More Japanese help for Sri Lanka

More Japanese Help for Sri Lanka

The Japanese Government recently extended a loan amounting to 2,298 Yen - 46 billion rupees and grant in aid amounting to three billion rupees for infrastructure development, water supply, waste water management and as additional funding for the Upper Kotamale Hydro Power Project.

The Japanese Embassy in a press release said the provincial/rural development project seeks to rehabilitate 350 kilometres of provincial roads in the Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and 300 km in the Eastern Province.

The Eastern Province water supply scheme in the Ampara District will improve the quality of life of around 52,000 households providing access to safe drinking water. The Kandy city waste water in the heritage city provides the first sewerage system providing toilet facilities to the densely populated low income areas.

The Yen loan scheme will assist the construction of the Upper Kotamale Hydro Power Project expected to generate 150 megawatts of power.

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Hambantota Harbour construction

Hambantota Harbour construction - Sri Lanka

 * First phase complete in August

 *Total cost US $ 360 million

  *First ship to arrive in November:




The first phase of the Hambantota harbour construction will be completed by August this year and it will be followed by the process of filling the harbour with sea water, Ports and Aviation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said.

The phase of the Hambantota harbour construction will cost US $360 million. The Ports and Aviation Ministry has scheduled to bring the first ship into the harbour by November.

The Ministry has planned to export local products including sugar, rubber and milk products by the first ship leaving the Hambantota Port, Minister Rajapaksa added. At first the harbour will be filled with small quantities of water to allow the public to wallow and enjoy in the water as this is an opportunity once in a lifetime. After two months the harbour will be filled with water up to the required water level and the first ship will be navigated in, the Minister said.

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Lanka to host Indian Film Academy Awards

Sri Lanka is to host this year's International Indian Film Academy(IIFA) Awards.

A celebration of Indian cinema, the IIFA Awards is a huge landmark in the Bollywood calendar. Since its inception in 2000 it has been held in a variety of international destinations. Previous hosts include the likes of the United Kingdom, Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore and Thailand.

The IIFA Awards will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium from June 2 to 4. Sri Lanka will be the hub of international attention with IIFA awards drawing many illustrious figures of Bollywood together with prominent business people.


Sri Lanka has been chosen from amongst countries such as South Africa, Abu Dhabi, Australia and Korea to host this prestigious event.


Parallel to the IIFA Awards, an international fashion show and worldwide film premier and a trade and business forum with the participation of over hundred CEOs will be held.


Also to be looked forwards is the Asia Cup, a 20-20 match to be played between Bollywood stars and Asian cricketers.


The event promises a forty percent increase in tourist arrivals.

MASTER BLASTER in Sri Lanka

Master Blaster Sanath Jayasuriya! Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Sanath Jaysuriya, who has played many match-winning innings taking Sri Lanka to greater heights in the field of cricket, is gearing to an equally greater role in politics.

Jayasuriya, still a member of the Sri Lanka national team and currently figuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be contesting at the forthcoming Parliamentary general elections from Matara district under the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

Motivated by Sri Lankas great achievements under the inspiring leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Jayasuriya has come forward to make his contribution and take the "Mahinda Chinthana" vision forward.
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~ CID questions Mrs. Fonseka for 8 hours

The CID had recorded a statement of Anoma Fonseka after questioning her for over 8 hours from suday evening (21) until early morning.


According to a NDA spokesman, Mrs. Fonseka was questioned from 4.00 p.m . to 7.00 p.m. initially. Later, as she had to see her husband Gen. Fonseka who is detained at the Navy Headquarters and give his meals, she had informed the CID she cannot stay any longer for questioning. Incidentally, it is only Mrs. Fonseka who has got the permission to see General Fonseka and to his welfare.

The CID officers who agreed to grant her request had stated that they would return at 9.00 p.m. to resume the interrogation. They have accordingly returned and resumed the interrogation for a further five hours until 2.00 a.m. this morning.
The CID had questioned her and recorded a statement in regard to the funds and monies which were received at the Presidential elections, the equipments which were purchased of them, and as to the sources who provided those funds . The CID had produced documents based on information compiled from the computers, and asked her who are those persons involved and details in that connection.

War has ended, but trust and confidence is still a shambles

Akon Denied Visa To Perform In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka said it would deny a visa to singer Akon, whose planned April concert in the island nation sparked rock-throwing protests by Buddhists offended by one of his videos.

A day earlier, hundreds of people stormed the head offices of the Maharaja Broadcasting and Television (MBC/MTV) Network, a sponsor of Akon's planned April concert. Four employees were injured and windows and parked cars were smashed.

Akon's video for the song "Sexy Bitch" features scantily clad women dancing in front of a statue of the Buddha. Sri Lanka's ethnic majority Sinhalese are primarily Buddhists.

"Taking into consideration the allegations leveled against the singer Akon, the government had decided not to issue him a visa to conduct the concert in Sri Lanka," Anusha Palpita, the government Information Department's director-general, said.

Palpita said that the main allegation against Akon was that he was "defaming Buddhism in his music videos."

Representatives for Akon could not immediately be reached for comment.

Sri Lanka's Buddhist clergy are hugely influential in ordinary life and politics, and in the past hardline Sinhalese nationalists have become violent against those they see as offending Buddhism.

The attack by an estimated 200 people on the pro-opposition network, which runs three TV and four radio stations from its headquarters in central Colombo, came as the campaign for parliamentary polls on April 8 heats up.