Friday, Feb 10 2012
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A UN special envoy arrived Friday for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president Mohamed Nasheed called for fresh elections after being ousted in what he called a coup d'et...
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Forest rangers and wardens attached to the wild life parks today called off a scheduled island-wide strike after the authorities agreed to come up with a wage with immediate effect, a senior official ...
A student is to be arrested in connection with the death of an 18-year-old youth who died during a boxing sparring session at a leading school in Pannipitiya, police said.
They said the victim who fell...
At a police check point in Mohottawarama a person with one kilo plus 180 mili grams of heroine was arrested by the officials of the anti narcotic unit . He was said to be transporting the stuff t...
The District Court for the Southern District of New York yesterday (Feb 8) dismissed a lawsuit filed by Tamil victims of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka against Shavendra Silva, International media re...
The Ministry of Power and Energyhas requested the Public Utilities Commission not to increase the prices of electricity in the near future, Deputy Minister in charge of the subject Premlal Jayaseker...
President Rajapaksa has instructed IGP N.K. Illangakoon to provide security to the wife of former Maldivian President who is in Sri Lanka.
President Rajapaksa also called his former Maldivian counterp...
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BAGHDAD, Feb 9, 2012 (AFP) - Supporters of anti-US Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose militia fought pitched battles with American forces, on Thursd...
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A week after 15 year old Sahar Gul was rescued from the house of her husband's parents, where she was tortured for months, she is demanding justice an...
WASHINGTON, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) - Hints, warnings and coded political signals from Israel about a possible strike against Iran are piling pressure on US...
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Commercial banks and the Colombo bourse were closed on Friday in lieu of a bank holiday, officials said.
At a recent media conference at the Central Bank, IMF mission chief Brian Aitken noted that there was a rapid credit growth towards the end of last ye...
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The transportation master plan for Colombo includes strategic route planning, road and traffic planning, pedestrian path planning, road safety and int...
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What do popular bands Battery, Doctor and Nemesis have in common? Apart from the obvious, a passion for making a positive impact one step at a time.
Th...
Read more...Nowadays there are lots of three-seater buses plying down Negombo Road on short distance routes. In these buses, there are three seats on the right si...
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He sits on a bench pondering over the fate of his beloved Talangama wewa and its environs. The tranquillity and serenity broken only by bird-calls can...
Read more...The Pew Research Internet Project released a report about Facebook on Friday, providing insights into the company that you won't find in its IPO filin...
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The following is the schedule of event to take place at the Colombo Art Biennale
16th Thursday February
Public Hours: National Art Gallery & JDA Per...
Read more...The Government of Japan will assist the Government of Sri Lanka to construct South Asia’s first ever Baseball Ground at Diyagama, Homagama in Sr...
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Mahela Jayawardene press conference after Sri Lanka lost the 2nd match of the Commonwealth Bank ODI Series against India at the WACA.
Court...
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