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Latest News HeadlinesSecurity Clearance Lifted - Sri Lan..Ensuring the free movement of civilians from North to South, the Government yesterday announced that security clearance is no longer a requirement for Jaffna civilians to reach Colombo via land routes. People wishing to reach Colombo via land ...
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Sri Lanka - Ministry To Introduce A..he Health and Nutrition Ministry will introduce a National Nutrition Policy in order to develop a national action plan and a strategic plan to be implemented through inter-sectoral cooperation by the provincial health authorities, a Ministry spokesm...
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Eelam War IV takes a further toll as a U.S. report upsets Colombo and a proposed political line-up pits the `war hero` against Sri Lanka President.SRI LANKA in 2009 saw momentous events that riveted the world s attention on the island nation. A few key events of the first 11 months were the end of a war and the beginning of what looks like the mother of all political battles fought in the coun...
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We ll sit with TNA in Ranil s caretaker cabinet JVP - Sri LankaNew party being formed for Fonseka to contest presidential polls Symbol likely to be something like a sword, but not so sharp The JVP says it is not apprehensive about being part of the same Cabinet as its b te noire, the Tamil National Alli...
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Rajitha confirms SL Presidential polls firstConstruction and Engineering Services Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday said that the government would hold the presidential election ahead of parliamentary elections before April next year. Addressing a press conference, at the Mahaweli Cent...
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Global investors target Sri LankaThe global investor community is keen on exploring opportunities in Sri Lanka as there is a peaceful environment that facilitates growing investor confidence. The next decade would be prosperous for the country as there will be growth potential in i...
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In Sri Lanka, `Tamils can live in a state of security` Monday, 16 November 2009 - 10:00 PM SL Time Re: Collacott`s Myopia Never Ceases To Amaze, letter to the editor, Nov. 4 `Normal` In Sri Lanka Is Not Good Enough, letter to the editor, Nov. 7.
Letter-writers Roy Ratnavel and David Poopalapillai have attempted to make the case that Tamils are persecuted in Sri Lanka. If we accept this contention, it will help pave the way for the boatload of Sri Lankan Tamils who arrived recently in our waters to claim they are genuine refugees and, therefore, entitled to stay here permanently.
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Government changes gear on early presidential election Sunday, 15 November 2009 - 9:35 PM SL Time The widely expected early presidential election may not take place ahead of scheduled parliamentary polls. The bottom line is that the government may not alter the polls time table and would face the Opposition at general elections in April next year rather than face a common candidate backed by the entire Opposition including the JVP at a presidential election.
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Coup fears led to crisis: Sri Lanka`s top general Saturday, 14 November 2009 - 10:38 AM SL Time COLOMBO (AFP) Sri Lanka`s government sidelined top general Sarath Fonseka because of fears he would launch a coup, he wrote in a bitter resignation letter ahead of an expected election battle with the president.
The letter, seen by AFP on Friday, criticises the government for a host of failings, including its inability to `win the peace` after the end of a 37-year separatist war here in May.
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Security Clearance Lifted - Sri Lan.. Thursday, 19 November 2009 - 9:53 AM SL Time Ensuring the free movement of civilians from North to South, the Government yesterday announced that security clearance is no longer a requirement for Jaffna civilians to reach Colombo via land routes. People wishing to reach Colombo via land routes can forward their Identity Card or Passport at security checkpoints but they are not required to go through the security clearance process anymore. According to Northern Province Governor Major General G. A. Chandrasiri, the Government has decided to remove all obstacles that restrict the free movement of civilians from Jaffna to Colombo. Major General Chandrasiri added that the people in the Northern Province will now be able to enjoy full freedom after the country was liberated by the Security Forces.
