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2013 05 20  Controversy within government regarding Northern elections.

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
A stock of Walla - Patta plants worth 200 million rupees confiscated
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 01:00 PM

The police special task force had arrested 6 suspects last night who were in possession of 6 kilograms of sandalwood and 14 thousand kilograms of Gairi – Nopas Walla tree parts commonly known as Walla – Patta, a tree indigenous to Sri Lanka.   The police stated that the plants which were being prepared for export with a value of 200 million rupees were ...   Read More

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Strike is successful - says the opposition trade unions; No use in engaging in strikes - says the government trade unions
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 12:59 PM

The Co-ordination Committee for the Trade Union Alliance states that the token strike launched with the participation of a number of opposition trade unions against the increase in the electricity tariffs is currently underway successfully.   The ...   Read more

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Floods recede
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 01:01 PM

The centre for disaster management states that the water levels in the regions inundated due to the Nilwala River and the Ging Ganga overflowing is gradually subsiding.   Deputy Director of the centre for disaster management Pradeep Kodippili expressed ...   Read more

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Muslim Council responds to the US announcement regarding Muslims
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 01:03 PM

The US State Department says intolerance of, and discrimination against, Muslims by some Buddhists saw an increase in Sri Lanka last year.   The International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 released by the US State Department yesterday, also ...   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
At least 91 dead as massive tornado strikes US city
  A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb , tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children. The state medical ...   Read More
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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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SPORTS NEWS
Kevin Pietersen still a doubt for Ashes series against Australia
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is still not sure he will be fully recovered from his knee injury in time to face Australia this summer. Pietersen,  suffered bruising on the ...   Read More
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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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BUSINESS NEWS
Indian development aid second largest in Sri Lanka
India was the second largest development aid giver to Sri Lanka last year behind China, providing over 700 million dollars to Sri lanka. The Chinese commitment stood at 1.05 billion ...   Read More
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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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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Star Trek tops US box office but fails to reach $100m
  Star Trek Into Darkness has topped the US box office but failed to beat the opening weekend of the previous Star Trek film. The film took 70.6 million dollars over the weekend ...   Read More
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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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