The British government is putting the squeeze on Sri Lanka, threatening to stop a grant of £41 million for breaching international obligations and for "unjustified" military spending.
SLFP local councillors in two key southern districts, Galle and Matara, have rejected a move to endorse President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decision to sack Ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyarachchi.
All Cabinet, non-Cabinet and Deputy Ministers who do not have official residences in Colombo have been asked to find themselves accommodation for a monthly rent not exceeding Rs100,000. The ministers have been informed by a circular that rent allowance amounting to Rs100,000 would be paid to them for their accommodation in Colombo as the existing official residences for ministers have all been given.
Who would have ever guessed that a childishly scrawled 'Do Not Erase', across carefully taped monster movies would one day transform into the title of an award-winning film.
Poring over the Mahavamsa, some aspects of the information in the Great Chronicle of Ceylon, intrigued and aroused the curiosity of architect Shereen Amendra.
Sri Lankan cuisine is hardly known in the US. Featured only among the Sri Lankan expatriate community, the average American has no idea of how unique or diverse the food can be.
Taking a smoke after being fired, a defiant Mangala Samaraweera leaves the Parliament Complex following the news conference where he charged that a political troika was running, if not, ruining the country. Pic by Lakshman Gunathilake
Backstage at the Lido, the dancers in one of the French capital's most celebrated nude revues file into place, adjust their plumed headdresses as the music begins, and stride out for the night's show.
Sri Lanka Savings Bank (SLSB), set up last year to absorb the now defunct Pramuka Bank depositors’ assets and liabilities, will be ready to run by next month, according to Central Bank and Finance Ministry sources.
Dr. V.P. Vittachi, who is embroiled in a dispute with his hostile partner Harry Jayawardene as to the Chairmanship of Stassen Exports, will have to wait until February 21, 2007 to find out whether he can resume his position...
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is addressing the business community next week on peace and the economy. He will speak on “Maintaining the balance of peace building and economic development:
The 1975 Prudential World Cup cricket tournament could have been named the year that the Lankans had their learning curve in ‘big time’ cricket as they went into this tournament on an equal footing with the rest
With national selectors naming their teams for the world cup the focus on this once in four year event is gathering momentum. India and Sri Lanka have locked horns in an absorbing four match series.
A run a ball 107 by Chamara Silva was in vain as it could not prevent India from running away with the Hero Honda ODI series when they recorded an emphatic...
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"GOTTA MINUTE, SIR?"
D. Glootnoot the journalist is standing at the edge of the quay and shouting as loudly as she can. Around her, a couple of grinning fishermen
Who would have ever guessed that a childishly scrawled 'Do Not Erase', across carefully taped monster movies would one day transform into the title of an award-winning film. 
Poring over the Mahavamsa, some aspects of the information in the Great Chronicle of Ceylon, intrigued and aroused the curiosity of architect Shereen Amendra.
Sri Lankan cuisine is hardly known in the US. Featured only among the Sri Lankan expatriate community, the average American has no idea of how unique or diverse the food can be. 
Backstage at the Lido, the dancers in one of the French capital's most celebrated nude revues file into place, adjust their plumed headdresses as the music begins, and stride out for the night's show.
