By    J.Yogaraj – Senior Journalist & Announcer ( S L B C ) Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe recently made a quick visit to Europe. Un confirmed reports say that there he met some representatives of the LTTE Diaspora and sought help to win the presidential election. It is also reported RW has given many promises to the LTTE supporters, that he will merge north and east. Also he will … [Read more...]

The UPFA is in a move to enlighten its district organizations in 22 districts targeting the presidential election. General secretary of the UPFA minister Susil Premajayantha says awareness programmes in 22 districts have already been completed. The rest will be carried out in Jaffna and Hambantota district in the next week. The Minister says however the UNP has not yet been able to find its … [Read more...]

The action plan of the national Housing policy will be declared today. It will take place at a ceremony at the auditorium of the Central Bank in Rajagiriya at 2.00 pm today under the patronage of ministers Basil Rajapakse and Wimal Weerawansa. The national housing policy was presented to the President on the 6th of this month. Minister Wimal Weerawansa says under this policy the housing and … [Read more...]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will inaugurate the 6th stage of the Divineguma national movement at an auspicious moment today. The president will plant a sapling at the temple trees premises at the auspicious time 10.07 am. Minister Basil Rajapakse will join the programme from Katana area. Additional secretary of the ministry of economic development Shantha Bandara says that 2.5 million families in … [Read more...]

Many people have different dreams about the country. But it all depends on the person who rules the country. But people are the judges who determine the final verdict and decide the ruler of this country in the end.A people’s leader will always mingle with people.This is the common feature of a people’s leader. This country has seen many leaders in the past. If you look at J R Jayawardena, he was … [Read more...]

The “Sirisanda Sevana” New Housing Scheme Cyril C. Perera Mawatha, in Kotahena Colombo will be vested in the public today making a reality the programme of moulding a country devoid of slums. A significant programme is in place to build a Sri Lanka sans slum dwellings within the next two years through the Mahinda Chinthana Way Forward. The country has entered a prosperous era effecting a … [Read more...]

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty falls today. This day is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations, but the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence … [Read more...]

Ministers of the Uva Provincial Council will be sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning at the Presidential Secretariat. The first session of the 6th Uva Provincial Council met recently at the Uva Provincial Council Auditorium recently under the patronage of Chief Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa. The Chairman and the staff of the council were appointed during the session. … [Read more...]

Secretary to the Treasury Dr. P.B. Jayasundara says that an annual income of 470 million dollars is expected from the Colombo Port City. It will be developed as Asia's international business centre. The government has launched to utilize naval and maritime sectors for the development of the economy on the instructions of the President. The new Port City will consist of high rise housing complexes, … [Read more...]

Sri Lanka has entered into an agreement with China to cooperate closely to face serious cyber threats and to share information on such threats in the future. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka. China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team Coordination Centre and Sri Lanka’s Computer Emergency … [Read more...]