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    Lankan anger over US move at UNHRC

    Sri Lanka on Thursday vowed to hold mass protests against US-backed moves at the United Nations to press for an independent probe into alleged war crimes during the island's civil war. Government spokesman Susil Premajayantha said rallies would be organised across Sri Lanka to display...
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    2 Japan ships in SL

    Two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, "Takanami DD-110" and "Ohnami DD-111", arrived at the Port of Colombo on Wednesday with the Commanding Officer, Escort Division Six, Captain Takaki Mizuma onboard. The two vessels were returning from a counter piracy operation off the...
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    US SL resolution at the UNHRC

    The US has released more information on the SL resolution. from the press briefing "Maybe I’ll take a minute here and outline even more specifically for you how we will proceed with this resolution. It will essentially have three elements. The first will be, we’ll acknowledge that the Sri...
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    Gov. protests island wide

    The government has orgainised island wide protests against a proposed resolution due to be presented at the UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva against Sri Lanka next week. Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that the US was presenting the resolution and they were already canvassing for...
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    Gamya enters Bollywood

    After Jacqueline Fernandez, there is yet another Miss Sri Lanka, Gamya Wijayadasa, who makes her debut in Bollywood. Gamya who was crowned in 2009 features in 'Aalaap' in an item song, 'Chadhti Jawaani', rendered by the 'Agnee' band. An MBA from the University of Melbourne, she flew to Raipur...
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    SL outraged over US email

    (SL Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam, US Ambassador Eileen Donahoe) Sri Lanka expressed outrage over an email purportedly sent to member states of the human rights council by the U.S Mission in Geneva seeking support for a resolution on Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said...
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    Susil: Gov. buying oil from Iran

    Minister of Petroleum Industries Susil Premajayantha says the government had not stopped buying fuel from Iran. He said yesterday the government has stopped buying Iranian oil.
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    UN committee bars Gen. Silva

    A top UN peacekeeping committee barred a Sri Lankan general accused of carrying out a military onslaught against civilians from taking part in its work. But Major General Shavendra Silva still attended the first meeting of the advisory panel to UN leader Ban Ki-moon. Silva sat in the room...
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    Iran blocks UN nuclear team

    Iran did not allow nuclear inspectors to visit a key suspect facility and did not agree to the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) plan for probing alleged nuclear weapons activities this week. The announcement came hours before a senior team of IAEA officials was expected to...
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    SL stops Iran oil

    The Sri Lankan government says that oil imports from Iran have been stopped and that purchases are being made from alternative sources. Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha has told parliament that Sri Lanka has commenced purchasing Arabian Light Oil instead of Iranian Light Oil. He...
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    Lankan injured in Male attack

    A Sri Lankan man was among four people wounded in separate stabbing incidents in Male on Saturday night, according to reports reaching Colombo. The other three were Maldivians one of whom died in hospital, the following day. Maldivian newspapers earlier reported that a foreign expatriate, was...
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    Body found in Diyawanna Oya

    A body of man was found this morning in the Diyawanna Oya close to the Parliament. Police media spokesman Ajith Rohana said that the police was informed by several residents in the area about the body. Police officers from the Welikada Police Station rushed to the scene immediately and...
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    Ranil Abeynaike RIP

    Ranil Abeynaike passed away this morning due to a suspected heart attack.
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    Harsha calls for spending cuts, closure of Mihin Lanka

    Sri Lanka should cut ego boosting wasteful expenses and close down a loss-making state airline, instead of simply asking people to tighten their belts to battle a balance of payments crisis, a legislator has said. "We call upon the government to close down Mihin Lanka immediately," Harsha...
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    Namal in Palestine

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday received the representative of Sri Lanka, Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, in Ramallah, and informed him of the recent developments in the peace process. Abbas also noted the current crisis in the peace process due to the Israeli refusal to...
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    Bakery owners warn of price increase by weekend

    Bakery owners today warned that they would go ahead with a proposed increase of bread and other products over the weekend, if the government fails to give them a response for their demands. A spokesman for the Association said that they proposed increase the prices of bread between Rs. three...
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    Hotel owner killed in Dompe

    A businessman hotelier was hacked to death in Dompe in the early hours of today (Feb. 20), Police said. He was identified as Berty Jayaratna, the owner of a popular hotel Biyagama Village, Police said the 65-year-old had left his residence in the morning and had visited one of the lands...

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