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Iran Willing to Share N. Technology with Sri Lanka
on 15 August, 2008 00:10:00
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is willing to share nuclear technology for peaceful purposes with Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said. Mottaki, who was in Colombo to attend the 15th SAARC Summit told The Island, that Iran and Sri Lanka are ...
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editor 02 December, 2008 07:57:47
Hameedia launches ‘Dress to Win’ Promo
Sri Lanka’s premier menswear specialist Hameedia has launched its popular “Dress to Win” promotion for the fifth consecutive year, with an exciting array of attractive prizes in store for its thousands of customers across Sri Lanka. Operative until ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:57:02
SEARCH FOR WORK and workers AT HEART OF MIGRATION IN this CENTURY, SAY IOM’S WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2008
GENEVA, 2 December – People are becoming increasingly mobile within and across borders to meet the social and economic challenges of globalisation with the search for employment at the heart of most movement in the 21st century, says the World ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:56:13
Sarath Amunugama invites German Business Delegation from Cologne to expand German investment in Sri Lanka
Dr Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion received a high-powered German business delegation from Cologne. The delegation consisted of senior officials from the reputed companies headed by Mr. Ernst Vleer, President of Pro Gast and official ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:55:35
Families of LTTE cadres protest against terrorist rule in Wanni
Families of dead LTTE cadres and of those who are currently in the outfit, staged a massive protest against the LTTE leadership in Wanni last morning (Dec 1), a defnce.lk source in Wanni reveal. According to the source, over 80 ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:54:58
Air Force troops uncovers military hardware in Mannar
Air Force troops while conducting search operations in general area Palampiddi, Mannar have uncovered a few military hardware including 2 anti-personnel mines, Tuesday (Dec 2) morning. A T-56 assault riffle, 4 magazines and 2 AP mines were uncovered during the ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:54:18
Army intercepts LTTE group in Thanthirimale
Sri Lanka Army last evening (Dec 1) intercepted an LTTE group detected in the Bogoda area, in Thanthirimale, defence sources said. According the sources, troops acting on intelligence reports launched a search operation in the remote village bordering the Willpattu ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:53:37
Four more Tamil civilians from LTTE areas reach Omanthai
Four more Tamil civilians including a 6 year-old child from LTTE held areas have arrived at the entry/exit point in Omanthai, Vavuniya last evening, 01 December, seeking refuge with security forces. According to the military sources, the civilians ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:52:52
Crude oil prices hit ‘shocking low’
International crude oil prices hit a shocking low on Tuesday, sliding to $46.29 per barrel, its lowest in recent years, Central Bank statistics show. The OPEC Basket was trading at $45.57. In the Singapore Refined Products Market, petrol was ...
editor 02 December, 2008 07:51:03
Woman in refugee camp arrested with heroin
A woman living in the Elukkulampitiya refugee camp in Kalpitiya was arrested with two kilograms of brown sugar variety of heroin valued at over two million rupees on Monday night, Police said. The woman is being interrogated at the ...
editor 01 December, 2008 13:30:50
TMVP boycotts All Party Conference
Tamil People's Liberation Tigers (TMVP) has decided to boycott future meetings of All Party Conference in protest of the rapid increase of killings in the Eastern province charging that the government is responsible for the situation.TMVP Secretary E. Kaileswararajah ...
editor 01 December, 2008 13:28:30
No-faith motion against cabinet over hedging deal - Ranil
Monday, 01 December 2008 16:39The UNP will move a no-confidence motion against the entire government over the hedging agreement signed between Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and private foreign banks, said opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.He told the media today (Dec. 01st) ...
editor 01 December, 2008 13:26:19
Rajapaksa regime to devolve powers as India says - JVP leader
Alleging a secret pact between the Sri Lankan and Indian governments, JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe has accused the Rajapaksa regime of eliminating terrorism through war, but consolidating separatism through the constitution.Speaking to the media in Colombo today (Dec. 01st), Mr. ...








