Sep 30
Sri Lanka to standardize local time
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has decided to officially gazette the standard time.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka’s main opposition condemns Fonseka’s imprisonment
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) today condemned the President's endorsement of the jail term recommended by the second court martial against former Army Commander and parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka’s former Army Chief Fonseka’s wife says verdict has strengthened her
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance leader retired General Sarath Fonseka's wife, Anoma Fonseka, Thursday called on the people and the true war heroes in the three armed forces to rally against the court martial verdict that has imprisoned her husband.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka’s EPF members to be allowed to withdraw 30% of their account for housing and medical requirements
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Sept 30, Colombo: The members of Sri Lanka's largest social security scheme, Employees' Provident Fund will soon be able to withdraw 30% of their account for housing and medical requirements.
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Sep 30
Over 130 Sri Lankan officials and athletes leave for India for Commonwealth games; 4×400 team left behind
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Sept 30, Colombo: More than 130 Sri Lankan sportsmen and officials left for India today to participate in the 19th Commonwealth Games.
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Sep 30
Infotel 2010 kicks off in Sri Lanka capital
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's premier ICT Expo, Infotel 2010 IT exhibition commenced today at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on the theme 'IT's about Growth'.
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Sep 30
Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka to implement a minimum public float
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Sept 30, Colombo: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka has called for the views of the public on the proposal to implement a minimum public float as a continuous listing requirement in local bourse.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka government denies reports on abolishing Colombo Municipal Council
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka cabinet spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today denied media reports that Colombo Municipal Council would be converted to an state authority instead of a local government elected by the citizen.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka Ministry of Health to implement a nursing constitution
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Sept 30, Colombo: The Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena said today that his Ministry had decided to prepare and implement a nursing constitution to provide solutions for the problems of the nurses.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka inflation rises in September
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's rate of inflation, on a year-on-year basis, rose to 5.8 percent in September 2010 for the second month in a row as consumer spending in the country has increased with rising prices.
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Sep 30
Central Bank of Sri Lanka launches a deposit insurance scheme, reduces loan loss provision
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Sept 30, Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is to and implements a mandatory deposit insurance scheme from tomorrow and reduce its loan loss provision requirement from December 2010.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka president confirms jail for ex-army chief
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Sri Lanka`s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonse..
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka nurses union launches token strike
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated All Ceylon Nurses Union (ACNU) today launched an island wide token strike among the nursing staff in state hospitals.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka’s ex-Army Chief will lose his parliamentary seat, government says
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Sept 30, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government Thursday said that following the President's endorsement of a 30-month jail term for former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Sarath Fonseka, he would be ineligible with immediate effect to sit as a Member of Parliament
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Sep 30
Sri Lankan government to present budget for 2011 on November 22
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Sept 30, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to present its budget for 2011 in Parliament on November 22nd this year.
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Sep 30
Mosque site to be divided
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The court in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India ruled that the site of a demolished mosque in Ayodhya, would be divided between Hindus and Muslims, the Reuters news agency reported.
Sep 30
Canada bias
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The Canadian refugee board accepted 85.2% of Sri Lankans claiming refugee status in Canada during the first six months of 2010 — a rate that is on the high end among countries, CBC news said.
Sep 30
I am not discouraged
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The whole world knows that the sentence against my husband is an act of political revenge and instead of discouraging me it has strengthened my resolve to fight for the freedom of my husband, MP Sarath Fonseka’s wife Anoma Fonseka told media while ago at a media briefing.
Sep 30
397 Ex-LTTE cadres released
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397 Ex-LTTE combatants were released a short while ago from the Vavuniya Pompemadu Rehabilitation camp. They included 242 men and 155 women who had been at the rehabilitation camp for over 16 months.
Sep 30
UNP Condemns Signing
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The main opposition UNP said the ratification of the court martial verdict given on DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka was an expected one and an act which should be strongly condemned
Sep 30
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara ICC Ambassador for 2010 - 2011
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has been elected for a third time as an International Cricket Council (ICC) Ambassador along with four other leaders in the field for 2010 -2011.
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Sep 30
Sri Lanka to release over 400 rehabilitated LTTE cadres today
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Sept 30, Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities are to release 418 former Tamil Tiger rebel fighters who have successfully completed their rehabilitation programme today (30), the government said.
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Sep 30
In support of UN
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The Cabinet has decided to bring a new act to give effect to the UN Convention on Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the government Information Department said.
Sep 30
Sri Lanka set to release over 400 former Tamil rebels
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Colombo - The Sri Lankan government is set to release over 400 former Tamil rebels who have undergon..
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Sep 30
Two Lankans die in Italy
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Two Sri Lankans living in Italy have been killed in a fatal car accident in the city of Modena, Italy. The deceased persons were traveling with four others, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a parked water Bowser.
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