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    හෙළ උරුමය: ජෝශප් පියතුමාට දඩුවම් කරනු

    හෙළ උරුමය: ජෝශප් පියතුමාට දඩුවම් කරනු හෙළ උරුමය: ජෝශප් පියතුමාට දඩුවම් කරනු රටේ සාමය නිදහස සංහිඳියාව බිඳ දමන රට භේදබින්න කරන ජාත්‍යන්තර සතුරන් සමග අත්වැල් බැඳගත් මන්නාරම රදගුරු රායප්පු ජොශප් පියතුමා ඇතුළු දේශද්‍රෝහීන්ට දඬුවම් දෙන ලෙස ඉල්ලා ත‍්‍රස්තවිරෝධී ජාතිපේ‍්‍රමී,දේශපේ‍්‍රමී ජනතාව...
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    SL slams west

    Sri Lanka’s ambassador and Permanent Representatives to the UN in Geneva Tamara Kunanayakam slamming the west said that the Western countries want only a ‘regime change’ in Sri Lanka. “Their real objective is “regime change”! Many Ambassadors in Geneva have been telling me that this is...
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    China warns Iran again

    Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Tuesday repeated a warning that Beijing is opposed to Iran possessing nuclear weapons, but defended Tehran's right to peaceful nuclear power. Yang, speaking at a news conference held as part of China's annual parliamentary session, reiterated that China...
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    Wimal : Western nations of trying to create a Kosovo situation in Sri Lanka

    Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister of Sri Lanka Wimal Weerawansa says the Western nations were trying to create a scenario similar to that of Kosovo. Weerawansa addressing a felicitation ceremony for athletes from Dambulla has said the international...
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    US says LLRC report not adequate

    The United States says the report of the Lessons Learnt and reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Sri Lanka's domestic body that probed the country's armed conflict does not adequately address the issue of accountability. Addressing the 15th meeting of the 19th Session of the United Nations...
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    Lanka’s HR defenders at risk

    Human Rights defenders in Sri Lanka are facing risks, Margaret Sekaggya, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders told the Human Rights Council today. Speaking during the 19th session of the council in Geneva today (Monday) Sekaggya said that it had been brought to...
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    Gun attack on principal’s residence

    A police team has been assigned to probe last night’s shooting incident on the residence of the principal of a school in the southern province, Police Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said. He said that a couple of shots had been fired at the residence of the principal of Sangamiththa College...
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    India PM briefed on Lanka

    Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office V Narayanasamy on Saturday said that the PMO has been apprised of the sentiments of people and political parties in Tamil Nadu about the US-sponsored motion against Sri Lanka for human rights violations during the civil war. Chief...
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    Indian PM's assurance to DMK on Sri Lanka issue

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday reportedly assured the DMK that he would talk to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and take appropriate action on a request of the party to support a resolution to be moved by the U.S., France and Norway against Sri Lanka in the U.N. Human...
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    Sri Lanka slams UNHRC

    Sri Lanka, on Friday, came down hard on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay saying neither had the authority to demand a debate on the report of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) or the report of the UN panel of...
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    Pillay: Discuss reports on Lanka

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay stated that she hope that the UN Human Rights Council will discuss the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and the UN Expert Panel report while adding that the LLRC report fell short of the comprehensive accountability...
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    DMK wants India to support US-resolution against Sri Lanka

    DMK, a key constituent of the ruling UPA at the Centre, today insisted that New Delhi support a US- sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes in United Nations Human Rights Council and said it would "not compromise on anything less than a full support". The message was...
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    Riot Police at UN in Colombo

    Riot police deployed outside UN office in Colombo.
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    Talks to free Fonseka positive

    The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) says talks with the government to free Sarath Fonseka have been positive. DNA MP Arjuna Ranatunga said this at a media briefing in Colombo today. The DNA also said that a new organization has been formed to organize demonstrations in support of Fonseka. SL
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    Army to scale down presence in North, East

    The Sri Lankan army has decided to scale down its presence in the north and east of the country, two areas which were once the battle zone in the war between the military and Tamil Tiger rebels. Army commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said that the army is now completely ready...
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    Geneva/SL: US to call for resolution

    US says Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Maria Otero will address the UNHRC at 10.30 AM (3 PM SL time, 09.30 GMT) Otero recently visited Sri Lanka to meet its leaders including President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Sri Lankan team in Geneva say they are...
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    Rupee up 2% on cbank move

    Sri Lanka's rupee rose sharply on Friday after the central bank slashed commercial banks' net dollar opening positions, forcing them to sell greenbacks and boost dollar liquidity in the market. The rupee firmed to 119.20/120.00 to a dollar at 0507 GMT, up 2.1 percent from Thursday's close of...
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    Geneva: Gov aides, tamils spar at UN session

    Sri Lankan government officials, Tamils in exile from the Indian Ocean island and rights groups sparred verbally at an open hearing Thursday during the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. "After 30 years we are now coming out of a state of war and we want to engage with the Tamil diaspora,"...
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    US ready to attack Iran

    The U.S. has prepared options for military action against Iran, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norman Schwartz told reporters in Washington. "What we can do, you wouldn't want to be in the area," he added. Pentagon officials said military options being prepared start with providing...

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