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Permanent deeds for 2.5m illegal residents
Friday, 15 January 2016 15:16The Minister Lakshman Kiriella has stated that the government has decided to issue permanent deeds for illegal residents who have been living in one location for a long period of time.
Maithri shows the difference
Friday, 15 January 2016 14:00'Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe' , the event organized to appreciate the great contribution made to Sri Lankan music by Somadasa Elvitigala, was held yesterday (14) at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) and President Maithripala Sirisena has attended it without taking any security measures prior to his arrival.
‘Graduates reduced to slavery, not jobs’
Friday, 15 January 2016 11:23Graduates who have been given jobs in the state sector are alleging they are being reduced to slavery.
Exclusive – Identity of person who lured cricketers into match-fixing
Friday, 15 January 2016 10:28The person who had tried to lure national cricketers Kusal Janith Perera and Rangana Herath into match-fixing during a recent home series has been identified as one Gayan Vishwajith, say sports ministry sources.
Under 19 World Cup Team hosted for Dinner by Sri Lanka Cricket
Friday, 15 January 2016 09:38A Dinner hosted by Sri Lanka Cricket President Hon. Thilanga Sumathipala for the Sri Lanka Under 19 World Cup team and their parents was held yesterday at Hilton Colombo Residences. This was the 1st time that a junior team was hosted prior to a tour.
Sri Lanka selected for WIPO Project on Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture
Friday, 15 January 2016 09:37Sri Lanka has been selected as one of the four pilot countries to participate in a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Project titled “Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture.” This Project will contribute to promoting awareness of the role of IP in Sri Lanka and supporting the tourism-related economic activities of the country. Further it will enhance the scope for utilizing IP for development in a new area, under the ongoing cooperation between WIPO and GOSL through a 10 Point Action Plan.
Tamil nationalists conceal ongoing use of torture by Sri Lankan government
Friday, 15 January 2016 09:35By K. Nesan
The US-backed regime in Sri Lanka is engaging in ongoing torture of its domestic political opponents, according to a newly-issued report from the South Africa-based International Truth and Justice Project Sri Lanka (ITJP). Its document, titled “Silenced: survivors of torture and sexual violence in 2015,” exposes the continued resort to state terror against the Tamil ethnic minority.
Thaipongal festival will lead the way to genuine co-existence – President
Friday, 15 January 2016 09:30Thaipongal is a festive occasion that signifies the everlasting relationship between human beings and nature, states President Maithripala Sirisena in his Thaipongal Message to the Hindus of Sri Lanka.