Colombo News at allvoices.com

News

Filter by:
All News All News
Contributed News Contributed News

Pranab to visit Sri Lanka

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 4 hours ago | No category

Source: Hindu

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Sri Lanka “as early as possible” to hold talks with Colombo on the issue of Tamils living there. He gave this assurance to an all-party delegation...

3 news stories / 1 blog post / 3 images / 9 videos / 0 voices

Regional Entrepreneurs precede the National Entrepreneur of the year ...

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 5 hours ago | No category

Source: Asian Tribune

Regional Entrepreneur of the Year competition are being held. Entrepreneur of the Year competitions of the Eastern, North Western, North Central, Southern, Central, Uva, and Sabaragamuwa provinces were held. K G Thilak Pushpakumara, Chairman, T M Motors Co (Pvt) Ltd...

2 news stories / 0 blog posts / 1 image / 0 videos / 0 voices

LTTE hideouts smashed:5 rebels killed by Sri Lankan troops.

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

Security forces along the western and southern boundaries of Kilinochchi started pushing further into the rebel-held town yesterday after their march was disrupted by the torrential rains and floods that lashed the area during the last two weeks. Sri Lankan...

4 news stories / 2 blog posts / 25 images / 15 videos / 0 voices

Recognising Sri Lankas’ Strenghts

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 1 day ago | No category

Source: Asian Tribune

Protect Lanka believes that Sri Lanka has entered a critical milestone in the history of its war against terrorism. For the first time, there is a well focused, planned strategy with adequate resources to dilute and eventually eliminate the forces...

2 news stories / 5 blog posts / 12 images / 7 videos / 0 voices

Sri Lanka urged to free reporter

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 1 day ago | No category

Source: BBC South Asia

Human Rights Watch has called on Sri Lanka's government to free prominent Tamil journalist, JS Tissainayagam. Mr Tissainayagam was arrested in March and charged with inciting violence in articles in his magazine, the North Eastern Monthly, which has been shut....

2 news stories / 0 blog posts / 16 images / 2 videos / 0 voices

Russia to finalise nuclear deal with India

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 1 month ago | No category

Source: Sify News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will embark on a one-day visit to India during which the two countries will discuss the nuclear trade and construction of two nuclear reactors at Kudankulam. During his visit starting on Monday, Lavrov will hold...

23 news stories / 30 blog posts / 30 images / 30 videos / 0 voices

Lanka Prez rules out Tiger truce

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 1 month ago | Political News

Source: Asian Age

Tamil Nadu politicians and vowed to continue the military offensive against the Tigers in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi. Mr Rajapakse has informed the Indian government that it is not ready to stop the ongoing offensive to evict Tamil Tigers...

19 news stories / 13 blog posts / 30 images / 30 videos / 0 voices

CIMA initiative for MR to be included in annual reports of listed ...

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 2 days ago | Technology News

Source: Asian Tribune

Sri Lanka recently presented to the Colombo Stock Exchange, a Discussion Paper on the subject of ‘Introducing a Management Review in the Annual Report of Listed Companies’. Sri Lanka submitted a proposal to the CSE/SEC to initiate a project to...

2 news stories / 1 blog post / 0 images / 5 videos / 0 voices

The Illusion of Victory

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 2 days ago | Political News

Posted by BiodunIginla

by Biodun Iginla, News Analyst for BBC News and the Economist. Research by Moira Tamayo in Puerto Rico. The government may finally have “won”, but ethnic conflict cannot be ended on the battlefield alone LITTLE is known for certain about...

8 news stories / 1 blog post / 11 images / 25 videos / 0 voices

Major food convoy to Vanni turns back

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 1 month ago | No category

Source: Asian Tribune

The United Nations says that a major food convoy into the north of the island has been forced to turn back due to fighting. The UN says that it will immediately seek renewed security assurances from the two sides before...

10 news stories / 8 blog posts / 18 images / 27 videos / 0 voices