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Latest News HeadlinesSri Lanka`s Apex Court Upholds Gove..Sri Lanka `s Supreme Court Wednesday has rejected a petition filed by a media watchdog and upheld a government ban on certain news websites. According to a report in India n media, the apex court has said that the freedom of expression was not...
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Judge s house bombed .A bomb has been hurled at the residence of Marawila Additional District Judge and Magistrate Chandana Kalansuriya at Marawila a short while ago. No casualties reported, police said
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Lankan group donates air tickets for the repatriation of detaineesThe Sri Lanka n Community Benevolent Fund in Qatar has donated air tickets to repatriate 16 community members held at the detention centre. Sri Lankan Ambassador Jayantha Palipana received the tickets from an SLCBF delegation led by president Geor...
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Doctors` union of Sri Lanka Colombo National Hospital to launch strikeThe Colombo National Hospital branch of the Government Medical Officers` Association (GMOA) of Sri Lanka has passed a resolution proposing to launch an island wide strike from May 21. The National Hospital branch is the main branch of the GMOA...
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Sri Lanka main opposition party to support the government to resolve ethnic issueSri Lanka `s main opposition United National Party ( UNP ) says that it will extend its full support to the parliamentary select committee (PSC) proposed by the government to formulate a political solution to address the ethnic issue if the governme...
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Father sexually abuses daughterA father who was arrested on charges of having sexually abused his nine year old daughter has been remanded further till 21 May following a Magistrate Court order. At the hearing, appearing on behalf of the defendant, attorney-at-law Chan...
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Sri Lanka Opposition Leader calls on President Monday, 14 May 2012 - 9:45 PM SL Time Sri Lanka`s President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Leader of the Opposition and the United National Party Ranil Wickremasinghe met at the Temple Trees today (14).
The Opposition Leader was accompanied by UNP parliamentarians Joseph Michael Perera, Tissa Attanayake, John Amaratunga, Ravi Karunanayaka, and Lakshman Kiriella. Ministers Maithripala Sirisena, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Susil Premajayantha, Dullas Alahapperuma, and Basil Rajapaksa were also present at the occasion.
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Bomb found before Ranil s arrival at Batticaloa meeting Sunday, 13 May 2012 - 3:02 AM SL Time A hand grenade had been recovered from a hotel in Batticaloa yesterday, before UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe s arrival to address a Lions Club meeting.
Informed sources said that the UNP leader s security personnel, on doing a last minute check of Cope Inn, down Trinco Road, Batticaloa the venue for the event, had found the grenade concealed behind a window sun screen.
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UN Country Director praises SL s progress Friday, 11 May 2012 - 3:50 AM SL Time No country could boast of a rapid post war recovery than Sri Lanka, a top UN official said yesterday. The United Nations Development Programme, Country Director, Douglas Kay said that he was fortunate to witness a positive process in social, economic and political changes during the past year in Sri Lanka.
Speaking at a regional workshop titled `Decentralization and Climate Change in Colombo on Monday, he said when he visited the country in 2007, at a time there was unimaginable turmoil, having a workshop of this nature was almost an impossibility. He also said that the UNDP s role was to assist in policies and sustainability and less on humanitarian support to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka`s Apex Court Upholds Gove.. Thursday, 17 May 2012 - 10:24 AM SL Time Sri Lanka`s Supreme Court Wednesday has rejected a petition filed by a media watchdog and upheld a government ban on certain news websites. According to a report in Indian media, the apex court has said that the freedom of expression was not an absolute right and could be restricted and refused to hear the petition filed by the Free Media Movement (FMM) against government`s ban on five websites.
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Judge s house bombed . Thursday, 17 May 2012 - 10:15 AM SL Time A bomb has been hurled at the residence of Marawila Additional District Judge and Magistrate Chandana Kalansuriya at Marawila a short while ago. No casualties reported, police said
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Lankan group donates air tickets for the repatriation of detainees Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 1:44 PM SL Time The Sri Lankan Community Benevolent Fund in Qatar has donated air tickets to repatriate 16 community members held at the detention centre. Sri Lankan Ambassador Jayantha Palipana received the tickets from an SLCBF delegation led by president George P G Bandula. Minister and deputy chief of mission Sithara Khan, Sri Lankan Labour Bureau deputy general manager Wanasekara, SLCBF vice president Tennisan de Silva, secretary Dhammika Jayasena, adviser Lalith Jayasekara and committee member Roshan Balasooriya were present.
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Doctors` union of Sri Lanka Colombo National Hospital to launch strike Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 1:43 PM SL Time The Colombo National Hospital branch of the Government Medical Officers` Association (GMOA) of Sri Lanka has passed a resolution proposing to launch an island wide strike from May 21. The National Hospital branch is the main branch of the GMOA and the members there have proposed to launch the strike to win the Rs. 29,000 transport allowance. Around 400 union members participated in the chaotic meeting held yesterday. The powerful health sector union launched an island wide token strike Friday demanding the authorities to grant the transport allowance that had been promised in 2008 for doctors in the public health sector.
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Sri Lanka main opposition party to support the government to resolve ethnic issue Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 1:37 PM SL Time Sri Lanka`s main opposition United National Party (UNP) says that it will extend its full support to the parliamentary select committee (PSC) proposed by the government to formulate a political solution to address the ethnic issue if the government showed its commitment to the process and creates a conducive environment. UNP General secretary Tissa Attanayake at a media briefing in Colombo today said that a group of parliamentarian headed by opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe conducted talks on the PSC and other issues at the Temple Trees yesterday, on an invitation extended by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Parliament Act soon to regulate Intl Schools Tuesday, 15 May 2012 - 9:48 AM SL Time Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said a Parliament Act would be brought in soon to regulate all International Schools operating in the country. All telecommunication service providers in Sr Lanka are monitored by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and they have to follow the rules and regulations set by the TRCSL. Likewise, International Schools too should have a regulatory body the Minister told the Daily News . This fact has already been accepted by the government and relevant rules and regulations are to be brought to Parliament soon through a new Education Act.
