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Tiger proxies evicted from
UNESCO parley
[September 06 2008]
Three members of a pro-LTTE
Non Governmental Organisation were evicted
from the 61st Annual UNESCO Conference of
DPI/NGO at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris
yesterday.
World Bank lauds Lanka’s
development strategy
[September 06 2008]
The World Bank’s new
Vice President for South Asia, Isabel
Guerrero, wrapped up her first visit to Sri
Lanka with a strong re-affirmation of her
institution’s commitment to expand economic
opportunities for all Sri Lankans and to
reach those excluded by poverty and
conflict.
First consignment of school
text books sent to Jaffna
[September 06 2008]
School textbooks will
soon be transported to Jaffna by road in the
near future, Education Minister Susil
Premajayantha said.
Missile strike in Pakistan
kills children and women
[September 06 2008]
Three children and two
women were killed when missiles fired by a
suspected unmanned US aircraft hit a
Pakistani tribal village Friday in the third
such attack in as many days, officials said.
Rainy weather to continue
[September 05 2008]
The Meteorology
Department today warned of heavy rains to
continue in several parts of the island.
Depression in the lower atmosphere over Sri
Lanka is the cause for the heavy rain being
experienced in several parts of the country,
according to the Met Department.
British HC advice early visa
applications
[September 05 2008]
The British High
Commission in Colombo today requested all
the Sri Lankans wishing to travel to the UK,
to submit their visa applications well in
advance, due to some delay in their visa
processing operation in Chennai. “The
transfer of part of our visa processing
operation to Chennai has not been as smooth
as we anticipated. Unfortunately, this is
currently causing longer than usual
processing times. As a result, a high number
of Sri Lankan customers have experienced a
delay in receiving their visa,” the High
Commission said in a statement.
Thero remanded until Sep. 15
[September 05 2008]
Ven. Pannala Gnanaloka
Thero of Welikadawaththa Buddhist temple was
remanded for 14 days until September 15
since he failed to appear in courts for the
hearing of a case of fundamental rights
violation pertaining to noise pollution in
the Supreme Court today.
HR group urges LTTE to allow
civilians into cleared areas
[September 05 2008]
The Intellectuals for
Human Rights in a statement yesterday urged
the LTTE to immediately stop forcible use of
innocent civilians as a shield in its war
activities since they believe that the LTTE
is bent on keeping the innocent civilians in
the Wanni against their will when the
Government is requesting these people who
have become refugees in Wanni to settle in
the cleared areas.
Wanni offensive continues
causing heavy damages to LTTE
[September 05 2008]
Security forces
personnel engaged in counter terrorist
offensive operation have dominated more LTTE
areas despite the heavy resistance given by
the enemy. According to the finalized
military report received from the
battlefront, 25 LTTE terrorists were killed
while another 17 suffered injuries in
yesterday's clashes reported in Wanni
theatre.
FAO to boost local paddy
cultivation
[September 05 2008]
As a part of United
Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's
campaign to help developing nations overcome
the impact caused by high food prices, Sri
Lanka will receive USD 500,000 to boost rice
production in the country.
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