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World Bank places Sri Lanka among the highly vulnerable countries
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 31 Oct 2008 03:33:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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The generation of 275 Megawatts of power has come to a standstill following the damage to two turbines at Kelanitissa Power Station due to an LTTE air raid, Ceylon Electricity Board sources say.
The damage has threatened the supply of power during the peak usage period of 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm, and is already created a daily loss of Rs. 24 million, the sources add.
It is expected to take at least three months to repair the damaged steam turbine and GT Power Unit with a combined capacity of 100 MW.
The generation of 160 MW by private EAS diesel power station at Kelanitissa was stopped a few days ago due to overdue bills.
CEB engineers point out that as a result, the National Grid is losing 435 MW of supply.
Further, the CEB does not have a surplus of electricity to face a possible technical fault at other power plants, they further say.
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31 Oct 2008 03:35:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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Market remains positive
For the 2nd straight day, Colombo Stocks moved up, driven by gains across the board. The ASPI gained 37 points (+2.1%) to 1786, while the more sensitive MPI gained 41 points (+2.1%) to 1,988. 138 stocks moved up during the day, while just 14 stocks were down for the day
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President calls for local military research
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday urged those engaged in scientific research to focus their attention on military research.
The President said there is a lack of research in the spheres of military and defense strategies by local science researchers.
The President was of the view that new policies should be formulated to accommodate military research in the school curricula as well, so that research could be undertaken on our own home-grown remedies.
Referring to the crucial issue of combating terrorism and national security, he pointed out the value of a quality training to the Armed Forces of the land, even at a formidable expenditure, especially when battling the world's most ruthless and advanced terrorist outfit, the LTTE.
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 31 Oct 2008 03:37:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Fake 'Muslim' Barack Obama is on the verge of becoming the most powerful man on earth. Bush's party tried to brand him as a 'fake' Muslim, but, American public who are tired of 'war on terror' have decided to elect Obama as their president.
His grand father was a Muslim and his own father was a Kenyan born black, nevertheless, Americans have grown up to be broad minded to elect a black man their president on merits alone.
Sri Lankan constitution does not allow any person whose grand father was born abroad voting right, such, is the extremism that have been nurtured by the Sinhala Buddhist elitists over the last 60 years.
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31 Oct 2008 03:40:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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LTTE are trying to kill Jayalalitha..
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kill her morons its better for us... |
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Australian Senate condemns Anuradhapura suicide bomb attack
(October 30, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Upper House of the Australian Parliament, the Senate has passed a Resolution condemning the LTTE suicide bomb attack in Anuradhapura on 06th October, in which 28 people were killed, including the former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia, retired Major General Janaka Perera and his wife.
The President of the Senate, Senator John Hogg has in a letter dated 20th October, transmitted the text of the Resolution to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia, Senaka Walgampaya PC, which inter alia states as follows
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