Articles in the News Category

Oil drilling in 2011
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 30 July 2010
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Cairn Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd a subsidiary of Cairn

Final report on election related violence and malpractices: Presidential Election 2010
By Centre for Monitoring Election Violence
Posted in News on 26 July 2010
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Download the final report on election related violence and malpractices during the Presidential Election 2010 in English here (Warning: PDF size ~120Mb). To view the complete report online, click here or see below. Sinhala and Tamil versions of the report will be available soon. …

Nominations open for e-Swabhimani 2010
By ICTA
Posted in News on 26 July 2010
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Nominations are open for e-Swabhimani 2010 aimed at recognizing excellence in digital content creation. The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has invited nominations from individuals and organisations that have developed creative content and practices using ICT making the benefits of

‘Updated databases make lives simple’
By ICTA
Posted in News on 16 July 2010
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Properly maintained databases make people’s lives simple, comfortable and enjoyable said Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga He was speaking at the National Conference ICT Policy for Government held at the Ceylon Continental Hotel in Colombo last Saturday…

Systematic programme put in place for implementing ICT policy for Government
By ICTA
Posted in News on 9 July 2010
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Presidential secretary Lalith Weeratunga says

ICTA promotes quality software : supports NBQSA competition as national partner
By ICTA
Posted in News on 7 July 2010
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka

Concerted effort can take us to “Mahinda Chintana – Vision for the Future” targets: D. …
By ICTA
Posted in News on 7 July 2010
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka

UN paves way for Australia to send Lankan asylum seekers home
By Ada Derana
Posted in News on 6 July 2010
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New advice from the United Nations paves the way for Aussie PM Julia Gillard to start sending Sri Lankan asylum seekers home. It says the security situation in Sri

Rapp meets Tamil group
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 2 July 2010
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Tamils groups from the US and Britain have met with the US Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp, and his staff at the Washington offices of the State Department…

Uva province will be developed making best use of ICT: Chief Minister Shashendra Rajapaksa
By ICTA
Posted in News on 1 July 2010
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Chief Minister Shashendra Rajapaksa says that ICT will be used to the maximum for developing the Uva Province properly. Inaugurating

601st Nenasala opens in Badulla
By ICTA
Posted in News on 21 June 2010
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The 601st Nenasala under the programme of setting up 1000 Nenasala telecentres or

ICT savvy Government officers greatly help better public service:Public Management Reforms Min. Sec.
By ICTA
Posted in News on 21 June 2010
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Knowledge of ICT among Government Institutional Heads igreatly helps better public service. This was stated by Secretary to Public Management Reforms Ministry Secretary P. B. Abeykoon.

ADB assistance for northern road rehabilitation work
By News.lk
Posted in News on 20 June 2010
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The Asian Development Band (ADB) has approved $154.4 million for the Northern Road Connectivity Project in Sri Lanka to…

UN should not interfere
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 20 June 2010
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Visiting Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi, speaking to reporters in Colombo a short while ago, said that the UN should not interfere in Sri Lanka but only offer advice and…

India briefs K’nidhi on Lanka
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 13 June 2010
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The Indian government’s Home Minister P. Chidambaram met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi this afternoon and briefed him on the recent visit to India by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the…

Mobile phone, a tremendous stimulus to empowering people: Minister Tissa Vitarana
By ICTA
Posted in News on 11 June 2010
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By Mario Fernandopulle Mobile phones can be…

Major step towards making Sri Lanka become knowledge hub
By ICTA
Posted in News on 9 June 2010
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Ringing out Mahinda Chintana “Vision for…

Gota says Fonseka a traitor
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 7 June 2010
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Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in an interview on the BBC Hard Talk segment, termed former

MR, TNA discuss reforms
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 7 June 2010
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa met members of the Tamil National Alliance late this evening to discuss a political solution to the Tamil issue including constitutional reforms. The meeting comes on

Child kidnapper sent to Angoda
By Daily Mirror
Posted in News on 7 June 2010
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The Colombo Additional Magistrate today ordered the suspect who kidnapped two and half year old