US contemplated sanctions against Sri Lanka: WikiLeaks - Hindustan Times

Barely 10 days before the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009, the US had contemplated imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka if Colombo went ahead with its plans of procuring arms from North Korea and Iran. A new set of confidential cables leaked by Wikileaks said intelligence reports revealed that

a Lankan company was planning to buy Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers and multiple rocket launchers from a North Korean weapons firm.

Sri Lanka Government to further regulate insurance industry - Asian Tribune

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa presided, when the Sri Lanka Parliament met at 1pm yesterday. Starting the day’s program, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Vanni District member Muthali Bawa Farooq was sworn in as a Member of Parliament to fill in the vacant seat created by the death of former MP Noordeen Mashoor.

Camels, ostriches to fill Sri Lanka food gaps - ABC Online

A new initiative in Sri Lanka could see the introduction of camels and ostriches to the country in a bid to curb food shortages.

Ban on mini-skirts was a lie

The Government categorically denied media rumours of a proposed ban on miniskirts or dress codes for Sri Lankans visiting religious or cultural sites in the country.

Nautica arrives with tourists

The ship ‘Nautica’ belonging to Oceania Cruises, an American shipping company, arrived in Colombo with a complement of 628 tourists from US, England, New Zealand, Switzerland and Australia.

US threatens SL-Wikileaks - Special Statement

The United States had threatened Sri Lanka in 2009 with costly sanctions if weapons deals were carried out with both Iran and North Korea during the final stage of the war, a secret US cable revealed.

Select the best cricket team –MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed the Sri Lankan Cricket authorities to select the best players for the forthcoming Cricket Word Cup 2011, the President’s House said.

Ranil should step down-Fmr. MPs

A group of former UNP Parliamentarians are schedule to hand over a letter to UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting him to resign from the Party Leadership while also expressing support to Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa for the UNP leadership post.