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TOP STORIES
Bus Association to commence strike from midnight today; no strike during Vesak says Gamunu
Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 07:22 PM

Bus Associations remain polarize over the planned strike which is due to come into effect from midnight today.   According to the all Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association an island wide strike would come into effect from midnight today despite obstacles.   Chairman of the ACPBOA Stanly Fernando speaking to our news team expressed the following views in this ...   Read More

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Sheela vyapara organized at all schools on the 21st - Teacher Service Unions Opposed
Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 07:24 PM

Several views were expressed during several media briefing today with regards to the planned general strike which is set to take effect on the 21st of this month.   Secretary of the Government Nursing Officers Association Gamini Kumarasinghe speaking ...   Read more

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10 more Sri Lankans condemned to death in Middle east; minister dilan reveals
Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 07:20 PM

Minister of Foreign Employment Welfare & Promotion Dilan Perera states that Sri Lanka is unable to influence the Middle Eastern justice system in order to obtain a pardon on behalf of those who have been condemned to death.   According to the ...   Read more

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Two brothers bathing in Daduru-Oya die
Sunday, 19 May 2013 - 07:25 PM

Two brothers who had been bathing in Daduru-Oya have drowned. The victims aged 18 & 22 are said to be residents of Pallama-Wathupala.   The bodies have been put to rest at the Mortuary of the Chilaw hospital.   Moreover two boys aged ...   Read more

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LOCAL NEWS
Internal issues now solved; UNP MP Madduma Bandara
  UNP Parliamentarian Ranjith Madduma Bandara states that internal problems in their party have been resolved by now.   He expressed these views at a meeting that was held ...   Read More
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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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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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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Guangdong hit as deadly floods sweep southern China
Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces have killed more than 50 people and left 14 missing.   According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Guangdong ...   Read More
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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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SPORTS NEWS
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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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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BUSINESS NEWS
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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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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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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