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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

2013 05 07  Northern Election

TOP STORIES
An assurance from world health organisation to the effect that imported milk powder does not contain poisonous chemicals.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 08:01 AM

  The Health Ministry says that the World Health Organisation has informed that milk powder imported to the country does not contain the chemical Dicyna-mide.    In the recent past there was a rumour that the milk powder imported to this country contained Dicyna-mide harmful to the human body.   The Health Ministry drawing its attention to this ...   Read More

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Nilwala and Ging Ganga reach spill level; public requested to continue to be vigilant.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 08:00 AM

The disaster management centre request the public residing along the banks of Nilwala and Ging rivers to be extremely vigilant as both the rivers have reached spill level due to heavy showers.   Meanwhile the National Disaster Management Centre ...   Read more

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The opposition on strike today against the electricity tariff hike.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 08:02 AM

The token strike jointly launched by several Opposition Trade Unions demanding reduction of the increased electricity tariff is carried out today.   The coordinating committee for combining trade unions said at a media briefing ...   Read more

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LOCAL NEWS
Differences of Indio - Lanka opinion with regard to sampur power plant end.
The Hindu reports that all is set to ink an agreement for the execution of the proposed 500 Mega Watt Sampur power project in Trincomalee by early next month, as the differences over ...   Read More
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RED NOTICE
Today red notice attempts to illustrate the administrational shortcomings at the Ceylon electricity Board despite the recent tariff hike.   e59370  Read More
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Maldives doesn't want to change Commonwealth Summit venue
Maldives Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Samad Abdulla said The Maldives does not want to change the venue of this year's Commonwealth summit from Colombo and opposes any punitive action ...   Read More
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Gamunu wants impartial inquiry on today's bus strike
Chairman of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association Gamunu Wijerathna has urged an impartial inquiry into today’s bus strike.   Speaking during a media briefing held today ...   Read More
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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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South Korea predicts more North missile tests
South Korea predicted further missile tests by North Korea, which fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan at the weekend, drawing criticism from Seoul and UN chief Ban ...   Read More
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Ban Ki-moon urges North Korea to end missile tests
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on North Korea to refrain from carrying out any further missile tests. His comments came a day after Pyongyang test-fired three short-range ...   Read More
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Pakistan politician Zahra Shahid Hussain killed in Karachi
  A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi.   Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement ...   Read More
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SPORTS NEWS
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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England v New Zealand: Stuart Broad hurries hosts to Lord's win
Stuart Broad took seven wickets in 11 overs to rip through New Zealand and inspire England to an astonishing 170-run win in the first Test at Lord's. Chasing 239 for victory, the Black ...   Read More
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Injured Welegedara doubtful for Champions Trophy
  Chanaka Welegedara is in doubt for the Champions Trophy after sustaining a foot injury during Rest of Sri Lanka's List A match against Sri Lanka A on Friday. Welegedara bowled ...   Read More
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David Warner in IPL Twitter row
  Australia's Test opening batsman David Warner has been asked to explain why abusive messages to journalists have been posted on his Twitter account.   Cricket Australia ...   Read More
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BUSINESS NEWS
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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Sri Lanka delegation in Belarus seeking new markets and investments
  A Sri Lankan delegation has arrived in the Belarus capital of Minsk to enhance bilateral relations, especially in trade, tourism and investments. The Sri Lankan delegation ...   Read More
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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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Leonardo DiCaprio opens Cannes Film Fest amid pouring rain and chilly critics
    "Great Gatsby" star Leonardo DiCaprio opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival ahead of the European premiere of Baz Luhrmann's controversial 3-D epic which kicked off the ...   Read More
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