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Sluice gates of several reservoirs opened; Instructions to be on alert. listen
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:50 AM

With the downpour of heavy rains experienced in the central hills, the sluice gates of several reservoirs continue to remain open.   The National Disaster Management Centre said that  a sluice gate per each of the reservoirs of Upper Kotmale, Castlereigh and Kotmale and two sluice gates the Canion reservoir had been opened.   Similarly three gates each ...   Read More

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India ready to discuss about the 13th amendment with the Sri lankan government; Manmohan singh tells TNA. listen
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:48 AM

The TNA said that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan singh was ready to discuss with the Sri Lankan Government with regard to their requests including the 13th amendment.   While a group of TNA MPs met the Indian Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, ...   Read more

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Vaas Gunawardana discontinued from service as well.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:49 AM

Police Media spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardhana said that DIG Vaas Gunawardhana had been discontinued from service.   While former DIG Colombo North is in remand he is receiving treatment from the prison hospital.   He was arrested on ...   Read more

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A village in Kinniya in tension; 4 persons apprehended with 4 carts.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:51 AM

  A tension triggered last afternoon between the police STF and residents at Kuttikarachchi in Kinniya.   This situation had cropped up when an STF team and a team Wildlife officials came to apprehend four carts which were felling trees ...   Read more

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LOCAL NEWS
Nave arrests 80 illegal immigrants in the sea off Batticaloa
The Navy arrested a group of 80 illegal immigrants trying to sail to Australia in the seas off Batticaloa this morning.   Navy Media Spokesman Kosala Warnasuriya told our news ...   Read More
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Private bus strike on Buthgama - Monaragala route.
A private bus strike has commenced on the Buthgama – Monaragala route.   The strike is initiated as a result of deploying a sisu sariya bus during the jouney.  Read More
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RED NOTICE
Red notice today pays the attention to the response by the authorities to one of our editions.   e61284  Read More
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Parliamentary scholarship council removal draft bill passed in parliament
Parliamentary scholarship council removal draft bill was passed in parliament yesterday.   UNP MP Gayantha Karunathilaka addressing parliament said that this move will adversely ...   Read More
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Pakistan funeral suicide bomb attack kills 28
At least 28 people have been killed and 57 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a funeral in north-west Pakistan.   The dead included a provincial MP linked to Imran Khan's ...   Read More
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Abu Qatada treaty endorsed by King of Jordan
  The King of Jordan has endorsed a treaty with the UK, paving the way for the extradition of radical cleric Abu Qatada.   The treaty will become law once the document ...   Read More
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Obama says China getting tougher on N Korea
  US President Barack Obama said that China is taking a tougher line against North Korea's nuclear program as he credited new President Xi Jinping with taking more responsibility ...   Read More
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Iran vote; Rouhani vows transparency on nuclear issue
  Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani says that the country is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme.   In his first news conference since Friday's ...   Read More
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SPORTS NEWS
Banned Bangladesh umpire submits a mercy plea
  Nadir Shah, the banned Bangladesh umpire, has submitted a mercy plea to the BCB to reduce the term of his suspension.   He was given a 10-year ban after a BCB investigation ...   Read More
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India name unchanged squad for ODI Tri Series in the West Indies
India has named an unchanged squad from the one playing in the Champions Trophy for the ODI tri-series in the West Indies, which begins on the 28th of June.   The continuity ...   Read More
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Australia low on confidence - Bailey
  George Bailey, Australia's stand-in captain for the Champions Trophy, has admitted that Australia are low on confidence, reasoning that the fate of the Ashes hinges on the result ...   Read More
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India squad unchanged for West Indies tri-series
  India have named an unchanged squad from the one playing in the Champions Trophy for the ODI tri-series in the West Indies, which begins on June 28th.   The continuity ...   Read More
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BUSINESS NEWS
Sri Lanka economy grows 6.0-pct in 2013 first quarter
  Sri Lanka's gross domestic product grew 6.0 percent in the first quarter of 2013 from a year earlier, slowing from 8.0 percent last year and 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter ...   Read More
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Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 21 percent in May
  Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 21 percent to 70 thousand 026 in May 2013 from a year earlier, with a recovery in the Indian market and Western Europe growing strongly.   In ...   Read More
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Sri Lanka private credit fall to three year low in April
Sri Lanka's credit to private business fell to a three year low of 7.6 billion rupees in April 2013 the lowest since May 2010, with state borrowings continuing to crowd out other loans.   In ...   Read More
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Industrial sector should target $ 20b export revenue by 2020
    Industries and Commerce Minister Rishad Badiudeen said the industrial sector should be more strategic and viable to achieve the 20 billion dollar export revenue target ...   Read More
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Rolling Stones planning a new album
  Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood has hinted the band is planning to record a new album.   The veteran musicians recorded a handful of new songs for a 2012 greatest hits ...   Read More
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Helen Mirren's 'The Audience' Records highest audience for National Theater Live
A live cinema broadcast of Helen Mirren's play ‘The Audience’ has recorded the highest audience yet for National Theater Live.   The 13th June broadcast from London's ...   Read More
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Schwarzenegger is set to star in 'Terminator 5'
Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in 'Terminator 5' and is said to be ''very happy'' that he was chosen for the leading role.   The 65-year-old actor is to reprise his most ...   Read More
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Adele, 'Blackadder' stars honoured by the queen
  British singer Adele and "Blackadder" stars Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson were among those given awards in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours. Adele, was made a Member ...   Read More
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