Bio-pirates threaten Customs officials .........

Bio-pirates threaten Customs officials
Sequel to foiling an attempted export of water plants:

The Sri Lanka Customs ‘BioDiversity Protection Unit head Samatha Gunasekera yesterday said , he and his Unit’s officers on duty at Air Cargo Export Terminal at at the Bandaranaike International Airport have been faced with threats to their lives after foiling an attempt to export a consignment of unauthorised water plants from Sri Lanka . dailynews

Nearly 170 ex-Tiger child soldiers sit A/L exam.........

Nearly 170 ex-Tiger child soldiers sit A/L exam

Nearly 170 former LTTE child soldiers sat the GCE Advanced Level in Vavuniya yesterday as a result of the Government's humanitarian operations to free the North and East people from the clutches of LTTE terrorism, Examinations Department sources said.dailynews

Presidential or General Election.....

Presidential or General Election:
UPFA can get two-thirds majority

The UPFA is quite capable of achieving the two thirds majority at a future General election or Presidential election, Agriculture and Agrarian Services Development Minister and SLFP General Secretary Maithreepala Sirisena told a press conference in Colombo yesterday.dailynews

Nearly 170 ex-Tiger child soldiers sit ALs......

Nearly 170 ex-Tiger child soldiers sit ALs
Examination continues until September 5 :
Ten exam centres for IDPs in Vavuniya:

Nearly 170 former LTTE child soldiers sat the GCE Advanced Level in Vavuniya yesterday as a result of the Government’s humanitarian operations to free the North and East people from the clutches of LTTE terrorism, Examinations Department sources said. The Advanced Level Examination 2009 commenced in 1,827 examination centres yesterday.dailynews

Police apprehends bomb vehicle - Mannar......

Police apprehends bomb vehicle - Mannar

An explosive laden van prepared for a suicide mission was apprehended by the Police this morning, 11 August, along with 20 claymore mines at Mannar.
The claymore mines had already been fixed to the vehicle (Hiace van) when it was apprehended in general area Uppukulam, Mannar, sources added.
Three suspects have already been taken into custody and handed over to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for further interrogations. According to Plice sources, two suspects are residences of Mt'Lavinia while the other is from Mannar-defence.lk-pix-Dinamina

1,263 IDP candidates to sit exam .......

1,263 IDP candidates to sit exam

The GCE Advanced Level Examination starts today with 242,091 candidates sitting the examination. The GCE A/L examination will be held until September 5.
Among candidates are 198,755 school candidates and 43,336 private candidates sitting at 1,827 examination centres throughout the island. dailynews

New Archbishop tells world community......

New Archbishop tells world community:
Don’t isolate Sri Lanka

New Colombo Archbishop Rt. Rev Dr. Malcom Ranjith yesterday requested the international community not to isolate the country as such action would aggravate the sufferings of the people. -dailynews

Polls results: Victory of policies to stabilize democracy - President .......

Polls results: Victory of policies to stabilize democracy - President

"The ability to hold elections no sooner terrorism was defeated and thus providing the opportunity for democratic expression to the people of Vavuniya and Jaffna, is also seen as a victory of our policies to stabilize democracy", said H.E the President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (Aug 9).
He made this comment in a communiqu‚ issued on the outstanding victory achieved by the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the elections held yesterday(Aug 8) to the Uva Provincial Council and the Jaffna Municipal Council. "It is seen by me as a victory for all who love our motherland" President Rajapaksa further asserted. dailynews

Kumaran Pathmanathan arrested......

Self-appointed LTTE leader Kumaran Pathmanathan -KP- arrested.

The self-appointed LTTE leader Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam alias Kumaran Pathmanathan has been arrested in a foreign country, the sources said yesterday. He was in Interpol’s most wanted list for arms smuggling and criminal activities. source-dailynews

Tamil refugees are allowed home ........

Tamil refugees are allowed home .

More than 4,000 Tamil people living as refugees in camps in northern Sri Lanka have been sent home to their villages in the north and east of the country. bbc sinhala

Kandy Esala Perahera ends today.........

Kandy Esala Perahera ends today

The Kandy Esala Perahera following historic tradition marks its finale today with the day Perahera and the water cutting ceremony. dailynews

Uva Wellassa University (UWU) opens ..........

Uva Wellassa University (UWU) opens

The Uva-Wellassa University, located close to Badulla town and established with the idea of giving equal higher educational opportunities to the students of the country, was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.dailynews

Southern PC dissolved.......

Southern PC dissolved

The Southern Provincial Council (SPC) was dissolved effective mid night yesterday after Governor,Kumari Balasuriya released the gazette that notified the dissolution.
The official life of the Council was due to expire on August 15.The Chief Minister of the SPC, Shan Wijayalal De Silva requested a dissolution by a letter addressed to the Governor.The election to the SPC would likely to be in October,official sources said.news.lk