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Latest News HeadlinesYouth refused hand of under age girl kills her mother She died defending her daughter PoliceA youth who approached a woman yesterday morning and sought her permission to marry her underage daughter, flew into a rage and stabbed her to death, on being told that the girl was too young and still schooling. The killing took place at Kotuwala, ...
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Sri Lankan President expresses regret to the teacher humiliated by a provincial councilorSri Lanka n President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called and assured a female school teacher, who was humiliated by a ruling party local politician in the school premises, that he would do justice regarding the incident. The President expressed his d...
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Suspect dies in HospitalA suspect taken into custody by the Wadduwa Police has died suddenly falling sick, Police media spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said. The man, a resident of Rathmale in Minneriya, had been taken into custody last evening for alleged house bre...
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Uni student badly injured in fall from 5th floorA 23-year-old student of the Colombo University Science Faculty was admitted to the National Hospital a short while ago after she fell from its 5th floor. Hospital authorities said she was rushed to the operating theatre and was undergoing surg...
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Jayalalithaa slams Indian government for failing to take action on fishermen`s arrests by Sri LankaThe Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalitha a today slammed the Government of India for failing to take any effective measures at the diplomatic level to secure the release of the fishermen arrested by the Sri Lanka n Navy and detained in Sri La...
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Coalition party of Sri Lankan government warns of outcome of Northern PC electionThe Sinhala Buddhist coalition party of the Sri Lanka n government Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today warned of a possible outcome detrimental to the country`s unity from the Northern Provincial Council election. Layman leader of JHU, Minister Pa...
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Ranil asks to restore 17th Amendment to Constitution Friday, 14 June 2013 - 9:50 AM SL Time Sri Lanka`s Opposition Leader and leader of the United National party (UNP) Ranil Wickremasinghe today requested the government to take measures to ensure a free and fair of the Northern Provincial Council scheduled to be held in September this year.
In a letter addressed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, the Opposition Leader asked the government to immediately implement several measures prior to announcing the elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC).
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Mattala airport to be developed as aircraft service center Thursday, 13 June 2013 - 1:13 AM SL Time The foundation stone for construction of the first ever Sub Office of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) was laid yesterday by Speaker Chamala Rajapaksa in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering
The Sub Office covering an area of 700m2 will cost the Aviation Authority around Rs 39,052,813. The Speaker laid the Foundation stone for the Sub Office on the invitation of Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne. Deputy Civil Aviation Minister Gitanjana Gunawardena, Namal Rajapaksa, M.P. for Hambantota District, Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary Dr. Ravindra Ruberu, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Chairman Gen. Rohan Daluwatte and Airport and Aviation Services ( Sri Lanka) Chairman Prasanna Wickramasuriya were present at the foundation laying ceremony.
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Sri Lanka says it has made progress on reconciliation Monday, 10 June 2013 - 10:53 PM SL Time The Sri Lankan government on Monday said it has made progress in addressing human rights concerns and reconciliation which it says has been acknowledged by many in the international community.
A government statement said it was surprised by claims made by Canada last week at the UN Human Rights Council currently meeting in Geneva that there are ongoing violations of human rights in Sri Lanka and that there is also a lack of reconciliation in the country.
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Youth refused hand of under age girl kills her mother She died defending her daughter Police Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:16 AM SL Time A youth who approached a woman yesterday morning and sought her permission to marry her underage daughter, flew into a rage and stabbed her to death, on being told that the girl was too young and still schooling. The killing took place at Kotuwala, Wellampitiya. Police said they had arrested the 20-year-old suspect with the knife used to commit the crime. The victim, Anusha Maduwanthie (31), had died on the spot and the 14-year old schoolgirl is said to be in a state of shock. The police said the suspect had lunged with a knife at the girl but her mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother had jumped in front of him to save her daughter and got stabbed.
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Sri Lankan President expresses regret to the teacher humiliated by a provincial councilor Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:10 AM SL Time Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called and assured a female school teacher, who was humiliated by a ruling party local politician in the school premises, that he would do justice regarding the incident. The President expressed his deepest regret to the female teacher of Nawagaththegama Navodya School of Puttalam district over the harassment by the North Western Provincial Council member Ananda Sarath Kumara. The Provincial Councilor has forced the teacher to kneel down in her class as a punishment for reprimanding his daughter. The teacher was subjected to the humiliation by the Politian for warning his daughter for wearing a short school uniform in violation of school`s code of conduct.
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Suspect dies in Hospital Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:09 AM SL Time A suspect taken into custody by the Wadduwa Police has died suddenly falling sick, Police media spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said. The man, a resident of Rathmale in Minneriya, had been taken into custody last evening for alleged house breakings and several thefts including thefts of 46 gas cylinders, according to the Police. He died after admission to the Panadura hospital this morning. An investigation has begun on the incident under the direction of an ASP of Nugegoda, he said. The post mortem is schedule to be tonight. (Sanath Desmond)
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Uni student badly injured in fall from 5th floor Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:26 AM SL Time A 23-year-old student of the Colombo University Science Faculty was admitted to the National Hospital a short while ago after she fell from its 5th floor. Hospital authorities said she was rushed to the operating theatre and was undergoing surgery. Police spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said the cause of the accident was not known. She is a resident of Lunugamwehera. Cinnamon Gardens police are investigating
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Jayalalithaa slams Indian government for failing to take action on fishermen`s arrests by Sri Lanka Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:24 AM SL Time The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa today slammed the Government of India for failing to take any effective measures at the diplomatic level to secure the release of the fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and detained in Sri Lanka. Ms. Jeyalalithaa in a letter to the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh blamed the Ministry of External Affairs for continuing to `maintain a stoic and apathetic silence` saying that there appears to be no effort to engage the Sri Lankan Government in any dialogue to resolve the issue.
