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Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:12 GMT |
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Jan 06, Colombo: A group of 16 civilians today escaped from the rebel-controlled areas in Wanni reached the Omanthai entry/exit point seeking protection from security forces.
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Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lankan government troops captured a key LTTE defence line in the Jaffna peninsula today as heavy fighting engulfed the area, killing scores of rebels, the military said.
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Jan 06, Colombo: One time area leader of the LTTE and the founder of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) party, parliamentarian Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman says Velupillai Prabhakaran cannot win this struggle in the North in any manner.
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Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's transport officials have seized 44 route permits of private buses as the bus owners failed to reduce the bus fares from this morning.
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Jan 06, Colombo: The tourist arrival in the country has dropped by 10% last year, Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry said.
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Jan 06, Kelaniya: The annual "Duruthu" festival of the most sacred Kelaniya Temple is cancelled this year due to security reasons, the Chief Incumbent of the Kelaniya Temple Ven. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sanga Rakkhitha thero said.
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Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka government and the entire opposition as well as the international community have condemned the pre-dawn attack on MTV/MBC studio complex at Depanama in Pannipitiya today.
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Jan 06, Colombo: Some jubilant people today celebrated the recent victory of capturing Kilinochchi by security forces at Polduwa junction near the parliament as the House was meeting this morning.
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Jan 06, Colombo: A group of Sri Lankan journalists today launched a protest campaign outside the Fort Railway Station in Colombo...
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Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka parliament voted to extend the Emergency Law for another month with a majority of 106 votes this evening.
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Jan 06, Mt. Lavinia: Sri Lankan Courts today remanded three senior officials of the Golden Key Credit Card Company, including its former Chief Executive Officer Khavan Perera till January 16 over the recent credit card fraud following mismanagement of the company.
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Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka government strongly condemned today’s pre-dawn attack on the Sirasa MTV/MBC complex in Depanama, Pannipitiya, Government Information Department said.
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Jan 06, Pannipitiya: An unidentified gang attacked the MTV/MBC complex, a leading Sri Lankan TV and Radio station at Depanama in Pannipitiya again early this morning.
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Jan 06, Colombo: National Transport Commission (NTC) in Sri Lanka, the official controller for the country’s public transport services has decided to cancel the route permits of the buses that didn’t reduce the fares with effect from today.
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Jan 06, Colombo: National Freedom Front (NFF), the breakaway group of the Sri Lanka's Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, backed by the ruling party is to sit on the government side in the parliament this morning.
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Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) urged the people to gather at Hyde Park grounds tomorrow to pressure the government for another price reduction in fuel.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops advancing north have reached the southern outskirts of Elephant Pass today and took control over the villages along the lagoon...
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Jan 05, Colombo: Newly appointed Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Minister of Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Anura Priyadharshana Yapa assumed their duties at the respective ministries this morning.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today directed the officials to provide all the facilities to the people who are fleeing the rebel held Mullaitivu in Northern Sri Lanka.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Postal Department is to begin delivering polling cards for the upcoming North Western and Central Provincial Council elections on 26th of this month.
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Jan 05, Colombo: The construction work of the Norochcholai Power Plant in North Western Sri Lanka is facing another problem as the Ceylon Electricity Board unions are threatening to paralyze its construction.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka military Sunday (04) took foreign and local media personnel on a rare tour in the newly liberated Kilinochchi, the rebels' administrative capital.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Nearly 110,000 students who passed the 2008 General Certificate Examination (Advanced Level) in Sri Lanka are to miss university education due to the limited facilities in the universities.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka government hopes to further reduce the LP gas prices from next March.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lankans across the country today hoisted national flags to pay tribute to the brave soldiers and observed a two-minute silence for the fallen heroes as the Army continued its march to the last rebel bastion of Mullaitivu.
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Jan 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Central Bank is planning to issue new rules for financial transactions through mobile phones as mobile telephone companies have joined banks to offer new payment methods.
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Jan 04, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops continuing their advance to the last remaining rebel stronghold in the Northeast entered a key town en route to Mullaitivu this afternoon amid heavy fighting while another formation of troops are within 'sniffing distance' of Elephant Pass, the military said.
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Jan 04, Colombo: Sri Lankan police have held a special census throughout the day to register the persons who have come to Colombo from the North, East and Central Provinces since January 1, 2003.
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Jan 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Examination Department this evening announced the island first rankers in four streams of the 2008 GCE Advanced Level Exam.
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Jan 04, Galle: Private bus owners in the Southern Province are rejecting the new bus fares that should go into effect next Tuesday.
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Jan 04, Colombo: Following a successful first visit this year, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed left Sri Lanka this evening.
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Jan 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has asked the government to stop the using of war victories as the political propaganda.
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Jan 04, Colombo: The Sri Lanka government will introduce new safety features for the Sri Lankan passport to help prevent smuggling into the country.
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Jan 04, Vavuniya: Sri Lanka's government has recommenced the bus service between Vavuniya and Nadunkerny in Northern Province after 18 years.
