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Thursday, 23 February 2012
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Major General Shavendra Silva has not been removed from the UN CommitteePresident meets with UPFA leadersInternational attention on public protests; says UNPDecision to cut salaries of non-academic University staff engaging in strikesCEB earns 21.5 million in raidsIndonesia forces open fire after second Bali jail riotNo split in Indian Team: BCCIUnprecedented demand for Lankan gemsSir Elton John's Jag to be auctioned
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Thursday, 23 February 2012 - 11:32 AM
The AFP reported today that the top UN peacekeeping committee had yesterday barred Major General Shavendra Silva from partaking in any of the committee’s proceedings.The Chairman of the advisory committee Louise Frechette had also said in a statement that Major General Silva "will not participate" in the panels work.However, diplomatic sources indicated that such ... Read More
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23 Feb 2012 : Indonesia forces open fire after second Bali jail riot |
- 23 Feb 2012 : International attention on public protests; says UNP
- 23 Feb 2012 : Decision to cut salaries of non-academic University staff engaging in strikes
- 22 Feb 2012 : Sri Lanka expects a stable Maldives; President
- 22 Feb 2012 : Table the documents taken to Geneva; Opposition Leader
- 22 Feb 2012 : Minister SB committed on private universities
- 22 Feb 2012 : Another restraining order on Lunugamwehera
- 22 Feb 2012 : Toffees given as change money in 103 bus
- 22 Feb 2012 : TNA will join Select Committee with conditions.
GOLD FM LOCAL NEWS
The sudden raids officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board have earned 21.5 million rupees in raids conducted in January alone.The Power and Energy Ministry stated that 3.6 million ... Read More
The Census and Statistics Department has taken measures to conduct a population census and housing enumeration covering the entire island after 30 years.The census of population and ... Read More
- A stash of weapons found in Mulativu
- Emir of Qatar arrives in Sri Lanka
- President meets with UPFA leaders
- International attention on public protests; says UNP
- Decision to cut salaries of non-academic University staff engaging in strikes
- Wijedasa Rajapaksa appointed new President of Bar Association
- Explosion in house in Puttlam
- International attention will be drawn towards killings during protests; UNP
- Fishermen hit back at Minister's statement
- Sri Lanka expects a stable Maldives; President
- Table the documents taken to Geneva; Opposition Leader
- Minister SB committed on private universities
- Another restraining order on Lunugamwehera
- Toffees given as change money in 103 bus
- Air Force Corporal sentenced to prison
- 6 university students apologize to Vice Chancellor
- Suspects involved in Mawanella Gem theft granted bail
- Bar Association election today.
- TNA will join Select Committee with conditions.
- TNA is an important entity; says UNP
- India is crucial at Human Rights Session; says senior lawyer
- Chilaw fishermen decide to go to sea.
- Over Rs. 5.6 b to solve garbage problem
- Large crowd at the Kataragama - Lunugamwehera road construction site
- Two Japanese war-ships in Sri Lanka
- Protest against Wild Elephants
- Sri Lanka will reduce energy dependency by 2015
- Issue over Quarry continues in the East
- Doctors suffer injustice when admitting children to schools
- Tests indicate that poison was mixed into Sewanagala Water-Tank
- Another Minister leaves to attend Human Rights Session in Geneva
- A type of perfume that insults religious leaders
- UNP provincial councilors in three classes
- New method to sell pesticides
- Another case against Sarath Fonseka in March
- Ranil provides two alternatives.
