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    Police warn opposition protestors

    Following reports that the opposition was planning to stage a massive protest against the government and the President in Colombo on Wednesday, the police today warned that any attempt to disrupt the peace will be dealt with severely. Police spokesman SSP I.M Karanaratna, speaking to Daily...
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    Court revokes seal on ‘Lanka’

    The Gangodawila magistrate today revoked a CID decision to seal the Nugegoda office of ‘Lanka’ newspapers as there was no threat to national security from an article which appeared in the publication. The CID last week sealed the office on the basis an article on the paper was a threat to...
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    Sri Lanka Says 12 Army Officers Sacked After Election

    COLOMBO (AFP)--Sri Lanka's president on Monday sacked 12 senior military officers over what one army source said were fears of a coup after last week's presidential elections. They included three senior major generals and two brigadiers accused of interfering in politics during...
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    Apple iPad (photos)

    Members of the media and guests attending Apple's iPad launch event in San Francisco Wednesday got up-close, hands-on time with the new device following the presentation by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Here, the iPad displays the CNET home page. The device has a 9.7-inch LCD touch-screen...
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    Wife pleads for missing Sri Lanka journalist

    The wife of a Sri Lankan journalist who mysteriously disappeared one week ago has pleaded that he be freed by whoever is holding him. Prageeth Eknaligoda's colleagues said he wrote articles favourable to losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka. Gen Fonseka lost last Tuesday's election...
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    Sri Lanka's wildlife sanctuary sites reopened for tourism

    COLOMBO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two of Sri Lanka's renowned wildlife sanctuary sites were reopened on Saturday after years of closure because of the conflict between the government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, a government official said. Ananda Wijesuriya, director of the Wildlife...
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    Sri Lanka bags two gold medals in weight-lifting at South Asian Games

    Sri Lanka bags two gold medals in weight-lifting at South Asian Games in Dhaka. W G K Bandara has won a gold medal from the 56 kilo gram event, while Chinthana Geethal Widanage has claimed the gold medal in 69 kilo gram event. Sri Lanka is in the second place of the medal table on the 11th...
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    Independence Day celebrations in Kandy

    by L.S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI @ SundayObserver Celebrations to mark Sri Lanka's 62nd Independence Day will be held on February 4 beside the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Independence Day celebrations will commence at 8.30...
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    Sri Lanka president 'acts against opposition officers'

    COLOMBO — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has transferred several senior military officers loyal to the former army general who he defeated in elections, a military source said Sunday. Rajapakse ordered a shake-up of the military to remove Sarath Fonseka's supporters from key roles...
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    Toyota has a fix for gas pedals that stick on models including Camry, Corolla

    Toyota told dealers Saturday it has developed a fix for the accelerator issue in the millions of cars it recalled last week, and that the parts for the repairs would be available as early as this week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has approved the remedy...
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    ලොකු අයියා ෆේස්බුක් එකටත් ඇහැ ගහගෙන

    ලොකු අයියා ෆේස්බුක් එකටත් ඇහැ ගහගෙන (2010 ජනවාරි 31 -W3Lanka) වි‍දුලි සංදේශ නියාමන කොමිෂමේ විශේෂ කණ්ඩායමක් විසින් ෆේස්බුක් හා ට්විටර් සමාජ ජාල නිරීක්ෂනය කරමින් සිටින බව අද ලක්බිම නිව්ස් පුවත්පත පවසයි. එම පුවත් වාර්තාව අනුව මෙම නිලධාරීන් විසින් අධ්‍යයනය කරමින් සිටින්නේ ජනාධිපතිවරණ...
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    Defeated Sri Lankan candidate denies seeking asylum

    COLOMBO — Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka denied on Saturday he was seeking political asylum abroad, but said several countries had asked Colombo to stop harassing him. Fonseka, who lost Tuesday's presidential election to the incumbent, Mahinda Rajapakse, said his...
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    A 9-year-old IT administrator (photos)

    Macedonia's Marko Calasan got his first professional credential at age 6, when he passed the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator exam. Now 9, he just went for the follow-on systems engineer certification. Marko already has his first computer administrating gig, managing a network of...
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    Raid on Fonseka’s Colombo office

    By Supun Dias & Dianne Silva @ DM The Special Task Force (STF) is currently raiding the office of General Sarath Fonseka located near Royal College in Colombo. An official at the General’s office said that over 200 STF personnel are searching the premises. Our reporter at the scene said...
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    Fonseka seeks asylum overseas

    General Sarath Fonseka is seeking asylum overseas including Australia. However Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says his country has still not got an official request. In an interview with The Australian at his home in Colombo, the former Sri Lankan army chief turned presidential...
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    MR says law will deal with Fonseka

    On possible legal action against General Sarath Fonseka over his alleged statements on war crimes, President Mahinda Rajapaksa observed the law of the land will see to that and he did not want to get personally involved in the matter. The President expressed these views during a meeting...

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