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People in North can celebrate Maaveerar Naal without mentioning the LTTE

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 22:07

National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages Minister Mano Ganesan said today that people in the North could celebrate Maaveerar Naal (Heroes Day) without mentioning the name of the LTTE, as it was a proscribed organisation. Minister Ganesan said it..

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Ranil at ‘Othello’

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 11:14
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Cartoon of the day

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 05:45
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US Marines train recently formed SLN Marine Corps

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 11:24
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US Marines and Sailors will participate in a training exercise with Sri Lanka Navy sailors and members of the newly form...


Govt. to ban selling of cigarettes separately

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 10:52
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The government will soon ban the selling of cigarettes separately, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday duri...


MR critical of leasing 15,000 acres to China in H’thota

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 09:56
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Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday criticised the move to lease some 15,000 acres of land in Hambantota to Chi...


No additional funds for repainting zebra crossings: RDA

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 08:24
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Despite the current practice to call for tenders and additional funds for new projects, the Road Development Authority (...


Govt. to start dialogue among religious and ethnic groups

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 06:13
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The government is to initiate a dialogue among various ethnic and religious groups in the country to ease the tension be...


UN HR Committee orders SL to pay compensation

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 04:09
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The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee had officially informed the Sri Lankan Government yesterday of its decisi...


Electric trains a reality soon

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 23:31
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The feasibility study on bringing electric trains to Sri Lanka has been completed and the groundwork for the project wou...


Aava is politically motivated and army-assisted: CV

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 21:21
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Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran said today the gangsters who call themselves the ‘Aava’ gr...


Lankan jailed in Singapore for posing as Briton

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 19:18
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A Sri Lankan national had posed as a Briton and produced a forged India passport to enter the departure gate-hold room f...


Museum Director’s vehicle plunges into pond

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 18:45
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The car belonging to the Director of the National Museum is reported to have plunged into the pond in front of Parliamen...


The engineer who sat on Speaker's chair threatens journos

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 18:03
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The engineer, who reportedly sat on the Speaker's chair, is alleged to have threatened two lobby reporters after the...


SL support for Palestine remains firm: Mangala

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 17:13
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Sri Lanka has not changed or reversed its stand on Palestine and will uphold the policies maintained by former governmen...


SL doctor who killed husband, appeals to stay in Australia

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 16:07
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A Sri Lankan-born doctor who bludgeoned her husband to death with a mallet after years of abuse is appealing to the Immi...


SLFP concludes report on CB Bond Scam

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 15:28
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The ministerial committee appointed by President Maihripala Sirisena to inquire into the Central Bank bond scam will han...


19-year-old killed, 7 injured in road tragedy

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 13:26
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A young man died and seven others were seriously injured in a collision of a van, a double cab and a motorcycle near Keg...


SLTB law suit: Mahinda allowed to file objections

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 13:23
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The law suit filed by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the recovery o...


Lakmal fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 12:32
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Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakmal has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Co...


SL protected from Indian nuclear plant’s effects

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 12:01
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Western, Eastern and Northern coastal areas are duly protected from the possible effects of any nuclear accidents that m...


Lankan in US complains about being paid for zero work

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 11:23
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A Sri Lanka-born New York university staffer has filed a complaint against his varsity for paying him nearly USD 100,000...


Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand again

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 10:59
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck central New Zealand today, little more than a week after a powe...


MR to China tomorrow

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 08:24
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa with a few other members of the joint opposition will undertake a week's official...


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