 | More Articles | | | NHRI s to promote and protect human rights Daily News Online 2004-11-18 23:01:08 Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the British Council is organising the international workshop for National Human Rights Institutions of the Commonwealth.The workshop is being organised under the Commonwealth National Human Rights Commissions Project supported by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth .... President hosts Ramazan reception Daily News Online 2004-11-18 23:01:14 Welcoming the guests the President said For several years as Head of State and President of this country I have had the privilege of inviting our Muslim friends and associates together with religious dignitaries here to celebrate this festival.Because my Government is the Government of all the people of this .... Haruhiko Kuroda new ADB President Daily News Online 2004-11-18 23:01:20 Governors.Mr. Kuroda 60 will take over as ADB President from February 1 2005 succeeding Tadao Chinao who announced his resignation in August.Mr. Kuroda is currently Special Advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi s Cabinet and a professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Hitotubashi University Tokyo. .... Japan grants 800 m Yen to Sri Lanka Daily News Online 2004-11-18 00:12:56 This is the second grant offered under this programme to Sri Lanka by the Government of Japan. The purpose of the grant is to contribute promotion of economic development efforts as well as mitigation of the balance of payment difficulties.The proceeds of this grant will be used to import goods as agreed upon .... Pakistan PM here Sunday Daily News Online 2004-11-18 00:12:59 On arrival he will pay a courtesy call on President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the President s House.Thereafter he will meet Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse at Temple Trees.The next day he will participate in an interactive dialogue with a cross section of Sri Lankan Society at the Hotel Hilton. He will leave Sri .... Deshabimani Awards tonight Daily News Online 2004-11-18 00:13:05 tonight. Several posthumous awards will also be presented.The ceremony is organised by Lakhanda Radio to mark its eighth anniversary. The new logo of Lakhanda will also be unveiled.President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will be the chief guest.A recorded program on the ceremony will be aired tomorrow on ITN and .... | | |  | Sports | | | Sri Lankan skipper angry BBC Sports - March 12th 2004 Sri Lankan captain Hashan Tillakaratne pulled no punches as he tore into his side after their 197-run defeat by Australia in Galle.'I totally blame the batting for not saving this Test match,' he commented.'You can survive on this track but we were so casual in our approach and gave it to them on a platter.' | | |
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