Sri Lankan Undergrads vow to stop private university plan

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Undergraduates are planning to launch a protest campaign against the government s move to set up pri.. Read the Full Article

Lanka rejects foreign probe

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Sri Lanka says there should be no hurry in setting up an international probe to investigate the final stages of the war against the LTTE as the government has taken ‘necessary action’ to address human rights allegations

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Sri Lanka’s first nation wide census in three decades in 2011

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May 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka is planning to hold the first nationwide census in 30 years, the Hindu reported. Read the Full Article

English medium O/L passed students of Sri Lanka suffer due to lack of planning by education officials

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May 31, Colombo: Ceylon Teachers' Union President Joseph Stalin Fernando points out that a group of some gifted students that sat for the G.C.E. (Ordinary Level) examination in English medium are facing a serious injustice due to the lack of plan in the education sector of Sri Lanka. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka capital prepares for Indian film awards

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May 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's commercial hub, the city of Colombo, is gearing up for the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) scheduled to be held in Colombo from June 3-5. Read the Full Article

Bandara writes to Tissa

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An angry UNP Puttalam District Member of Parliament (MP) Range Bandara has written to UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka over the latter’s comments about Bandara’s mental state and allegations that he had ‘ulterior motives’

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UN rights chief renews call for an international inquiry into Sri Lanka war

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May 31, Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights chief Monday reiterated her call for an independent international inquiry into alleged war crimes committed during the last stages of Sri Lanka's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka inflation drops in May

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May 31, Colombo: For the third consecutive month Sri Lanka's inflation decreased to 5.3 percent in May from a 5.8 percent in April 2010, Central Bank's Department of Census and Statistics figures released today showed. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka inflation drops in May

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May 31, Colombo: For the third consecutive month Sri Lanka's inflation decreased to 5.3 percent in May from a 5.8 percent in April 2010, Central Bank's Department of Census and Statistics figures released today showed. Read the Full Article

TB spreading at prisons

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Tuberculosis (TB) is fast spreading among prisoners and jailors at prisons around the country with the highest number recorded from the Welikada prison, Commissioner General of prisons Major General V.R Silva told Daily Mirror online. Read the Full Article

Public proposals for UNP

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The UNP said today that anyone from the general public who is interested in the affairs of the UNP can submit proposals on party reforms. The UNP says they can submit their proposals at the UNP Headquarters ‘Siri Kotha’ or send it in by writing

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Court deadline for Dhanuna

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The Fort Magistrate today ordered the CID to publish a written proclamation for Dhanuna Tillekaratne to appear in court on June 30 at 9.00 a.m. and said the proclamation must be put up in the Court premises, certain public places and near his residence

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Cricket third most corrupt

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Sports Minister C. B. Ratnayaka, speaking to reporters in Colombo today, said that the Sri Lanka Cricket board is the third most corrupt institution in the country behind the Education and Police departments Read the Full Article

Veteran Sri Lankan film producer and director released without any charges

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May 31, Colombo: Veteran Sri Lankan film producer and director Chandran Rutnam was released without any charges against him by the Gangodawila Magistrate today (31). Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka’s Moratuwa University closed indefinitely following clash

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May 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Moratuwa University has been closed indefinitely following a clash between students in the Engineering Faculty and the NDT section yesterday (30) night. Read the Full Article

Anarkali still in politics

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Actress turned politician Anarkali Akarsha says she is very much active in politics despite the fact that she has not been heard of in the political arena in recent times and remains an active member of the Southern Provincial Council

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Sri Lankan government hopeful of sending all flood-displaced back to their homes today

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May 31, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is hopeful of shutting down all emergency relief camps that were set up to house flood victims during the recent torrential rains experienced in many parts of the island. Read the Full Article

Ratnam released by Court

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Film Producer and Director Chandran Ratnam was released without any charges against him by the Gangodawila Magistrate today. Ratnam was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly having explosives in his former residence

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Sri Lanka Navy to extend canal boat service in Colombo

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May 31, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy under the direction of its Commander Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe has decided to extend the routes of the canal boat service recently launched along the Wellawatte canal. Read the Full Article

Mass grave in Kilinochchi

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Jaffna District TNA Parliamentarian S. Sritharana claims he has seen a mass grave at Ganeshapuram in Kilinochchil and at least six bodies wrapped in black polythene bags were seen buried in it

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Colombo Municipal Council warns of possible dengue epidemic

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May 31, Colombo: The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has warned of a possible dengue epidemic in the next few weeks following the identification of 10 dengue patients during the last 10 days and 20 patients during the month of May in the City of Colombo. Read the Full Article

Uni closed following clash

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The Moratuwa University has been closed indefinitely following a clash between two student groups late last night, the police media unit said. At least three students were injured in the clash

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Ceylon Electricity Board losses to exceed 35 billion rupees this year

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The newly appointed Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Vidya Amarapala says that the op.. Read the Full Article

I have no authority to matters related to my ministry Sri Lanka Minister of Petroleum Industries Susil Premajayanthe

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Minister of Petroleum Industries Susil Premajayanth says although he is the minister in charge of pe.. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka Police powers should be centralized President

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I always say that police powers can t be given to provinces, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told Indian.. Read the Full Article