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Jan 04, Puttalam: Police have arrested a woman suspected to be the Sinhala announcer for Voice of Tigers (VoT), the LTTE's broadcasting service, in Puttalam town last night.
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Jan 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka police have commenced investigations on last night's attack on a leading private TV and Radio channel, MTV/MBC station complex at Pannipitiya.
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Jan 03, Nuwara Eliya: People in Sri Lanka's upcountry today staged a protest campaign against the political violence ahead of the provincial councils election in the North Western and Central provinces.
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Jan 03, Colombo: Sri Lankan government today asked the people to hoist the national flag in each house and state institute on Monday to pay tribute to those soldiers who sacrificed their lives and who are still fighting for the nation.
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Jan 03, Colombo: Visiting President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed has assured his government's full support to Sri Lanka to eradicate terrorism from the country.
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Jan 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets this afternoon launched a strike on LTTE's main Sea Tiger base located in the coastal stretch of the Mullaitivu lagoon, the military said.
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Jan 03, Colombo: At least three people were injured in an explosion near the Red Mosque at Bangasala Street in Pettah, a busy commercial area of Sri Lankan capital this evening.
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Jan 03, Colombo: Sri Lankan government will deploy 15,000 police personnel to maintain law and order during the upcoming provincial elections.
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Jan 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka military says the troops are now moving towards the strategic Tiger stronghold of Elephant Pass, located at the entrance to the Jaffna peninsula.
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Jan 03 Colombo: Another loss to the LTTE. Another LTTE suicide bomber has committed suicide as there is no other alternative other than to commit suicide for the Tamil Tiger Terrorists in the face of continuous military victories registered by the Sri Lankan armed forces in the North.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Making another milestone in his career Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayewardene is preparing for his 100th Test match when the Sri Lankan team meets Bangladesh tomorrow for the second Test match.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's economy is estimated to grow by 6.0 percent in 2009 while the annual inflation should fall to 9.0 percent, the governor of the Central Bank, Ajith Nivard Cabraal said today.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Results of the 2008 GCE Advanced Level Examination will be released tonight.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka has promised to defeat terrorism in the country completely within the next few months.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Sri Lankans all over the country celebrated the victory of security forces capturing the dream kingdom of LTTE, Kilinochchi this morning.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Newly elected Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) and his wife arrived in Sri Lanka today on a three-day official visit.
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Jan 02 Colombo: A suicide bomb explosion near the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Headquarters in Colombo this evening killed two airmen and injured another 36. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announcing the capture of Kilinochchi by the Sri Lankan forces today issued a final warning to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lay down arms and surrender.
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Jan 02, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops have already entered into the Tamil Tiger's de facto capital of Kilinochchi town perimeter from the northern, southern and western edges and the fall of Kilinochchi is imminent, the military said on Friday.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka's health officials today said that Chikungunya fever is spreading throughout the country at an unexpected rate.
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Jan 01, Tangalle: People in Tangalle and its suburbs last night have damaged the properties of Piyadasa Ratnayake, a businessman who ran an illegal financial institute in the area.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Commencing the election campaigns for upcoming provincial council polls in North Western and Central provinces the two main political parties in the country say each will win the election.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is to commence an intercity train service between Colombo Fort and Anuradhapura with a maximum travel time of three hours.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa made some changes in the cabinet today to fill the Public Administration and Home Affairs minster post left vacant by the breakaway opposition legislator Karu Jayasuriya.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has decided to appoint new directors to 57 health institutes in the country effective today.
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Jan 01, Anuradhapura: Sri Lanka Minister of Indigenous Medicine Thissa Karalliyadda has submitted a special proposal to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to reduce the expenses of Sri Lankan government.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Over 200 people in Sri Lanka have been admitted to the hospital due to injuries last night as they celebrated the dawn of the New Year.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, before commencing work in the new year proceeded to the sacred city of Anuradhapura to observe religious rituals at Sri Maha Bodhiya and Ruwanweli Maha Seya.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Lionel Fernando, a leading civil servant in the country has presented the letter of accreditation as Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Sri Lanka to UNESCO in Paris yesterday.
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Jan 01, Katunayake: Once bankrupted state owned Sri Lankan budget airline, Mihin Lanka recommenced its commercial flights this evening.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Maha Sangha invoked blessings on the President’s staff today at the Presidential Secretariat for the New Year. Adviser to the President Ven. Walpola Piyananda Thera was also present.
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Jan 01, Colombo: As a result of the reduction in diesel price National Transport Commission (NTC) in Sri Lanka has decided to reduce the bus fares with effect from January 06.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has established a new hotline number effective from this morning for the public to provide information on suspicious activities.
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Jan 01, Colombo: In the first attack of the New Year, a claymore mine exploded at Samanthurai in Batticaloa this morning killing two security personnel, the police said.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka President today urged the nation to set aside divisive feelings and stand united to safeguard the future of the country.
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Jan 01, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops advancing towards Kilinochchi captured the key LTTE garrison of Paranthan this morning following hours of intense fighting that killed over 50 rebels, the military said.
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