Aug 31
Sri Lanka President arrives in Libya
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Aug 31, Tripoli: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday arrived in Libya to attend 40th National Day Celebrations of that country.
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Aug 31
Suspects of the IT student assault case identified
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Aug 31, Colombo: The student of the ICT institute in Malabe has identified five of his assailants today in identification parades held before a magistrate.
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Aug 31
Sri Lanka’s consumer prices drop in August
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Aug 01, Colombo: Figures released by Sri Lanka Central Bank's Department of Census and Statistics on Monday showed that the annual average inflation in August fell to a single digit of 8.5 percent from a 10.4 percent in July.
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Aug 31
Update: Sri Lankan court sentences Tamil journalist for 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment
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Aug 31, Colombo: The Colombo High Court today sentenced Sri Lankan Tamil journalist J. S. Tissanayagam to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and Emergency Regulations.
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Aug 31
Sri Lanka to test tsunami alert system
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Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights will be testing the pre-tsunami danger warning tower system Tuesday, September 1st.
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Aug 31
President inspects the construction of Peliyagoda Fish Market
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Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid a surprise visit to inspect the construction of the Peliyagoda Fish Market yesterday (30).
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Aug 31
A special committee to resolve land problems in Eastern Sri Lanka
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Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Government has appointed a special committee to resolve the long standing dispute between Eastern Muslims and Tamils over the 1,000 of acres of paddy fields in Vakarai.
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Aug 31
Sri Lanka cricket captain at the top again in ICC Test rankings
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Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara reclaimed his number-one spot on the ICC Test rankings following his brilliant performance against the New Zealand last week.
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Aug 31
Marxist party office in Southern Sri Lanka attacked
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Aug 31, Colombo: Starting election related violence ahead of the upcoming Southern provincial council polls, an unidentified group has attacked another Marxist party office in the Hungama Police area of the Matara district.
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Aug 31
Investigations on the assassination of Major General Janaka Perera completed
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Aug 31, Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today informed the Anuradhapura Magistrate Courts that the main suspect of the assassination case of Major General Janaka Perera is now ready to make a special confession over the incident.
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Aug 31
Sri Lanka Prison Department to rehabilitate drug addicts
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Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Prison Department will launch the first phase of a special programme aiming to rehabilitate inmates identified as drug addicts, today at the Pallekale open prison.
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Aug 31
Sri Lanka raises LP gas prices
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Aug 31, Colombo: The two main LP gas companies in Sri Lanka has revised their prices on a 12.5 kg LP gas cylinder with effect from midnight today.
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Aug 31
Minister decides against use of Piyangala quarry
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Some government politicians of the Ampara district have objected to the controversial quarry at the ..
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Aug 31
JVP opposes giving land, police and finance powers to Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka
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`If land, police and finance power are given to the Eastern and the Northern Provincial Councils the..
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Aug 31
Heading for rollercoaster in Southern Province - Sri Lanka
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The Southern Provincial Council elections will be held on October 10 with almost all major political..
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Aug 31
Grow up Solheim!
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The government has lashed out at Erik Solheim for having used a cock-and-bull video which purportedl..
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Aug 31
Sri Lankan Public Bank Group posts 3% growth in Operating Net Profit
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I am pleased to announce that the Public Bank Group achieved a net profit of RM1.2 billion in the fi..
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Aug 31
Economists say comprehensive post-war economic plan needed Sri Lanka should increase ties with India, China - too much reliance on West
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Economists said Sri Lanka should latch on to India and China and move away from over-relying on trad..
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Aug 31
Sri Lankan court sentences Tamil journalist for 20 year Rigorous Imprisonment
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Aug 31, Colombo: The Colombo High Court today sentenced Sri Lankan Tamil journalist J. S. Tissanayagam to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and Emergency Regulations.
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Aug 31
Sri Lanka to resettle refugees with Indian support
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Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka will work for stronger ties with India and ensure the quick rehabilit..
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Aug 31
Fresh LTTE threat emerges from IDP camps in Sri lanka
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Menik farm IDP camp (May 2009)
Close on the heels of evidence that LTTE terrorists masque..
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Aug 31
UK holds minor children including from Sri Lanka in detention centers
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Aug 31, Colombo: The British government is accused of holding minor children, most of them under five years of age, in immigration detention centers, a news report revealed.
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Aug 30
Sri Lanka government to build an administrative complex in the South
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Aug 30, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is planning to construct an administrative complex for government institutions in the South.
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Aug 30
`The world is ready to share our Naval experience`, says Secretary Defence
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Sri Lanka Navy is one of the best Naval wings in the world
The world is ready to share t..
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Aug 30
MDMA to seek replies from KP in Rajiv Gandhi case
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The Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA), which is investigating the conspiracy angle in the ..
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