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Father sexually abuses daughter Thursday, 17 May 2012 - 10:26 AM SL Time A father who was arrested on charges of having sexually abused his nine year old daughter has been remanded further till 21 May following a Magistrate Court order. At the hearing, appearing on behalf of the defendant, attorney-at-law Chanaka Kapurubandara appealed to the Magistrate to release the defendant on bail stating that he had no connection to the case and was not guilty of the charges and also because he has at the time been imprisoned for a period of one month. However, the appeal was turned down.
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Sri Lankan government to re-open Kankasanthurei cement factory Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 1:47 PM SL Time The Sri Lankan government is to re-open the cement factory in Kankasanthurei in the Northern Province. State Resources and Enterprise Development Minister Dayasritha Tissera has said the production process of the Kankasanthurei cement factory is to commence soon. The Minister has noted that the government has allocated Rs. 5 billion for the first phase of the establishment of machinery that could help produce and pack between 250-500 metric tons of cement on a daily basis.
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Tea exporters defend imports for value addition Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 1:45 PM SL Time Claim no need for overreaction as it was only at a proposal stage Protesting Dilmah accounted for a mere 7.9% of total tea exports Storm in a tea cup!! Tea Exporters Association Chairman and Van Rees Ceylon Ltd Managing Director Niraj De Mel (third from left) stressing a point at the news conference flanked by the high priests of the industry- ( From Left) George Stuart Teas and Marketing Managing Director Dai Pathmanathan, Colombo Tea Traders Association Chairman Jayantha Keragala, HVA Foods Chairman Rohan Fernando, and Unilever Sri Lanka Director and Imperial Group of Companies Chairman/ Managing Director Jayantha Karunaratne .
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Z-score review: Don`t throw out the baby Tuesday, 15 May 2012 - 9:53 AM SL Time The present government is in the habit of dislodging systems that work perfectly, making an unholy mess thereof and then going hell for leather to bring order out of chaos, but in vain. Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake has told this newspaper that he intends to appoint a ministerial committee to review the Z-score system currently used to select students to universities. This scaling method implemented way back in 2000/2001 worked smoothly until 2011, when the means and variances of subjects from the old and new syllabi were pooled to calculate the Z-score and rankings botched up as a result. The matter is now before the Supreme Court, which is expected to give a ruling shortly.
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Resignation the best course Sunday, 13 May 2012 - 11:19 AM SL Time We do not apologize for returning once more to the problems unleashed by the National Savings Bank s ill advised and ill-conceived deal to buy a stake in The Finance Company, the country s oldest established finance company long quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The NSB made a belated statement last week returning to the subject after Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, the Secretary to the Treasury, intervened. Its apologia cut little ice with the public as it in effect bleated ``we won t do it again. Even the framing of the statement left much to be desired as exemplified by its last paragraph reading (sic): ``As a socially conscious and a responsible state-owned financial institution, we wish to give a strong pledge to the general public that we would continue to uphold all traditions of our bank and as done in the past continue our quest in having the depositors and other stakeholders total interest foremost in our minds in the future as well as the leader in developing you and the country. Ugh!
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Sushma lambasts DMK s demand for Eelam Saturday, 12 May 2012 - 11:04 AM SL Time NEW DELHI, May 11: Leader of Opposition in Indian Parliament s lower house the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Thursday lambasted the demand for a separate Tamil Eelam by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and some other political parties in Tamil Nadu even when Sri Lankan Tamils main political party the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) favours a genuine political solution within a united Sri Lanka. Addressing the fifth state conference of the BJP in the temple town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, she said the TNA leader R Sampanthan emphasised that he wants the Tamils in the island to remain within a united Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka tour: Snub only a temporary setback, says Wahab Riaz Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 1:49 PM SL Time KARACHI: Snubbed fast-bowler Wahab Riaz has termed his omission from the Sri Lanka bound squads a temporary setback, saying he will regain his place in the side by showing his worth though sheer hard work. The left-armer failed to find a place in any of the three squads despite selectors opting for separate teams for all formats. The 26-year-old filled the vacuum left by the bans handed out to Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif and a five-wicket haul in the 2011 World Cup semi-final against India predicted a bright future for Wahab.
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Middlesex get Malinga for county Twenty20 Sunday, 13 May 2012 - 11:23 AM SL Time Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga is to play for Middlesex in English county cricket`s Twenty20 competition, the club announced Thursday. The 28-year-old, whose unusual `slingshot` action makes him difficult to face, is one of the world`s leading limited overs bowlers and is currently the leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League, having taken 20 scalps for the Mumbai Indians.
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Carlton Super Sevens 2012 on a grand scale Saturday, 12 May 2012 - 11:06 AM SL Time Sri Lanka Insurance will sponsor the Carlton Super Sevens Rugby Tournament 2012 organized by Tharunyata Hetak Organization under the supervision of Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), The Asian Rugby Football Union(ARFU) and the International Rugby Union.The inauguration ceremony of the promotional campaign of the tournament took place at Independence Square, Colombo yesterday. The main objective of this rugby tournament is to promote rugby in rural areas of the country and to give an international-level exposure for the upcoming rugby players. The tournament will be played among 10 teams namely Uva Vipers, Southern Sharks, Northern Gladiators, Jaffna Challengers, Western Warriors, Eastern Eagles,North Western Blacks, North Central Typhoons, Sabaragamuwa Stallions and Central Kings.
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