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Video: Police to probe Duminda’s accounts
Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said today a Court Order was obtained from the Colombo Magistrate’s Court to check all accounts...
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Obama sees new hope in Lanka
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, notes that there is new hope for democracy in Sri Lanka and that India...
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MR says media blitz to vilify him
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a statement today charged that a media blitz had been unleashed to vilify him and mislead...
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UK Minister Swire to visit Jaffna
British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire will visit Jaffna while in Sri Lanka from 28-30 January, the British High Commission...
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Attack me or my father but not other family members
While denying allegation that his mother was involved in a gold racket, MP Namal Rajapaksa said yesterday that if anyone...
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Pope Francis urges the ‘pursuit of truth’ in Sri Lanka
Pope Francis has called for the “pursuit of truth” in Sri Lanka as he visits a country still grappling with the...
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M.I.A.: Sri Lanka has ‘same government with different face’
Rapper M.I.A. tells Channel 4 News that though she still wants former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to face a war...
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Maithri hails public faith in him
Common opposition Presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena thanked the thousands of Sri Lankans who kept their unstinted...
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Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa ‘admits defeat’ in election
Sri Lanka’s long-time leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has admitted defeat in the presidential election, his office says. President...
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Is Rajapaksa facing defeat in Sri Lanka elections?
[By Charles Haviland] President Mahinda Rajapaksa hopes to be re-elected to a third term in Sri Lanka’s election on...
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Dental surgeon and her family killed
The Wennapuwa police yesterday had recovered the bodies of four members of the same family hidden inside a small lake in...
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Salman and Jacqueline in MR campaign
Bollywood actor Salman Khan and former Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandez arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning and were...
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Floods: 24 killed, eight missing
More than 24 persons had been killed and eight persons were reported missing as a result of adverse weather conditions prevailing...
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Gotabhaya defends ex-military men engaging in politics
‘If terrorists can enter politics, why not forces personnel?’ Defence Secretary said that President Rajapaksa had promptly...
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‘අනුරාධපුර රැළියට ලංගම බස් දාහක්’
ජනාධිපතිවරණ ප්රචාරණ කටයුතු සඳහා පොදු දේපළ අයථා...
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Will not allow to revert to bullock-cart era: MR
President Mahinda Rajapaske said he would not allow anyone to lead the people astray and to revert the country to the bullock–cart...
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Forgotten disabled war veterans go to Temple Trees
“That the government has said they do not have funds to pay salaries to the disabled soldiers from the date of retirement.” Over...
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Hirunika’s crossover: MR moves to stabilise WPC
President Mahinda Rajapaksa intervened yesterday to thwart an Opposition attempt to engineer further crossovers in the wake...
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Two deputy ministers quit; CWC suffers split
Having pledged to back Opposition presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the January 8, 2015 poll, National Workers’...
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Maithripala promises to appoint commission to look into corruption
Common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena who kicked off his campaign in Kandy today pledged to appoint a special...
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Attack on Maithri’s vehicle: woman gets 6 years RI
The woman — who pleaded guilty to the charge of having provided accommodation to a female LTTE suicide cadre who blasted...
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US issues travel advisory on Sri Lanka
The United States advised on its citizens in Sri Lanka to avoid political rallies and demonstrations, during the Presidential...
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Sri Lanka is the new route for gold smuggling
Following increased surveillance on traditional routes, smugglers have found a new way to bring in gold – Sri Lanka. Directorate...
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Church denies cancellation of pope’s visit
The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka today dismissed the reports that that Pope Francis would not visit Sri Lanka next...
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Bat Tribute To Phillip Hughes Goes Global
It began as a single, simple tribute from a cricket fan to batsman Phillip Hughes. IT worker Paul Taylor got his old cricket...
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Video: 100-day national Govt. to bring reforms: Maitripala
Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena today pledged to form a national government comprising all political parties...
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WorkInSriLanka Conference 2014
For many years, Sri Lanka has experienced a steady “brain drain” from the island, where highly-educated professionals...
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Sirisena gets support from United Bikkhu Front
The United Bikkhu Front (UBF) yesterday said that the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is the best candidate to be...
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Some ministers say they won’t quit the Govt.
Some ministers said today they were in favour of abolishing the executive presidency or to at least prune its powers and...
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Sri Lanka election: Health chief to challenge Rajapaksa
One of the most senior figures in the Sri Lankan government has announced that he is defecting to stand against President...
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Britisher lived in Sri Lanka for 24 years without a VISA
A Britisher, who had pleaded guilty to the charge of having lived in Sri Lanka for 24 years after the expiry of his VISA...
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Karu to be common candidate?
UNP’s Karu Jayasuriya is tipped to be the Common Opposition Presidential Candidate at the forthcoming presidential election,...
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Three orphans to be looked after by next of kin
The three children who lost both of their parents in the Meeriyabedda landslide were handed over to their closest relatives...
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Over 250 buried alive; more mountains likely to collapse
* Massive rescue operation underway * Victims had not heeded landslide warnings – Minister More than 250 persons laid buried...