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    Bharatha: 2 suspects arrested in India

    Two suspects invoved in the incident in which Presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra was killed have been arrested in India and deported back to Sri Lanka. President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a breakfast meeting with Editors of newspapers and heads of Electronic media said that...
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    Dialog satellite navigation

    Sri Lanka's largest mobile phone operator Dialog Axiata is offering a satellite navigation application tool for mobile phones that can be downloaded from the web. The application will help Dialog Subscribers find direction, plot routes and find places of...
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    Duminda fired at Bharatha

    The driver of slain Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra has told CID that he witnessed a Police constable bodyguard of MP Duminda Silva opening fire at Mr Premachandra. The driver Saman Shantha Perera in a statement to the CID has identified the driver who reportedly shot Mr Premachandra. The...
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    Iran warns US, Saudi: Iran will "pay the price"

    Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi warned the U.S. against "confrontation" over accusations Tehran plotted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. Saudi Arabia vowed on Wednesday that Iran would "pay the price" for an alleged plot to kill its ambassador in Washington
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    Iran v US : travel alert linked to Iran plot

    The US State Department late on Tuesday issued a worldwide travel alert for U.S. citizens, warning of the potential for anti-U.S. action after the United States accused Iran of backing a plot to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington. "The U.S. government assesses that this Iranian-backed...
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    Ban Ki Moon: waiting for SL government

    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “waiting and waiting” for response from Sri Lankan Government on Human Rights Accountability in Sri Lanka. 
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took a harsh tone Monday towards the Sri Lankan Government, describing that he has been, “waiting and waiting” for a...
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    US navy ship in Galle

    Oliver Hazard Perry-class, guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) arrived in Galle, Sri Lanka, for a port visit Oct. 11. The visit to Galle is an opportunity for Ford Sailors to engage with their Sri Lanka Navy counterparts and to...
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    Iran attack in US

    U.S. officials on Tuesday said that they had foiled an elaborate terrorist plot backed by factions of the Iranian government aimed at assassinating the Saudi ambassador to Washington. At a news conference, Attorney General Eric Holder said two Iranians have been charged with conspiracy to...
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    Sri Lanka invites doctors to return

    Sri Lanka Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena says that 47 state medical centers are closed in the country due to shortage of doctors while 20,000 Sri Lankan doctors are in service in foreign countries. The Minister invites the expatriate doctors to return to the country and provide...
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    Man shot in Galle

    Two unidentified men shot an seriously injured a youth in Peraliya, Meetiyagoda, Galle yesterday. He was identified as Jagath Nishantha, 28. He was rushed to Karapitiya hospital. Two men on a motorcycle had opened fire at him at a close range. ST
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    Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

    Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address at the 2004 Worldwide Developers Conference June 28, 2004 in San Francisco, California. Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs stands beneath a photograph of him and Apple-co founder Steve Wozniak from the early...
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    President replaces Duminda

    President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceeded to a demand of the SLFP members and replaced MP Duminda Silva who was the Kolonnawa organiser, party sources said. He has named Minister Basil Rajapaksa to be in charge of all political and social activities in the Kolonnawa electorate as a...
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    No arrests for multiple murder

    The main opposition in Sri Lanka and human rights groups have criticised the law enforcement authorities for failing to arrest any suspect for the multiple murder in Mulleriyawa. The United National Party (UNP) accused the government of not doing enough to investigate the...
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    Duminda under watch for 48 hours

    UPFA Colombo District MP Duminda Silva is being kept under watch for a 48 period after under going surgery, medical sources said. The surgery was carried out on Saturday night where two bullets were removed and a third remained lodged in the skull. Director of Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital...
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    Bharatha's remains brought to Kolonnawa

    The remains of presidential advisor and former parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra was brought to his residence in Kolonnawa this morning. Tight security is in place in the area following the shooting which took place on Saturday evening in Mulleriyawa. Pix by Pradeep Dilruckshana...
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    15 Indians injured at sea

    Over 15 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were injured after Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly assaulted them early today, police said. The fishermen were intercepted by the Lankan Navy, who opened fire in air and attacked them with sticks, forcing them to flee from the fishing site in Indian waters...
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    Security increased in troubled spots

    Heavily armed police and security force personnel including riot squads have been deployed in several areas in and around Kolonnawa following today’s gun battle that left four persons dead and at least another 12 injured. The police and security force personnel had fanned out in Gothatuwa...
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    Dayasiri: If they listened to what I said in Parliament this day wouldn’t have come

    UNP Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekara speaking to the Daily Mirror online today said that the authorities should have investigated the allegations he made in Parliament on Thursday instead of ordering him out of the house. "During my speech I specifically brought up the thuggery...
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    More attacks in Kollonawa

    The party office and a luxury vehicle belonging to UPFA MP Duminda Silva were put to the torch by a mob at Kollonawa a short while ago, police said. They said the mob was believed to be supporters of the murdered former MP Bhartaha Lakshman Premachandra. Meanwhile tension was running high in...

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