Bus catches fire in Galle

23 May 2015

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A private bus plying from Colombo to Matara caught fire in Galle this afternoon due to a technical defect, police said.

Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM

23 May 2015

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AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa today sworn in for the fifth time as Tamil Nadu chief minister, nearly eight months after she was forced to quit over corruption charges.

Video: Bonds worth Rs.2.7 trillion sold during previous regime - PM

23 May 2015

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday Treasury Bonds worth a staggering Rs.2.7 trillion had been sold by the Central Bank to an accomplice of the previous regime by violating standard tender procedure in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Protests banned in Jaffna

23 May 2015

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The Jaffna court yesterday issued an order banning any demonstrations in Jaffna after a group of people resorted to violence during a protest outside the Jaffna court premises recently, police said.

Video: Over 60 sign no-confidence motion against PM - Dullas

22 May 2015

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UPFA MP Dullas Alahapperuma said today the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe so far signed by more than 60 MPs including 14 ministers, deputy ministers and state ministers would be handed over to the Speaker next week.

Two sailors remanded for carrying stone during victory day parade

20 May 2015

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Two navy men were remanded till May 25 by the Matara Magistrate today after a stone was discovered in a backpack of one of them while they were participating in the victory day parade held in Matara yesterday, police said.

Probe the real motive of the Jaffna protest: JHU

20 May 2015

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The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today urged the police and security forces to implement the law against the angry mob that tried to take the law into their hands by hiding behind the murder of a student in Jaffna recently.

127 arrested over stoning of Jaffna Court

20 May 2015

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About 127 protesters were arrested and five police personnel were reportedly injured following the violence in and around the vicinity of the Jaffna court premises this morning, Police said.

SC and AC judges must resign: Purawesi Balaya

20 May 2015

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The Purawesi Balaya Organisation which played the major role in bringing the present government to office today urged the judges of the Supreme Court and the Appeal Court to resign so that new judges could be appointed under the 19th Amendment.

Thajudeen’s death: CID mulls whether homicide or natural causes

19 May 2015

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It is yet to be determined whether former Havelock rugby captain and Sri Lankan rugby player Wasim Thajudeen’s cause of death was homicide or accidental, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today.

Sajin Vaas contracts breathing problems

19 May 2015

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United People' s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Sajin de Vaas Gunawardane, who is in remand custody, has developed breathing difficulties after the prison authorities had denied him the use of his inhaler, his colleagues informed Parliament today.

Evening showers to decrease: Met Dep.

16 May 2015

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The Meteorology Department said today evening thundershowers over the country would decrease as Inter Tropical Convergence Zone has moved northward away from the country.

Majority of Tamil refugees not willing to return: Minister

16 May 2015

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Only 35 per cent of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in Tamil Nadu are willing to come back, D.M. Swaminathan, Minister for Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs, said yesterday.

Lankan charged in US for seeking sex with underage girl

16 May 2015

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A 23-year-old Sri Lankan was charged for attempted sexual encounter with an underage girl he met via Craigslist in US.

Russian national drowns in Hikkaduwa seas

16 May 2015

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A 40-year-old Russian national drowned in the seas off Thiranagama in Hikkaduwa while having a sea bath last evening, the Police said.

‘Fuel the Run’

16 May 2015

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May 19 is Remembrance Day: Rajitha

16 May 2015

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The new government has decided to declare May 19 as Remembrance Day instead of Victory Day as it named by the previous regime, Government Spokesman and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne

Shashi’s submitted forged documents: CID

15 May 2015

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The documents submitted to the Immigration and Emigration Department by former minister Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shasi were found to have been forged, the CID told Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.

Stay order not in line with Constitution: Ranil

15 May 2015

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According to Article 132 and Sub-Article 2 of the Constitution, the interim order given by the Supreme Court staying the arrest of former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not effective, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

Speaker signs blueprint of 19 A

15 May 2015

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Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa signed the blueprint of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution a short while ago, General Secretary of Parliament said.