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2013 05 21  Bus Strike

2013 05 20  Controversy within government regarding Northern elections.

2013 05 17  Arsenic, JVP,Dr Nalin

2013 05 16  Whose protest in most successful?

2013 05 15  Sampur power plant

2013 05 14  Electricity strike

2013 05 13  Hambanthota port and Maththala

2013 05 10  A solution for power crisis

2013 05 09  2 bus unions hold different opinion about Minister C B

2013 05 08  True story behind the potato issue

TOP STORIES
Opposition leader claims that the CID questioned the International agency that advised him
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 06:51 PM

Leader of the House, Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva spoke about yesterday’s token strike in parliament today.   However, opposition members continuously interrupted the speech.   e59473_1   Meanwhile, opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe made a special statement in parliament today.   That is with regard to an NGO which ...   Read More

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11 UNP members supporting the constitutional amendment ; Exposé by the JHU
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 06:50 PM

  Hela Urumaya said today that 11 UNP parliamentarians agreed to support their new Draft Proposal which offers to remove certain conditions of the 13th Amendment that would stand detrimental to the country.   Hela Urumaya also urged all members ...   Read more

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Suspect in remand custody jumps from upper floor to his death
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 06:52 PM

  A 73 year-old suspect who sexually abused two under-aged girls in Mirijjawila committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of the Hambantota hospital this morning.   Police Media Spokesman office said that the suspect a resident of ...   Read more

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LOCAL NEWS
Conditions for importation of Potatoes and B Onions
The ministry of agriculture is preparing to enforce new conditions for the importation of potatoes and B Onions.   Hence the ministry is preparing to issue import licenses only ...   Read More
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public not with the opposition; Minister Mahindananda
The "public movement against increased electricity tariffs" today stated that a public protest will be initiated in the coming two weeks against the increased electricity tariffs.   Speaking ...   Read More
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Mervyn who does not know the Journalist.
Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva said today that a journalist cannot hold a video camera.   He made this remark pointing to the Jounalist from the Hiru ...   Read More
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Only Congress is genuinely interested in the Tamils - says Narayanasamy
Indian Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said that only the Congress party is "genuinely" interested in ensuring welfare of the Tamils in Sri Lanka while other political parties ...   Read More
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle
Elite Hezbollah fighters poured across the border from Lebanon into Syria today, bolstering Syrian regime forces battling to retake the key rebel stronghold of Qusayr. Washington condemned ...   Read More
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Syria and Israel in exchange of fire
  Israeli and Syrian forces have exchanged fire across the ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights.   Israel returned fire after one of its military vehicles was hit ...   Read More
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At least 91 dead as massive tornado strikes US city
  A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb , tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children. The state medical ...   Read More
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37 die in Oklahoma Tornado; 70 die in Iraq bomb blasts.
  At least 37 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise.   Nearly 60 people, including children, ...   Read More
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SPORTS NEWS
Chanaka Welagedara replaced by Dilhara Lokuhettige for the ICC Champions Trophy
Sri Lanka Cricket states that due to an ankle injury, Chanaka Welagedara has been replaced by Dilhara Lokuhettige for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy to be played in England. The ...   Read More
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CSK into the finals
  Chennai Super Kings made their fourth consecutive final in the bargain, their fifth in six years of the tournament, with a resounding 48-run win in what was supposed to be a ...   Read More
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Kevin Pietersen still a doubt for Ashes series against Australia
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is still not sure he will be fully recovered from his knee injury in time to face Australia this summer. Pietersen,  suffered bruising on the ...   Read More
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Royals suspends contracts of trio
Rajasthan Royals has suspended the contracts of all three of their players who were arrested on allegations of spot-fixing. The three players had already been suspended by the BCCI ...   Read More
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BUSINESS NEWS
Indian development aid second largest in Sri Lanka
India was the second largest development aid giver to Sri Lanka last year behind China, providing over 700 million dollars to Sri lanka. The Chinese commitment stood at 1.05 billion ...   Read More
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Sri Lanka vehicle registrations pick up in April
  Sri Lanka's motor vehicle registrations have picked up slightly in April 2013 though still remaining far below levels seen after taxes were hiked last year. Automobile registrations ...   Read More
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EU, China have much to lose if trade war breaks out
Analysts predict latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic ...   Read More
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India faces S&P Junk status
  Global ratings agency Standard and Poor's has warned that India faces at least "a one-in-three" chance of losing its prized sovereign grade rating, amid new threats to economic ...   Read More
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Star Trek tops US box office but fails to reach $100m
  Star Trek Into Darkness has topped the US box office but failed to beat the opening weekend of the previous Star Trek film. The film took 70.6 million dollars over the weekend ...   Read More
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The third Iron Man film is ramping it up
The Iron Man success story continues; a worldwide gross of 1 billion dollars in just under a month has seen Iron Man 3 move in to the top 20 all-time grossing films. The superhero ...   Read More
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Iron Man 3. races past $1 billion dollar mark on monster foreign take
  "Iron Man 3" was soaring past 1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office, in a display of world domination that would make one of Marvel's super villains proud. The box-office ...   Read More
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Rod Stewart to claim his first No.1 Album since 1976
Over on the UK album chart, Rod Stewart is on course to claim his first number one album since 1979. The star's new collection Time is currently 6,600 copies ahead of its nearest rival ...   Read More
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