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Beware of pseudo guardians; President
Saturday, 18 May 2013 - 06:53 PM

President Mahinda Rajapaksa presiding over the 4th Victory Day Parade which was held at the Galle Face Green this morning asserted that it was Sri Lanka’s war heroes who led the country to its true liberation, followed by decades old scourge of ...   Read more

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India has not made any request to Sri Lanka regarding provincial council powers under the 13th amendment; says external affairs Ministry
Saturday, 18 May 2013 - 07:00 PM

The Ministry of external Affairs states that India has not requested for the non removal of police & land powers vested in provincial councils under the 13th amendment to the constitution.   Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Karunathilleke ...   Read more

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Bar Association draws decision regarding planned strike on 21st
Saturday, 18 May 2013 - 07:01 PM

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has decided that it will not directly support the planned general strike which is scheduled for the 21st of this month.   A release issued today bearing the signature of its Secretary Attorney-at-Law sanjaya Gamage ...   Read more

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LOCAL NEWS
Nurses should have degrees; Minister Basil
Addressing a gathering of nurses at Temple Trees today, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that it is high time government nurses learned for university degrees. e59167  Read More
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Oil tanker to reach SL by 23rd
Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that the tanker-ship carrying crude oil for the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will leave Oman tonight.   He told our ...   Read More
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3 children killed after Mother jumps in to well along with them
Three girls in Thandikulam, Vavuniya today met their fate when their mother had jumped into a well in their garden attempting to commit suicide.   Upon having put her children ...   Read More
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Australia returns 58 more Sri Lankans home
  Australian senate today adopted a controversial amendment to the 'Migration Act', allowing people who arrive by boat to be processed at offshore facilities on Nauru and Papua ...   Read More
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Russia 'sends sophisticated weapons' to Syria
Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria.   The New York Times quotes un-named US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future ...   Read More
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China's Li heads for South Asia, Europe
  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip since taking office, heading to India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany as Beijing seeks to address ...   Read More
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Bangladesh cyclone weakens, leaves relief in wake
  A cyclone slammed into the Bangladesh coast yesterday, forcing the evacuation of a million people, but fears of devastating damage eased when the storm weakened as it moved ...   Read More
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UN envoy wants to visit Sri lanka
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns has said that he wants to visit Sri Lanka.   In a report submitted to the ...   Read More
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SPORTS NEWS
Bookie arrested is former Royals player
  One of the bookies arrested, and named as Amit Kumar, is actually Amit Singh, a former Rajasthan Royals player who was released by the franchise last year. Amit Singh, a ...   Read More
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David Beckham: ex-Man Utd, Real Madrid & AC Milan star to retire
  David Beckham is to retire from football at the end of this season after an illustrious 20-year career. The former England captain made 115 appearances for his country and ...   Read More
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Yusuf Pathan becomes first in T20, to be ruled out for obstructing field.
India's Yusuf Pathan became the first batsman in the T20 history, and sixth overall, to be ruled out for obstructing the field. Pathan earned the dubious distinction of becoming ...   Read More
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S Sreesanth, 2 others arrested on match fixing charges
  In a sensational development, Indian paceman S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested yesterday by the Delhi police ...   Read More
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BUSINESS NEWS
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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Sri Lanka exports to India surge after free trade agreement
  Sri Lanka's exports to India have surged under a free trade deal, growing six fold, with the number of items going up four fold to 2,100 but most of the imports to the island ...   Read More
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218 million worth of FDIs in first quarter
  Investment Promotion Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said Sri Lanka has received Foreign Direct Investments worth 218 million dollars during the first quarter of this year.   Addressing ...   Read More
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Sri Lanka market interest rates drop after rate cut
Sri Lanka's market interest rates has eased down with the effective policy rate settling at around 7.8 percent though the market auctions down from around 8.3 percent, before a 50 basis ...   Read More
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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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Sony to release 'Angry Birds' film in 2016
Sony has won the global distribution rights to an animated film based on the hit game "Angry Birds," to be released in 2016. The film is being produced and financed by Finnish mobile ...   Read More
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