Voting in the North and East

25 Jan 2010

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Government calls for peaceful poll

25 Jan 2010

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The government has called for a peaceful election tomorrow and said it stands committed to taking whatever steps deemed necessary to ensure the same. The government says it is wholly committed to a free and democratic election in the country.

Nine bodies found from Ethiopian Airlines crash

25 Jan 2010

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DIG Lewke’s transfer cancelled

25 Jan 2010

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Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka has ordered the cancellation of the transfer of Northern Province senior DIG Nimal Lewke. The polls chief has informed the IGP in this regard, the election monitoring body PAFFREL said.

Court rejects search warrant

25 Jan 2010

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The Colombo Magistrates court today refused to grant a search warrant requested by the Criminal Investigations Department to search UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office and the Biyagama press of Wijeya Newspapers, Court documents seen today stated.

Ready for the polls

25 Jan 2010

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Lanka e news journalist missing

25 Jan 2010

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A journalist attached to the Lanka e news website was reported missing since last night. Prageeth Eknaligoda was on his way home from work late last night at the time he went missing. The Editor of Lanka e news said that a police complaint has been lodged. 

Wednesday declared public holiday

25 Jan 2010

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The government has declared Wednesday the 27th of January, the day after the elections, a public and bank holiday, the government information department quoted the Secretary of Public Administration as saying.

China's government denies involvement in alleged cyber attacks

25 Jan 2010

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CID looks for Fonseka’s top aide

25 Jan 2010

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The CID visited the house of a top aide of Presidential Candidate General Sarath Fonseka this morning to arrest him. However he was not at the residence at the time. The CID is accusing Fonseka’s aide of having illegal weapons in his house.

Trapped father survives with help of phone app

25 Jan 2010

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Intel and OpenPeak

25 Jan 2010

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Better transit design through ... slime mold?

25 Jan 2010

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Sri Lankan crew plea for help

25 Jan 2010

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A Sri Lankan captain of a ship stranded in Somalia for the past five months is pleading for help as the crew onboard the vessel, which include Sri Lankans, begin to face serious health risks. He is also asking the Sri Lankan government to intervene.

Ethiopian airliner believed crashed off Lebanon

25 Jan 2010

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More aid

25 Jan 2010

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DIG Lewke recalled to Colombo

24 Jan 2010

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Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Nimal Lewke, who is in charge of operations in the North, has been recalled to the police headquarters in Colombo.  Lewke has been asked to carry out his duties from Colombo as DIG Northern operations.

Poll cards not needed to vote

24 Jan 2010

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Registered voters can exercise their franchise even without their poll cards if they have their names on the electoral lists. Meanwhile the Elections Chief has said that he would annul the results of polling stations where violence and malpractices were reported.

Getting ready to vote

24 Jan 2010

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Media blackout on polls propaganda

24 Jan 2010

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All media institutions were advised by the Elections Commissioner not to report on propaganda meetings or publish any other material relating to the election after midnight on 23rd January in accordance with the election laws.