Air strike Unwarranted: Govt

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The government while expressing its displeasure over the air attack on Libya by the US led NATO forces said indiscriminate killing of people by the NATO forces was not acceptable to any government
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Sri Lanka garment exports boom despite EU’s GSP+ withdrawal

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Mar 31, Colombo: Despite the withdrawal of European Union's Generalized System of Preference plus (GSP+) trade facility to Sri Lanka last August, Sri Lanka's garments exports to Europe and the United State rose significantly, the Central Bank figures showed. Read the Full Article

Word Cup tickets hit LKR 250,000

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Tickets for the cricket World Cup final on Saturday topped LKR. 250,000 (INR 125,000) in the black market, as national carrier SriLankan Airlines struggled to cope up with bookings.
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India declares South Mumbai a no-fly zone for World Cup final with Sri Lanka

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Mar 31, Mumbai: Enforcing heavy security measures in preparation for the Saturday's World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium India has declared the entire south Mumbai a no-fly zone to prevent any possible aerial attacks. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka inflation rises above forecast for March, trade deficit contracts

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's inflation as measured by consumer prices in Colombo rose to a 26-month high of 8.6 percent for the month of March while the trade deficit contracted for January, the figures released by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank today showed. Read the Full Article

TRC to do lightning tests

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The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said today that it has decided to carry out a country-wide research program on the impact of communication towers on lightning after receiving a large number of complaints from the public
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Horana Sri Palee Campus launches Sri Lanka’s first university radio

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Palee Campus of University of Colombo launched Sri Lanka's first university radio this morning under the patronage of Colombo University Vice Chancellor, Kshanika Hiriburegama. Read the Full Article

Sri Lankan court warns assaulted female legislator

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Mar 31, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has today warned actress turned government parliamentarian Upeksha Swarnamalee also known as Pabha for releasing infroamtion to media. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader says no more elections for top posts in future

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Opposition and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that future appointments to posts in the party would be made through a consensus and not through elections. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka’s Eastern University remains closed

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Eastern University continues to remain closed following the decision of the university administration to turn down a request by the students to remove all police personnel from the university premises. Read the Full Article

Asgiriya Chapter to confer an honorary title on Sri Lankan Media Minister

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella is to be bestowed an honorary title by the Asgiriya Maha Vihara Chapter Sangha Sabha on April 3. Read the Full Article

Sri Lankan President to fly to Mumbai to watch World Cup final

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to fly to Mumbai to watch the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India on Saturday, April 02 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka s Inflation Accelerates to a 26-Month High of 8.6%

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Sri Lanka Police arrest News Editor of LankaeNews website

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police arrested the editor of a private news website in Sri Lanka for allegedly threatening a family member of a suspect in custody over the recent arson attack on the website office. Read the Full Article

Going green made compulsory for large scale constructions in Sri Lanka

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka has brought new laws requiring approval from the Sustainable Energy Authority compulsory to construct large scale buildings. Read the Full Article

Seven arrested over BIA gold theft

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Seven employees of a local airline were arrested by the police over the disappearance of gold worth around Rs.60 million from a vault in the Cargo Terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport
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News Editor of Lanka e News arrested

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News Editor of Lanka e News website Bennet Rupasinghe was arrested by the Wellampitiya police when he was asked to come and give a statement with the police for allegedly threatening a brother of one of the suspects who is in custody over the arson attack on their office in Malabe
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Bus operators to settle the dispute

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The Private Bus Operators Association (PBOA) a short while ago said that bus operators on the Colombo-Kandy bus route this morning assured to settle the dispute between bus workers in Kegalle
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Sri Lankan government says no price increase of essential commodities ahead of New Year

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Internal Trade and Cooperatives announced that the government had no plan to import essential food items for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season. Read the Full Article

MR to visit Mumbai for WC finals

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President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, will fly to Mumbai to watch the Sri Lankan cricket team go against India in the ICC World Cup final on April 2. “The President wants us (Sri Lanka) to win the World Cup as a tribute to Muttiah  Muralitharan who retires from international cricket after this World Cup,” President’s Media spokesman Bandula Jayasekara told reporters
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Disciplinary action against Sri Lankan poll official for allowing to take photographs in polling center

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Mar 31, Colombo: Elections Department of Sri Lanka has initiated stern disciplinary action against a Senior Polling Officer who allowed photographing an opposition member of parliament casting his vote. Read the Full Article

Vaas and Suraj on standby

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Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv to be flown to Mumbai today as standby players for the injured members of the SL team, who are scheduled to meet India in the World Cup finals on Saturday
 

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Paba warned ordered by Court

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Gangodawila Magistrate Anura Kumara Herath today ordered, Actress and MP Upeksha Swarnamali not to release any statements to the press regarding the ongoing court case in which her husband was accused of assaulting her, until the relevant medical reports are released
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Sri Lanka President to open the neurosurgery unit of the National Hospital

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Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to open the newly constructed neurosurgery unit of the National Hospital today. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka extends mandate of 22 local government bodies

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Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka government sources say that the mandate of 22 local government bodies will be extended by eight months until December 31. Read the Full Article