Mahinda Rajapaksa

                   

All systems in place for smooth poll

lankanewspapers.com     7 hrs ago          

All systems in place for smooth poll Friday, 22 August 2008 - 4:59 AM SL Time President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ensured that maximum security will be in place to prevent election violations and provide a conducive environment for...                    

comments

                   

You forgot something, Mr. Blake!

lankanewspapers.com     7 hrs ago          

You forgot something, Mr. Blake! It is reported that US Ambassador Robert Blake met the Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake on Wednesday. In 2005, we had President Mahinda Rajapaksa visiting the then Indian High...                    

comments

                   

11 die in Sri Lanka violence: military

ddinews.gov.in     15 hrs ago   2 related          

Fighting in Sri Lanka left dead at least 11 people including eight Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence ministry said on Thursday. One soldier died in clashes with rebels on Wednesday in three areas in the north, the ministry said....                    

comments

Minister warns farmers of misleading propaganda

keralanext.com     21 hrs ago          

Colombo: Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena yesterday requested the farmers not be misled by various false propaganda campaigns launched by the UNP and the JVP on the fertiliser subsidy...                    

comments

Sri Lanka president vows to capture Tiger heartland

thenews.com.pk     yesterday   28 related          

Thursday, August 21, 2008 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president has pledged to push ahead with a military onslaught against Tamil Tigers and dismantle the rebels’ de facto separate state, a state-run daily reported on Wednesday....                    

comments

                   

Lankan Prez declares war will continue until last Tiger is killed

irna.com     yesterday   1 related          

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that the military campaign against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will continue 'until the last rebel is killed or every inch of land is captured'. President...                    

comments

                   
canada.com: Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels for a brief unilateral ceasefire, adding there was no let-up of attacks on rebel positions in the north on Tuesday. canada.com

Sri Lanka clash kills 32 after ceasefire dismissed

alertnet.org     23-Jul-2008   12 related          

COLOMBO, July 23 (Reuters) - More than 30 people have been killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Wednesday, after the government dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels of a brief unilateral...                    

comments

Sri Lanka gets new cricket team manager

indiaenews.com     23-Jul-2008   7 related          

Sri Lanka's former Test cricketer Charith Senanayake has been appointed the new manager of the national team for the current Indian tour, as Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge refused to ratify the appointment of former Test captain...                    

comments

                   
bbc.co.uk: Minister Gamini Lokuge bbc.co.uk

Appointing Arjuna to SLC 'mistake'

bbc.co.uk     22-Jul-2008   1 related          

Lokuge insists Thilakratne will not be allowed to be the manager while being a politician Sri Lanka’s sports minister says appointing Arjuna Ranatunga as the head of Sri Lanka Cricket was ‘a serious mistake’. Minister Gamini...                    

comments

                   

Ceasefire akin to giving ‘oxygen’ to LTTE: Sri Lanka

hindu.com     22-Jul-2008   26 related          

COLOMBO: Hours after the LTTE announced its decision to observe a unilateral ceasefire from July 26 to August 4, to coincide with the SAARC Summit scheduled here on August 2 and 3, Sri Lanka’s government rejected the offer,...                    

comments

1 2 3 4 5 next »