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The inauguration of a newly reconstructed school building at Vakarai in eastern Sri Lanka today (22 September) funded by the European Union is ushering in a new era of hope to the many students in the area. The reconstruction of…

Colombo - 22 September 2009 - The students of Vakarai Maha Vidyalayam are ushering in a new era of hope today with the inauguration of their newly reconstructed school building in Vakarai, 62 kilometers from Batticaloa, on the eastern…

Sri Lanka must be the only country in the world that conducted a public examination, the 'O' Levels, having provided teaching for this in preceding months even in the midst of conflict, and parents made sure that many children…

The International Organisation for Migration donated de-mining equipment yesterday (15 September). Its handing over to Chief of the "Uthuru Wasanthaya" Task Force and Senior Presidential Advisor and Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa took place at the Presidential Secretariat. Speaking at the event, Mr.…

Mr President, At the outset, let me congratulate you on your election as the President of this Council and permit me to extend to you the felicitations of the Sri Lankan delegation and to assure you of our continued cooperation…

Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition Nimal Siripala de Silva told the 62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for South East Asia in Kathmandu that many countries including India, Germany, Italy and USA and several organizations supported Sri Lanka…

The government under the Tsunami hit schools rebuilding project has invested Rs.300 million to reconstruct and modernise the Vakarai Maha Vidyala, Batticaloa in the East. Education Minister, Susil Premjayantha said that this school was the worst hit by tsunami tidal…

I. Situation Overview & highlights - On 31 August, the Colombo High Court sentenced journalist J. S. Tissainayagam to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for writing and publishing articles critical of the Sri Lankan Government's treatment of Tamils affected by the…

Bishop John Rawsthorne of Sheffield and Bishop John Arnold of Westminster call for Tamils displaced by civil war to be allowed to return home after visiting camps in Sri Lanka Two English Catholic bishops have recently returned from Sri Lanka…

Thirty five villages in the Vavuniya district are being developed under the "Uthuru Wasanthaya" to help 180-days accelerated program launched by the government to resettle the Tamil civilians. Under the development project it will improve the pre-identified infrastructure of these…