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The cricket governing Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as sent an invitation to all the former national cricketers who played alongside with the legendary ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan during his illustrious career to participate in his final appearance in Te...
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More than 400 students have abandoned their school and have threatened to quit their education in Ampara after their principal was allegedly transferred to another province.
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What would be the position of ordinary people if the government violates the privileges of Parliamentarians asked Gen. Fonseka. He raised this question while attending a press conference in Parliamentary Complex today. He further said the people of the ...
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Democratic Left Front Leader parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that the Leftist parties were not opposed to Mahinda Rajapaksa functioning as the head of state, but that he should do so after creating an Executive Prime Ministerial post that is r...
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The Chennai police have arrested a four-member gang for kidnapping a Sri Lankan Tamil who was in the city on a holiday. The Indian Rs 9 lakh paid to the gang by a person who wanted his rival P Shanmugavel abducted has been recovered.
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It is reported that the construction of the new rail track parallel to the existing Galle-Matara rail track and rehabilitation of the latter were handed over to an Indian company.
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Mr. Nayana D.P. Dehigama, a doctoral student of School of Management (SOM) of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), has won the third Asia-Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award. The awards were announced at the 24th conference of the Confederation of Asia...
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NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa has begun a fast unto death opposite the UN office a short while back.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s closest political ally, deputy minister Mervyn Silva has appointed a serious fraudster charged in a UK Crown court as his Public Relations Officer (PRO).
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Creating obstacles for United Nation’s activities and its employees at this moment was a foolish act, former leader of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and Member of Parliament, Venerable Ellawala Medhananda Thera said today.
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It has been revealed that the protest which was held in front of UN office complex Colombo was conducted with an overall awareness of the government. This came to the notice after a journalist recorded a threat made to a police officer by the Defense Se...
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The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has warned Sri Lankans who might be considering attempting the journey to Australia: “Do not pay a people smuggler, do not risk your life, only to arrive in Australian waters and find that far, far mor...
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The UN continued running scared of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa, even after its staff in Colombo were held hostage by a mob led by a minister in Rajapaksa's government, Wimal Weerawansa.
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Deputy Minister of Highways Mervyn Silva reserved his grave site today when he visited the Borella Cemetery to commemorate the 23rd death anniversary of famous singer H.R. Jothipala. The Minister who was standing near the grave site of the late singer...
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World bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan said he was retiring from Test cricket because he had nothing left to strive for.
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UN officials in Sri Lanka Wednesday told employees to stay home to avoid a pro-government protest outside their offices.
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Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from all international test cricket after the first Test against India that is scheduled to be played in Galle from July 18 to 22.
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While it is laudable of the EU to show a concrete commitment to human rights outside its borders one cannot help thinking that the decision to remove Sri Lanka’s preferential trade agreement over the government’s refusal to implement human rights conv...
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The former President’s Office states that the news item published in several newspaper that the President had made telephone call to former President Chandrika Kumaratunge on June 29th, to wish her for her birthday and that he had then had a pleasant co...
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Indian film star Asin voiced concern that certain political groups in Tamil Nadu were targeting her for her decision to shoot a film in Sri Lanka.
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