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AJITH SIRIWARDANA

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Ajith Siriwardana is a Colombo-based journalist covering current affairs and socio-political issues. He serves as a Parliament lobby correspondent. Ajith has worked in print media and online platforms since 2012 and currently holds the position of Deputy News Editor of the Daily Mirror.

Video: UNP turns down Daya Master’s request

17 May 2013

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The main opposition UNP yesterday said it had rejected a request made by Velayutham Dayanithi alias Daya Master and his supporters to contest the Northern Provincial Council on the UNP ticket

Video: Two killed, three injured in bus accident

17 May 2013

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Two persons were killed and three injured when a private bus veered into a bus halt near Thalangama Hospital due to a technical defect Pictures

Video: Customs nab live lobsters

17 May 2013

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Customs officers of the Bio Diversity unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport nabbed eight boxes containing 669 live lobsters that were to be exported to Vietnam by a businessman breaching the Aquatic Resources Act  Pictures

Custom busts another racket

15 May 2013

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Four vehicles worth Rs. 15 million imported from Japan having declared them to be machinery and bicycles were seized by the Customs Revenue Monitoring Unit today.The vehicles were concealed in a container that had arrived from Japan. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Video: Tug-of-war on Electricity Tariff

15 May 2013

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The protest march organised by the People’s Movement Against the Increased Electricity Bill (PMAIEB) with the participation of  several political parties and trade unions started a short while ago at Campbell Park, Borella ???

No HR groups to speak against A’pura massacre-MR

15 May 2013

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday said that twenty eight years ago 146 innocent civilians were massacred by terrorists in the vicinity of Sri Maha Bodhi and there was no human rights organization then to speak against such killings

I was misquoted: Asath Sally

11 May 2013

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While stating that he does not advocate or support anyone to take up arms against Sri Lanka, former Colombo Deputy Mayor in an affidavit said he was misquoted by the Junior Vikatan magazine published in India.

MR in Uganda

11 May 2013

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Uganda last night on a Four day official visit

Jayantha controls first Ex-co meeting in charge

11 May 2013

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New Sri Lanka Cricket chief Jayantha Dharmadasa was completely in control of the first ex-co meeting of SLC office bearers on Thursday, sources said.

Air Arabia suspends flights to Mattala

09 May 2013

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Air Arabia, the only international carrier that flew to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), is believed to have either cancelled or temporarily suspended its flights to the newly built second international airport in southern Sri Lanka

No-confidence motion against Dilan defeated

07 May 2013

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The no-confidence motion against Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera was defeated by 134 votes with 32 parliamentarians voting for while 136 voted against

Six soldiers injured in Oddusuddan blast

07 May 2013

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At least six soldiers received minor injuries following an explosion while clearing an LTTE bunker in Oddusuddan in the Mullaitivu district this afternoon, military sources said

Influenza A claims another life in Monaragala

04 May 2013

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Another pregnant mother has died due to Influenza A in Monaragala, increasing the death toll to three, the health ministry said today

Misfiring Sri Lankan IPL stars to be recalled home

04 May 2013

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A concerned Sri Lanka will call back their off-colour stars from the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament to take part in a local preparation tournament for next month’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, national chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said yesterday

David Cameron to attend CHOGM

04 May 2013

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David Cameron will attend the Commonwealth Summit in November despite serious divisions within the organisation over the human rights record of Sri Lanka, the host government.

More Lankan fishermen arrested off Andhra Pradesh

04 May 2013

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Following the arrest of 11 Sri Lankan fishermen on May 1, the Indian Coast Guard has arrested another 14 fishermen from the island nation for entering illegally into Indian waters, Marine Police said here on Friday

Heavy traffic due to flooding

03 May 2013

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Heavy traffic is reported from the Colombo-Negombo main road as some areas on the road are flooded with rainwater

Import tax on potatoes increased

03 May 2013

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The Import tax on potatoes has been increased by Rs.10 a kilo with effect from today, Finance Ministry said.

TN assembly adopts resolution on Kachchativu

03 May 2013

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In a bid to put an end to frequent attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan navy, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve KachchativuIsland ceded to Sri Lanka under a 1974 agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka

Heavy rains again

03 May 2013

6

Several roads in Colombo and the suburbs were flooded as a result of heavy showers this morning.Armour Street is seen under water.  Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

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