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Saturday, Jan 28 2012

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Cricket: England Lions beat SL ‘A’ by 68 runs

Let Kapil Dev review India's Test debacle: Lalit Modi

Damages to Welikada prison Rs 4.7 million:Minister

Tony Abbott saved by Julia Gillard and her security team

Explosives and ammunition found in bus

Damages to Welikada prison Rs 4.7 million:Minister

The damages caused to the Welikada remand prisons building caused by Tuesday’s clashes has been estimated at Rs. 4.7 million, Minister of Prisons Reforms Chandrasiri Gajadeera ...

Explosives and ammunition found in bus

Thirty eight passengers heading to Colombo from Jaffna were detained at the Omanthai check point after the army found explosives and ammunition inside the bus last night, Police said.

All the passenger...

Liquor stores closed on Independence Day

All registered liquor stores will be closed on Independence Day (February 04), Department of Excise announce

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Cricket: ‘I was not forced’ - Mahela

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Sri Lanka cricket team’s new captain appointed, Mahela Jayawardene speaking to reporters yesterday (Jan 26) in Colombo said that he had no interest in taking over the reigns ...

Rescue training

A water rescue training operation was carried out today (Jan 27) at Mount Lavinia beach. The training conducted by the Sri Lanka Air Force was intended to train pilots and rescue soldiers i...

Policeman sentenced to 2 years for stealing necklace

A policeman attached to Slave Island police, accused of stealing a woman’s gold necklace was sentenced to two years in prison by the Colombo Magistrate Courts today (January 27).

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Indian fishermen handed over to DHC in Jaffna

Four Indian fishermen who had come fishing around the Delft Island and were left stranded after their boat capsized and had swum ashore in Jaffna were handed over to the Indian Deputy High Commission ...

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Libya militias torturing detainees: Watchdogs

TRIPOLI, Jan 26, 2012 (AFP) - Several suspected diehards of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi have been subjected to torture and some have even die...

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Tony Abbott saved by Julia Gillard and her security team

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott were attending an awards ceremony at a Canberra restaurant, when protesters turned up to shout "racist" and "shame" at ...

Analysis

Libyans losing faith in fair division of power - By Christian Lowe

ALGIERS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Behind Libya's flare-up of violence and protests in the past five days lies a quandary. How do ...

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Sri Lankan stocks edge up after several days of losses

Sri Lankan stocks ended higher Friday gaining more ground after recent heavy losses amidst investor buying of fundamentally strong firms, analysts sa...

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Cabraal on the role of the business community

Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Governor Central Bank addressed an eminent gathering at the Kadirgamar Institute recently delivering the keynote on “The N...

Analysis

Stretch debt - urges IMF

Call for stronger partnership with Asia to cushion impact of global econ crisis : IMF Dep. MD The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants to work more...

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‘Saga VII’ on Feb 2-3

The Royal College musical extravagenza ‘Saga’ will take place for the seventh time at the NelumPokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre on Februar...

Appreciations/Letters

Letter : Expulsion not suspension, should be minimum punishment for raggers

I have practised as a Doctor in Sri Lanka and overseas for the past 49 years and I have always detested and condemned the despicable practice of...

Interviews/Stories

Passion for the piano

Her mother being a piano teacher and father an amateur violinist, it must have been inevitable that Tanya Ekanayake started piano lessons as young as ...

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Repeat Peece Summit draws a full house

The Lionel Wendt was filled with laughter last week when his Excellency Chaminda Pusswedilla hit the stage with his World Peese Sumitt. The play, writ...

Pollcat's Lair takes on GCE A/L issue

Culture - Galle Lit Fest 2012

Joanna Trollope speaks

It could have been a setting straight from one of her books- the mellow glow of the Governor’s Residence at night on its hillside perch in...

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Let Kapil Dev review India's Test debacle: Lalit Modi

New Delhi: Lalit Modi, the former IPL chief in exile, has suggested that former captain Kapil Dev should review Team India's disastrous tour of Austr...

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Manchester United greatsin Colombo

Manchester United football greats visiting Sri Lanka this week said they want to become better and bigger in Asia and are particularly eyeing South As...