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Sri Lanka Minister's wife lost in jungle rescued (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka police teams today rescued a government minister's wife and several others who were lost deep in a jungle in the South.
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Mr. Minister, my name is Sunanda Deshapriya. I am not a terrorist: An Open Letter to Minister Keheliya Rambukwella (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-06.Feb.2012, 8.45AM) Mr. Minister, I don’t know whether you have seen the film called ‘my name is Khan. In it, the main character played by popular actor...
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A Tug of War at the Ministry of External Affairs (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-06.Feb.2012, 8.45AM) Cutting each other's throat is a popular game among the officials of the Ministry of External Affairs. The recent inside war being waged is between...
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MaRa regime degrades Army at independence celebrations: disillusionment within Army (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-05.Feb.2012, 11.45PM) The MaRa regime held Sri Lanka’s (SL) 64th independence celebration at Anuradhapura yesterday (4). It is the general consensus that this year's independence day celebration...
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MaRa’s freedom day, or rather con-dom day expenditure exceeds Rs.70million –obscene ostentation at its worst (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-04.Feb.2012,11.55PM) This year’s independence day celebrations commenced this early morning (4) under the leadership of the...
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The details of the intelligence unit officer who trailed behind Alagiyawanna exposed (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-04.Feb.2012, 11.55PM) Lanka e news is in receipt of copious detailed information on the Intelligence unit officer ‘Manoj’ who trailed behind Alagiyawanna...
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Freedom or con-dom ?- white van trailing behind leader of campaign for Gen. Fonseka’s freedom (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-04.Feb.2012, 11.55PM) The MaRa regime commemorated the freedom day (the day SL obtained its independence) while keeping the celebrated war Hero Gen. Sarath Fonseka ,the Army Commander in jail, who....
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White Van has no mercy like its authors even on students: J’pura University student abducted and assaulted (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2012,11.45PM) A Jayawardenapura University student had been abducted in a white colored Van yesterday, and
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Cabinet spokesman Keheliya summoned by court (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2012,11.45PM) The habeas corpus writ application filed in the Appeal court requesting an order to be issued to reveal...
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Bayagotha who boasted Somalia pirates can be defeated blasted: Come out from your hiding and save our fishermen (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2012,11.45PM) Six Sri Lanka (SL) fishermen had been held captive by a group of sea pirates in the Somalian sea , and have demanded ransom from the SL Govt. for their release. This issue has created a maelstrom...
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If TNA goes to Geneva UNHR, I will reveal Prabhakaran’s murder list: Karuna (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2012, 6.00PM) The Deputy Minister of Re settlement , Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman stated at the media..
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GNOA to protest on Thursday (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
The Government Nursing Officers Association (GNOA) will carry out a protest on Thursday outside some 100 hospitals in the country urging the government to address their grievances, failing the union...
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Sixth Deyata Kirula open til Feb 10 (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen here looking at an exhibit at the sixth Deyata Kirula national exhibition at Oyamaduwa in the Maha Villachchiya Divisional Secretariat in Anuradhapura. The exhibition will be open to the public till February 10. The exhibition site is on a 600-acre land. The exhibition consists of over 1,000 stalls run by government ministries, private sector agencies and the Security Forces.
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Lankan found dead due to cold weather in Italy (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
ROME: Temperatures fell to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) in Milan on Monday as 59,000 households remained without electricity in Italy and officials declared a gas supply emergency.
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540 fined for exceeding speed limit on E01 (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
The Southern Expressway Traffic Division has fined 540 individuals mainly for exceeding speed above 100 kilometres per hour.
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SriLankan airlines resumes flights to London (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
SriLankan airlines resumed flights from the Bandaranaike International Airport to London this morning (Feb 6) a spokesperson at the BIA said. The flights were suspended on Saturday owing to adverse weather conditions. The Telegraph reported that Heathrow Airport cancelled half of its flights over the weekend while other airports warned passengers to check with their airlines before travelling.
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Woman sentenced to death (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
A woman was today sentenced to death after she was found guilty of possessing and peddling 40.8 grams of heroin in Borella in 2003, by the Colombo High Court.
