Dec 21, Colombo: The Indian government has decided to extend a USD 425 million credit line to Sri Lanka to develop its war-damaged rail tracks in the northern region.

Dec 21, Colombo: A network monitoring polls in Sri Lanka accuses the state media of openly conducting propaganda for the government's candidate at the upcoming presidential election.

Dec 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Election Commissioner said already 20,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Menik Farm welfare village have applied for voting at the upcoming presidential election.

Dec 21, Colombo: The main opposition candidate for presidency, General Sarath Fonseka met with the members of Tamil National Alliance in a bid to garner the party's support for the upcoming presidential elections next month.

Dec 21, Colombo: President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa hosted a Christmas celebration this evening at the Temple Trees with the Archbishop of Colombo Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Ranjith and Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo Most Rev. Dr. Oswald

Dec 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy today escorted MV Princess Christina, the largest ship belong to the vanquished terrorist organization LTTE, to Colombo port.

Dec 21, Colombo: Based on the allegations made by former military chief General Sarath Fonseka against Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary on the deaths of the three senior LTTE leaders the UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, has

Dec 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police urged the organizers of the political parties contesting the presidential elections to prevent poll related violence in the run up to the election in January.

Dec 21, Colombo: The Sabaragamuwa University, suspended its classes to prevent the Influenza A/H1N1 from spreading, is to resume academic activities from today.

Dec 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy under the direction of Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is escorting the largest LTTE ship to the Colombo port.

Dec 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said his government is committed to carry out sustainable development and Sri Lanka is an example to the world in conserving the environment.

Dec 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka stock index reached another record high today at the Colombo bourse in heavy trading as investors looked for bargains ahead of the holidays.

Dec 21, Colombo: Showing lack of interest in the January 26th presidential election Sri Lanka's leader of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremasinghe has offered the key posts of the common opposition presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka's

Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka Election Secretariat is to conduct postal voting for the presidential election on the 12th and 13th of January at designated centers at several state institutions.

Dec 20, Colombo: The Up Country People's Front, a party representing the Indian origin plantation Tamil population in Sri Lanka is to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2010 presidential elections, the party's leader said.

Dec 20, Colombo: Former UNP parliamentarian Ali Zahir Moulana has returned to Sri Lanka after leaving the country in 2004 for facilitating the escape of the then renegade LTTE Eastern Commander Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Colonel Karuna, now a government Minister.

Dec 20, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremoniously opened the sixth flyover in the country at Orugodawatta to the public this morning.

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