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Basil unhappy with Thilanga

Prime Ministerial hopeful of the governing party, Basil Rajapaksa is unhappy with Thilanga Sumathipala after hearing that Thilanga had invited Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanyake as chief guest to his inaugural meeting held in Borella, sources from the SLFP headquarters said.

[General] 93,823 IDPs to be resettled in Sri Lanka

The total number of IDPs to be resettled is 93,823 while a total of 182,946 have been resettled or released on humanitarian grounds as at March 10, 2010, stated the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe today ....
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[General] Former CJ On Arrest And Detention Of The General

Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva states that whatever perspective, the arrest of General Sarath Fonseka runs contrary to all accepted norms of the law as we know it. From the hallowed Constitution to the Universal Declaration, the ICCPR, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, the Army Act or the CDS Act, the entire gamut of the law does not extend a reason adequate for the arrest and detention of General Sarath Fonseka who is now a candidate nominated for the Parliamentary Elections. ...
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[General] Fire destroys cinema hall in Jaffna

A fire broke out in a famous cinema hall ‘Nimalendra’ in Upuppiddi, Velvettithurai Jaffna last night, Police said. ...
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[General] Foreign counters present at polls

Elections Chief Dayananda Dissanayaka will allow international monitors to be present in all counting centers at the upcoming polls after the main opposition UNP made a request to the Commissioner to ensure that the accurate results are released, the UNP said. ...
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[General] Less than 10 candidates have revealed their property details - Rohana Hettiarachchi

Paffrel movement Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi had informed, that less than 10 candidates have revealed their property details. Even though totally 7620 candidates are contesting in the forthcoming parliament election, less than 10 candidates had revealed their property details....
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[General] Lankan sailors deported for assault

A group of nine Sri Lankan sailors were deported to the country last night after they allegedly assaulted a senior officer of a foreign vessel off the Magagascar coast in the north seas. ...
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[General] Lynn Pascoe in SL to investigate SL situation - UNP Gen. Secretary

UN Gen.Secretary Ban Ki Moon who had lamented that SL has not lived up to expectations based on the agreement between the UN and SL govt. after the war was over , has made arrangements to send Lynn Pascoe, Deputy Gen. Secretary to Sri Lanka shortly to have discussions with the SL Govt. officials with a view to studying the political situation here. ...
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[General] EMBASSY PROMOTES SRI LANKAN CULINARY ARTS IN THE US: SRI LANKAN CUISINE ENTICES TOP BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN NEW YORK

The iconic Time Warner Center in New York witnessed a rare opportunity, where a spicy Sri Lankan feast enticing a large gathering of top executives from the American corporate world. ...
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[General] 130 year old cottage in Nuwara Eliya burns down

A fire burnt down the renowned 130 year old ‘Keena Cottage’ in Nuwara Eliya today with most of the antiques and the library completely destroyed. ...
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Basil unhappy with Thilanga

Prime Ministerial hopeful of the governing party, Basil Rajapaksa is unhappy with Thilanga Sumathipala after hearing that Thilanga had invited Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanyake as chief guest to his inaugural meeting held in Borella, sources from the SLFP headquarters said.

93,823 IDPs to be resettled in Sri Lanka

The total number of IDPs to be resettled is 93,823 while a total of 182,946 have been resettled or released on humanitarian grounds as at March 10, 2010, stated the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe today .

Former CJ On Arrest And Detention Of The General

Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva states that whatever perspective, the arrest of General Sarath Fonseka runs contrary to all accepted norms of the law as we know it. From the hallowed Constitution to the Universal Declaration, the ICCPR, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, the Army Act or the CDS Act, the entire gamut of the law does not extend a reason adequate for the arrest and detention of General Sarath Fonseka who is now a candidate nominated for the Parliamentary Elections.

Fire destroys cinema hall in Jaffna

A fire broke out in a famous cinema hall ‘Nimalendra’ in Upuppiddi, Velvettithurai Jaffna last night, Police said.

Foreign counters present at polls

Elections Chief Dayananda Dissanayaka will allow international monitors to be present in all counting centers at the upcoming polls after the main opposition UNP made a request to the Commissioner to ensure that the accurate results are released, the UNP said.

Less than 10 candidates have revealed their property details - Rohana Hettiarachchi

Paffrel movement Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi had informed, that less than 10 candidates have revealed their property details. Even though totally 7620 candidates are contesting in the forthcoming parliament election, less than 10 candidates had revealed their property details.

Lankan sailors deported for assault

A group of nine Sri Lankan sailors were deported to the country last night after they allegedly assaulted a senior officer of a foreign vessel off the Magagascar coast in the north seas.

Lynn Pascoe in SL to investigate SL situation - UNP Gen. Secretary

UN Gen.Secretary Ban Ki Moon who had lamented that SL has not lived up to expectations based on the agreement between the UN and SL govt. after the war was over , has made arrangements to send Lynn Pascoe, Deputy Gen. Secretary to Sri Lanka shortly to have discussions with the SL Govt. officials with a view to studying the political situation here.

EMBASSY PROMOTES SRI LANKAN CULINARY ARTS IN THE US: SRI LANKAN CUISINE ENTICES TOP BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN NEW YORK

The iconic Time Warner Center in New York witnessed a rare opportunity, where a spicy Sri Lankan feast enticing a large gathering of top executives from the American corporate world.

130 year old cottage in Nuwara Eliya burns down

A fire burnt down the renowned 130 year old ‘Keena Cottage’ in Nuwara Eliya today with most of the antiques and the library completely destroyed.
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