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Sri Lanka - Ministry To Introduce A.. Thursday, 19 November 2009 - 9:51 AM SL Time he Health and Nutrition Ministry will introduce a National Nutrition Policy in order to develop a national action plan and a strategic plan to be implemented through inter-sectoral cooperation by the provincial health authorities, a Ministry spokesman said. The cabinet approval has been granted to Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva for the purpose, spokesman W. M. D. Wanninayaka said. The objectives of the National Nutrition Policy are to develop a national action plan based on the National Nutrition Policy and the strategic plan to be implemented through inter-sectoral cooperation by the provincial health authorities and to obtain budgetary allocations in keeping with the strategic plan prepared by this ministry, he said.
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Eelam War IV takes a further toll as a U.S. report upsets Colombo and a proposed political line-up pits the `war hero` against Sri Lanka President. Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 10:09 AM SL Time SRI LANKA in 2009 saw momentous events that riveted the world s attention on the island nation. A few key events of the first 11 months were the end of a war and the beginning of what looks like the mother of all political battles fought in the country the death of the legendary/notorious Velupillai Prabakaran, supremo of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) the birth of a transnational Eelam the arrest of the richest Sri Lanka-born United States business tycoon by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a request by the Obama administration to quiz the man who led Eelam War IV and the passing of an unprecedented, near-unanimous resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives on the island nation.
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We ll sit with TNA in Ranil s caretaker cabinet JVP - Sri Lanka Friday, 20 November 2009 - 9:02 AM SL Time New party being formed for Fonseka to contest presidential polls Symbol likely to be something like a sword, but not so sharp The JVP says it is not apprehensive about being part of the same Cabinet as its b te noire, the Tamil National Alliance, dubbed in Parliament as the mouthpiece of the LTTE, in the event of a caretaker government being formed with UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister.
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Rajitha confirms SL Presidential polls first Thursday, 19 November 2009 - 10:33 AM SL Time Construction and Engineering Services Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday said that the government would hold the presidential election ahead of parliamentary elections before April next year. Addressing a press conference, at the Mahaweli Centre, chaired by SLFP heavyweight Dallas Alahapperuma, Senaratne said that the presidential poll would follow elections to the Southern Provincial Council scheduled for October 10. He said that once the ruling coalition had bagged parliamentary electorates with an overwhelming majority, there would be no elections until 2015.
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UNP walks out in protest - Sri Lanka Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 10:00 AM SL Time The UNP walked out of the Chamber of the House yesterday morning in protest against the government s decision to restrict the sittings to one day for this week. Chief Opposition Whip Joesph Miachel Perera said the UNP had wanted the government to have sittings on the 19th and 20th excluding the 18th as the day fell on the 4th anniversary of the President s assumption of office. `We were willing to compromise on one day but the government did not agree to our demand,` MP Perera said.
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Global investors target Sri Lanka Friday, 20 November 2009 - 11:16 AM SL Time The global investor community is keen on exploring opportunities in Sri Lanka as there is a peaceful environment that facilitates growing investor confidence. The next decade would be prosperous for the country as there will be growth potential in its financial market, said Leopard Capital Asia CEO, Douglas Clayton. Leopard Capital Sri Lanka is a joint venture between Orion Capital Partners in Sri Lanka and Leopard Capital of Hong Kong. It launched a private equity fund to raise US $ 100 million by early next year.
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Janashakthi promotes insurance in Jaffna Thursday, 19 November 2009 - 9:00 AM SL Time Janashakthi Insurance PLC in its endeavour to uplift the standard of living of the people of Jaffna, has given its wholehearted support to the program organised by the Tharunyata Hetak (A Tomorrow for our Youth) movement. `This program which has been initiated by Namal Rajapaksa has received our total commitment`, said General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Janashakthi Insurance PLC Ravi Liyanage. Liyanage said that the Sports Festival organised by Tharunyata Hetak from October 21-25 was a resounding success. Nearly 60 teams participated in the six-a-side soft ball cricket tournament for the Janashakthi Trophy. From start to finish, the festival displayed a keen spirit of competitiveness and sportsmanship. Not concluding with this, Tharunyata Hetak has further planned to build ten new Volleyball Courts in Jaffna for the improvement of the sport.
