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The UNP working committee has decided to vote against the proposed constitutional reforms when it is debated in Parliament, UNP leader Ranil Wickramasingha told reporters a short while ago.
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Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had talks with the Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan and the Eastern Province Governor Mohan Wijewickrama this morning.
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The Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia has compiled a report on the incident where a Sri Lankan was murdered and two others escaped after being abducted by a gang in Malaysia.
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Customs officials confiscated Rs. 70 lacks worth of foreign currency being smuggled out of the country at the Katunayaka International airport, the Customs Superintendent said.
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Minister G.L Peiris met the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Colombo Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Al Jammaz today and discussed the issue concerning the torture of a Sri Lankan main.
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Jayakody Arachchige Olcott Perera, a leading heroin dealer in Colombo who was evading the police was shot dead while trying to escape from Special Task Force (STF) custody this evening.
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All transfers and appointments of military officers of the three armed forces can be reported only after the approval of the Media Centre for National Security, the Defence Ministry announced today.
Investigations are underway into the death of a mother and her child during childbirth at the Matara hospital. The husband of the victim had complained to the Matara police that the staff were negligent.
A student of the Moratuwa Prince of Wales College was allegedly abandoned by his mother in Maharagama after she went to bring sweets. The incident is being investigated by the Maharagama police
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The Saudi embassy said they have suspicions regarding the housemaid who had been inserted with 24 nails by her Saudi employer saying she cannot pass check points without being detected
The price of a 12.5 Kg domestic Laugfs gas cylinder has been reduced by Rs. 46 with effect from
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, on a visit to Jaffna this evening, urged
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German prosecutors said today that they had charged three Sri Lankan men suspected of fundraising and buying weapons for the LTTE. They operated in the western German city of
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The second Court Martial probing charges against Sarath Fonseka resumed its sittings this afternoon. The Medical Officer intimated to Court that Fonseka was not fit to be present for the proceedings.
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Investigations are underway regarding a suspect who was arrested in connection with 11 murders including the murders of three policemen between 2006 and 2007, the police said
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All unauthorized structures that were erected under political influence during several past governments will be removed, Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa said today.
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Former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva was found not guilty by the SLFP Disciplinary Committee over his conduct of tying a Samurdhi officer to a tree earlier this month, Minister Maithripala Sirisena said AUDIO
A Sri Lankan born female now living in Sweden was reunited with her family after 31 years today after she was given for adoption to a Swedish couple soon after her birth in the 1970’s. VIDEO
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The main opposition UNP today urged the government to hold a referendum on the proposed constitutional amendments. The amendments have been approved by the cabinet.
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao visited the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Vavuniya this morning and looked into their welfare. She is also scheduled to visit Jaffna
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A popular film actor turned politician has been ordered to appear before the Katugastota police over a complaint lodged by a woman alleging that he had promised to marry her only to later go missing.
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The police have arrested five workers attached to the upper kotmale power project over an assault on a fellow Nepali employee last evening, the police media unit said today.
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The bill on proposed amendments to the constitution will be taken up before a five member Supreme Court bench today to determine its constitutionality and issue a determination.
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A UN official visited the Eastern Province today to assess the security developments in the area. The official from the UN visited Trincomalee and will also tour Batticaloa and Ampara.