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Wednesday, May 23 2012

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University non-academic staff on two-day token strike

SEC plans stern action against TFC-NSB deal broker

Sri Lankan stock market regulator gets tough against brokers...

Will.i.am runs with the Olympic torch

Fonseka calls on Malwatte Mahanayaka

Racket of smuggling elephant tusks via Sri Lanka busted

A racket of smuggling elephant tusks from Kenya via Sri Lanka to Dubai was busted by the Customs in Colombo today, officials said.

Around 400 elephant tasks were detected, by the Sri L...

Fonseka calls on Malwatte Mahanayaka

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka visited the the Sri Dalada Maligawa on Tuesday evening.

He earlier called on the Malwatte Mahanayaka, Thibatuwawe Sri Sumangala .

A large corowd was present in th...

New director for National Hospital

Dr. Anil Jaasinghe has been appointed as the Director of National Hospital in Colombo by the Public Service Commission, the Health Ministry announced short while ago.

Dr.Jaasinghe was the former Direct...

University non-academic staff on two-day token strike

Non-academic staff in universities are presently on a 48-hour token strike starting from Tuesday (22) afternoon demanding the authorities to increase their salaries.

Inter University Employees' Trade...

TNA demands early release of Tamil detainees

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in parliament today demanded the government to release Tamil detainees presently in Colombo, Kalutara and Vavuniya prisons.

Out of 810 Tamil detainees, about 200 deta...

Lawyers in Chilaw stage a protest

Lawyers in Chilaw today (May 22) staged a protest against the recent grenade attack on the residence of Marawila Additional District Judge and Magistrate, Chandana Kalansuriya.

Two men on a motor...

OVL eyes buys in Cauvery Basin and Mannar in Sri Lanka

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has strongly pitched for acquisition of oil and gas blocks in the Cauvery Basin and Mannar in Sri Lanka.

At the same time, OVL has reportedly turned down the offer to jointl...

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Egypt court convicts police over protest deaths

CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced five policemen on Tuesday to 10 years each in prison for their role in killing protesters in the...

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Will.i.am runs with the Olympic torch

Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am tweets his way through his stint carrying the Olympic torch in Taunton Somerset.

Courtesy - Telegraph Tv

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Analysis

Looming end of Afghan mission leaves NATO with identity crisis - By David Brunnstrom & Adrian Croft

CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - NATO put on a brave face at its Chicago summit but the reality is that the alliance has been weakened by the euro zone cri...

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SEC plans stern action against TFC-NSB deal broker

Strong action against Taprobane Securities, the Sri Lankan broker involved in the flawed stock market deal involving the National Savings Bank (NSB) a...

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Facebook stock 'will likely pop at the open'

Social network flotation fuels anticipation of a big hike in the stock price when it begins trading Friday on the Nasdaq.

Courtesy - Telegraph Tv

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Analysis

President must act to nab and expose fraudsters

The National Savings Bank’s (NSB) purchase of shares of The Finance Company (TFC) might have passed off as just yet another unsavoury transactio...

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Nominations for Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

Nominations are now being invited for the Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship of Sahitya Akademi, India.

Sahitya Akademi, instituted the Fellowship name...

Appreciations/Letters

Appreciation:Adoring Hilton Colombo ‘family’ remembers a very special friend

ANNOUCHKA WEERATUNGA FERNANDO

We are still in a state of shock and disbelief, a month after our dear friend Annouchka left us.
I write these...

Interviews/Stories

Interview : Andrew De Silva of 'Australia's Got Talent'

Having received a standing ovation from all three judges of ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ (including Brian McFadden of Westlife) - ...

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Athletics: AAA reconsiders appeal; Sri Lanka to host AJAC as planned

The Asian Athletic Association (AAA), today (22) officially granted Sri Lanka the permission to host the 15th Asian Junior Athletic Championship at th...

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Sri Lanka Premier League launched

The once-postponed Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) was launched on Monday (14) by Sri Lanka Cricket officials. The first edition of SLPL will be playe...