President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Nepal today (29) for a two - day official visit.

President Rajapaksa had to cut short his three-day visit to Nepal in March this year, after gunmen fired at the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (29) ordered the Police to carry out a most thorough investigation into the recent death threats received by post to Frederica Jansz, Editor-in-Chief of the Sunday Leader and Munza Mushtaq, its News Editor.

Frederica Jansz, Editor-in-Chief of the Sunday Leader and Munza Mushtaq, its News Editor were both sent two hand written death threats, in red ink, by post last Thursday (Oct 22). President Mahinda Rajapaksa instructed the police to conduct a full investigation with regard to the letters.

Mr. Shan Wijayalal De Silva took oaths as the Chief Minister of Southern Province, before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, this morning (Oct. 29).

The 30 year war against terror in the country is over but this is not a reason to relax. We have to work hard for the development of the country, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Convocation of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University held at BMICH yesterday (27).

We can conquer the world if only we produce people with determination who do not give into forces of wealth and power as in the past, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the annual prize giving ceremony of Nalanda College yesterday (26).

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint an independent committee to comprehensively examine and provide recommendations for his consideration with regard to the report by the US Department of State to the Congress on "Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka".

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (23) on his second day of the three day state visit to Socialist Republic Vietnam visited the Mausoleum of late President of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh in the city of Hanoi this morning (23).

The Government of Vietnam has expressed their willingness to provide assistance to speed up the de-mining process in the North. This was conveyed by Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet when he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his three day official visit to Vietnam yesterday.

Vietnam and Sri Lanka have agreed to promote cooperation in economy, trade and investment to raise a two-way trade path which is at USD 65 million to US$100 million by 2012.

The bravery and bold steps taken by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Sri Lankan Security Forces to defeat LTTE terrorism is highly appreciated, said Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet during his meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, held at the Vietnamese President House yesterday (Oct. 22).

Sri Lanka and the Government of Vietnam signed five agreements strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries yesterday (Oct. 22).

You are moving on to a new life, in the company of family and friends. You will find new and welcome challenges of the future. My Government has done much to make your new life most acceptable to you, providing the needs for a quality of life to enhance your dignity as a person said President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a letter to each IDP family who are being resettled in the Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Mannar and Mulativu Districts from today.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Vietnam today (22) for a three day official visit at the invitation of the government of Vietnam.

The Dehiwala flyover was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today, (Oct. 21).

The construction work of the flyover was commenced on July o7 and the total cost of the project was Rs.920 million which has been funded by the UK government. The two-lane flyover is 337 metres in length and 7.35 metres in width.

Today the Eastern province is experiencing a massive development as a result of the "Negenahira Navodaya" programme (New Dawn in the East) and the establishment of the Provincial Councils protected the democratic rights of the people in the East, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa while stressing that protecting this victory over terrorism as an obligation of all citizens in this country.

Sri Lanka’s longest bridge, the Kinniya bridge and the Irakkandi bridge, constructed at a cost of Rs.790 million and Rs.713 million respectively will be commissioned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday inaugurated the construction of the first Adhisthana Cetiya in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, being erected to commemorate the Nation’s triumph over terrorism.

Our war heroes fought to defend the Nation and we are always committed to defend them with dedication and we would never back down from that responsibility, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the gathering at the Central Province War Heroes’ felicitation at the Aluvihare temple premises in Matale.

In the defeat of terrorism, while Sri Lanka had the political support of many friendly nations, success came mainly through our own effort. The conclusion to be drawn is perhaps, that the problems of a country can only be resolved by those who know best its ground realities, namely, by its own people, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in the Keynote Address at the inauguration of the 8th Asian Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting, in Colombo today ( 15).