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 20 Feb (Island) Legal scholar and President’s Counsel Dr. Jayatissa de Costa assumed duties yesterday as Principal of Law College. President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Dr. Costa a President’s Counsel on May 19, 2010. Dr. Costa was called to the Bar in early 1971 after completing his LLB degree from the Law Faculty of the University of Ceylon. Thereafter, he proceeded to UK for his higher studies, and was awarded LLM by the University of London in 1976. Upon the completion of his LLM he.. |  20 Feb (DN) Marking a major leap forward in the local film industry, the Sri Lankan cinema too would mingle with the modern world through digital technology, Minister of Mass Media and Information Dr. Keheliya Rambukwella announced. In a special statement, the Minister said the use of digital projection in place of or as an alternative to 35 mm celluloid films that is presently used as the medium of film projection would be allowed. This he said, has been done with the objective of developing.. |
 10 Feb (ST) Sri Lankan urban and rural consumers can soon look forward to delivery of fresh fish at their doorstep by mobile fish mongers using modified three wheelers. Sifang Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Brown & Company PLC, has introduced specially designed three wheelers to sell and transport of fish, a company spokesperson said. The’ MALU’ ‘MALU’ mobile fish three wheeler has been designed and assembled by Brown & Company PLC with the chassis and engines being made by.. |  10 Feb (ST) The 66th Independence Day Celebrations was held in Kegalle on Tuesday under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. A tri-forces military parade comprising 1,400 Army Officers, 250 Naval Officers, 250 Air Force Officers, 250 Police Officers, 250 Members of the Civil Defence Force, 325 Cadets of the National Cadets Force and 300 Members of the National Youth Corps took part in the parade while the cultural pageant segment added colour and diversity. More than 100 students from.. |
 10 Feb (ST) When well-known journalist and analyst Mel Gunasekera lingered longer than expected with her old St. Bridget’s schoolmates on Saturday night last weekend the 40-year-old unwittingly set in train a tragedy that ended with her dead in a pool of blood, slain by a man she had once trusted and employed. Mel – founder of one of Sri Lanka’s best-known financial news portals Lanka Business Online, a former reporter for the French news agency AFP, the Sunday Times and until her death.. |  10 Feb (ST) Intense election campaigning began with the closing of nominations on Thursday for the two provincial council (PC) elections. Rallies of supporters shouting slogans, from all major and other political parties, took place with the respective district representatives, on conclusion of nominations for the Western and Southern PCs. The Elections Dept confirmed that elections will be held on March 29, while numbers will be allocated to the contestants as each district secretariat hands.. |
 10 Feb (ST) The Government will raise with India the issue of Sri Lankans being left out of the facility to grant visas on arrival for citizens of 180 countries, an External Affairs Ministry official said yesterday. “We have asked our High Commission in New Delhi to meet relevant authorities and submit a report on why Sri Lanka was excluded from the on-arrival visa list,” EAM’s Public Communication Director Rodney Perera said. He said that after the report was received, the ministry would.. |  5 Feb (Island) Tax policies, scattered industries, foreign land ownership, personnel training, and human resource approaches were debilitating influences that stultified investor confidence that could, otherwise, help jump- start the economy. These were collective views expressed at the Path Finder Foundation seminar last week. The seminar was initially chaired by Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and later by former chairman BOI, Thilan Wijesinghe. The panel comprised DG Ministry of Investment, Dr... |
 5 Feb (Island) For the first time in JVP’s history its leader will attend parliament today (05). From May 14, 1965, Rohana Wijeweera served as the party leader until Nov, 13, 1989, when he was killed in custody. He did not represent the JVP in Parliament. Somawansa Amarasinghe, who served as the party leader until Sunday (02) was also not an MP. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who became the party’s third leader on Feb 02, is the JVP’s parliamentary group leader. He is a national list MP of the.. |  5 Feb (Island) Chief suspect in the killing of senior journalist Mel (Melicia) Gunasekera last Sunday, Samson Joseph Anthony (39) was yesterday remanded till Feb. 18 by Kaduwela Acting Magistrate K. Gnanasiri. Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana told The Island that the suspect had been held for questioning at the Mirihana Special Crime Investigation Unit under a 48-hour detention order since Sunday. He confessed that he had come to rob the house, but killed Ms. Gunasekera as she recognised him.. |
 5 Feb (DN) It is necessary for the people in the North to be aware that certain foreign forces are attempting to use them as human shields. The invaders always came to our country shedding oceans of crocodile tears. They interfered in these countries putting forward claims to protect human rights, establish democracy and the rule of law. This was the warning President Mahinda Rajapaksa gave the people in the North in particular and the nation, addressing a ceremony to mark Sri Lanka’s 66th.. |  28 Jan (ST) Government has granted a generous 25-year corporate tax holiday to Colombo Port City, the Rs 172.4 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) project to reclaim more than 575 acres (233 hectares) of sea off Galle Face Green. The project company, CHEC Port City Colombo (Private) Ltd, will also be exempt from tax on dividends for 25 years as well, as a host of other levies for a lesser period of time. The concessions were gazetted on January 24 under Section 3 (2) of the Strategic Development.. |
 28 Jan (ST) A one-way traffic system will be put into operation in Wattala tomorrow morning on a trial basis and would be implemented on a permanent basis if successful, police said. The new system will come into operation at 6.00 a.m. and will continue throughout the day . Accordingly vehicles coming from Negombo towards Colombo will have to turn left at the Hendala junction and use the Old Negombo road and return to the main road from near the Alwis town junction, police.. |  21 Jan (DM) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to call back their stars Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis with immediate effect to Sri Lanka from Australia where they are currently playing in the cash-rich Big Bash T20 domestic league sources, SLC Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said. Ranatunga said that they communicated their decision to the relevant players who will now return to the island tomorrow. “We felt it is important for all national squad players to undergo a strict training regime.. |
| |  21 Jan (Island) Sri Lanka would be holding a symposium of the scientific and technological community of the country, independent of political interference, in the near future in Colombo to formulate a policy and strategy on science, technology and innovation for the country, Technology and Research Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. Addressing the Presidential Award for Best Scientific Publication ceremony organized by the National Research Council (NRC) last Friday he said that the.. |
 21 Jan (Island) CICRA Consultancies (Pvt) Ltd – Sri Lanka’s premier cyber security training and consultancy organization – will offer10 full scholarships to follow EC-Council Network Security Administrator(ENSA) training program. The scholarships – eachvalued at Rs. 65,000/- course fee and a US$250 worth complementary exam voucher– was announced recently during an official ceremony in Colombo to launch the ENSA qualification in Sri Lanka. "Network security plays a major role in protecting the.. |  21 Jan (CI) Pakistan turned a Test that had been an abysmal advertisement for cricket for four days and one session on its head, with an incredible batting performance after lunch on the final day, when they scored 302 runs in 57.3 overs to sucker-punch Sri Lanka and level the series. Their run-rate of 5.25 was the second highest in a successful chase of a 200-plus target, and the protagonists of this heist - Azhar Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed and Misbah-ul-Haq - proved that the soporific pace of the.. |
 21 Jan (DN) An awareness program on the National Flag and the National Anthem jointly organised by the Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry and the Mass Media and Information Ministry for the benefit of schoolchildren in the Kegalle district will be held at the Kegalle Town Hall on January 28. This will be held as a prelude to the National Independence Day celebrations to be held at the Kegalle Town Hall on February 4. The program will be conducted by the Director General of.. | |
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