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    Monks urge stop to impeaching of judge

    Sri Lanka's influential Buddhist monks on Thursday urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to withdraw an impeachment motion that accuses the country's chief justice of misusing power and having unexplained wealth. A letter signed by monks heading the four organizations that cover all the Buddhist...
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    Sri Lanka satellite

    Sri Lanka's first satellite will be launched in a few days after the planned launch was delayed due to weather conditions at the launch location in Xichang, China. The SupremeSAT-I satellite is owned by Chinese company China Great Wall Industry Corporation & Sri Lankan company SupremeSAT. The...
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    Gaza-Israel War

    Gaza militants, reeling from an Israeli military operation, killed three Israelis on Thursday in a rocket attack that is likely to exact a harsh retaliation by Israel. The casualties were the first since Israel launched its operation on Wednesday with the assassination of Hamas' top...
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    Saudis warn Iran

    Saudi Arabia has reportedly warned it will retaliate if Iran continues to intrude on the airspace and waters around its offshore oil facilities in the Persian Gulf, and reserves the right to retaliate, as Tehran's firing at a U.S. drone last week raises concerns about an escalation in...
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    Welikada: 27 dead

    At least 27 people have died in clashes between inmates and guards at Sri Lanka's Welikada prison in the capital Colombo, authorities say. The violence started when police commandos arrived at the prison to provide security whilst prison officers searched for illegal items...
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    Iran fired at US drone : Pentagon

    Iran has fired at a U.S. drone, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. The incident occurred Nov. 1 at 4:50 a.m. ET, Pentagon spokesman George Little said. He said the unarmed, unmanned drone was conducting "routine surveillance" when it was "intercepted" by Iran. He said the drone was not...
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    Obama wins election

    Barack Obama wins the election by defeating Mitt Romney.
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    VOTE: Will Obama win or lose the election

    (Barack Obama - Democratic Party Vs. Mitt Romney - Republican party) The latest polls are showing a close race nationally & slight edge for Barack Obama in the battleground states. The election is on Tuesday.
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    VOTE: Will Obama win or lose the election

    Go to this thread to vote VOTE: Will Obama win or lose the election http://elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1503802 ***Sorry*** :( thread posted without a poll
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    US criticizes Sri Lanka over move to impeach chief justice

    The United States is criticizing Sri Lankan moves to impeach its chief justice and recent threats to members of the judiciary. The State Department said Friday it was concerned by the actions against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. The Sri Lankan government accuses her of overstepping...
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    Australia wants Lankan's

    Australia is all set to woo highly skilled population from the region including in Sri Lanka in a bid to create an educated, productive work force to boost its economy, the PTI reported. According to minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Bowen, the government in its 'Asian Century...
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    Lanka ready to face UN rights review

    Sri Lanka will undergo a periodical scrutiny of the United Nations' human rights body that will review its progress on the rights front and might pose tough questions on the issue of violations in Tamil-dominated areas. Sri Lanka was the subject of a UN Human Rights Council resolution in March...
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    Cyclone threatens Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka has ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents ahead a cyclone expected to hit the island's north-eastern coast early Tuesday, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. People living within 500 metres (550 yards) from the coast were asked to move inland before the cyclone was...
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    SL talking to US on Iran oil

    Sri Lanka is to discuss with the US government about the implications of its sanctions on Iran which has affected the crude oil imports needed for the Sapugaskanda oil refinery, Minister of Mass Media and Information, Keheliya Rambukwella said today. The Minister said that due to the sanctions...
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    Hyatt Hotel in Sri Lanka

    U.S. Hotel operator Hyatt Hotels has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Sinolanka Hotels and Spa Private Limited for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hyatt Regency Colombo will be the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka...
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    Dish TV Lanka

    Dish TV, India's largest satellite television broadcast company says it is planning to expand to Sri Lanka. Dish TV plans to invest SL Rs.1.6 billion into Dish TV Lanka, a joint venture with Satnet Private Limited.
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    Korean language test today and tomorrow

    The 10th Korean language proficiency test will be held in nine centres in Colombo today (13) and tomorrow (14), Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) said. This year 34,261 candidates are eligible to sit for the exam conducted by the Korean government and the Examination Department...
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    Facebook 1 Billion users

    Facebook, the world's biggest social network, has crossed the one billion user threshold, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday, calling the unprecedented milestone "just unbelievable." "To be able to come into work every day and build things that help a billion people stay...
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    Malaka to go on US holiday

    Counsel for Malaka Silva, Jayantha Weerasekara said that the purpose of Malaka Silvas visit to the United States was not higher education. The Fort magistrates court granted approval for Silva to leave the country on October 10 to November 20, after the lawyers had earlier requested for...
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    Turkey fires on Syria after attack

    Turkey is continuing to fire artillery at Syrian military targets on the border. Turkish government media says the Turkey's Parliament has approved a bill authorizing the military to conduct cross-border operations in Syria after a deadly shelling from the Syria killed five civilians...

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