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    Independence Day 2012

    Independence Day 2012
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    Team with Julia

    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard taking a team photo with the Sri Lankan cricket team.
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    New $1 Billion Loan

    The Government is planning to borrow US$1 billion in the international markets besides attempting to borrow US$500 million via the Bank of Ceylon. After the IMF had ended the US$ 2.6 billion bailout package charged UNP National List MP Harsha de Silva today. Following is the text of the...
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    US to pressure SL reconciliation process

    The United States is set to table a resolution against Sri Lanka at the next sitting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva later this month. The Americans have voiced their concerns over human rights violations in Sri Lanka before, but so far had not taken the step of...
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    Israel to attack Iran ?

    (Israeli Air Force Fighters) The Washington Post first reported that US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood Israel would launch an attack over the next few months. CNN said it confirmed the report, citing a senior Obama administration official, who...
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    India's Republic Day 2012

    India's Republic Day 2012
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    President want to brief US

    President Mahinda Rajapaksa has stressed the need to send a delegation to the United States of America ahead of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, to brief the leaders of that country on the measures taken by him to improve the human rights situation here, sources said today. The...
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    SL raise rates, slows lending

    Sri Lanka's central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate for the first time in five years and asked commercial banks to reduce lending in the face of a worsening trade deficit. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka hiked its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 9.0 percent, the first...
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    Cold ? -52

    -52 °C with wind chill Alaska, USA
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    Piratebay down, Pirate Bay appeal rejected prison sentences final

    The supreme court of Sweden has announced that the founders of the Pirate Bay will not be able to appeal their prison sentences or fines, making the ruling final. As previously reported, Peter Sunde is up for eight months in jail, Fredrik Neij is looking at ten months and Carl Lundström will...
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    Facebook files IPO

    Facebook Inc. filed for an initial public offering Wednesday that could value the social network between $75 billion and $100 billion, putting the company on track for one of the biggest U.S. stock-market debuts of all time. The company hopes to raise as much as $10 billion when it begins...
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    New card XFX HD 7950 Black Edition

    Features 900 core clock frequency/Overclocked 28nm manufacturing process 1375MHz memory clock frequency 5.5 Gbps 384-bit Memory Controller 3GB of GDDR5 1792 Stream Processors 2 mini Display Ports 1 DVI Port 1 HDMI Port Dual Slot Crossfire X support Requires two 6 pin PCI Express power...
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    Facebook $100 Billion ?

    Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut is likely to be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company expects...
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    Cartoon of the day

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    Bird flu in SL ?

    A dead rooster has been found with bird flu symptoms in Bingiriya. Authorities are looking into the incident to confirm whether it was due to bird flu or not, the Health Ministry says. DM
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    O/L English oral test

    The Education Ministry has decided to introduce an oral test for the English language at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination from next year, Minister Bandula Gunawardane said today. Minister Gunwardane told a news conference that ten marks would be given to students at this test to be...
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    President says PSC to decide on 13+

    President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he only discussed 13 plus with India and it is up to select committee to decide on political solutions. DM
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    US readying bombs for Iran

    The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports the U.S. military is working on more powerful bombs for attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. The U.S. military is expanding the capability of the 30,000-pound (13,608 kg) bunker buster bomb MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator). According to the WSJ some U.S...
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    Facebook stock - IPO coming next week ?

    Facebook is close to picking Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter for its initial public offering, said people familiar with the matter. Morgan Stanley, they said, is the strong front runner for the much-coveted “lead left” position on Facebook’s IPO documents to be filed with the...
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    Pillayan agree with TNA

    Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan says he agrees with the Tamil National Alliance regarding its stance on formulating a political solution for the Tamil issue. He also expressed his agreement in the request for granting police and land powers. The Tamil...

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