Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a USD 100 million loan agreement recently to launch the Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project.

Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is to implement a massive development program for Jaffna under the Northern Spring program.

Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has lifted all restrictions that had been imposed on public travel on the A-9 Kandy-Jaffna main highway and allowed the public to freely travel to and from Jaffna.

Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe hopes to be the Executive Prime Minister in the event of General Sarath Fonseka's election to the top post in the country.

Dec 20, Colombo: The Joint Election Committee of common opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka has decided to appoint alleged LTTE financier Tiran Alles as their campaign manager for the upcoming presidential election.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has requested the Election Commissioner to strictly implement the election laws in the run up to the presidential elections in January.

Dec 19, Colombo: A group of Tamil refugees granted asylum status by the UNHCR after a two-month standoff in a boat off the coast of Indonesia is leaving for Canada.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews will be heading home and miss the rest of the one-day series in India due to injury.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lankan Army troops conducting search and clear operations in the northern region recovered a large haul of claymore mines yesterday (18), the military said.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has taken legal action against two articles published in the Sunday Leader newspaper recently.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said his government has an effective plan to develop the country and requested the public to set aside all political differences and support him to lead the country to a brighter future.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today paid his last respects to the eminent surgeon Late Dr. P. R. Anthonis at his residence in Colombo.

Dec 19, Colombo: The Information Technology exam for the GCE advanced level 1st year students will be held tomorrow island-wide as informed earlier, Commissioner of Examinations Anura Edirisinghe said.

Dec 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Trade, Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardena said the government has further reduced the tax by one percent on rice, sugar and wheat effective midnight Friday (18).

Dec 18, Kandy: The main opposition candidate retired General Sarath Fonseka commenced his inaugural campaign rally in the sacred city of Kandy today.

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