Sri Lanka tops South Asia in Human Development
Sri Lanka has emerged first in South Asia in
terms of human development according to the latest Human Development
Report issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Sri Lanka ranks 97th in the world and first in South Asia in the
Human Development Index rankings disclosed on Friday in the Human
Development Report 2011 titled “Sustainability and Equity: A Better
Future for All”.
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Terrorism poses threat to national security:
‘Australia should ban those with terrorist links’
Sri Lanka’s massive diplomatic triumph at the
recent CHOGM Summit in Perth, Australia, continues to reverberate
with influential sections of the Australian political spectrum and
media coming to the defence of the Sri Lankan Government. They claim
that the protests against the Sri Lankan Government based on human
rights issues were unfortunately leaving out the “key villain” – the
LTTE – out of the story.
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Green light for four business ventures in H’tota Port
The Government has granted approval to four
investors who have signed agreements with the Sri Lanka Ports
Authority (SLPA) to set up business ventures at the Hambantota Port
premises, Ports and Highways Deputy Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardene
told the Sunday Observer. The Deputy Minister said these four
companies have pledged to invest US$ 676.86 million to launch
industries in the Hambantota Port.
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D.A. Rajapaksa commemoration
The 44th death anniversary commemoration of the
late Minister D.A. Rajapaksa will be held at Tangalle Town Hall
tomorrow at 8.30 a.m. under the patronage of President Mahinda
Rajapaksa. The ceremony will commence after the offering of floral
tributes to the statue by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, First Lady
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa,
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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. 
