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Government orders investigation into the attack on private media station in Sri Lanka capital
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| July 30, Colombo: Sri Lankan government today ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to initiate special investigation on the reported fire attack on a private radio and TV station in capital Colombo. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 15:26 GMT)
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Sri Lanka to import coal for power generation
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| July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cabinet of Ministers has granted permission to the Central Bank to provide a guarantee of Rs. one billion to People's Bank to open letters of credit worth for importing coal to Sri Lanka. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 14:59 GMT)
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Loss to economy due to traffic congestions in Colombo city is Rs. 32 billion per annum
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| July 30, Colombo: A recent survey has found that the loss to Sri Lanka economy due to traffic congestions in Colombo city is Rs. 32 billion per year. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 14:33 GMT)
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President reviews progress on development in Sri Lanka's Central Province
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| July 30, Kandy: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today presided over the progress review meeting on development in Central Province, the first such meeting at provincial level, held at the President's House in Kandy. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 14:13 GMT)
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Sri Lanka government rehabilitates and releases 3,000 ex-Tiger cadres
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| July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Rehabilitation Commissioner Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe says that 3,000 surrendered cadres of the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been released so far. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 13:52 GMT)
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More than two-third of cooked food kiosks in Sri Lanka capital below standard
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| July 30, Colombo: Colombo Municipal Council has found out that 380 of the inspected places where cooked food is sold in the city are below standard. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 13:31 GMT)
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Over 100 abductions in Sri Lanka; police have found 90
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| July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka police say that 101 complaints regarding abductions have been received within the seven months from January to July in 2010. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 13:22 GMT)
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India finally ends its run-fest on Day 5 of second Test
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| July 30, Colombo: India finally ended its run fest at 707 on Day 5 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the SSC grounds in Colombo today. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 06:54 GMT)
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Two injured in mob attack on private TV and Radio station in Sri Lanka
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| July 30, Colombo: An armed mob of about 15 have attacked a private TV and radio station in Sri Lankan capital Colombo. |
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(Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 03:52 GMT)
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Visiting Japanese delegation calls on President
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| July 29, Kandy: A Japanese delegation including the Mayor of Ginan city of Japan Hideyasu Matsubara met Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President's House in Kandy Thursday. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 19:23 GMT)
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Negotiations on Shell Lanka Gas deal to be finalized this week
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| July 29, Colombo: The high-level committee appointed by the Sri Lankan Cabinet to look into the purchase of a 51 percent stake in Sri Lanka's major liquefied petroleum distributor Shell Lanka Gas Company is to complete the negotiations within the next two days, the Government Information Department said today. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 18:37 GMT)
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Major part of Tamil Diaspora willing to help development of Sri Lanka's North and East, government says
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| July 29, Colombo: A major part of the Tamil Diaspora is happy with the government's measures to improve the living standards of the Tamil people in the Northern and Eastern Provinces after the war and willing to support the government, the government spokesman said today. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 18:22 GMT)
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Higher Security Zones cannot be removed completely in Sri Lanka's North, government says
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| July 29, Colombo: Sri Lankan government today said the Higher Security Zones extended during the war cannot be removed completely overnight although some High Security Zones have already been narrowed as the government has to ensure safety of all citizens in the country. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 18:06 GMT)
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Program to upgrade 100 low-income settlements in Sri Lanka's Western province
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| July 29, Colombo: The government is to launch a project to upgrade the basic infrastructure facilities in selected 100 urban low-income settlements on lands owned by the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) and Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) covering the city of Colombo and the Western Province. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 16:48 GMT)
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Norochcholai Power Plant to be operational in last week of November
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| July 29, Colombo: The first phase of construction of the Norochcholai Power Plant at Puttalam in northwestern Sri Lanka is nearing completion and expects to be operational in November. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 16:34 GMT)
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Sri Lanka can face the loss of GSP+ facility
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| July 29, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has strengthened the macro economic fundamentals to face any eventualities positively and has taken several measures to deal with the loss of European Union's tariff concession, Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) plus facility from next month. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 15:36 GMT)
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President opens new maternal and infant ward at Ratnapura General Hospital
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| July 29, Ratnapura: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today declared open a new maternal and infant unit at the Ratnapura General Hospital. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 15:34 GMT)
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India leads on Day 4 in the second Test against Sri Lanka
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| July 29, Colombo: With Sachin Tendulkar's double century and Suresh Raina's maiden century in a Test match, India took the lead today on Day 4 of the second Test match in the three-match series with Sri Lanka in Colombo. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 14:32 GMT)
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court dismisses FR petition filed against price floor on mobile phone tariffs
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| July 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka Supreme Court today dismissed a fundamental rights petition filed by Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. challenging the price floor imposed on mobile phone tariffs. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 14:11 GMT)
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Sri Lankan court releases former presidential security chief on bail
