Mar 12, Colombo: The detained former military commander of Sri Lanka, General (Retd.) Sarath Fonseka will not attend his court martial hearing scheduled to be held at the Navy headquarters on March 16…

Mar 12, Chillaw: Sri Lanka police seized 240 million rupees worth of heroin in Muthupanthi area of Nalladarankattuwa in Chilaw, 45 miles north of capital Colombo.

Mar 12, Colombo.: While faulting both sides of Sri Lanka’s three decades-long war between the government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the United States on Thursday, Department of State said Sri Lankan government’s respect for human rights declined as the armed conflict reached its conclusion in 2009 May.

Mar 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) leader says that their manifesto for the April 8th General elections will focus specially on the education, healthcare, and unemployment.

Mar 11, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has organized a conference to educate the country’s work force on the President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Mahinda Chinthana Idiri Dekma development plan.

Mar 11, Colombo: The G-15, group of developing countries has considered offering its chairmanship to Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Government Media Unit said today.

Mar 11, Colombo: Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with University of Colombo for establishing a Visiting Chair in Social Sciences.

Mar 11, Kelaniya: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that his primary goal is to bestow a promising country to the future generation that is equipped with the qualifications to compete in the international arena.

Mar 11, Colombo: The 118-member international organization of non-aligned states, Non Aligned Movement (NAM) has expressed concerns over the move by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a panel of experts to advice on accountability issues on Sri Lanka.

Mar 11. Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former Army Commander and defeated presidential candidate General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka is to be produced before a court martial on March 16 and 17.