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LOTUS TOWER – THE TALLEST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TOWER IN SOUTH ASIA TO COME UP IN SRI LANKA ITN WISHES ITS VIEWERS A HAPPY, PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR SRI LANKA UNVEILS FIRST FLOATING RESTAURANT “NELUM POKUNA” MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA THEATRE – AN ETERNAL MONUMENT. SRI LANKA’S FIRST EXPRESSWAY IS OPEN FOR TRAFFIC
 
LOTUS TOWER – THE TALLEST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TOWER IN SOUTH ASIA TO COME UP IN SRI LANKA

LOTUS TOWER – THE TALLEST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TOWER IN SOUTH ASIA TO COME UP IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka will have the tallest multi-functional Tower in South Asia. Its construction is to begin on the 20th of this month. The proposed tower with an entertainment centre will be constructed at the Beira Lake water front in Colombo. Its total height will be 350 meters. Sri Lanka Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is planning the [...]

ITN WISHES ITS VIEWERS A HAPPY, PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

ITN WISHES ITS VIEWERS A HAPPY, PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

SRI LANKA UNVEILS FIRST FLOATING RESTAURANT

Sri Lanka launches the first Floating Restaurant. It will be an impetus for the promotion of the tourism industry. The opening of the Floating Restaurant at Beira Lake in Colombo took place under the patronage of President Rajapaksa. The Restaurant has been launched under the sponsorship of Cinnamon Lake Hotel. It has been named as [...]

“NELUM POKUNA” MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA THEATRE – AN ETERNAL MONUMENT.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has vested the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Performing Arts Theatre in the public. It was opened on the 15th of December 2011. It highlights a gesture of great generosity by the Chinese Government, whose construction spanned only several years.

SRI LANKA’S FIRST EXPRESSWAY IS OPEN FOR TRAFFIC

Unfolding a new chapter in the transportation history of the country,Sri Lanka’s first Expressway is now open for traffic. The nation’s dream of moving around on an Expressway is now a reality after several years. It was not by chance that the Expressway from Colombo to the South was built. The State leaders decided to [...]

ITN News 2012-01-27 9.30PM

ITN News 2012-01-27 9.30PM

27 January 2012

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27 January 2012

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27 January 2012

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TEACHING TAMIL AND SINHALA WOULD HAVE BEEN A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS IF HIS PROPOSAL WAS IMPLEMENTED – PRESIDENT

TEACHING TAMIL AND SINHALA WOULD HAVE BEEN A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS IF HIS PROPOSAL WAS IMPLEMENTED – PRESIDENT

27 January 2012

President Rajapaksa has emphasized that solutions would have been found to many problems today if the Sinhalese were taught Tamil and vice versa according to what he said in 1971. The President made this reference at a function in Moneragala. It was organized to hand over 10,000 Ranbima land deeds consolidating the Uva Wellassa fraternity [...]

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BUTTALA GETS A NEW MARKET COMPLEX AND BUS STAND

BUTTALA GETS A NEW MARKET COMPLEX AND BUS STAND

27 January 2012

The President has declared open the new market complex and bus stand at Buttala. The opening of the newly built market complex and the bus stand in the Buttala town was opened by President Rajapaksa this morning. The expenditure incurred was 78 million rupees. The construction was carried out under the supervision of the Uva [...]

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OMAN AND INDONESIAN DELEGATIONS MEET THE PRESIDENT

OMAN AND INDONESIAN DELEGATIONS MEET THE PRESIDENT

27 January 2012

Delegations from Oman and Indonesia have called on President Rajapaksa. Oil and Gas Minister of Oman Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Rumhi who is on a visit to Sri Lanka met President Rajapaksa yesterday. The meeting was held at Temple Trees. Their talks dealt on development cooperation between the two countries. Minister Susil Premajayantha was present. [...]

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PRISON OFFICIALS SUSPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE MAGAZINE PRISON FURORE

PRISON OFFICIALS SUSPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE MAGAZINE PRISON FURORE

27 January 2012

Minister Chandrasiri Gajagheera has said that there are doubts whether Prison Officials had supported the riots at the Magazine Prisons. He revealed that every Prison Superintendent would be transferred once in every three years. Minister Chandrasiri Gajadheera chaired a news conference this afternoon to clarify the chaotic situation which arose at the Magazine Prisons recently. [...]

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PRIVATE BUSES NOW PLY ON EXPRESSWAY

PRIVATE BUSES NOW PLY ON EXPRESSWAY

27 January 2012

Private buses are now plying on the Southern Expressway. The launch of the private bus service on the Expressway took place today. Minister C.B. Ratnayake joined in the launching ceremony held at the entrance to the Expressway at Kottawa. The Minister said they had to enter new technology. There is a set of regulations for [...]

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IRAN PLEDGES MAXIMUM SUPPORT TO SRI LANKA

IRAN PLEDGES MAXIMUM SUPPORT TO SRI LANKA

27 January 2012

Iran has assured maximum support to Sri Lanka to achieve the country’s development targets. Iran’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, M.N. Hasani Por gave this assurance when he met Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka at the Ministry of Power and Energy. The meeting was organized to discuss future development activities in the power sector and Iranian aid. [...]

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PRESS FREEDOM IN US DROPS TO 47TH PLACE

PRESS FREEDOM IN US DROPS TO 47TH PLACE

27 January 2012

The United States has fallen to the 47th place in press freedom rankings last year. This has been revealed in the Annual Report into press freedom. The Annual Report released by Reporters Without Borders indicates that the United States has fallen 27 points on the list. It attributed this to the arrests of many journalists [...]

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EARNINGS FROM TOURISM TO REACH ONE BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR

EARNINGS FROM TOURISM TO REACH ONE BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR

27 January 2012

The Government is optimistic of earning one billion US Dollars from the tourism industry. Sri Lanka is ranked one of the most suitable countries in the world to tour. Daily earnings from the tourism industry are on the rise as Sri Lanka has already become a paradise for the tourists. The industry has generated many [...]

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UNP LEADER ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING MEDIA

UNP LEADER ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING MEDIA

27 January 2012

UNP Southern Provincial Councillor Maithri Gunaratne has said that usually the government in power suppresses the media. However, he pointed out that instead their Party Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe was today engaged in controlling the media. Mr. Gunaratne said that whatever Government was in power action was always been taken to curb the media. But he [...]

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SPORTS DEVELOPED IN ANURADHAPURA IN PARALLEL TO DEYATA KIRULA

SPORTS DEVELOPED IN ANURADHAPURA IN PARALLEL TO DEYATA KIRULA

27 January 2012

A significant programme has been mooted for the development of sports in the Anuradhapura District which is awakening due to Deyata Kirula. Upgrading of sports skills and talents in villages which were hitherto limited to urban areas is part of President Rajapaksa’s Mahinda Chinthana policy. Accordingly the Government had initiated action to provide the facilities [...]

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OMAN PREPARED TO HELP SRI LANKA IN OIL AND GAS NEEDS

27 January 2012

Oman has assured Sri Lanka that it was prepared to help Sri Lanka on any occasion with regard to her oil and gas needs.   Mohamad Bin Hamad Al-Rumhi, the Oil and Gas Minister of Oman gave this assurance to Sri Lanka when he met Minister Susil Premajayantha during his official tour of the island. [...]

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