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The parliamentary consultative committee meetings had not been conducted by the Ministries to discuss issues confronting the country for years though the Standing Orders stipulates the conducting of such meetings at least once a month, Parliament was informed yesterday... Read more
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Two tiger cubs play with their mother Hanya as they explore their outdoor enclosure on February 9, 2012 in Cologne, western Germany. Three tiger babies born at the zoo on November 6, 2011 were presented to the public. AFP... Read more
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Private Bus owners have requested the Finance Ministry for diesel subsidies of Rs.76 per litre to keep up with the imminent rise in the price of diesel... Read more
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Arun Tambimuttu the son of former MP Sam Tambimuttu, who was gunned down by the LTTE in the 1980s, speaks to the Daily Mirror on the victims of the LTTE and the TNA’s role in legitimizing the LTTE.... Read more
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This time around the presidential elections are likely to take a violent turn as the ousted head of state, Ali Abdullah Al Saleh, plans to return home. The presidential poll, which by and large is on the pattern of a referendum in the absence of any canddate...... Read more
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It's all happening again amidst a strong sense of déjà vu. Hasn't the Maldives gone through similar crises before? Yes it has. Twice before; once when the country's first President Mohamed Amin Didi was overthrown while he was in Sri Lanka in 1953.... Read more
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Student monks of the Buddhist and Pali University today staged a protest against the the University Grants Commission urging authorities to provide them with necessary facilities and stop alleged political interference in the University administration. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana... Read more
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The Private Transport Services Ministry will introduce an electronic ticketing system for inter-provincial private buses from next month, Minister C.B. Ratnayaka said today... Read more
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Hotels, restaurants, tea kiosks and cafeterias where sugar is being used as a sweetener are to be advised to display a health warning regarding the excessive use of sugar and the diseases caused by it... Read more
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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is seeking the help of the public to trace the suspects involved in the double murder which took place in the Kotakethana area in Kahawatta between January 31 and February 2... Read more
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Sri Lanka Customs today seized spare parts of 50 motorbikes and a Pajero worth Rs.20 million, which were imported from Japan. The products were brought into the country as two-wheel land masters tractors. The parts came into the country on December 25, 2011 on board the MOL Celebration. Pix by Nisal... Read more
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A driver claimed that he bit a 6-year-old schoolgirl’s cheeks and neck while playing a vampire's game with her, as he denied his molestation charges in court today... Read more
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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday advised his players to learn from their mistakes and save themselves from injuries after his side cruised to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a cricket tri-series match here... Read more
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Maldivian President Wahid had assured Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe over the telephone this evening, that former President Mohamed Nasheed will be protected by the new government... Read more
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Sugar production will start at the Hingurana Sugar factory by the middle of this year using the sugarcane harvest expected from present cultivations, the government said in Parliament today... Read more
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has telephoned former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and inquired about his safety, Presidential Spokesperson Bandula Jayasekera said... Read more
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The Government has earned a revenue of Rs.180 million from The Southern Expressway during the past two months, Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways, Nirmala Kotelawela told parliament a short while ago... Read more
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The former president of the luxury resort islands of the Maldives faced arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post earlier in the week in what he said was a coup at gunpoint... Read more
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The Government Surveyor’s Association staged a protest today in front of the Surveyor’s General Office in Narahenpita against the new rule allowing surveyors to engage in private surveying apart from engaging in official surveying activities. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja... Read more
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The wife and daughters of former Maldives' president Mohamed Nasheed have fled to Colombo as violence worsens, a presidential spokesman in Sri Lanka and a family member told AFP on Thursday... Read more
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A bomb containing 10 kilograms of high powered C4 explosives was recovered by the police on Wednesday evening (8) from an abandoned well in the Banagala Estate in Kotadeniyawa. ... Read more
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Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene claims Australia's bowling attack is their weakness, and his batsmen will target them in Friday's one-day international at the WACA Ground.... Read more
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Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, UPFA Gampaha District MP and widow of former Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, yesterday charged that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) had completely forgotten the victims of LTTE terrorism and that its report was not unbiased.... Read more
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Members of the Thun Hela National Movement which opposes the 13th Amendment to the Constitution were seen distributing leaflets at the Fort Railway Station this morning. The campaign was led by Ven. Omare Kassapa Thera the head of the movement. Pix by Pradeep K. Pathirana... Read more
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Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is under fire for failing to respond to a Sri Lankan government report on that country's civil war, despite repeatedly promising he would.... Read more
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With the recent political situation in Maldives, tourists in the island nation have been asked to exercise caution.... Read more
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At the University of Waterloo, Ramanan Mylvaganam was vice-president of the Tamil Students Association. He earned two graduate degrees and won a coveted work placement at Microsoft Corp.... Read more
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Fighting broke out between police and protesters in the Maldives after ousted president Mohamed Nasheed claimed he had been forced to give up his office at gunpoint.... Read more
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