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Gotabaya says North not militarised (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
In an interview with Deccan Chronicle (DC) the defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa denied he was militarising the northern region and insisted troops “are maintaining absolutely essential presence” and were spread across all 22 districts on the island. He was responding to the charge by Tamil parties and the diaspora that army camps flooded the north even after the government won the war over 30 months ago and no civilian activity — not even family celebrations — could happen without the presence of an army officer. “We have achieved large-scale development and restoration of normalcy within a short span after ending the 30-year war on terror. It’s sad some people do not recognise this and instead are talking of sanctions against us. Is this fair and justified?” Mr Rajapaksa told the the DC at his high-security office in Colombo. The website reported that when questioned about the fate of senior LTTE leader V. Balakumar (ex-EROS), the defence secretary quipped, “I do not know specific cases. Was he in detention? I do not know. Most of the known characters died in the final battle. Some surrendered. There was ICRC and other agencies during the surrender process.” Stoutly contesting the charge that the surrendered Tigers were killed in cold blood, Mr Gotabaya said international agencies, including the French MSF (Medicines Sans Frontiers) and the Indian medical team, were present in the battle zone to receive survivors and surrendered militants. Asked about the complaints that the army presence in the north was overwhelming — Tamils complained that they were present even during private family functions — he shot back, “We have minimum army presence there. There are military cantonments even in Kashmir, in Tamil Nadu. But now there are no roadblocks, no cordon-and-search. We have transferred law and order to the police and started recruiting Tamil policemen.” He said recruitment to military had stopped and even retirement vacancies were not filled. Courtesy - Deccan Chronicle
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ICRC assistance sought to secure release of captive Lankan fishermen (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Sri Lanka has sought the assistance of the ICRC to secure the release of the six Lankan fishermen held captive by Somali pirates. Fisheries Minister Dr Rajitha Seneratna said that Sri Lankan ambassador in Kenya has been directed to contact the local ICRC representative for this purpose. The 6 fishermen had left the island aboard last September from the Negambo lagoon. Having lost contact with their relatives, news of their capture was only received on the January 4. Somali pirates have threatened to shoot and kill the 6 Sri Lankan fishermen being held captive unless a ransom of 6 million dollars is paid .
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Sri Lanka Tamil party wants agreement with the government regarding power devolution (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
> Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Tamil constituent Tamil National Alliance (TNA), reiterating its call for autonomy in the Tamil-dominated Northern and Eastern provinces, has said that their proposals for the self-government had been given to the government and they expect the government to act with responsibility.
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He won’t apologise: Anoma (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Talks with the government to release Sarath Fonseka have been positive but he won’t apologise, Anoma Fonseka says
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Two weeks needed for Sri Lanka's coal power plant to cool before diagnosing fault (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Feb 06, Colombo: The management of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has taken steps to appoint a committee to probe the reasons for the frequent break downs of the country's first coal power plant in Norochcholai.
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Second batch of Sri Lankans stranded in W. Africa return today (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Twenty eight Sri Lankans who were stranded in a west African country while trying to illegally enter Canada, returned to Colombo today (Feb 6), reports said. The group were the second batch among the 200 stranded Sri Lankans.
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Sri Lanka President attends functions in northern city of Jaffna (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Feb 06, Jaffna: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a two-day visit to Jaffna following the 64th Independence Day celebrations held in Anuradhapura on February 04 is to participate in number of functions in the Tamil dominated northern district of Jaffna.
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Sri Lanka Tamil party says government yet to implement LLRC recommendations (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says regardless of the statements by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) have not yet been implemented.
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Increase in accidents (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
A vehicle heading to Aluthgama last Saturday hit two cyclists and a motorcyclist before crashing onto a wall at Payagala and coming to a halt. The two cyclists who were thrown off, landed on the roof of a house, falling through it before succumbing to their injuries. The motorcycle rider was seriously injured. Gayan Fernando (31), and Nuwan Malcom Sanjeewa, 28 were the victims of this accident. They were both married and had one child each. Family members of the victims and villagers have charged that the man taken into custody was not the driver of the vehicle but that he was a cover-up for the real culprit, a relative of an area politician. Police have now ordered a DNA test on the man who was taken in. The Sunday Times also learns that the victims’ families were offered compensation from the owners of the vehicle. The accident was one of the 17 fatal cases reported in the 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday morning, marking the highest number of cases reported within such a short time span. In January alone 157 persons were killed in road accidents islandwide, police said Read More
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Anoma to lead protest to free SF (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Anoma Fonseka the wife of the jailed former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka says that she will lead a protest to free her husband on the 8th of February. The protest...
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Opposition party to oppose Sri Lankan government's move to take over land powers from PCs (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) is to oppose proposed amendments to the Town and Country Planning Ordinance that are aimed at curbing land powers vested with the provincial councils (PCs).
