Feb 28
Domestic gas prices may go up in Sri Lanka
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Mar 01, Colombo: The price of a domestic gas cylinder is to be taken up for revision today on the request of gas companies.
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Feb 28
Sri Lanka Navy assists pilgrims to Kachchativu Island
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Feb 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy is providing assistance to thousands of devotees attending the annual festival of St.Anthony's church, in the Kachchativu Island, the Navy said.
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Feb 28
President participates in religious service at Ruwanweli Seya
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Feb 28, Anuradhapura: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa along with the ruling party candidates attended religious services at the historic Ruwanweli Seya today.
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Feb 28
Army recovers thousands of explosive devices in Northern Sri Lanka
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Feb 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Army troops conducting search operations in the Northern region recovered a haul of Improvised Explosive Device, the Media Center for National Security said.
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Feb 28
Electoral system is not the problem today, Sri Lanka opposition leader says
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Feb 28, Colombo: There are burning issues that need to be addressed in the country and changing country's electoral system is not one of those, Sri Lanka opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe said .
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Feb 28
Election candidates should request security, Sri Lanka police say
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Feb 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka police say the candidates contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections need to apply if they need additional security.
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Feb 28
Sri Lanka minister says ruling party fielded recognized individuals for election
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Feb 28, Anuradhapura: Experienced individuals with national and international recognition have been nominated from the ruling United people's Freedom Alliance to contest the forthcoming general election, a government Minister said.
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Feb 28
Sri Lanka ruling party candidates pledge free and fair non violent election
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Feb 28, Anuradhapura: All candidates of the ruling party United people's Freedom Alliance yesterday pledged to conduct a free and fair election campaign without violence for the upcoming parliamentary elections on April 8.
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Feb 27
Nawam Maha Perahera begins today in Colombo
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Feb 27, Colombo: The annual Nawam Maha Perahera Buddhist religious pageant began Saturday (27) with about 50 elephants parading the streets of Colombo in grand style together with thousands of traditional dancers and drummers.
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Feb 27
Dengue cases rising in Northern Sri Lanka
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Feb 27, Colombo: The Mosquito-borne Dengue fever is spreading once again in Sri Lanka, especially in northern Jaffna peninsula with a sharp increase in the number of patients, the data released by the Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka, Health Ministry showed.
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Feb 27
Sri Lanka Navy brings home another batch of fishermen released from India
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Feb 27, Kankasanthurai: Sri Lanka Navy brought home today another batch of Sri Lankan fishermen released from Indian custody.
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Feb 27
CID recovers computer data on Hicorp arms deal
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Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has seized the data from a computer that has allegedly been used to prepare documents for the Hicorp (Pvt) Limited.
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Feb 27
Marine Archaeological Museum to be opened in Sri Lanka
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Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka is making final preparations to open a new Marine Archaeological Museum in the Southern port city of Galle next week.
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Feb 27
EPDP to contest in Vanni District under its own symbol
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Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's pro-government Tamil party, Elam People Democratic Party (EPDP) fielded 9 candidates under its own 'Veena' symbol to contest for the Vanni District at the upcoming General Election to be held on the 8th of April .
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Feb 27
Sri Lanka to continue resettlement of IDPs amid general election campaigns
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Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lankan government says the resettlement of displaced civilians in the Northern Province will not be hampered or delayed due to the preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Feb 27
Sri Lanka ruling party launches election campaign with religious rituals
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Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's ruling party, United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) launched its election campaign today with religious observances from the historic city of Anuradhapura.
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Feb 27
Sri Lanka ruling party to launch election campaign with religious rituals
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Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's ruling party, United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is to launch its election campaign with religious observances from the historic city of Anuradhapura.
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Feb 27
Only Sri Lanka police security for MP s
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The Defence Ministry said that Army security will no longer be provided to politicians, in an attemp..
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Feb 27
Nominations close with a record
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* Elections dept. runs out of symbols
* Over 20 parties, independent groups in the fray
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Feb 27
Party leaders dictatorship
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It is an irony that a party that plunged headlong into an ill-conceived peace process at the beh..
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Feb 26
Military court looms over Fonseka in Sri Lanka
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Twenty five people have come forward to give evidence against Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, Military Spo..
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Feb 26
Sri Lanka court allows further detention of army officers alleged of coup
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Feb 26, Colombo: The Colombo Magistrate Court today ordered the further detention of six army officers arrested for their alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the Sri Lankan government in connivance with defeated presidential candidate and former military chief General Sarath Fonseka.
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Feb 26
Sri Lanka’s pro-government Tamil party contests Jaffna under ruling alliance
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Feb 26, Jaffna: Sri Lanka's pro-government Tamil party, Elam People Democratic Party (EPDP) and the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance are to jointly contest for the Jaffna District at the upcoming General Election to be held on the 8th of April.
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Feb 26
Political parties hand over national lists to Elections Commissioner
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Feb 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major political parties handed over their national list of candidates to the Elections Commissioner today.
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Feb 26
CID to consult Sri Lanka AG on the Hicorp fraud
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Feb 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is to consult the country's Attorney General on all the matters related to the investigation of Hicorp's arms deal.
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