Dec 16, Colombo: A United States federal grand jury Tuesday indicted the Sri Lankan born Galleon Group founder billionaire Raj Rajaratnam for his involvement in a 21 million dollar inside trading scheme.

Dec 16, Colombo: The United States Department of State says that it is aware of an ongoing United Nation investigation on allegations of human right violations by the government of Sri Lanka and it fully supports the investigation.

Dec 16, Colombo: British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Dr. Peter Hayes is on a three-day visit to the Uva Province from Monday, December 14th.

Dec 15, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government must ensure that all the Internally Displaced Persons of Sri Lanka can vote at the upcoming presidential elections for a genuine political reconciliation, top British official said today.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's medical doctors and specialist physicians representing all the regions of the country met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (14) at the Temple Trees and pledged their support to the President at the upcoming elections.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa may be battling 20 contestants at the upcoming presidential polls.

Dec 15, Colombo: A parliamentarian from Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance is to contest the presidential polls to be held in January next year.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is taking measures to develop tourism along the Mannar beach in the islands of Karainagar and Velanai in the Jaffna District under the "Northern Spring" program, Governor of the Northern Province, Major General GA

Dec 15, Colombo: The historic Keerimalai Naguleswaram Kovil at Kankasanthurai in Northern Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula will be open for Hindu devotees from today.

Dec 15, Colombo: Following a directive from Sri Lanka's Central Bank all private banks in the country have agreed to reduce the interest rates on the credit cards

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police Department has strengthened the security at the Election Commissioner's Office in Rajagiriya from Monday (14) ahead of the upcoming presidential polls.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is to appoint a committee to probe and clarify the accusations made by the former Army commander General Sarath Fonseka in an interview to the Sunday Leader newspaper against Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

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