12/13/2010
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BBC
A Tamil minister in the Sri Lankan cabinet denies reports that the Tamil version of the national anthem has been abolished.
12/12/2010
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NDTV
Colombo: In a move likely to further alienate the ethnic Tamils in the country, Sri Lanka has scrapped the Tamil version of its national anthem at official and state functions. Now the national anthem can only be rendered in the majority Sinhala language at official functions.
12/12/2010
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Hindustan Times
The Sri Lankan cabinet has mandated the Sinhala version of the national anthem instead of a Tamil version used in some parts of the country, a media report said. The move will mean that the Tamil version of the anthem will no longer be played at any official or state functions, the Sunday Times reported. The decision was taken on Wednesday.
08/31/2010
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Express Buzz
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan cabinet on Monday approved the constitutional changes that President Mahinda Rajapaksa wanted to bring about.
08/30/2010
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AFP
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's cabinet on Monday backed changing the constitution to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office for a third term, opening the way for a vote in parliament.
07/15/2010
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All-India Radio
A special meeting of the Sri Lankan cabinet chaired by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa held at Kilinochchi town in the northern province yesterday approved a proposal for an emergency loan of 150 million US dollars from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for re-construction of the damaged power and water infrastructure in the northern and eastern provinces.
07/14/2010
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BBC
The Sri Lankan cabinet has held a special meeting in Kilinochchi, the former capital of the defeated Tamil Tigers in the far north of the island.
07/14/2010
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The National (UAE)
COLOMBO // Sri Lanka’s cabinet met yesterday in a town formerly held by Tamil rebels during the country’s 30-year civil war in the latest effort to try to heal the wounds left by the bloody conflict.
06/24/2010
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ColomboPage
Jun 24, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government today (24) announced its decision to hold a Cabinet meeting on July 14 in Kilinochchi of the once rebel-controlled North.
Minister Maithripala Sirisena told the media a short while ago that the Cabinet will meet with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the chair on July 14 in the former LTTE stronghold.
The government has also decided to hold Cabinet meetings in every district in future, he remarked.
The Cabinet usually meets once a week at the Temple Trees in Colombo.
06/24/2010
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ColomboPage
Jun 24, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government today (24) announced its decision to hold a Cabinet meeting on July 14 in Kilinochchi of the once rebel-controlled North.
Minister Maithripala Sirisena told the media a short while ago that the Cabinet will meet with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the chair on July 14 in the former LTTE stronghold.
The government has also decided to hold Cabinet meetings in every district in future, he remarked.
The Cabinet usually meets once a week at the Temple Trees in Colombo.