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Wednesday, May 23 2012

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Letter on release of Fonseka

Sri Lankan stocks fall for the 3rd consecutive day of the we...

Four more NSB directors resign over TFC share deal

History of Olympics in Sri Lanka

TEA assertion on revenue gains doesn’t add up

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 ...

Letter on release of Fonseka

The letter sent by the Justice Ministry Secetary Kamalini de Silva to the Prisons Commissioner on the release of former Army Commnader Sarath Fonseka from prisons confirms that Mr. Fonseka has been g...

Four more NSB directors resign over TFC share deal

Four more directors of the crisis-hit National Savings Bank (NSB) resigned on Wednesday, resulting in the entire board now stepping down over a flawed stock market transaction.
Today’s resignations cam...

Police Commission to probe 129 complaints

The National Police Commission revived after three years has opened
investigations on 129 complaints they have received against the police
from the public, officials of the Commission said today.

The co...

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...

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 Employ...

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...

World

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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...

World Videos

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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Sri Lankan stocks fall for the 3rd consecutive day of the week

Sri Lanka’s stocks continued to fall extending losses in the Colombo bourse on Wednesday despite investor interest in selected blue chip comp...

Discussion/Business Videos

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

Add ne...

Analysis

TEA assertion on revenue gains doesn’t add up

Letter

The denial by some members of the TEA that they are lobbying to import cheap tea is laughable. The sole purpose of the exercise, as stated in th...

Features

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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) - ...

Sport

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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...

Sport Videos

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...

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History of Olympics in Sri Lanka

With less than 70 days to go until the XXX Olympic and Paralympic zGames, this is a timely opportunity to reflect on the Olympic history of Sri Lanka ...