Government lies; no Cuban solutions for dengue forthcoming! – ‘Lanka Irida’

Friday, 03 July 2009

Despite reports appearing in the media stating that the Ministry of Health had carried out discussions  to bring down BTI (Bacillus Thurengenesis Israelensis)from Cuba, according to ministry sources such discussions have not taken place reveals ‘Lanka Irida’ weekend newspaper. When...

Horana triple murder suspect killed
Friday, 03 July 2009

The body of the suspect who involved in the triple murder of Horana found today. K.D. Rajith Manoj (30) was...

Police seek help over Sydney acid attack
Friday, 03 July 2009

Australian Police will conduct a letter drop across western Sydney in the hope of turning up more witnesses...

Britain relaxes travel restrictions to Sri Lanka
Friday, 03 July 2009

The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks...

Eelam Unrealistic- Karunanidhi
Friday, 03 July 2009

Discounting the possibility of creation of a separate Tamil nation in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M....

All Powers to Ministry secretaries
Friday, 03 July 2009

The Cabinet has decided to empower the ministry secretaries to cover the duties of the Public Service...

Praba not dead; Eelam struggle will continue! – Posters found in IDP camps
Friday, 03 July 2009

Security authorities have begun a broad investigation as several hand written posters stating Prabkaran is...

Chief Editor of ‘The Hindu’ in IDP camps
Friday, 03 July 2009

  Chief Editor of The Hindu News Paper Mr. N Ram said foreign journalists should visit the IDP camps and...

Fuel hike to cover up losses due to corruption - UNP
Friday, 03 July 2009

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said that the government had been forced to increase fuel prices to...

Unite to rebuild nation - President
Friday, 03 July 2009

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday urged all political parties to join hands and work as a team shedding...

Five Remanded for Importing Chemicals for LTTE
Friday, 03 July 2009

Five people accused of importing the toxic substance Thionyl Chloride for the LTTE have been remanded till July 16. They are said to be a group of...

SLMC Petition Rejected
Friday, 03 July 2009

The Supreme Court today dismissed the petition filed by the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) against the rejection of its nominations for the Jaffna...

Murali not playing for the 1st test
Friday, 03 July 2009

Muttiah Muralitharan will not play for the 1st test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan to be played tomorrow (4th) states an announcement from the...

Honduran coup leaders tighten grip
Friday, 03 July 2009
The Honduran congress has given police expanded powers to move against opponents of the military-backed...
Sangakkara, a proud father of twins
Friday, 03 July 2009
Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara scored another memorable double Tuesday (30th June), when he...
Special Investment Zone for China
Friday, 03 July 2009
Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's Huichen...
Michael Jackson's will sets family trust
Friday, 03 July 2009
A will signed by Michael Jackson putting his multimillion-dollar estate in a trust for his children and...
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Honduran coup leaders tighten grip

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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The Honduran congress has given police expanded powers to move against opponents of the military-backed interim government in the wake of a ...

Teen survivor of Comoros crash bruised, conscious

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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A bruised teenage girl who is the only known survivor of a Yemeni jet crash clung to wreckage for more than 13 hours before rescuers found h...

Honduras President Zelaya in Costa Rica

Monday, 29 June 2009

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Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was arrested by soldiers earlier on Sunday, is in Costa Rica and has asked for asylum, CNN's Spanish-...

Mousavi rejects partial Iran vote recount

Monday, 29 June 2009

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  Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi on Saturday rejected authorities' proposals for a partial recount of votes fro...

Monkey urinates on Zambian president

Thursday, 25 June 2009

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A monkey urinated on Zambian President Rupiah Banda as he spoke to journalists at a news conference Wednesday. Banda softly shouted: "You (...

US agents inside Iran

Thursday, 25 June 2009

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The US has intelligence agents in Iran but it is not clear if they are providing help to the protest movement there, a former US national s...

India Bans Maoists

TUSEDAY, 23 June 2009

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India's government on Monday banned and formally labeled Maoist insurgents a terrorist group, hoping it would give security forces more enf...

Chaos prevails as protesters, police clash in Iran

Monday, 22 June 2009

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The politician at the centre of Iran's opposition movement has called on his supporters to continue their protests over the country's disp...

World's oldest man dies at 113

Monday, 22 June 2009

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  Tomoji Tanabe the world's oldest, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on 19th June .He was 113.Tanabe died of heart failure. ...

Sangakkara, a proud father of twins

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara scored another memorable double Tuesday (30th June), when he became the proud father of twins. S...

Security tight for Pakistan's tour

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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Just a week after Pakistan beat their South Asian friends and rivals, the Sri Lankans, in the Twenty20 World Cup final at Lord's cricket gro...