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Sri Lanka cuts interest rates to five-year low Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 10:03 PM SL Time Sri Lanka`s central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rates to a five-year low in a bid to boost economic growth as the island recovers from decades of ethnic violence. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka lowered its benchmark repurchase rate by 50 basis points to 7.50 percent, while the reverse repurchase rate was cut by 75 basis points to 9.75 percent. `Benign inflation has enabled the Central Bank to gradually relax its monetary policy stance on several occasions (in 2009) in order to support economic activity,` the bank said.
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Of those political amoebae Friday, 20 November 2009 - 11:25 AM SL Time We, Sri Lankans, numbering about 20 million inhabiting an area of 65,000 sq km have over 4,000 political representatives at different levels of government. As if that were not enough, there has sprung a plethora of political parties and if they continue to grow at the present rate the day may not be far off when we have a political party each to represent all of us. It is reported that the registration of some political parties has lapsed for legal reasons and according to a new law, parties will have to conform to a number of new criteria prescribed by the Elections Commissioner`s Department to obtain registration.
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Contradictions wrapped in ironies Thursday, 19 November 2009 - 9:35 AM SL Time The JVP leader once accused the SLFP of kerb-crawling. He could not have used a better term to describe what the two main parties usually resort to when an election draws near. They run behind even microscopic political entities. And the small parties, for their part, practise the oldest profession in the world! The JVP has offered its services to both the SLFP and the UNP at different times and is honeymooning with the UNP at present.
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Common candidate and common enemy Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 9:35 AM SL Time The police and the armed forces continue to net key Tigers. Yesterday we reported that the CID had arrested a hardcore terrorist who had driven an explosive laden lorry to Colombo for the attack on the Central Bank. After the defeat of the LTTE, he had entered an IDP centre posing as a war affected civilian and later managed to pull the wool over the eyes of the security forces and walk to freedom. Sellathamby Navaratnam is his name.
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Seylan Bank victorious Friday, 20 November 2009 - 10:51 AM SL Time Seylan Bank defeated HSBC by 80 points to 50 in a Delmege Super League C Division Basketball match played at Otter s Aquatic Club courts. Seylan Bank was in the lead at half time by 37 points to 15. Viraj Nandana was the highest scorer for the winning team with 22 points. Dharshaka Bandara plonked 18 and Anton Silva got 12 points Shewon Ramanathan (19 points) and Rowan Muthalif (17 points) made valuable contributions for HSBC team. Soft Logic Group beat Ranawana and Co by 89 points to 79 (Extra five minutes time) in a Delmege Super League B Division Basketball game played at same venue.
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Jayawardenas torment the Indians Friday, 20 November 2009 - 10:48 AM SL Time India were waging a grim battle to survive the first cricket Test after Sri Lanka went on a record-breaking batting spree on the fourth day here on Thursday. The Indians, trailing by 334 runs on the first innings as Sri Lanka piled up 760-7 declared, moved to 190-2 in their second knock by stumps at the Motera stadium. Gautam Gambhir was unbeaten on 74 and nightwatchman Amit Mishra was on 12, with India facing three tough sessions on the final day to avoid defeat in the first match of the three-Test series.
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SSC, Colts, Tamil Union, Chilaw Marians in semis Thursday, 19 November 2009 - 8:38 AM SL Time The semi-final line up in the SLC Premier limited overs Tier A tournament was completed despite the final three preliminary round matches being completely washed out due to bad weather in Colombo yesterday. The final set of matches between Colts CC vs Baduraliya CC at Havelock Park, Moors SC vs Chilaw Marians SC at Braybrooke Place and Saracens SC vs Ragama CC at the NCC grounds in Maitland Place were abandoned without a ball being bowled. However Colts CC and Chilaw Marians SC were able to collect two vital points from their final outing which put them among the top four in the final points table. In fact Chilaw Marians SC finished second on the net run rate behind the table leaders Tamil Union.
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