- Fisheries minister says he does not need to meet fishermen
- Fire in Piduruthalagala
- Farmers to also receive fuel concessions
- Another case against Sarath Fonseka in March
- Police search for white van that abducted suspect from courts compound
- 5 SL fishermen in Indian custody
- Three youth arrested for pelting stones at Expressway
- 1 Billion Rupees allocated to purchase Nadu at 28 and Samba at 30
- Postal voting for Pudukudirippu and Maritime-paththu on the 15th,16th
- More UNP PC's use bullock carts
- JVP to discuss fuel price hike
- 50 percent of Negombo fishermen back to sea; Chilaw fishermen still on beach
- UNP stages protest in front of Parliament
- Tamilnadu also accepts LTTE ban
A session of the Youth Parliament is to be held today.The Chairman of the National Youth Council Attorney Lalith Piyum Perera stated that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission’s ... Read More
A stash of weapons was recovered during a search operation carried out by the police in the Pudukuduirippu area in Mulativu yesterday.The Killinochchi Police found the weapons which ... Read More
GOLD FM INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Indonesian forces backed by water cannons and armoured vehicles were locked in a tense stand-off outside a prison on Bali island today after rioting inmates took control for a second ... Read More
Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor has confirmed.The wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, herself a prominent barrister, launched a claim ... Read More
- Argentina train crash kills dozens
- IAEA visit a 'failure' for Iran
- Yemen violence mars poll to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh
- Venezuela's Hugo Chavez faces new operation
- 300 million year old forest preserved in ash
- Distant 'water world' is confirmed
- US backs Red Cross call for truce
- Nato apologizes as protests erupt over Koran disposal.
- Homs comes under heavy bombardment
- Obama, Karzai discuss Afghan reconciliation moves
- Yemen voters elect new leader to end Saleh rule
- Sudan's rebels 'release peacekeepers'
- Red Cross presses for humanitarian truce in Syria
- UN inspectors arrive in Iran
- British teacher dies in school coach crash in France
- South Korea holds firing drill despite North Korea threat
- Dozens of inmates killed in gang fight in Mexican jail
- Palestinian's hunger strike in Israel into 10th week
- Sarkozy defends record at first big rally
- Iran 'halts oil sales to France and Britain'
- Iran 'building up nuclear site near Qom'
- Man 'survives two months trapped in car'
- Israel will make own decision on Iran, says army chief
- Herschel telescope 'in last year'
- Iran 'may boost nuclear programme'
- Family and friends gather for Houston goodbye
- Deadly shooting at Damascus funeral
- China urges all sides to end Syria violence
- Britain fears new Cold War over Iran
- FBI 'anti-terror' arrest near US Capitol
- German President Wulff quits over corruption claims
- Nigerian "underwear bomber" gets life sentence in US prison
- Libya marks anniversary of revolt which ousted Gaddafi
- Underwear bomber sentenced to life
- Armed men free 119 prisoners in Nigeria jailbreak
- Iraq's Sunni Vice-President Hashemi 'ran death squads'
- Honduras prison fire killed 355
- UN assembly approves Arab-backed resolution on Syria
- Argentina condemns UK MPs visit to Falklands
- Libya militias threatening stability, says Amnesty
- Social apps 'harvest smart phone contacts'
- President Nicolas Sarkozy confirms France election bid
- Syria to hold referendum on new constitution
- Iran loads 'first domestically-made nuclear fuel'
- Honduras prison fire 'leaves at least 272 dead'
- Papua New Guinea names 183 missing from sunk ferry
- Bahrain restricts protests on uprising anniversary
- Venezuela opposition: row erupts over voter list
- USS Abraham Lincoln in Strait of Hormuz voyage
- President Obama meets Chinese Vice-President
Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.Eyewitnesses said that about 50 vehicles, including some 20 tanks, had entered ... Read More
Search teams have found eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January.The body of five year old girl is among those believed to have ... Read More
GOLD FM SPORTS NEWS
The Board of Control for Cricket in India have denied reports of an alleged split in the Indian team, saying that the media have taken an "exaggerated" stand in the wake of stand-in ... Read More
South Africa performed the ultimate anti-choke as 21-year-old tearaway Marchant de Lange defended six runs off the last over to clinch the Twenty20 series 2-1 against New Zeland.After ... Read More
- All-Round Sri Lanka claim Big Win
- SL post 289 for 6 against India
- Ponting admits no more ODI's for him
- SL win the toss and bat against India
- Ponting Dropped from ODI Squad
- Richard Levi brings South Africa level in style
- Ryder ready for New Zealand return
- Dhoni suspended for low over rate
- Australia beat India by 110 runs in Brisbane
- Australia surge towards strong score
- Pakistan v England: Kevin Pietersen ton seals series win
- Jayawardene happy with youngsters stepping up
- Clarke to miss next ODI too
- Yuvraj Singh tweets good news in cancer fight
- Sri Lanka thrash Australia
- Sri Lankans dominate the Aussies
- 600 million rupees from a state bank to pay cricketers salaries.
