Sri Lankan universities in big
league
* Among top
100 in South Asia Colombo
University ranked eighth
* Peradeniya
University placed 23rd
The government’s
efforts to improve higher education
has paid off with six universities
in the country being ranked among
the top 100 universities in South
Asia. According to the international
grading of universities, six Sri
Lankan universities, namely,
Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri
Jayawardenapura, Jaffna, Rajarata
and the Open University have been
upgraded, Higher Education Ministry
Secretary Dr. Sunil Jayantha
Nawaratne said.
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President leaves for Pakistan on
official visit
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will
leave today for Pakistan on a
two-day official visit. He will be
visiting Pakistan on the invitation
of Pakistani President, Asif Ali
Zardari. During his two day visit
(today and tomorrow), President
Rajapaksa will hold talks with
President Zardari and Prime Minister
Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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Sri Lanka playing important role
in interconnected world - UN
chief
“It is my great pleasure to extend
to you and to the government and
people of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka my warmest
congratulations on the occasion of
the National Holiday”, states UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a
message to President Mahinda
Rajapaksa to mark the 64th
anniversary of Sri Lanka’s
independence.
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Arrest warrant for Maldives
ex-President
A judge issued an arrest warrant
yesterday for the ex-President of
the Maldives, who says he was forced
from office in a coup, as troops
were deployed to restore order.
Police said they were holding the
warrant for Mohamed Nasheed, but had
yet to execute the order. “We can
arrest him when we feel the need for
it. We have to be careful and
tactical as to how and when we do
it,” Police Spokesman Abdul Mannan
Yusuf told AFP.
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Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Udeni Atukorala was arrested by Bribery Commission officials for allegedly soliciting a Rs 1.5 million bribe from the Bentara Paradeshiya Sabha chairman. It is reported that he had accepted the bribe to provide a permit to transport soil. 
