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    President rejects calls to withdraw troops from north

    Sri Lanka's president has rejected a call by Indian legislators to withdraw soldiers from the island's former war zone in the north where minority Tamils are concentrated, his spokesman said Sunday. President Mahinda Rajapakse told a delegation of visiting Indian...
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    Lankans in Saudi condemn Dambulla protest

    Sri Lankan expatriates in the Kingdom yesterday condemned a protest at a mosque in the Sri Lankan city of Dambulla where worshippers were barred from performing their Jumma prayers. A group of Buddhist monks with the support of a large group of hooligans had staged a mass...
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    Brazil gives SL $2.2 million in food

    The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Sri Lanka recently welcomed a US$ 2.2 million donation of white rice and beans from the Government of Brazil yesterday. The contribution of 3,000 metric tons of rice and 800 tons of beans, the first from Brazil to WFP operations in...
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    Dambulla protest video

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    SL can be a Singapore

    Indian member of parliament Dr. Sudarsana Natchiappan (congress party-tamil nadu) said that if the LLRC recommendations are implemented in Sri Lanka, the country can be another Singapore. He said this when questioned regarding the implementation of the recommendations made by the Lessons...
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    20 killed by lightning

    Approximately 20 lightning related deaths have been reported this year, of which 13 were reported during the month of April, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) sources said. CT
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    Indians call for genuine political reconciliation in Sri Lanka

    Indian legislators Saturday asked neighbouring Sri Lanka to de-militarise former war zones and share political power with minority Tamils to ensure lasting peace. Indian national opposition leader Sushma Swaraj, leading a 12-member multi-party delegation, said they...
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    N Korea ready for nuclear test

    North Korea has apparently completed preparations for a third nuclear test, possibly within two weeks, after failing to successfully fire a long-range rocket this month, according to a report in the South Korean newspaper Chosun. "Heaps of earth and sand which had been piled up outside the...
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    More rain tonight

    The Met Department claimed a short while ago that more rains will be experienced in many parts of the country at night time. It said thunder and lightning were likely at night in several areas around the country. The department warned the public to be alert at times of lightning. TN
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    Picture of the day

    Nyiragongo stratovolcano, DR Congo
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    Protest against mosque in Dambulla

    A protest has started against a mosque in Dambulla, police say. The protesters including, buddhist monks are demanding the mosque be closed.
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    Spanish navy rescue lankans

    Six Sri Lankan fishermen held by Somali pirates for ransom for more than eight months have been rescued by a Spanish battleship, an official said on Friday. A senior official from the External Affairs Ministry said that the fishermen were rescued by Spanish battleship "Infanta Elena" in the...
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    Saudi to kill SL woman ?

    A Sri Lankan woman has been arrested on suspicion of casting a spell on a 13-year-old girl during a Saudi family's shopping trip, a police spokesman said on Wednesday, and may face death in a country where convicted sorcerers are beheaded. The spokesman, Mesfir al-Juayed, confirmed to Reuters...
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    Indonesia quake added pressure to key fault

    Seismologists say last week's powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: a fault that could unleash another monster wave sometime in the next few decades. "The spring was pushed a little bit tighter," said Kerry Sieh, director of...
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    India tests new missile

    India on Thursday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its defence capabilities. Watched by hundreds of scientists, the Agni V was launched from a test site off the eastern state of Orissa...
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    US war game: target Iran ?

    US Air Force says F-15E fighters from its 4th fighter wing participated in a war game destroying more than 1000 targets with live weapons. As the nuclear talks with Iran continue US president Barack Obama warned Iran: "The clock's ticking."
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    3,000 Ancient Buddhas Unearthed in China

    The head of a Buddha statue peeks above the dirt in Handan, China, where archaeologists have reportedly unearthed nearly 3,000 Buddha statues, which could be up to 1,500 years old. The discovery is believed to be the largest of its kind since the founding of the People's Republic of China...
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    Falling Skies Season 2

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    New Tv from IKEA

    0Nm7-EuctOs IKEA, known the world over for low-price, self-assembly flat-packed furniture, plans to launch a line of furniture with integrated connected television and sound systems in five European cities in June, throughout seven European countries this autumn, and in its remaining...
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    Rupee down under pressure

    Sri Lanka's rupee weakened on Tuesday on importer dollar demand and the market expects a further depreciation next month, when the central bank changes policy on oil import payments. The rupee closed at 128.55/70 compared with Monday's close of 128.00/20 against the dollar. The central bank...

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