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Relatives of Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Dharmendran Rajaratnam appealed on Sunday to his captors in Iraq to free him, saying he had been forced to work there by his Kuwaiti employer.Relatives of Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Dharmendran Rajaratnam appealed on Sunday to his captors in Iraq to free him, saying he had been […]

Canada’s mission in Sri Lanka is to re-open, a week after an anthrax scare sparked a diplomatic crisis which deepened Friday after Buddhist monks described how they were forced to strip.Canada’s mission in Sri Lanka is to re-open, a week after an anthrax scare sparked a diplomatic crisis which deepened Friday after Buddhist monks described […]

Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will remain in office until December 2006, a year longer than many had believed based on her swearing in for a six-year term in December 1999.Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will remain in office until December 2006, a year longer than many had believed based on her swearing in for […]

The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a Kuwaiti company, Al-Jazeera television said Thursday, showing footage of the pair The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a […]

Sri Lanka has asked its diplomatic mission in Lebanon to obtain more details about a report that the Islamic Army in Iraq has taken one of its nationals hostage, a foreign ministry official said Friday.Sri Lanka has asked its diplomatic mission in Lebanon to obtain more details about a report that the Islamic Army in […]

A Swiss man was killed by a grenade thrown into his bathroom by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating violence in eastern Sri Lanka, police and military officials said Tuesday A Swiss man was killed by a grenade thrown into his bathroom by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating violence in eastern Sri Lanka, police […]

With the Speaker finally certifying the new amnesty law, the Inland Revenue is getting ready to call for another round of pardons to tax defaulters.With the Speaker finally certifying the new amnesty law, the Inland Revenue is getting ready to call for another round of pardons to tax defaulters. “The Act has been certified so […]

Sri Lanka’s top civil servant in charge of the economy apologized to the media after they were thrown out of a donor meeting earlier in the week at the behest of a top lending agency.Sri Lanka’s top civil servant in charge of the economy apologized to the media after they were thrown out of a […]

Sri Lanka Customs Officers Union says a reward is on offer for assistance in the apprehension of the gunmen who attempted to shoot Senior Superintendent Athula Lankadeva.Sri Lanka Customs Officers Union says a reward is on offer for assistance in the apprehension of the gunmen who attempted to shoot Senior Superintendent Athula Lankadeva. Mr. Lankadeva […]

The government will present a new poverty reduction strategy based on accelerating rural growth and export oriented market strategies to donors by the end of the year.The government will present a new poverty reduction strategy based on accelerating rural growth and export oriented market strategies to donors by the end of the year. The Finance […]

Royal Ceramics (RCL) share will be suspended for trading over three day to allow the company to push through a share capital restructuring proposal.Royal Ceramics (RCL) share will be suspended for trading over three day to allow the company to push through a share capital restructuring proposal. Shareholders on Tuesday approved the proposal to subdivide […]

Government expenditure is estimated to go up to Rs.438 bn in 2005, from Rs. 353 bn this year, Finance Minister, Dr.Sarath Amunugama told parliament.Government expenditure is estimated to go up to Rs. 438 bn in 2005, from Rs. 353 bn this year, Finance Minister, Dr. Sarath Amunugama told parliament. Presenting government finances for next year […]