(Colombo-lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the May Day rally of the UPFA at Campbell Park announces relied to electricity consumers who carefully used electricity.
He said nothing will be increased to the consumers below 60 units and concessions will be grant  to consumers between 61-180 units.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) Days after the DMK pulled out of the Centre and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa barred Sri Lankan cricketers from playing in Chennai, the Centre has taken a tough stand on politics over Sri Lankan Tamils.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport a short while ago.

The President arrived on board the 'City of Magam Ruhuna' Sri Lanlan airline with First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and other dignitaries and landed at the new airport.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath)Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denied that the Army killed LTTE chief Prabakaran’s 12-year-old son Balachandran.
“Had it happened, I would have known [it]. It is obvious that if somebody [from the armed forces] had done that, I must take responsibility. We completely deny it. It can’t be,” he told The Hindu in an exclusive interview.

(Colombo Lankapuvath)President Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed the IGP,N.K.Illangakoon to release the two Jaffna University students now in custody and being rehabilitated.

This order was made by the President on a request made by the parents of the two students.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Z-score cut off marks for 2011 GCE Advanced Level has been released.

Accordingly, the results could be obtained via www.ugc.ac.lk. Results pertaining to 97 subjects of the old and new syllabuses are included.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the nation from the historic Trincomalee Fort Fredrick precincts pointed out that a country cannot be divided according to communities and it was not practical.