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TNA dissidents optimistic:
N-E Tamils can be salvaged under President’s leadership
The three TNA dissidents who submitted
nominations on the UPFA ticket to contest the April 8 General
Election told the Sunday Observer that their decision was prompted
by their belief in President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s genuine concern for
the welfare of the Tamils of the North and the East.
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‘No risk to country’s economy’:
IMF happy with Sri Lanka’s progress - CB Governor
Central Bank Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal said
the country’s economy has shown positive developments and that there
is absolutely no risk for the country even if there is a delay in
the disbursement of the next IMF tranche.
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NFF leader deplores Miliband’s address
The National Freedom Front vehemently condemned
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s address at the London
Tamil Forum. David Miliband has done irreparable damage to Sri
Lanka’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, by participating in
this conference
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Nine journalists in the fray for General Election
Apart from the popular sports and film figures,
nine journalists will also contest the forthcoming General Election
to secure seats in Sri Lanka’s seventh Parliament.
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Navy helps Lankan and Indian pilgrims in Kachchativu
The Sri Lanka Navy has made arrangements to
accommodate five-thousand Sri Lankans and Indian pilgrims for
St.Anthony’s feast at the Kachchativu Island in the Northern waters,
Navy spokesman Capt Athula Senarath told the Sunday Observer.
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The visiting foreign Minister of Seychelles Jean Paul Adams and Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held bi-lateral discussions at the Foreign Ministry this evening.
Sri Lanka registered a superb 35 (five goals) points to 10 (one goal and one penalty) victory over Singapore in their Asian Five Nations Rugby Division 1 tournament match played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines today.
Two Thai women who were pretending pregnant mothers, were apprehended while attempting to smuggle 162 cocaine tablets. 
The Government decision to increase the import tax on motor vehicles was aimed at controlling the number of vehicles added annually to the vehicle fleet of the country as excessive number of vehicles have been imported to the country during the past three years, Acting Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said today. “We had no other intention behind this move other than controlling the number of vehicles added annually to the road network”, the Minister said.
The Catholic Church today appealed to the President to halt any amendments leading to relax existing Abortion Law of the country, cautioning that such measures would aggravate the social issue and deprive children of their right to life. 
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported Wednesday night that the new head of the government’s Socialist Left party (SV) has ousted veteran SV politician and former party leader Erik Solheim as the government minister in charge of both environmental and foreign aid issues.
The Department of Wildlife and Conservation (DWLC) has launched an investigation why the army shot two wild elephants in Bundala yesterday. According to environmentalists one jumbo was shot in the head and the other sustain similar gun shot injuries.
The Sri Lankan delegation, who left the country Wednesday to attend the 19th session of the United Nations Human Right Council in Geneva, Switzerland, says they have a well-organized plan to counteract the arguments against Sri Lanka.
Eight Indian fishermen from Keechankuppam fishing hamlet in Nagapattinam district sustained injuries in an alleged mid-sea attack by Lankan fishermen at midnight on Tuesday.
The UK still believes that a process led in Sri Lanka is better than one led internationally, said the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Alistair Burt, participating in a debate on the situation in Sri Lanka in the House of Commons yesterday (22).
In a new boost to Sri Lanka’s geo-textile industry and Sri Lanka’s standing as world’s largest exporter of coir fibre, a top US government agency has cleared the way for Sri Lankan made geo-textiles for two projects. 
