singapore-04 December 2008: Fitch Ratings Lanka has today affirmed Sri Lanka's The Finance Company PLC's (TFC) 'BBB(lka)' National Long-term rating, and the 'BBB-(lka)' (BBB minus(lka)) rating of its subordinated debentures. The Outlook has been revised to Negative from Stable.TFC's ...

    UNP parliamentarian Lakshman Seneviratne says it is his party’s stance that the government should not go for a ceasefire with the LTTE at this juncture. During the opening vote on the defence budget in parliament today Mr. Seneviratne ...

 Government attention has been directed towards a statement made by Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella that says fuel can be given for lower prices. The parliamentarian stated that a UNP regime would have provided a litre of petrol at a price of ...

  The 59th Division have captured the sea tiger bastion Alampil. It is located about 10 kilometres south of Mullaittivu. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said Alampil was captured this afternoon after the capture of Kumulamunai. With the liberation of ...

  Addressing the parliament today UNP MP Lakshman Seneviratne said that the UNP will not put any pressure on the Government to go for a ceasefire with the LTTE. As a party that had suffered the most at the hands ...

The TMVP today signed an agreement with UNICEF to end child recruitment. UNICEF says that the agreement would ensure that all children currently with the TMVP are released and provided with reintegration assistance.

  The Duke of York Prince Andrew who is on a private visit to the Maldives met with the country’s new President Mohammed Nasheed today, the British High Commission in Colombo said. Prime Andrew congratulated President Nasheed on his recent ...