Another test paper muddle

23 Jul 2013

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The Commerce question papers at today’s Grade 10 and 11 term test in the Western Province were cancelled because of a reported leak, Sri Lanka Teachers’ Union General Secretary Joseph Stalin said

Wildlife officer killed by elephant

20 Jul 2013

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A wildlife officer attached to the Lunugamwehera wildlife office was killed by an elephant last night when he tried to chase it away, the Wildlife Department said

Strong winds forecast in coastal areas

20 Jul 2013

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The Meteorology Department said the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and deep sea areas off the coast from Jaffna to Trincomalee may experience strong winds with speeds increasing upto 60 km/h at times

‘Govt. always discourages illegal travel’-SL

20 Jul 2013

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The External Affairs Ministry yesterday said that the Sri Lankan government as a policy had discouraged illegal travel and would further use all possible modes to dissuade illegal asylum seekers, while claiming that it needed more time to study the ban on such asylum seekers

Handicraft 2013

19 Jul 2013

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Western Provincial Councillor Udaya Gammanpila and senior minister AHM Fowzie attended the inauguration of the 2013 Handicraft exhibition which began today at the Public Library. The exhibition will end on July 21. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Video: Vaas case: Confusion in Court

19 Jul 2013

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Confusion prevailed at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today when four suspects informed the Magistrate that the lawyer making submissions on their behalf was not retained by them nor did he represent them

Cartoon of the day

19 Jul 2013

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CP doctors on 24-hr token strike

19 Jul 2013

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Doctors at all government Hospitals in the Central Province have launched a twenty-four-hour token strike from this morning, GMOA spokesman Dr. Naveen de Soysa said

Protest demo to release IUSF convener

18 Jul 2013

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The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) held a protest demonstration outside the Fort Railway Station today demanding the release of its convener Sanjeewa Bandara who was remanded for violating bail conditions. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

20 police personnel transferred from Deraniyagala

18 Jul 2013

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Twenty policemen attached to the Deraniyagala police station were transferred with immediate effect yesterday and the police headquarters termed it as a ‘service requirement’.UPDATE

One dead, 15 injured in bus accident

18 Jul 2013

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One person was killed and 15 were injured when a lorry crashed onto a stationary bus at the Govipala Junction on the Puttalam Anuradhapura road early this morning, police said Pictures

Shout by nurses

17 Jul 2013

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The Government Nursing Officers Association (GNOA) held a protest march from Colombo National Hospital to the Health Ministry today urging the authorities to resolve their concerns. Pix Nisal Baduge

Coastal trains delayed

17 Jul 2013

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Trains on the coastal line have been delayed as a result of a signal failure at the Colombo Fort Railway Station, the Railway Control Room said

Chandimal to lead Lanka

17 Jul 2013

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Sri Lankan Vice Captain Dinesh Chandimal has been appointed as Stand-in Captain for the first two One Day Internationals against South Africa, sources said

UK sells £8m worth of arms to SL

17 Jul 2013

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Britain has issued 49 export licences for military and intelligence equipment worth a total of £8m to Sri Lanka, media reports said

UNI-FLOW in Maradana area

17 Jul 2013

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The one-way traffic plan would be implemented from 6.00 a.m. tomorrow. The roads selected for the uni-flow system stretches from Maradana Junction to Technical Junction; Technical Junction to Sangaraja Roundabout and from Sangaraja Roundabout to the Maradana Junction

SL to take to on South African

16 Jul 2013

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South African cricket team captain AB de Villiers and Sri Lankan cricket team captain Angelo Mathews shake hands as they pose for photographs in Colombo today. South Africa and Sri Lanka will play five ODIs and three Twenty20s in Sri Lanka between July 20 and August 6. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Measure for measure

16 Jul 2013

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The Government Surveyors’ Association today staged a protest outside the Fort Railway Station urging the authorities to resolve their issues including non-payment of allowances. Pix by Samantha Perera

Video: Govt. dilutes role of women - UNP

16 Jul 2013

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UNP parliamentarian Rosy Senanayake said today the Government had diluted the role of women in society by preventing the Bill on increasing women representation being taken up in Parliament

One dead, 88 rescued in Australia refugee boat sinking

13 Jul 2013

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Australian authorities were scouring remote seas for survivors on Saturday after a people-smuggling boat carrying 97 went down, with 88 people rescued so far and the body of a baby found