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EVERYTHING LOST TO TERROR, WE LL GIVE BACK Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:23 AM SL Time President Mahinda Rajapaksa promised the people of the North that his government will rebuild all that was destroyed by the terrorists during the 30-year conflict and will strive to provide everything they needed. Noting that efforts in this regard were heralding unprecedented development to the region, the President called upon the people to protect these gains and help further develop them for the benefit of the present and future generation. President Rajapaksa was addressing a public gathering in Kilinochchi town on Saturday.
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Coalition party of Sri Lankan government warns of outcome of Northern PC election Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:33 AM SL Time The Sinhala Buddhist coalition party of the Sri Lankan government Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today warned of a possible outcome detrimental to the country`s unity from the Northern Provincial Council election. Layman leader of JHU, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that all who were loyal to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution would be answerable to the situation that might arise in case the Northern Provincial Council election is held without amending the Constitution.
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TNA has no business appealing to India Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:18 AM SL Time The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), yesterday claimed the Indo-Lanka Agreement of 1987 was made redundant when India failed to hold up its end of the bargain to disarm the LTTE forces as promised, while the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) `had no business` in appealing to the Indian Government to counter the decisions of the local government with regards to diluting Provincial Council powers.
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85% of new domestic bank loans go to govt, crowding out private sector Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:18 AM SL Time The state gobbled up 85 percent of the Rs. 278.2 billion issued by the domestic banking sector by way of new loans during the first four months of this year with new loans increasing in the month of April and the private sector experiencing a sharp decline in new loans, official data showed. New loans to the private sector from domestic banks amounted to Rs. 4.2 billion in April 2013, the lowest for a given month this year, down from Rs. 20.1 billion the previous month but government borrowings from the domestic banking sector amounted to Rs. 76.8 billion in April, the highest for any given month this year, up from Rs. 45.4 billion the previous month, latest data released by the Central Bank showed.
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Syria: History being repeated? Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:34 AM SL Time A string of debilitating battlefield setbacks that the Syrian rebels have suffered during the last few weeks has prompted the US to declare that it will arm them. One is intrigued. The US and the EU insist that they have not yet supplied arms to the Syrian Opposition. If so, how on earth have the rebels secured stocks of sophisticated weapons with the help of which they almost marched on the City of Jasmine? In spite of public opinion against US military interventions overseas, President Barack Obama has come under tremendous pressure from various quarters to back the Syrian rebels. Even former US President Bill Clinton has urged him to take cognisance of 90, 000 people killed in Syria, disregard public opinion at home and support the anti-Assad forces to the hilt the way Ronald Reagan backed the Mujahideen in Afghanistan against the Russians. Interestingly, President Obama, who was given the Nobel Peace Prize even before he had settled down in his new job following his first election, is now about to embark on another hawkish venture to safeguard the US interests!
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The seamy side of a hemline Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:25 AM SL Time Northwestern Provincial Council (NWPC) member, Ananda Sarath Kumara (UPFA), has been remanded for forcing a female teacher to kneel down before him in retaliation for asking his daughter to unstitch the hem of her school uniform found to be somewhat revealing. What else could the public expect of UPFA politicians responsible for far worse sins against women in the Northwestern Province? In the run-up to the 1999 NWPC polls, it may be recalled, thugs led by SLFP politicians not only assaulted women activists of the UNP mercilessly but also stripped them naked in full view of the public. (They went on to chase the Opposition polling agents, stuff the ballot boxes and win that election with the police looking the other way.)
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Crying over spilt milk Sunday, 16 June 2013 - 12:07 PM SL Time Although only a few days have passed since gale force winds lashed the western coast, taking the lives of at least 50 fishermen out at sea, the tragedy is already receding in the public mind. We Lankans, as we are often told, have notoriously short memories. Although our hearts melt at news of tragedy, we are quick to forget travails of other people as the business of daily living and priorities in our own lives take precedence. This is very much a part of human nature and Lankans are neither better nor worse with regard to such matters than humanity in general. Nevertheless, there is no escaping the reality that we must not allow the weather related calamity that took the worst toll since the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 to be consigned to the limbo of forgotten things without taking whatever preventive action is possible for the future.
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Magnificent Sri Lankans heading to Cardiff for semi-finals Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:37 AM SL Time Sri Lanka completed a magnificent 20 run win over old enemy Australia to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval here in London yesterday. Sri Lanka s minus Net Run Rate prior to the game meant that they had to restrict Australia to 164 to top Group A and remain in London for the semi-final, but that proved to be too much of a task as Australia ended up with 223. Sri Lanka s opponents in the semi-final will be India and will be played on the 20th of June in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.
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Arthur focuses on Malinga as Warner affair simmers Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:26 AM SL Time LONDON (AFP) - Under-pressure Australia coach Mickey Arthur tried to focus on cricket and the threat posed by Sri Lanka`s Lasith Malinga as the fall-out from the David Warner affair continued on Saturday. Title-holders Australia must beat Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday to have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
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South Africa make a strong 230 for 6 Sunday, 16 June 2013 - 12:08 PM SL Time In a game reduced to 31 overs because of heavy rain, South Africa put into bat made 230 for 6 wickets in their final Group B game against the West Indies, here at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff today. At the wickets when the 31 overs were completed were Ryan McLaren on 7 and Robin Petersen on no score. It was a formidable score and it would be interesting to watch how the West Indies batsmen who have a flair for big hitting go. If West Indies are to make this score a lot will depend on mauler Chris Gayle and how he will fire. It was threatening to rain when the South African innings ended.
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