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[March 22 2011]
 British Columbia’s highest court has rejected the Crown’s bid to overturn a six-month sentence given to a Vaughan man convicted of terrorist fund-raising. Prapaharan “Prapa” Thambithurai, 47, of Maple, was convicted and sentenced in B.C. in May for providing financial services, knowing they would benefit terrorist group known as the Tamil Tigers.
[March 21 2011]
 Chairman National selectors Aravinda de Silva believe that Sri Lanka will face their real challenge when they confront England in their ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup quarter final match on March 26 at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
[March 21 2011]
 SANAA, Yemen – Three Yemeni army commanders, including a top general, defected today to the opposition calling for an end to President Ali Abdullah Salehs rule, as army tanks and armored vehicles deployed in support of thousands protesting in the capital. With the defection,
[March 21 2011]
 Sri Lanka Police conducted a ceremonial function today to mark the 147th Police Heroes Day in Colombo. The Police Heroes Day celebrations was held in front of the Commemorative Monument at the Field Force Headquarters under the patronage of IGP Mahinda Balasooriya.
[March 21 2011]
 Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo says the international community shouldnt interfere in Sri Lankas domestic issues. Addressing a gathering in Kegalle over the weekend, Dr. Malcolm Ranjith said that foreign interference would only cause problems.
[March 21 2011]
 A 28-year-old Swedish girl has been reported missing during a trip to Sri Lanka, leaving only a Facebook social community network message to say that she had been robbed and beaten. Marie Jonsson Sillén from Vargarda in Vastergotland in central Sweden went missing in early March while on a holiday to the island of Sri Lanka. She was due to return to Sweden last Monday.
[March 21 2011]
 President Mahinda Rajapaksa will declare open Sri Lanka’s first coal power plant – Lakvijaya, at Norochcholai, in the Puttalam District at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow.
[March 21 2011]
 Indian Railways would launch a special Buddhist train, "Damba Diwa Vandana," later this year from Chennai to cater to Sri Lankan pilgrims, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha said in Kandy. A large number of Buddhist pilgrims from Sri Lanka visited India and the train would be a cheaper mode of transportation for them.
[March 21 2011]
 The Ministry of Resettlement has allocated Rs. 250 million to promote the living standards of the people in the North and East. The Ministry expects to uplift the living standards of the people from this money and as well as to start small scale constructions in the area.
[March 21 2011]
 The average income of Sri Lankans has increased by 38.7% during the 2009/2010 compared to the income received in 2006/2007.
[March 21 2011]
 INDIAN WELLS, California (AFP) – Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic won the ATP Indian Wells title, rallying to beat world No. 1 Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and improve his record this season to 18-0. Djokovic, who took over the No. 2 world ranking by beating Roger Federer in the semi-finals, on Sunday avenged a loss to Nadal in the 2007 Indian Wells final.
[March 21 2011]
 The Fisheries Ministry intends to increase the to 21.9 Kg by year 2013. The ministry has already directed the fisheries industry for sustainable maintenance through proper management by using modern technology in compliance with international marine laws and conventions.
[March 21 2011]
A Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Program for South and Southeast Asia (RFLP) has set out to strengthen capacity among participating small-scale fishing communities and their supporting institutions in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
[March 21 2011]
 Out of the 14 teams which competed in the first round of the ICC World Cup, Sri Lanka has registered the best net run rate of plus 2.582. Kumar Sangakkara and his men collected nine points with four wins, one loss and one no result to secure the second place in Group ‘A’ behind Pakistan which has ten points.
[March 20 2011]
 Sri Lanka will meet England in the fourth quarter final of the ICC World Cup tournament to be played at the Premadasa Stadium on Saturday (March 26). The final quarter final line up was announced after India convincingly beat the West Indies in their last qualifying round match played in Chennai today.
[March 20 2011]
 TRIPOLI, Libya – A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed a "long war" after the U.S. and European militaries blasted his forces with airstrikes and over 100 cruise missiles early Sunday, hitting air defenses and at least two major air bases and shaking the Libyan capital with explosions and anti-aircraft fire.
[March 20 2011]
 England is likely to be Sri Lanka’s opponent at the ICC World Cup quarter finals as India is in command against the West Indies in their last qualifying round match now being played in Chennai.
[March 20 2011]
 Elections to the local government bodies which did not have polls last Thursday, will have to do so before mid June. Elections Department sources today said that all postponed local government elections will be held by the end of May or the beginning of June.
[March 20 2011]
 Today is the 69th birth anniversary of former Minister and ex-Sri Lanka Cricket Presient Gamini Dissanayake. A ceremony organized to mark the 69th birth anniversary of the late Minister and cricket promoter was held at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo today before a distinguish gathering.
[March 20 2011]
 The Central Environmental Authority and the Disaster Management Centre has initiated action plan to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment(SEA) for the Northern Province.
[March 20 2011]
 FUKUSHIMA, Japan – An unexpected spike in pressure inside a troubled reactor set back efforts to bring Japans overheating, leaking nuclear complex under control Sunday as concerns grew that so far minor contamination of food and water is spreading.
[March 20 2011]
 The Environment Ministry has launched a Green Circle Project to develop wetlands while conserving local natural resources and providing essential public outdoor recreation space to promote sustainable tourism industry in Sri Lanka.
[March 20 2011]
 TRIPOLI (Reuters) – European and U.S. forces unleashed warplanes and cruise missiles against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafis forces in the biggest Western military intervention in the Arab world since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Libyan state television said 48 people had been killed and 150 wounded in the Western air strikes.
