(August 07, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) “The TMVP should understand the importance of other Tamil politicians,” said Douglas Devananda, Secretary General of the EPDP and Minister of the Government in an interview with Sri Lanka Guardian. He shared his opinions freely at his residence in Colombo last week. Here is the full text of the interview.

by Nilantha Ilangamuwa in Colombo

(August 03, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) It is easy for anyone who has met Manel Abeysekera to understand how she rose to become the first woman to join the Foreign Service of Sri Lanka. Erudite, charming, hospitable and articulate, she seems to possess all the quintessential qualities of a diplomat. Yet, she remains simple, with her feet on the ground.

COLOMBO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's earnings from tea exports grew by 40.3 percent in the first half of 2008 from a year earlier due to higher prices and increased demand from the Middle East, a top official at the Sri Lanka Tea Board told Reuters on Wednesday.

Major General G.A. Chandrasiri, Commander Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J), briefed nearly two hundred representatives from Jaffna-based Government Departments, State Agencies, local and international Non Governmental Organizations, commercial establishments and other civil Organizations on the implementation of new security clearance procedures for various emergencies, effective from this month (August).