- SLC accepts the fact that 2 nails are missing from the world cup trophy.
- Mahela looks to positives for today's game
- 2 screws of World cup trophy missing?
- Cook instrumental in England come-back
- Dhoni dismissive of five-ball over
- SL make 236 for 9 against India
- SL win toss and bat against India
- Sri Lanka look to bounce back against India today
- England open series with a win
- Another trial by spin awaits England
- India wins with 2 balls to spare.
- Forrest debuts in 4th ODI as Australia make 269
- England stars escape injury
- Clarke aims to keep hold over India
- India can't afford to lose Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman in one go, says Hadlee
- Sri Lankan team on the right track, a statement from Geoff Marsh
- Australia beat SL by 5 runs
- SL on top as Australia 231 all out
- SL won the toss and elected to field first.
- Lankan Lions look to resurrect against Aussies
- Settled hosts meet hesitant visitors
- New Zealand look to White-Wash Zimbabwe
- India beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
- SL 233 for 8 against India
- Sri lanka won the toss and elected to bat 1st.
- Irfan and Manoj must be included says Ganguly.
- Skipper in dark on Marsh axing
- Bell dropped from limited-overs squads
- England under-prepared; Strauss
- Pakistan whitewash England 3-0
- New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 141 runs to take series
- Pakistan threaten to defy Cricket history
- Yuvraj diagnosed with cancer
Sourav Ganguly has said Sachin Tendulkar needs to reconsider his decision to keep playing one-day cricket.
Ganguly said Tendulkar should only continue his ODI career if he thought ... Read More
Kevin Pietersen became the second England batsman in the series against Pakistan, following Captain Alastair Cook, to hit consecutive hundreds and it was the second time Pietersen had ... Read More
GOLD FM BUSINESS NEWS
The gem, diamond and jewellery sector has secured an overall growth of 50% as at end January 2012 earning a revenue of 5,725 million rupees in comparison with the corresponding figure ... Read More
Ministry of Agriculture sources say the government has decided to impose restrictions on import of five varieties of fruit.
The five fruit varieties are papaya, mango, pineapple, ... Read More
- CORE Project to be completed this year
- Sri Lanka seen gaining from shift in Asian manufacturing
- Singapore business delegation to visit Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka seen gaining from shift in Asian manufacturing
- JAT Holdings opens its latest technical centre in Kandy
- EU to further assist in development efforts
- Cement prices to increase next week
- Rameswaran - Tuticorin ferry service to resume
- Signs of increase of prices of Essential goods too
- Rupee weakens further
- Stocks down 2 Percent
- A 300 Rupee increase requested for Gas as well
- Mou between Sri lanka and Ukraine
- First-ever Africa - Asia Regulatory Conference in Colombo
- Sri Lanka tea small farmers raise output concerns
- Tourism Zones to be created in Mullaitivu
- Sri Lanka chases golf tourism
- Sri Lanka Indian Oil unit hit by finance costs in December quarter
- UNP MP Harsha De Silva endorses Central Bank decisions
- Strong appetite for Sri Lanka's Euro bonds
- Asia stocks mostly lower on Greek debt impasse
- Stocks down on Monday
- Inflation declines to 3.8% in January
- IMF states Sri Lanka's economy will grow despite slow global growth
- Lanka aims to raise tea exports
- $ 22 million loan from IFAD to improve irrigation, crop diversification
- Central Bank increases interest rates
- Sri Lanka stocks still under pressure
- Signs of bank interest rates increasing
- SL shares end down 1.4-pct
- Sri Lanka allows foreign firms to give margin loans
- Sri Lanka Treasuries flat
- Sri Lanka shares end down 0.2-pct
- Sri Lanka shares end down 1.1-pct
- Stocks up
- Facebook going for IPO
- Signs of US sanctions not affecting the country's tea export.
