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| 3 Dec (DN) Major General M.Z.R Sallay USP, an old boy of Isipatana Maha Vidyalaya, Colombo, joined the Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet in the year 1980. Having completed his basic military training both in India and Sri Lanka he was commissioned and posted to the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corp. He represented the Army 1st XV Rugger team and was awarded the Army colours for his versatile contribution. He played under the captaincy of Brigadier John Senaweera, Chandra and P G Gunawardene in.. |  3 Dec (Island) The government yesterday announced the abolition of the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) headed by Lakshman Hulugalle. The Presidential Media Unit said that the decision had been taken by the Defence Ministry. The MCNS coordinated the media arms of the three services and the police during the.. |
 3 Dec (DN) The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the remaining assets and shares, including foreign assets of the defunct Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Ceylinco Group sold and the proceeds credited to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) set up by a Court directive to repay the deposit holders who lost their deposits with the collapse of the Golden Key Credit Card Company (GKCC) an entity of the Ceylinco Group. The Bench directed that both the Attorney General and the Register of.. |  29 Nov (DN) President Mahinda Rajapaksa met all stakeholders in the country including farmers, fishermen and three wheeler drivers prior to the preparation of the budget, Dr. P. B Jayasundera, Finance and Planning Ministry Secretary said yesterday in an interview with SLBC Chairman Hudson Samarasinghe. "We met farmers in all parts of the country and their inputs were used for preparation. The government's aim is to create an indigenous economy based on a 10-year plan implemented by the.. |
 28 Nov (DM) The construction work on the northern expressway linking Colombo to Kurunegala, Dambulla and Kandy, will begin in January, Minister Nirmala Kotalawala said yesterday. Under the first phase, the proposed expressway will be linked to the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway and will extend up to Kurunegala via Ederamulla and Meerigama, and then extended up to Katugastota in Kandy. The next phase will be the construction of the highway up to Dambulla. Mr. Kotalawala, who is the Project.. |  28 Nov (Island) Australia is yet to proscribe the LTTE, though the previous Labour government listed the group under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1317 to prevent it from collecting funds in the country. The resolution was introduced in 2001. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is expected to launch a fund raising campaign in Australia later this month. Sources based in Australia said that fund raising dinners would be held in Sydney and Melbourne. Australian Foreign.. |
 28 Nov (DN) EPDP Delft Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Daniel Rexin was shot dead at his residence at Punguduwa yesterday. According to Kayts Police, investigations are in progress to apprehend the culprits behind the shooting. Rexin's son had discovered his body with gun shot injuries in the garage. Rexin's wife and family members had taken him to hospital where he was pronounced dead. "A special team has been deployed by the Kayts Police to arrest the suspects involved in this murder. - See more.. |  28 Nov (DN) The scale and circumstances of death and injury to civilians during the period of conflict will come under a full survey commencing today (28). This is pursuant to the recommendation of the National Action Plan prepared by the Task Force headed by Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga to implement LLRC recommendations. The professionally conducted survey will cover all affected families in all parts of the island to ascertain first hand the scale and circumstances of the.. |
 25 Nov (LBO) Sri Lanka's software and knowledge services exports rose 17 percent to 248 million US dollars in the first half of 2013 from a year earlier, an economic report said. "The computer and information services sector continued to record steady inflows," the Central Bank said a report on recent economic developments. "Despite the slowdown in global economic activity, gross inflows to the computer and information services sub sector increased. "However, the industry needs to build more.. | |
 25 Nov (SO) Sri Lanka is increasingly becoming a dumping ground for used and re-cycled computers, batteries, mobile phones and spare parts for such items, Head of Toxicology and National Poisons Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL), Dr Waruna Gunathilake said. “These rejects from other countries which make their way to our country, are a serious health hazard. They contain heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic and lead which are toxic to the human body and pollute the environment”, he.. |  21 Nov (Island) President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as Finance Minister, is scheduled to present the 2014 Budget to Parliament today (21) at 1.00 p.m. The debate on the second reading of the Budget will commence the following day at 9.30 a.m. and continue till Nov. 29. According to the Appropriation Bill, presented to Parliament, total government expenditure would go up by 30 percent from last year’s Rs. 1,335 to Rs. 1,542 billion with the biggest allocation being made to the Ministry.. |
 21 Nov (DN) Applications are called for the Diploma course in Tourism, Economics and Hotel Management conducted by the Department of Economics of the University of Colombo. This course, analytically and practically studies the proficiency on legal systems necessary to implement Socioeconomics, Environmental Science, Sales, Management, Accounting, Information Technology and Tourism. Candidates, capable of working in English and who posses GCE A/L, O/L or a similar qualification with experience.. |  20 Nov (Island) Mumbai, November 19, 2013 (PTI) India’s largest integrated casino resort in Daman, spread over 10 acres with 60,000 square feet gaming space, is likely to become operational from early next year. Delta Corp’s hotel in Daman, which is India’s largest integrated casino resort is expected to become operational in early 2014, Jaydev Modi, Chairman, Delta Corp Limited, told reporters in Daman on Tuesday. The 187-room property will open up new markets for Delta Corp since it is near.. |
 20 Nov (DN) The construction work of the first stage of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) from Kottawa to Kaduwela is nearing completion. It will be commissioned by the end of next January, Ports and Highways Project Minister Nirmala Kothalawala said. Over Rs. 25 billion has been allocated for the construction of a stretch of 11 km between Kottawa and Kaduwela under the first stage. "A 3.3 km long viaduct has been elevated to bypass marshy areas or water retention areas in Mahawela between.. |  20 Nov (DN) Views cannot be arrived at about a country on the basis of films made available by individuals or from information on computer screens with the aid of information technology, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga said at a post-CHOGM press conference in Colombo. "There are a lot of people who criticise Sri Lanka from abroad," he said and added: "This is not fair. You can create views about a country if you may, by coming into that country, visiting locations, talking.. |
 19 Nov (DM) The Australian government will donate two retired patrol boats to the Sri Lankan Navy today in a gesture aimed at securing the sustained co-operation in operations against people smuggling of a force long rumoured to have had a hand in the illegal trade. Prime Minister Tony Abbott will announce the gift during a visit to Colombo’s naval port today, where he will meet the country’s feared Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and personally thank Navy commander, Vice-Admiral Jayanath.. |  19 Nov (DM) In a surprise move, China today asked Sri Lanka to "make efforts to protect and promote human rights", backing calls by India, Britain and other countries at the CHOGM summit in Colombo to address allegations of rights abuses against the country's minority Tamils. "Due to the differences in the economic and social development of different countries, there could be differences on human rights protection," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a media briefing in.. |
 19 Nov (Island) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Startup Labs (MIT-GSL), formerly AITI, is an MIT program where a team of MIT students run an intensive 6-8 week incubator style entrepreneurship courses at top tech universities in developing countries. After three very successful years of partnering with the University of Moratuwa, this program has now been made a national initiative in partnership with the Sri Lankan Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM),.. |  19 Nov (Island) The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday agreed that more time is required to "heal wounds" after a prolonged war and has assured that they would not "take sides" over Sri Lanka’s human rights issue. The Prime Minister of Singapore, who was in Colombo to attend the current Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013, called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Water’s Edge on Sunday. President Rajapaksa briefing the visiting Prime Minister on the.. |
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