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Medical degree of the private medical college accepted |
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2011 | 09 | 03 | 11.55 PM |
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The Higher Education Ministry has given permission to the private medical college in Malabe, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine Pvt Ltd., to offer MBBS degrees. |
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North remains unchanged even after the removal of emergency |
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2011 | 09 | 03 | 11.55 PM |
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Military activities in the North remain unchanged although special security measures in the area have been minimized following the removal of emergency regulations. |
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2011 | 09 | 03 | 11.55 PM |
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The government has decided to extend the retirement age of the public service in order to extend the retirement age of Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunge and several ministry secretaries. |
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Namaloya PS woman candidate among 12 treasure hunters nabbed |
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2011 | 09 | 03 | 11.55 PM |
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A gang of 12, including a woman who had unsuccessfully contested the Namaloya Pradeshiya Sabha on the UPFA ticket at the recent polls, has been arrested while hunting for treasure in the Kahatagasyaya jungles in Ampara. |
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President instigates Ven. Gunawansa Thero against the removal of emergency regulations |
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2011 | 09 | 02 | 8.45 PM |
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Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thero has told a government minister from the Colombo District with a Leftist background that he and Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera had issued a statement against the removal of the emergency regulations following a request made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. |
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Mahinda publicly reprimands Chandrika |
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2011 | 09 | 02 | 8.45 PM |
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Editor of the state owned Dinamina newspaper, Mahinda Abeysundara has reprimanded journalist from the newspaper Chandrika Perera before the editorial staff. She had been reprimanded for allegedly providing news about the institution to websites.
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Mahinda publicly reprimands Chandrika |
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2011 | 09 | 02 | 8.45 PM |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka not to take any decision that would even remotely give an advantage to the JVP trade unions and to completely ignore the demands put forward by them.
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Navy Asanga killed on Kudu Duminda’s request |
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2011 | 09 | 01 | 11.35 PM |
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The Police STF has assassinated underworld figure Navy Asanga following a request made by parliamentarian Duminda Silva also known as Kudu Duminda. Navy Asanga was taken in to custody on August 11th and was detained until he was killed.
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2011 | 09 | 01 | 11.35 PM |
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A group of Army soldiers have come to the rescue of a Grease Devil who was being attacked by villagers in Pubudupura in Anuradhapura when he was caught trying to abuse a woman in the village.
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Police book with Nipuna’s complaint goes missing |
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2011 | 09 | 01 | 11.25 PM |
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The police book with the complaint lodged by Nipuna Ramanayake, who was studying at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, and his mother on the brutal attack on him by police personnel has gone missing. |
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Manusha’s company gets Rs. 20 lakhs to prepare Lakshman’s theme song |
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2011 | 09 | 01 | 11.25 PM |
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Galle District parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara’s High Ad company has been assigned to prepare the theme song for the Productivity Ministry that is under Lakshman Seneviratne’s purview. |
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To go for the Olympics
Observer editor sacks two journalists |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 8.35 PM |
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Editor of the Observer newspaper and the Sports Editor of the Daily News newspaper of the state owned Lake House, Dinseh Weerawansa has suspended the services of two Daily News journalists in order to go for the Olympics. |
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Rupavahini war correspondent Saman Ramawickrema pleads for clemency from the President |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 8.35 PM |
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Cameraman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) Saman Ramawickrema, who covered the Wanni operation, had fallen at the President’s feet and begged to save his life saying certain members of the defence establishment were trying to murder him.
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Posters once again against the Lake House Chairman |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 8.35 PM |
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The SLFP trade union at the Lake House ahs once again pasted posters calling on the authorities to save the institution from lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara. |
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Shanties in Colombo to be removed after elections |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 8.15 PM |
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The government has decided to postpone the demolition of shanties in Colombo until after the Colombo Municipal Council elections. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had decided to demolish all shanties within the Colombo city limit under the Colombo beautification programme. |
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Resettlement in the North
A case of falling from the frying to the fire |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 8.15 PM |
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The persons resettled in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts are faced with severe hardships due to the lack of basic facilities in the areas they have been resettled. Rations provided for people in Sugandipuram, Devipuram, Vallipuram, Udayarkatti, Dharmapuram and Vishvamadu areas have been slashed and they also face difficulties in finding drinking water for consumption. |
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Censorship on information on Sri Lankan air space |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 8.05 PM |
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The Sri Lanka Air Force has been banned from giving any information to the media or the public on any violation of Sri Lanka’s air space detected through radars. The decision had been made following a directive by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. |
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Eid Statement - AJM Muzammil - UNP Mayoral Candidate - CMC |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 4.35 PM |
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‘EID MUBARAK’ to all our brethren in Sri Lanka and around the world at the conclusion of the Holy month of Ramadan. At this decisive period in the history of our country, I urge all of you to join in celebration and selflessly pursue the path of reconciliation. As Muslims, our faith requires us to send a resounding message of unity and cohesion to people of all faiths and help to establish a society where justice and peace prevail. |
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"No one shall be subjected to enforced disappearance" |
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2011 | 08 | 31 | 4.35 PM |
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As the world marks International Day of the Disappeared today, Reporters Without Borders notes that many countries are still violating international law on this matter, including the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which the UN General Assembly adopted in 2006.
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Army Dance for Army bigwigs amidst suffering of soldiers in Kilinochchi |
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2011 | 08 | 30 | 10.00 PM |
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Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya has made arrangements to hold an Army Dance 2011 for Army officers holding offices above the rank of Major and their wives. The dance is scheduled to be held to coincide with the Army Day in October.
