http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:05:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time was when almost the whole world seemed to be pointing accusing fingers at Sri Lanka for the manner in which it was dealing with the issue of its Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The fact that nearly 300,000 Sri Lankan citizens in the IDP Relief Centres were those who had fled ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2507 Seeking to give a fillip to bilateral military ties, army chief General VK Singh is set to undertake a five-day visit to Sri Lanka from Sunday to discuss defence cooperation. During his visit, Singh is scheduled to meet defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, his Sri Lankan counterpart Jagath Jayasuriya and other senior ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2506 President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that Christianity has made a major contribution to education, and spiritual and moral enhancement of Sri Lankan society during the last 500 years, when the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments in the Vatican His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Canizares called on President ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2505 Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that the main opposition United National Party (UNP) will cooperate with all stakeholders in the efforts to find a political solution to the Tamils issue, the Indian media reported. "We are for a solution. We will cooperate with the TNA (Tamil National Alliance), ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2504 Informed sources told The Island last night that among those who had committed themselves to supporting President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s proposed constitutional amendments, which inter alia would give a sitting President the opportunity to contest any number of times, were UNP MPs Lakshman Seneviratne, Earl Gunasekera, Abdul Cader and Manusha Nanayakkara. Kandy ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2503 Two persons were arrested today for allegedly attempting to smuggle explosive materials, including gelatin sticks, to Sri Lanka by the sea route from nearby Thondi. Full Story http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2502 Foreign minister S M Krishna will visit Sri Lanka soon for a first-hand view of the situation there as India tries to expedite the resettlement process in the island nation. Government officials said Krishna's visit is likely to take place by the end of this month or early October. Officials said ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2501 After the end of a thirty year old war last year, Sri Lanka’s sovereign bonds have out performed bonds from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) in international capital markets according to a survey carried out by JP Morgan Chase and Co, which augurs well for US$ 1 billion sovereign ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2500 A Saudi official has denied a Sri Lankan maid's allegations that the couple she worked for in the Arab kingdom hammered nails and needles into her body. Doctors in Sri Lanka have said they removed 13 nails and five needles from L.G. Ariyawathi after she returned from Saudi Arabia last ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2499 After supporting the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa during the decisive conclusion of Sri Lanka's war with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), India has stepped up its efforts to forge stronger ties, not only with the government, but also with the Tamil community by investing in post-war ... http://www.srilankanewsnetwork.com/?p=2497