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The police investigating covert LTTE operations in the city and its suburbs have arrested two Customs officers for their alleged involvement with LTTE intelligence chief Shanmugalingam Sivashankar alias Pottu Amman.
Acting on information elicited from an LTTE operative, the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) took them into custody. Government sources told The Island last night that the suspects [...]

Sri Lanka President Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant today adding another 100 mega watts of power to the national grid. The first phase of the project added 200 mega watts of power to the national grid. The combined capacity of the facility will now provide 300 mw of electricity to the national grid. The Kerawalapitiya Power Plant [...]

The Supreme Court today refused the to release of Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka following the Fundamental Rights petition filed by him, however added that immediate access should be allowed for immediate family members and lawyers to meet him.

Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka will contest the upcoming General Election from Colombo District under the Democratic National Alliance(DNA), former JVP MP Vijitha Herath told reporters today. He added that Fonseka will be the leader of the DNA.

The European Union today decided to withdraw the preferential tariff benefits given to Sri Lanka under the Generalized System of Preferences plus (GSP+) following an investigation by the European Commission that says the country fell short in implementing three UN human rights conventions relevant for benefits under the scheme.
However, the EU says the suspension of [...]

The election monitoring group Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has requested Sri Lanka’s Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake for carbon copies of the result sheets issued at each counting centers of the presidential election held on January 26th.
CaFFE said they have made three requests so far for the copies of election results but have [...]

The protest organized by the opposition against the detention of Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka at Hulftsdorp has come under the attack of thugs sponsored by a Provincial council member attached to the Government, JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti told Ada Derana.
Hadunnetti added that thugs were pelting stones at their peaceful protest while the police looked on.
When [...]

Sri Lanka President’s son, Namal Rajapaksa, has been interviewed today by the nomination boards of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) which are conducting interviews the select party candidates contesting the general election this year, party sources said.
According to the sources Namal Rajapaksa has submitted his application papers to the nomination board to contest [...]

General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka has been taken into custody by the Military Police, says Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) Director General Lakshman Hulugalle.
Mr. Hulugalle said that General Fonseka was arrested for discussing with certain sections of the Opposition, conspiring to topple the government and also for creating divisions within the Sri Lanka Army while [...]

The Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has arrived in Moscow for a three-day visit. It is his first trip abroad since his re-election as president 10 days ago by a decisive margin.
He is due to meet his counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev, and sign agreements including a loan for the purchase and repair of Russian military equipment.
Sri [...]