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Manusha’s High Ads advertising company working closely with the government |
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2011 | 08 | 30 | 10.00 PM |
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Defector from the UNP, Galle District parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara has commenced an advertising agency called High Ads and is openly working with government institutions. Parliamentarian Nanayakkara has attended a meeting with officials from the People’s Bank and Lotteries Board with project proposals to promote advertising. |
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Anjalika abuses Army Commanders’ powers |
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2011 | 08 | 30 | 10.00 PM |
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Army Commander’s wife Anjalika Jayasuriya has taken steps to remove the head of the Armored Corp Brigadier Indunil Ranasinghe for not paying attention to her directives. |
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One acre land on Ward Place brought by Namal under a different name |
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2011 | 08 | 30 | 10.00 PM |
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The President’s eldest son parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has purchased a one acre land along with a house at No. 62 Ward Place, next to the late President J.R. Jayewardene’s residence, under the House of Fashion owner’s name. |
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Gotabaya orders police to put up government cutouts |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.40 PM |
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has asked the Police Department to put up 55 cutouts within the Colombo Municipal Council area before September 15.
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Government defaults Rs. 4,200 million taken to buy paddy |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.40 PM |
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The government is unable to purchase paddy from the Yala harvest since banks have refused to give monies for the purpose. The Banks have rejected requests made by the government for money sue to the failure to re-pay Rs. 4,800 million that was taken as a loan to buy paddy during the previous harvests.
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No uniforms for police in one year, Rs. 20 million for name boards |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.40 PM |
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has ordered the Police Department to put up new name boards for the main police stations as part of the city beautification programmes. |
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Electricity bills not paid by Menik Farm |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.30 PM |
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The Resettlement Ministry has reportedly not taken steps to pay Rs. 140 million due to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) as payment for the Menik Farm electricity bills. |
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Mass grave unearthed in Jaffna |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.30 PM |
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Skulls, skeletons and bones belonging to eight human beings have been found in an island off Jaffna, officials say. |
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Irene stops Blake visit to Colombo |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.30 PM |
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US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake's visit to Sri Lanka has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene, the US embassy in Colombo said. |
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Sri Lanka "cricket club sale" controversy |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.30 PM |
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The interim committee that controls Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) says that it will try to settle a dispute over the alleged sale of a Sri Lankan cricket club. |
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Tea traders call for a wage cut |
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2011 | 08 | 29 | 4.30 PM |
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The plantation sector in Sri Lanka is "in turmoil" as a result of the recent hike in workers salaries, tea traders say. |
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British Tamils Forum Meet Indian Political Leadership in India |
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2011 | 08 | 28 | 5.30 PM |
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A delegation from British Tamils Forum (BTF) met with dignitaries in India to apprise them of
the plight of Tamil people in Sri Lanka and to urge them to support the call for an Independent
International Investigation into the conduct of the genocidal war. |
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Indian pressure works
President approves Sampur power plant |
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2011 | 08 | 28 | 4.30 PM |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked Power and Energy Ministry Secretary M. M.C. Ferdinando to prepare the draft agreement for the Sampur coal power plant. The agreement on establishing the coal power plant is to be signed some time during the first week of next month, reliable sources said.
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Tamil civilian killed in Kalpitiya following attack by military |
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2011 | 08 | 28 | 4.30 PM |
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A Tamil civilian who had sustained severe injuries during an attack on villagers from Ilathandiya in Puttalam by a group of military personnel has succumbed to his injuries. The deceased is 33 year old Perumal Sivakumar. |
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Light bulbs removed from the light stands at Kettharama Stadium,
Taken to Yoshitha’s CSN Company |
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2011 | 08 | 28 | 4.30 PM |
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The light bulbs removed from the light stands at Kettharama Stadium during the renovation carried out for the Cricket World Cup to be replaced by new light bulbs have been taken to Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s Carlton Sports Network (CSN). |
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NfR condemns Assault on Navanthurai civilians by security forces |
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2011 | 08 | 27 | 5.30 PM |
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NfR Sri Lanka, a network of Sri Lankan journalists and human rights defenders living outside the country condemns the brutal assault on civilians by the officers of Navanthurai Army Detachment, in the Jaffna district. The assault took place on the night of 22nd August 2011. |
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GLOBAL TAMIL FORUM APPEALS FOR CLEMENCY |
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2011 | 08 | 27 | 5.25 PM |
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The President of India, Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, has rejected recently the clemency petitions of Mr. Perarivalan, Mr. Murugan and Mr. Santhan, the three men who have been sentenced to death for alleged involvement in the assassination of Honourable Mr Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. |
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Tamil youth striped and attacked by the military |
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2011 | 08 | 27 | 5.20 PM |
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The Uthayan newspaper has reported that the Tamil youth who were arrested last Tuesday following a clash on Monday between people in Navanthurai and military personnel had been stripped and attacked by the military and they were receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital.
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Freelance journalists prevented from covering Jaffna development meeting |
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2011 | 08 | 27 | 5.20 PM |
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A meeting that was held on the development work in Jaffna at the Jaffna Library auditorium on the 25th was open only for the state media and EPDP supporters have prevented other freelance journalists from covering the meeting.
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Repressive laws remain despite end to state of emergency |
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2011 | 08 | 27 | 5.20 PM |
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The Sri Lankan government must follow up its repeal of the state of emergency by removing repressive legislation such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Amnesty International said yesterday. |
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Opening Speech by Christopher Leong, Vice-President of the Malaysian Bar, at the Forum on the Benefit to Malaysia of Being a State Party to the Rome Statute |
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2011 | 08 | 26 | 8.05 PM |
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Martin Luther King Jr once said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” |
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LIFTING OF EMERGENCY WILL STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES |
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2011 | 08 | 26 | 7.55 PM |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s announcement to Parliament that the government would not be renewing the state of emergency comes as a welcome action in the restoration of normalcy in the country. With the war against the LTTE ending over two years and three months ago, the time was ripe for a restoration of normal laws to the country. |
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