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    Dr. Peiris to Swiss

    The Sri Lankan ministerial delegation attending the 19th sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council beginning later this month has left for Geneva, Switzerland today. The ministerial delegation led by the External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris includes Plantation Minister and...
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    Iran war games new land exercises

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has begun a two-day land military exercise to upgrade its capabilities to defend the country against possible external threats. Commander of the Guard’s ground forces Mohammad Pakpour said on comments posted on the force’s website sepahnews.com that...
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    School boys rob computer lab

    Five school boys from Moratuwa were nabbed yesterday for breaking into a popular girls school in the area and removing five LCD computer monitors, Police said. They were checked by the police on suspicion after two of the boys had run away after they saw the policemen on the road. They had...
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    Iran war likely

    Officials in key parts of the Obama administration are increasingly convinced that sanctions will not deter Tehran from pursuing its nuclear programme, and believe that the US will be left with no option but to launch an attack on Iran or watch Israel do so. The president has made clear in...
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    Protests in China

    Protests in China
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    Stocks up; rupee firmer on bank selling

    Sri Lanka's stock market edged up on Friday as retail and foreign investors snapped up battered shares, while the rupee strengthened with banks selling dollars on speculation the currency will appreciate with stock-related inflows. The main share index jumped 2.09 percent in early trade, but...
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    Jayalath injured

    UNP Gampaha District MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena taken to hospital after being injured during the protest Colombo.
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    UNP protest: tear gas, water fired

    The procession is currently heading towards the Hilton Colombo area but the police have cordoned off the area with barricades. The angry crowd after having being provoked are hooting and some have managed to get through the barricades while water cannons and tear gas are being fired at them. DM
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    Syria vote : SL abstains

    The UN General Assembly last night overwhelmingly voted for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian regime of committing 'almost certain' crimes against humanity as activists reported fresh...
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    New Game: Twisted Metal

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    Funeral of Anthony, who was killed in the protest

    The funeral of the fisherman & father of two, Warnakulasuriya Anthony Fernando, who was killed in the protest in Chilaw was held today. The fishermen in the area took to the streets yesterday against the rise in fuel price hike.
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    Porn shop busted in Moratuwa

    A video centre that produced and sold pornographic material at Moratuwa was busted by police earlier today, officials said. They said the bulk of the customers that patronized the shop were school children and the police raid followed repeated complaints by concerned parents living in the area...
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    Rupee strengthens on dollar sales by state banks

    Sri Lanka's rupee currency , which had an all-time closing low on Tuesday, initially weakened further on Wednesday but then strengthened as state banks sold dollars. The rupee was trading at 119.80/120.00 to the dollar, compared with Tuesday's close of 120.20, after a day of heavy forward...
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    Police fire on fishermen, 1 killed

    Sri Lankan police fired on fishermen protesting fuel price increases Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three, a witness and a doctor said. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said police used tear gas to disperse an “unlawful mob” but refused to comment on whether police fired guns...
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    Army to probe war crimes

    Sri Lanka's army on Wednesday agreed for the first time to probe war crime charges against its troops and investigate allegations of prisoner executions made in a British TV documentary. Army chief Jagath Jayasuriya appointed a court of inquiry to investigate charges that troops were...
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    Mervyn says Blake is “mad”

    Government Minister Mervyn Silva today slammed US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake saying he is “mad” and has no right o interfere in Sri Lankan affairs. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing in Colombo today, Silva said that if he was present...
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    Police fire tear gas in Negombo

    Police fired tear gas on a group of fisherman gathered to protest against the price hike of fuel opposite a church on Negombo, Beach Road. Reporters said DM
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    Rain- Roads flooded in Colombo

    A number of roads in Colombo have been flooded due to the heavy rain and motorists have been asked to use alternative routes.
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    Valentine's Day

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    Bangkok explosions

    An Iranian man severely injured himself in Bangkok when he threw a bomb at Thai police and it ricocheted off a tree, exploding as it bounced back towards him, the English-language Thai newspaper The Bangkok Post reported Tuesday. The incident came one day after near simultaneous attacks on...

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