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Indian Premier concerned regarding proposed amendments to 13 A listen
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:16 PM

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh stated that Sri Lanka having decided to reduce powers in the 13th amendment before the Northern Provincial Council election was a matter of surprise to him.   The Indian Premier stated this when he had met with TNA Parliamentarians in New Delhi yesterday.   The Indian Ministry of External Affairs had issued a release ...   Read More

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Female lecturer injured by law student's knife attack undergoes surgery listen
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:14 PM

An urgent surgery was done on Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Open University Yashodhara Kadirgamartambi after she was stabbed within the University premises in Navala today.   Director of the Colombo National Hospital Dr. Anil Jasinghe told ...   Read more

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Opposition requests more time to join PSC established to solve National Issue listen
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:15 PM

Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva states that the opposition has requested for more time to decide whether it will take part in the Parliamentary Select Committee established regarding the National Issue.   Minister De Silva made this statement ...   Read more

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4 dead and 85 children injured after school bus falls into precipice
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 07:17 PM

4 have died and 85 were injured after a school bus carrying children toppled into a precipice near Seethaeliya – Polgahawanguwa along the Nuwara Eliya – Welimada road.   The injured have been admitted to the Nuwara Eliya General Hospital ...   Read more

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LOCAL NEWS
More protests against humiliation of female teacher
Protests were held today too against the humiliation of a female teacher by forcing her to kneel down at several places in the island.   Views were expressed in this regard at ...   Read More
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Come back home; Minister G.L tells refugees
Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris on behalf the Sri Lankan Government invited all Sri Lankan refugees those who reached Australia during the conflict to come back as ...   Read More
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MP R. Dumindha Silva who recovered miraculously after receiving fatal gunshot injuries to his head returns to parliament
MP R. Dumindha Silva who recovered miraculously after receiving fatal gunshot injuries to his head during the last local government election returned to parliament today after a spell ...   Read More
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Law faculty student who assaulted female lecturer arrested
    The University student who assaulted the 40 year old female lecturer on the Nawala Open University grounds has been arrested.   The student who was arrested today ...   Read More
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
7.6 million people became refugees in 2012 - UN
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with the total number now higher than at any time since 1994.   A report from the office of the UN High Commissioner ...   Read More
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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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SPORTS NEWS
India strengthen grasp on ODI No. 1 spot
  India has strengthened their number one position on the ICC ODI Championship Table as they have added two more rating points to their kitty with an unbeaten run in the group ...   Read More
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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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BUSINESS NEWS
Government invests 5.9 percent of GDP as public investment
  The Government has spent 444 billion rupees in 2012 in comparison to 422 billion rupees in 2011 as public investment.   Accordingly, it was 5.9 percent of GDP.   According ...   Read More
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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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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Michael Jackson's personal chef tells jurors regarding home lives of MJ's Children
Michael Jackson's personal chef has described for jurors, the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's ...   Read More
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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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