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Move to preserve marine wealth and avoid
conflicts:
Call for 'No Fishing Zone' in Palk Straits
Fishermen in the North have called for a “No
Fishing Zone” in the Palk Straits and Gulf of Mannar to help
preserve marine wealth and avoid conflicts between Sri Lankan and
Indian fishermen. The fishermen from several fisheries associations
in the North, made this proposal during a series of meetings now
under way with fishermen’s societies in Tamil Nadu.
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Marked improvement in bringing back Lankan fishermen
There is tremendous improvement in bringing back
Sri Lankan fishermen caught in Indian waters without undergoing a
judicial process, following talks between the Sri Lankan and Indian
Governments recently, Fisheries Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne told
the Sunday Observer.
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Sri Lanka - 66th best country
The USA based Newsweek magazine has ranked Sri
Lanka as the 66th best country in a recent survey. Sri Lanka now
holds a topmost place in South Asia and is getting close to the goal
of becoming the ‘Wonder of Asia’.
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Report on Sigiriya frescoes handed over to President
A comprehensive report on the current state of
the frescoes at the Sigiriya rock fortress, a world heritage site
was handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa for further
evaluation on Friday.
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Training for officials in combating dengue
Health sector officials have been trained on the
technical aspects of eradicating the dengue epidemic, according to
Health Ministry sources. Health Ministry, Additional Secretary Dr.
Palitha Maheepala told the Sunday Observer that although the Dengue
Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) has claimed several lives during the past
eight months of this year,
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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. 