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Thus spake the Prez (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to the nation on the Independence Day, made it clear that..
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Three CID teams to investigate land disputes (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) DIG Jayantha Kulatilaka has deployed three special teams to ..
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Accountability never an issue before conclusion of conflict, says UPFA MP (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Those demanding the UnitedNations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) to take up what they call Sri Lank..
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The bloated political class (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Now that we have enjoyed the pomp and pageantry of Sri Lanka s 64th Independence anniversary, it wou..
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US diplomats heading to S. Lanka for civil war talks (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Three American diplomats will travel to Sri Lanka for talks about alleged killings of civilians by g..
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Two major conglomerates in the fray to buy Golden Key Hospital (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Two major Sri Lankan groups are in the fray for a tender called to sell the 11-story, state-of -the ..
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Sri Lanka opposition leader organizing video shows of party headquarters attack (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Leader of Sri Lanka`s main opposition United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe has taken st..
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Govt. on firefighting mode to face Geneva volcano (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton issued a virtual `ultimatum` to the government of ..
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Sri Lanka strives to be the leading tea exporter in the world again (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Plantation Industries Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Samarasinghe says the government is working towa..
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Hirunika to join politics . (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Hirunika, the daughter of late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra has announced she will join active pol..
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JVP blames 'capitalist rulers' for pushing Sri Lanka into a deep economic crisis (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna blames the capitalist rulers of the country for pushing it into a deep economic crisis at the time when the country celebrated its 64th Independence Day.
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Gotabaya says North is not militarised (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Sri Lankan defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stoutly denied he was militarising the northern region and insisted troops “are maintaining absolutely essential presence” and were spread across all 22 districts...
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Minister proposes five yr jail term for quacks (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
The Health Minister has decided to introduce a new law which provides for a five year jail term for quacks, officials said yesterday.
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UNP to oppose Town and Country Planning Ordinance (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
Main opposition UNP is to oppose the Town and Country Planning Ordinance Amendment Bill in the provincial councils, party sources said yesterday.
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13th Amendment full of flaws: TNA (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday said that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was riddled with flaws and therefore it could not be accepted as a basis for power...
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10 billion allocated for development projects in the north (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
The Economic Development Ministry has allocated Rs.10 billion for various development projects to be carried out in the north this year, officials said yesterday.
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Trade unions out to de-stabilise country: Weerawansa (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
Some trade unions that are funded by the Western Countries are out to de-stabilise the country by their strike action, Minister of Housing and Common Amenities Wimal Weerawansa charged yesterday.
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Sri Lanka Tamil party using devolution issue for political gains, Marxist JVP says (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
Feb 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance is using the power devolution issues to achieve their political objectives, the Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says.
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M.I.A. to sing with Madonna (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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Rich Govts harassing Sri Lanka - PM (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
Sri Lanka's PM says the aim of the capitalist countries is to capture oil and other resources in Asian countries.
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Sri Lanka seeks operators to resume Tuticorin ferry service (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
Feb 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka is seeking operators to revive the halted ferry service between Colombo and Tuticorin in India and has called for Expressions of Interest (EoI) from potential operators, an Indian media report said.
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HRC 'to probe' Prageeth disappearance (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
HRC calls for an affidavit from the former AG Mohan Peiris regarding his statement to UN on Prageeth Ekneligoda.