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| July 29, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has released the former head of the Presidential Security Division (PSD), DIG Nihal Karunaratne on bail. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 14:03 GMT)
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Sri Lanka Marxist student union lodges complaint with HRC
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| July 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated Inter University Student Federation (IUSF) today (29) filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) on the death of a third year student of the Ruhuna University and the arrest of eight other students this week. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 13:52 GMT)
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Indian Coast Guard arrests 15 Sri Lankan fishermen
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| July 29, Tuticorin: Indian Coast Guard has arrested 15 Sri Lankan fishermen in three boats for fishing illegally in Indian waters, the Indian daily The Hindu reported. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 06:41 GMT)
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Sri Lankan court issues summons on witnesses to the "white flag" case
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| July 29, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court issued notices to 20 witnesses to provide evidence to the "white flag" case involving the former Army Commander and current Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian retired General Sarath Fonseka. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 06:25 GMT)
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Murdered midwife's body exhumed in Sri Lanka's North for fresh examination
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| July 29, Jaffna: The body of a midwife who died under mysterious circumstances in the North earlier this month was exhumed yesterday for a fresh forensic examination. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 05:27 GMT)
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Indiana Buddhist Temple annual Vas (Rainy Season) invitation
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| July 29, Fort Wayne, IN: This year Annual Vas Pinkama organized by the Indiana Buddhist Temple will begin on 31 July 2010 with the observance of Rainy Season by the resident monks of the temple. |
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(Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 04:41 GMT)
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President visits Prime Minister at hospital
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today visited Prime Minister D.M Jayaratne, who has been warded at the Nawaloka Hospital for a brief illness. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 18:39 GMT)
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Sri Lanka President honors world's first woman Prime Minister
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today honored late Sirimavo Bandaranaike at 'Swarnabhimana Awarjana', a function held at the Temple Tress to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her inception as world's first woman Prime Minister. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 18:19 GMT)
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Five brigadiers in Sri Lanka Army promoted to Major General
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| July 28, Colombo: Five senior Brigadiers in the Army including the military spokesman have been promoted to the rank of Major General, the Military Secretariat announced Tuesday. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 18:17 GMT)
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Sri Lankan President awards 19 students with airfare to attend 2010 International Youth Friendship Camp in Shanghai
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today at the Temple Trees presented air tickets to 19 students to participate in the 2010 International Youth Friendship Camp in Shanghai in China. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 18:11 GMT)
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Sri Lankan court sentences two to 11 years RI for supplying information to LTTE on Minister
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| July 28, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court today sentenced two people to ii years of rigorous imprisonment for supplying information to the Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to assassinate the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana Wing) leader Mangala Samaraweera. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 18:05 GMT)
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President pays last respects to SLFP supporter Erin Senanayake
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid his last respects to Erin Senanayake, the wife of former Minister late R.G Senanayake at her Colombo residence on Tuesday. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 15:44 GMT)
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Colombo magistrate reprimand Sri Lanka police for failing to act on police brutality
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| July 28, Colombo: Colombo Additional Magistrate Lal Bandara Ranasinghe criticized Sri Lanka police today for failing to conduct investigations regarding alleged police attacks on 13 houses in Mattakkuliya area in Colombo city. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 15:03 GMT)
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Sri Lanka President to fill water to Hambanthota harbor on August 15
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| July 28, Colombo: The Secretary of the Ministry of Ports and Aviation Ranjith Silva says that the construction work of the first phase of the Hambanthota harbor project is almost complete. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 14:50 GMT)
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Sri Lanka opposition party continues with discussions on proposed constitutional reforms
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has commenced discussions on several proposed constitutional amendments with the government. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 14:30 GMT)
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Trade union calls on government to withdraw circulars against university lecturers demanding salary revision
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center (NTUC) today, calling them intimidating, condemned the government's actions against the university lecturers, who launched a token strike yesterday (27) demanding a revision in their salaries.
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 14:09 GMT)
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Protesting Sri Lankan university students gather in capital for sathyagraha
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| July 28, Colombo: A protest march and a sathyagraha organized by today (28) Sri Lanka's Marxist party affiliated Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) against what they called police brutality against university students resulted in the temporary closure of Olcott Mawatha in the Fort area of capital Colombo. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 14:01 GMT)
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Power thieves in Sri Lanka pay Rs. 11.9 million fines in July
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's state owned power monopoly Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that Rs. 11.9 million fines were levied from the unscrupulous electricity users within the month of July so far. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 13:51 GMT)
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Sri Lanka slows India's strong start on Day 3 of second Test
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan bowlers have slowed India's strong start today on Day 3 of the second Test at the SSC grounds in Colombo. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 06:41 GMT)
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Sri Lanka's Marxist student union organizes protest march to the Police Headquarters today
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) is to hold a protest march to the Police Headquarters today. |
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(Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 04:32 GMT)
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President makes offering to Hindu Adi Vel Procession
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| July 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa made offerings to Adi Vel (Trident Chariot) at the main gate of Temple Trees on Galle road Tuesday. The Adi Vel has proceeded to the Sea Street Kathireshan Kovil from Bambalapitiya. This was the 136th annual Adi Vel ceremony of Sea Street Kathireshan Kovil.
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(Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 22:48 GMT)
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