Vehicle catches fire on Marine drive

15 Aug 2014

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A luxury vehicle caught fire on the Marine Drive in Bambalapitiya this morning, police said. Pictures

108 Pakistanis deported from SL so far

15 Aug 2014

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A total numberof 108 Pakistani citizens have been deported since the beginning of August, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), media reports said.

Ranil starts tweeting

14 Aug 2014

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Opposition Leader and UNP national leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said today Sri Lanka should move from its current policy of constriction-based economic development to technology-based development to fall in line with global trends.

Pillay trying to influence OHCHR investigations: EAM

14 Aug 2014

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The outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Navanetham Pillay was seeking to influence the OHCHR investigation process, Ministry of External Affairs charged today.

Pilots fall asleep in mid air

14 Aug 2014

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has suspended two Jet Airways’ pilots and initiated a probe after both of them fell asleep and the plane they were manning plunged 5,000 feet.

Rains expected in drought-hit areas

09 Aug 2014

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The Meteorology Department said today that thundershowers could be expected in drought-hit areas of the Northern, North-Central, Uva and Eastern provinces during the afternoon or evening.

Gold smuggling attempt to India foiled

09 Aug 2014

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The Marine police of the Coastal Security Group (CSG) in India have arrested six people, including four fishermen, who brought 1.5 kg of smuggled gold bars from Sri Lanka and seized the gold.

Aussie bound Lankan refugees held in India

09 Aug 2014

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At least nine Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who attempted to illegally ferry to Australia from the coastal town of Oriyur in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Indian police last night.

Cartoon of the day

09 Aug 2014

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Video: Bringing inept persons into SLFS hurting country: Sobitha Thera

09 Aug 2014

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The head of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ), Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera, yesterday claimed that the Sri Lanka Foreign Service was a chaotic mess and that the wrong people were being awarded posts in the Foreign Service.

Heavy showers expected in several places

08 Aug 2014

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The Meteorology Department said today showers exceeding 150mm will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts.

Heavy traffic in Kollupitiya

08 Aug 2014

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Traffic congestion was reported in Kollupitiya on the Galle Road due to a protest staged by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in protest of the attacks on Palestine, police said.

Court wants Thenuka and two others

07 Aug 2014

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Mahiyangana Magistrate’s Court today ordered the Mahiyangana Police to produce UPFA Badulla District Parliamentarian Thenuka Vidanagamage, a former Provincial Council member Anura Vidanagamage and another person in court before August 26 for allegedly threatening a Deputy Elections Commissioner.

TID arrests uni. student

07 Aug 2014

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The Police Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) had arrested a third-year student of the Sabaragamuwa University on Tuesday on charges of an assault incident in the University.

Three ATM scammers to be indicted in HC

06 Aug 2014

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Two Turkish men and a Ukrainian woman, who were in remand custody on charges of having carried out an ATM-skimming racket in Colombo are to be indicted in Colombo High Court on charges of having committed an offence under the Payment Devices Frauds Act, the CID told Court today.

India to welcome back its nationals from Australia

06 Aug 2014

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With Australia preparing to send 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, including 50 children, to India, the Indian government today said it will "certainly welcome back" Indians, if there were any, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said.

Sixth sitting of Missing Persons Comm. in Mannar

06 Aug 2014

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The sixth round of public sittings of the commission inquiring into allegations of missing persons would be held in the Mannar District from August 8 to 11, the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Missing Persons (PCIMP) said today.

Four arrested for circulating harmful SMSs

06 Aug 2014

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Four people were arrested by the police for allegedly circulating an SMS message with the intent of creating disharmony among communities, the Police said.

Harin resigns

05 Aug 2014

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UNP Badulla District Parliamentarian Harin Fernando resigned from the Parliament a short while ago to contest the forthcoming Uva Provincial Council Elections.

Rescued …

02 Aug 2014

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The four-year-old Damindu Yasen Ekanayake who was rescued by the CID is seen with his mother. Damindu was kidnapped on Sunday and rescued by a special Criminal Investigation Department team last evening. Pix by Gayan Amarasekara