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    Gaddafi the mad man

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    Gaddafi arrested

    Libyan government says they have arrested Muammar Gaddafi.
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    2 killed last night in separate shootings

    Two persons were shot dead in separate incidents at Akuressa and Bentota shortly after dusk yesterday, police said today. They said that in the first incident gunmen on a motorcycle sprayed gun fire from an automatic hand gun on two persons having dinner at an open eating house. One person...
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    Axis Bank to start Sri Lanka operations

    India's No.3 private lender Axis Bank has been granted a banking licence in Sri Lanka and will start operations at its first branch this week, the island nation's central bank said on Wednesday. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard confirmed Axis Bank will be the fifth Indian bank licensed to...
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    Dayasiri says Bharatha murder probe cover up

    UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekera alleged in Parliament today that some of the police officers handling the investigation into the murder of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra have been transferred and that there seems to be a cover in the probe. Speaking during an adjournment debate...
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    කි‍්‍රකට් පිත්තකින් ළදරුවෙක් මරලා

    කි‍්‍රකට් පිත්තකින් ළදරුවෙක් මරලා රත්ගම, ඇහැපොලවත්ත ප‍්‍රදේශයේදී ක‍්‍රිකට් පිත්තකින් පහරකෑමට ලක්ව ගාල්ල, කරාපිටිය ශික්ෂණ රෝලේ ප‍්‍රතිකාර ලබමින් සිටි කුඩා දරුවෙකු ඊයේ (19) රාත‍්‍රි 11.30 ට පමණ මියගොස් තිබේ. මෙසේ මියගොස් ඇත්තේ වයස අවුරුදු එක හමාරක කුඩා දරුවෙකි. එම දරුවාගේ මව සහ තවත්...
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    Legal ‘Kasippu’?

    There is a debate in certain quarters whether to legalise ‘Kasippu’ which is a local brew of alcoholic drink presently considered illicit, Senior Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said in Parliament today. However, he said that the government still holds the view that it should be considered...
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    Drought hits CEB

    Minister of Power and Energy Champika Ranawaka warned in Parliament today that it would be difficult to operate the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) if the prevailing drought conditions continued and the heavy dependency on thermal power continues. The Minister said that the dependency on...
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    Sonakshi in SL

    Newbie Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has flown down to Sri Lanka on a four-day visit to film a documentary and do a magazine photoshoot. The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau said that the 24-year-old actress will do a photoshoot at the world heritage site Sigiriya for the...
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    Sri Lanka launches hot air ballooning

    Sri Lanka Saturday launched hot air ballooning over Colombo with daily flights scheduled from November as part of plans to boost leisure activities in the city and attract both local and foreign tourists. Adventure Asia, the only hot air balloon operator in the island has been servicing...
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    CID to question Vasu

    Minister for National Languages and Social Integration- Vasudeva Nanayakkara is to be questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tomorrow. Officials said that the Minister will be questioned inside his office sometime tomorrow afternoon over a remark allegedly made by in the...
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    Bharatha's family not satisfied with probe

    Family members of slain Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra today said they were not satisfied about the on going investigations about the killing. Asela Premachandra, brother of Bharatha told a news conference in Colombo today that though the CID had said that they were yet to record the...
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    Sri Lanka to check beauty parlors after deadly incident

    Sri Lanka has ordered health checks on all beauty parlors in the country after a lady died while undergoing beauty treatment. The Sri Lankan Health Ministry said on Tuesday that raids will be carried out from next month as most beauty parlors are not registered. "The raids will be carried...
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    US: No judgment on Sri Lanka's reconciliation commission report before its release

    The United States will not have any kind of judgement on the report of Sri Lanka's Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) until its release that is expected to be in mid-November, the United States said Monday. Responding to a query on the U.S. State Department's opinion of the...
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    Aus Police says war crimes probe 'urgent'

    Australian police said Tuesday they were assessing a dossier containing allegations of war crimes committed in Sri Lanka towards the end of the island's civil war as a matter of "urgency". As Australia prepares to host a Commonwealth leaders summit which includes Sri Lanka, Australian...
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    Sri Lanka raises defence spending

    Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced it would raise defence spending by over five percent in 2012, more than two years after the government ended a decades-long ethnic conflict with Tamil rebels. The government allocated 230 billion rupees ($2.1 billion) for the calendar year 2012, up from 215...
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    LLRC to release its report in November

    The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) today confirmed that the commission’s report would be completed and handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the second week of November prior to the reports due date. “The commission is in the process of fine-tuning and making...
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    Chinese man allowed to stay

    The Chinese national who sought asylum in Sri Lanka can now continue to stay in the country after a Colombo Court discharged him in a case filed against him on charges of over-staying his visa. Having considered a letter sent by the Department of Immigration and Emigration to the Kompanna...
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    Gulf Air Live tv & 50 Mbps internet

    Gulf Air has taken delivery of its first A330-200 retrofitted with Panasonic Avionics’ Global Communications Suite. The ‘Sky Hub’ offers onboard full broadband connectivity to access Internet, mobile phone services and a global live television service. The ‘Sky Hub’ includes high speed Wi-Fi ...
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    1.7 million stolen from petrol shed

    Two unidentified men got away with Rs. 1.7 million from a petrol shed employee heading to deposit the collection at a bank in Puttalam today afternoon, Police said. However, Police said that the two men had attempted to get away with the entire collection of Rs. 4.7 million which was being...

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