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Resettlement of IDPs goes on apace:
GAs in North take TNA MPs to task
Northern province civil administrative
authorities have refuted media reports of TNA Parliamentarians
alleging that relief and livelihood facilities have not reached the
majority of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and that some of
them were living in distressing conditions in jungle areas and by
the roadside.
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Govt allocates over Rs 250 b to develop North
The Government has allocated over Rs. 251,500
million (Rs. 250 billion) to develop the Northern Province from 2011
to 2013, said Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal. Making a
presentation on “Promoting Financial Inclusiveness in the North and
the East’ over the weekend,
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Leadership training for university undergrads at 28 centres
The Higher Education Ministry will launch a
Leadership training and positive thinking development training
course for 10,000 university entrants at 28 training centres of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Cadet Corps on May 23.
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Govt to allocate Rs. 1,000 million:
Progressive TUs hail private sector pension scheme
All progressive trade unions support the
proposed private sector pension scheme, which is by no means
detrimental to private sector employees, said National Languages and
Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara. He said that the
pension scheme is another salutary step in the social security
program for the working class which was introduced in 1956.
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Ramith wins most popular ‘crown’
Royal captain Ramith Rambukwella was voted
Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year. He polled a
staggering 28,599 votes in the final week alone to increase his
final tally to a record 248,702 votes.
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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. 