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Sri Lanka still wary of wounded India - Stuff.co.nz (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Island Cricket Sri Lanka still wary of wounded India Stuff.co.nz Sri Lanka will be wary of the wounded beast when they take on struggling India in Wednesday's one-day clash at the WACA Ground. India have endured the summer from hell in Australia, losing the Test series 4-0 before being thumped in the opening 50-over ... Are Sri Lanka's next generation of cricketers being groomed?Island Cricket Fans will still have their day in the sun despite Twenty20 boom - CASydney Morning Herald Mathews wary of Indiasportal.co.in Herald Sun all 119 news articles »
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Sri Lanka cbank allows more rupee depreciation; stx slips - Reuters (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Sri Lanka cbank allows more rupee depreciation; stx slips Reuters Cbank defends rupee with $30 mln * T-bill rates up 42-56 bps after Cbank's tightening policy * Bourse down on retail profit-taking COLOMBO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank depreciated the rupee currency by another 20 cents on Monday for a ... Sri Lanka Treasuries yields upLanka Business Online Sri Lanka's central bank allow rupee fall; stocks slipBusiness Recorder (blog) Competition Is Not A CrimeSunday Leader all 8 news articles »
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* Indian photographic exhibit at Sri Lanka's 2012 Deyata Kirula exhibition - Colombo Page (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Colombo Page * Indian photographic exhibit at Sri Lanka's 2012 Deyata Kirula exhibition Colombo Page Feb 06, Colombo: India has unveiled a photographic exhibit at Sri Lanka's Deyata Kirula National Development Exhibition that was opened in Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura on February 4th to coincide with the 64th Independence Day celebrations. A camera records India-Sri Lanka partnershipZee News US diplomats heading to S. Lanka for civil war talksAFP Sri Lanka looks to revive Tuticorin ferry serviceHindu Business Line Nation on Sunday all 16 news articles »
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Anxieties over oil grows in Sri Lanka - The Hindu (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Sunday Times.lk Anxieties over oil grows in Sri Lanka The Hindu Amid Sri Lanka's growing anxiety over possible disruption of Iranian oil imports due to United States-led sanctions against Iran, two important delegations from the US and India visited the country this week, lent a sympathetic ear — and nothing more ... Sri Lanka may drop dollar to meet Iran oil sanctionsEconomic Times Sanctions on Iran: Lanka seeks US helpSunday Times.lk FACTBOX-Top importers of Iranian crude oilReuters Africa Sunday Observer -The Guardian (blog) all 407 news articles »
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Sri Lanka cricket fraternity wishes Yuvraj Singh for speedy recovery - Cricket Country (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
The Guardian Sri Lanka cricket fraternity wishes Yuvraj Singh for speedy recovery Cricket Country Best wishes continue to pour Yuvraj Singh's way with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday wishing the Indian batsman a speedy recovery from impending treatment for a lung tumour. "President and the Members of the Executive committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, ... Mahela Jayawardene wishes Yuvraj Singh speedy recoveryTimes of India Yuvraj Singh Being Treated for CancerWall Street Journal all 618 news articles »
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SRI LANKA: Mine clearance could take 10 years or more - IRINnews.org (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
SRI LANKA: Mine clearance could take 10 years or more IRINnews.org COLOMBO, 6 February 2012 (IRIN) - Landmine clearance in Sri Lanka's conflict-affected north could take more than a decade, experts say. "It is expected to take [in] excess of 10 years to fully mitigate all remaining contamination in Sri Lanka," the ... and more »
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India's Reliance Broadcast to enter Sri Lanka with CBS - Reuters (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Moneycontrol.com India's Reliance Broadcast to enter Sri Lanka with CBS Reuters MUMBAI Feb 6 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd signed a deal with Lanka Broadband Network to launch in Sri Lanka three channels of BIG CBS, its joint venture with CBS Studios International, a division of CBS Corp . Reliance Broadcast to enter Sri Lanka with CBSReuters India BIG CBS Channels Expand into Sri LankaWorld Screen BIG CBS kicks off in Sri LankaC21Media Best Media Info -Rapid tv news -Indiantelevision.com all 34 news articles »
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'Talks with Lanka govt to free Fonseka positive' - Zee News (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Zee News 'Talks with Lanka govt to free Fonseka positive' Zee News Colombo: The talks with the Sri Lankan government for the release of jailed former Army chief Sarath Fonseka has been positive, family and his political party claimed on Monday. "Talks have been positive", Anoma Fonseka the wife of the former Army ... and more »
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* Sri Lanka Tamil party wants agreement with the government regarding power ... - Colombo Page (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
* Sri Lanka Tamil party wants agreement with the government regarding power ... Colombo Page Feb 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Tamil constituent Tamil National Alliance (TNA), reiterating its call for autonomy in the Tamil-dominated Northern and Eastern provinces, has said that their proposals for the self-government had been given to the ... and more »
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Lanka marks Independence with pomp and pageantry - Ceylon Daily News (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
gulfnews.com Lanka marks Independence with pomp and pageantry Ceylon Daily News Sri Lanka celebrated the 64th anniversary of gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1948 with pomp and pageantry in the sacred and ancient city of Anuradhapura, under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday. SRI LANKA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATED IN WASHINGTON, DCThe Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka * Sri Lanka President attends functions in northern city of JaffnaColombo Page Lankan expats celebrate independence dayArab News gulfnews.com -Sunday Leader -Lankaweb all 34 news articles »
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