(Colombo Lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his May Day message extended his warm and comradely good wishes to the working people of Sri Lanka who celebrate International Workers Day together with all other working people worldwide.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) The  revised Asian Development Bank (ADB) report forecast Sri Lanka will record second highest Economic growth in Asia this year.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) May the Traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year that has dawned be one that brings peace, joy and prosperity to all, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in his New Year Message.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 8.3 percent last year, the fastest expansion since independence from Britain in 1948, the census and statistics department said.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Udeshika Hettiarachchi from Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo obtained  the best results at the GCE(OL) Examination 2011. She was  followed by Anusha Perera  from Science College, Matale into second place, the Examination Department announced.

The third slot went to Bharatha Madusanka from Dharmaraja College, Kandy with Dilmi Samudhika from Pinnawela College occupying the fourth place.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) A top national forum, participated by experts from such international entities as UNCTAD and the Commonwealth Secretariat, will be in session in Colombo today.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) The results of the GCE (Ordinary Level) Examination held in December 2011 are released, Examination Department sources said.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath)President Mahinda Rajapaksa said protection of human rights is not alien to Sri Lankans and inspired by Buddhist teachings Lankans have a tradition of protecting and safeguarding human rights for more than 2,500 years. He emphasized that no foreign intervention will be allowed and no one can meddle in the internal affairs of the country.