[March 19 2011]
 The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has develop an environmental resource information data base for each district as environmental profile by using its expertise knowledge on remote sensing and spatial data bases.
[March 19 2011]
 Over 10,000 local and 3,000 Indian pilgrims are expected at the main feast of the St. Anthony's Church religious festival in Kachchativu Island.
[March 19 2011]
Police have taken into custody a father who is alleged to have raped his 16 year old daughter in a fishing village at Thammannawe in the Hambantota.
[March 19 2011]
 The government plans to allocate more funds to a campaign to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016. The funds will be used to train duty bearers, raise awareness and promote behavioural change amongst communities vulnerable to the worst forms of child labour.
[March 19 2011]
 Sri Lanka is to sign a memorandum of understanding with the one of the busiest ports in world, Ningbo of China. Minister of Ports Rohitha Abeygunawardae said that one of the priorities of this agreement would be to obtain technological know how to Sri Lanka and also to share the success of the Chinese Prot.
[March 19 2011]
 President Mahinda Rajapaksa, expressing his condolence to the earth quake, tsunami and nuclear blast victims in Japan, has signed a book of condolence at the Japanese Embassy a short while ago.
[March 19 2011]
 Deputy Inspector General of Police Gamini Nawaratne said that Sri Lanka police have completely banned holding of any type of victory celebration rallies, motorcades or any other meetings following Thursday's local government elections.
[March 19 2011]
 Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board have ordered the deportation of a second Sri Lankan Tamil migrant who entered Vancouver last August aboard the MV Sun Sea for having been member of the LTTE terrorists.
[March 19 2011]
 The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has recorded a victory by securing 205 out of 234 local bodies at the Local Government polls 2011.
[March 19 2011]
 The Japanese Embassy will open a Condolence Book for the public today (Friday) to convey their condolences to the disaster-hit people in Japan.
[March 19 2011]
 The JVP, which lost its stronghold of the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha, has only secured three percent of the total votes at the LG polls 2011, according to the results released so far.
[March 19 2011]
Obtaining over 55 percent of the votes (2,141,771), the UPFA has won 128 local bodies at the LG polls 2011. According to the Election Secretariat, the results of 150 LG bodies have been released so far.
[March 19 2011]
 The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) has won the Mannar Urban Council and Pradeshiya Sabha, Vavuniya Pradeshiya Sabha, Manthai East Pradeshiya Sabha, Trincomalee Urban Council and Naveenthanveli Pradeshiya Sabha at the LG polls 2011.
[March 18 2011]
 The United People’s Freedom Alliance takes a convincing lead in the Local Government elections held on Thursday. The UPFA takes lead in most counting centres at regional level.
[March 18 2011]
 New Zealand have rested their skipper Daniel Vettori and fast bowler Kyle Mills for theor ICC World Cup tournament group ‘A’ league round match against Sri Lanka to be played in Mumbai today (18). Friday’s game is an important match for New Zealand as a positive result will guarantee them a top two finish in Group ‘A’.
[March 17 2011]
 Mills but he cannot be part of the playing unit unless the injured Mills isruled out of the tournament and his replacement is agreed to by the International Cricket Council.
[March 17 2011]
 The United People’s Freedom Alliance had a confortable win in the first result issued in the Local Government elections held on Thursday. In the first polls result issued a shortwhile ago the UPFA polled 7,246 (63.54%) votes to secure seven out of 10 seats at Weligama Pradeshiya Saba in Matara District.
[March 17 2011]
 The second Sri Lankan airlines flight will fly to Japan tomorrow to get down the standard Sri Lankans due to tsunami and earthquakes there. The first Sri Lankan airlines flight with Lankans from disaster struck Japan arrived at BIA at midnight today.
[March 17 2011]
 Around 50 per cent of 9,444,455 registered voters voted at 7,396 polling booths to elect 3,036 members from among 29,108 candidates for 234 LG at Thursday’s elections.
[March 17 2011]
 MANAMA, Bahrain – Bahrains Sunni monarchy detained at least seven prominent opposition activists Thursday, and Iran recalled its ambassador to protest the Gulf troops backing the government against the Shiite protests that forced martial law-style rule in the island nation.
[March 17 2011]
 Former champions Sri Lanka will be hoping to consolidate their position when they take on New Zealand in their ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup final Group ‘A’ fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
[March 17 2011]
 Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara is 49 runs short of reaching 9,000 One Day International runs while Mahela Jayawardena needs 16 runs to become the third batsman to score 9,000 runs in One Day Internationals.
[March 17 2011]
 Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara warned his teammates to prepare for a do or die battle during the vital knock out stages of the 14 nation ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup tournament.
[March 17 2011]
 The Sri Lankan and New Zealand cricketers apart from their tough task on the field are up against the rising temperature as they battle to survive under hot and humid conditions which is presently experiencing in the city of Mumbai.
[March 17 2011]
 The government’s reconstruction and reconciliation process is in full swing while an unprecedented effort is under way to revive the country’s economy after ending the 27 years of terror, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York Dr. Palitha Kohona said.
[March 17 2011]
 A Sri Lankan national, suspected to having links with terrorist outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), was arrested from his hideout in neighbouring Navi Mumbai by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
[March 17 2011]
 Local Government polls to elect 3,022 members for 234 Local Government institutes commenced in 7,396 polling centres Island wide. The Police said tough security measures have been taken to prevent any election malpractice or violations at the today’s polls which began at 7 am.
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