- FDI inflows up $ 205m in 2011
- Facebook may file for IPO next week
- Sri Lanka bank liquid assets shrink amid peg defence
- Central Bank chief gives time to UNP
- Pakistani trade delegation in Sri Lanka to enhance bilateral trade
- S.L. To remain as 2nd best performing world economy behind China
- Govt. To meet again this week with the IMF
- Sri Lanka shares plunge 2.2-pct
- Significant growth in France
- Stocks down 2 percent
- Dr Nevil Gunawardane appointed as new Director General of Customs
- Trade and investment promotion mission to Vietnam
- 61 new bank branches and service centers opened in the North and East
The price of oil has reached its highest level since June last year due to rising tensions over Iran's nuclear programme.Benchmark US light crude rose 1.7% to 105.01 Dollars a barrel ... Read More
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that South Asian Free Trade Area has the potential to establish a regional alliance with collective goals, and diversified abilities ... Read More
GOLD FM ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Reports reveal that Sir Elton John's E -type Jaguar is to go up for auction.The E-Type, which is in excellent condition, is scheduled to go under the hammer at Bonhams’ Oxford ... Read More
At the sangeet ceremony of filmmaker Rohit Dhawan, Ameesha Patel wore a rather revealing outfit.On looking at her outfit, her senior colleague and actor Sanjay Dutt raised objections.He ... Read More
- Aishwarya-Abhishek's daughter named Abhilasha
- Summit to produce
- Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston to receive remembrance tributes at Brit Awards.
- Jodi-breaker Bipasha has no time for marriage
- Iraj to release music video on his birthday
- China eases foreign film restrictions
- "The Vow" holds strong for the second week in the box-office
- Midnight in Paris,' 'Descendants' win WGA honors
- I've always admired Rekha: Vidya Balan
- Iraj's Best Friend speaks out
- Friends and Family say final goodbye to Whitney
- Actress Judi Dench says she's battling blindness
- Salman's surprise gift for Riteish-Genelia
- Nayana's Birthday Today
- 'The Help' wins early at NAACP Image Awards
- Jackson estate, ex-manager sue over earnings share
- 2 villains
- Varuna to marry in October
- Preity Zinta asks fans not to leak Ishq In Paris photos
- Manjula loves mother-in-law as much as husband
- Can Kareena Kapoor really direct a movie?
- Bruce Springsteen memorabilia exhibited
- Gayan assualts co-workers on set
- Shahrukh Khan denies fight with Juhi Chawla
- Kenny Rogers sues Record Company
- Pop sensation Billy Ocean to perform live in Colombo today
- Pooja still single ?
- John learns Marati
- Authorities: Houston was underwater in tub
- Shah Rukh reprimanded by daughter
- Deepika back in the spot light
- Whitney Houston honoured at Grammy's
- Billy Ocean is Here!
- Grammy Award winning Pop Sensation Billy Ocean arrives in the island to perform at GOLD FM Valentines Day Concert
- Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood do Grammy duet
- Katrina Kaif's grueling underwater shoot!
- A new project from Rukshan.
- Kareena denies pregnancy rumours
- Box Office Gears for Valentine's Weekend
- A new song from Theekshana.
- Deepika Padukone again proved unlucky in love.
- Action Super-Hero Re-Union
- Top Stars to perform at Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert
- New songs from Gayantha.
- Imran Khan wants to interview Salman Khan
- Google commemorates Charles Dickens 200th Birth Day today
- Danush to do song for Sachin
- Johansson, Washington get German acting awards
- Imran Khan shoots Kareena Kapoor!
- Chronicle tops Box Office
President Barack Obama just couldn't say no when Mick Jagger held out a mic and soon he was belting out the blues with the best of them. The East Room of the White House was transformed ... Read More
Umara and Umaria are two popular modern day singers.
We asked Umaria who she thought was prettier of the two?
She says it’s her older sister Umara.
Both ... Read More