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    Sri Lanka cricket dissolved

    Sri Lanka's interim cricket committee was dissolved by the sports minister on Tuesday ahead of elections ordered by the International Cricket Council. Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage sacked a five-member committee which he appointed five months ago and appointed his secretary as competent...
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    Hirunika Interview

    CKllC3oQfYA# Hirunika Premachandra is the daughter of the killed politician (former MP) Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra (UPFA/SLFP)
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    UNP to start protest campaigns

    Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says the country's economy is heading towards a great collapse and is to commence protests against the newly passed controversial legislation on expropriation. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told a press conference that the...
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    Qatar Airways buys 5 A380's, 50 A320neos

    Fast-expanding Gulf carrier Qatar Airways said Tuesday it will buy 55 Airbus planes just hours after a stunning announcement that talks had hit an impasse. The deal includes 50 A320neos narrow bodies and five A380 double-decker jumbos with options for more. Airbus says the package is worth...
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    Milinda: Sri Lanka at 'critical point' post-LTTE

    A prominent Sri Lankan politician who played a key role in the peace process says his country stands at "a critical point" when decision makers need to make choices to help heal the wounds of a war that ended two years ago. "We stand at a critical point. We have an opportunity to make our...
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    MW3 - $400 million sales on day 1

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has set a new record for the biggest ever entertainment launch. The game's publisher, Activision Blizzard, has claimed that in the US and UK alone, the military shooter sold over 6.5m units within 24 hours of its launch on Tuesday, raising $400m in sales...
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    Arrest Duminda says Court

    The Colombo Magistrate Court today ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrest Colombo District MP Duminda Silva in connection with the killing of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and produce him before courts. The order was given by Colombo Additional Magistrate...
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    Bus fares to rise again

    The Private Transport Ministry said today that it was seeking Cabinet approval to increase bus fares for a second time this year following a Rs.8 increase in the price of a litre of diesel. According to the national transport policy bus fares can only be increased in such a situation only if...
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    UNP blames govt for unnecessary expenditure

    The UNP today blamed the government for incuring unnecessary expenditure on events such as bidding for the Commonwealth Games when the country cannot maintain the farmers pension scheme. UNP Spokesman Gayantha Karunatillake told a a news conference today that the sports sector was facing a...
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    US tells SL: Ensure accountability

    The United States says Sri Lanka must ensure accountability for serious violations of human rights during the war. Deputy U.S Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asian Affairs Robert M. Scher told a conference in Galle today that during his visit to the country he will make...
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    Cairn India finds natgas in second Sri Lanka well

    Cairn India said it had discovered natural gas at a second location in Sri Lanka's offshore Mannar basin but it would take time to determine whether the find was commercially recoverable. The Barracuda 1/G1 well, drilled to a depth of 4,700 metres (15,400 feet), had three...
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    SL Stocks at 2-yr low due to takeover bill

    * Investors stay out; turnover, volume down * Foreign outflow at 29.4 million rupees * Rupee steady amid importer dollar demand Sri Lanka's stock market fell to a 26-month low on Monday led by blue chips due to negative sentiment created by a controversial assets acquisition bill...
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    SL's takeover bill negative for investment - Moody's

    The recent expropriation bill in Sri Lanka will cast a shadow over the investment climate in the country, according to Moody’s, the international rating agency. “…an unintended consequence of this expropriation measure may be that it casts a cloud over the investment climate. If so, it...
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    Bus strike suspended

    The Private Bus Operators Association has decided to suspend their decision to pull out services with effect from Monday midnight. This follows meetings with Transport Ministry officials. However there was no immediate confirmatio about the relief which will be provided to them. ST
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    Rupavahini Going Digital

    State broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has contracted Harris Broadcast Communications to provide it with DVB-T2 transmission equipment as the South Asian nation migrates from analogue to digital terrestrial television. The contract involves a number of Harris Maxiva ULX...
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    India to SL : Do not use force on Indian fishermen

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he had conveyed to Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa that the use of force in dealing with fishermen is unacceptable and pushed for a joint working group to resolve the issue "We explained this to President Rajapaksa and he agreed...
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    SL slashes visa fee for Indians

    Sri Lanka has slashed the visa fee it planned to charge from tourists from India and other SAARC countries to USD 10 from the originally planned USD 50, after New Delhi took up the issue with it. Non-Indian and non-SAARC nation visitors would, however, be charged USD 20, officials said...
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    Bus operators threaten island wide protests

    The Private Bus Operators' Association (PBOA) of Sri Lanka says that it would launch an island wide protest campaign if the government fails to respond to its demands by the end of Saturday. The PBOA earlier in the month called on the government to either provide a diesel subsidy to the...
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