Sri Lanka are Asian Net-ball champions

Monday, 29 June 2009

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Sri Lankan netball team outclassed Singapore to win the final of the 7th Asian Netball Championship at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara yes...

Sri Lanka wins Asian Netball Championship

Monday, 29 June 2009

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  Sri Lanka won the Seventh Asian Netball Championship beating Singapore (78-48) in the final played in Malaysia this afternoon. The Sri La...

Pakistan are T20 champions

Sunday, 21 June 2009

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  Sri Lanka unbeaten until the final of theT20 tournament were beaten by Pakistan in the final played at Lord today to win the T20 ICC tro...

Sri Lanka through to the final

Friday, 19 June 2009

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  Sri Lanka won the 2nd semi-final of the ICC World T20played with West Indies at the Oval yesterday. Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten r...

First suspect of Lahore attack arrested

Thursday, 18 June 2009

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Pakistani police have made their first arrest in the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team, and allege the assailants planned to take the athl...

Sri Lanka crushes Kiwis

TUSEDAY, 16 June 2009

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Sri Lanka cemented its position in the number one slot in their group by demolishing New Zealand at the ICC World Twenty20 match played tod...

Sri Lanka scrapes through

Sunday, 14 June 2009

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    Thanks to Mahela Jayawardene’s 78 runs from 53 balls Sri Lanka moved a step closer to the semi-finals with an awkward but ultima...

Special Investment Zone for China

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's Huichen Investment to manage a special ...

Chinese loan for coal power expansion

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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Sri Lanka has got Chinese financing to add 600 Mega Watts of coal powered capacity to a generation complex where the first stage is schedule...

Sri Lanka accuses IMF of playing politics

Monday, 29 June 2009

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Sri Lanka on Friday accused the International Monetary Fund of politicizing financial aid following the fund's delay in considering a 1.9-b...

Economic crisis 'could last years'

Thursday, 25 June 2009

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Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary- general, has warned that the impact of the global economic crisis could last for years; with millions more p...

Sri Lanka's trade Shrinks

TUSEDAY, 23 June 2009

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Sri Lanka exports fell 28.2 percent in April to 437.6 million US dollars from a year ago, imports fell 53.2 percent to 604.3 million dollar...

96,000 job losses in the First Quarter-SL Government

Thursday, 18 June 2009

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Sri Lanka's industrial sector has lost 96,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2009 with the apparel workers losing 60,000 jobs and constructio...

BoC branch network expands at IDP camps

Sunday, 14 June 2009

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Sri Lanka’s largest commercial bank network, Bank of Ceylon (BoC) says that it is now geared to extend banking services to the entire...

U.S. bankruptcies highest since 2005

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

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U.S. bankruptcy filings rose in the first quarter to the highest since 2005, government data show, as rising unemployment, falling housing p...

Sri Lankan gets Intel award

TUSEDAY, 9 June 2009

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A Sri Lankan student has won an award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2009, winning third place in the electr...

Michael Jackson's will sets family trust

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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A will signed by Michael Jackson putting his multimillion-dollar estate in a trust for his children and mother was filed in court on Wednesd...

Details are Still Pending on Jackson’s Funeral

Thursday, 2 July 2009

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Members of Jackson's family met Tuesday with officials from the Los Angeles police and California Highway Patrol about funeral services, but...

Doctor queried in Michael Jackson death

Monday, 29 June 2009

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  Los Angeles police on Saturday again questioned Michael Jackson's doctor, while the family of the pop music icon ordered its own private ...

‘King of Pop’ no more - Michael Jackson dead

Friday, 26 June 2009

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Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" died at UCLA Medical Center after being taken ill suddenly at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedic...

10 films to battle it out for Oscar best picture

Thursday, 25 June 2009

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The 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category, the Acade...

‘Akasa Kusum’ – best Asian film at Granada

TUSEDAY, 23 June 2009

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Sri Lankan film ‘Akasa Kusum’ (Flowers in the sky) has been awarded the best Asian film award at thethird Granada international...

Comments on Prophet Mohammad a writing error: ShahRukh

Monday, 22 June 2009

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A day after a police complaint was filed against him for "hurting religious sentiments" in Islam, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh said Friday...

Shiney Ahuja got abrasion on his hand

Monday, 22 June 2009

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Medical tests conducted on Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who has been arrested for allegedly raping his housemaid, has revealed an abrasion...

Gender-bender hookers killed David Carradine

Thursday, 18 June 2009

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‘Kung Fu'star David Carradine was murdered by gender-bender hookers, the actor’s movie producer pal has claimed. David Winters,...

                     

 

                 

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