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‘5,000 Muslims went missing during war’
A presidential commission of inquiry says it has received complaints of disappearances of 5,000 Muslims from the northern and eastern provinces during the 1990-2009 period.
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PIAC report to call for UN probe into war crimes allegations
A report by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre [PIAC] says it has found that Sri Lankan security forces were responsible for the ''vast majority'' of alleged war crimes during the final months of its...
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Basil cuts Sarath's nominees
The two nominees personally suggested by Deputy Fisheries minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne for the UPFA's Gampaha District candidate list named for the upcoming provincial council polls have been ruled...
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Elephants lose home to hotel project
Plans are laid to provide 2,100 hectares of the Horowpathana National Park for a hotel project, the Heritage of Wetlands organisation says.
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President’s brother-in-law story, a machination
SriLankan Airline Chairman Nishantha Wickramasingeh has claimed a news article published in a newspaper that he had diverted an aircraft for a personal requirement was a machination by a head of the...
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No India’s visa-on-arrival facility for Lanka
India has extended visa-on-arrival facility to 180 countries, except eight countries including Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Iran, according to ‘The Times of India.’
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Asanga in a join venture with US company
Nation Lanka Finance Plc has entered into an agreement for Rs. 1.4 billion in equity shares and warrants with the American company Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM), announced the Colombo stock...
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Arjuna's housing project
The plots of land located near the parliament , which were offered to the winning cricket national team members of the 1996 Wolrd Cup are to be used to construct a flat, reports say.
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Actress turns prophecy teller
Nilushi Halpita, who had made herself a name by appearing in the adults only films ‘Pathiniyage Horawa’ and ‘Vishma Ratriya’, has now become a prophesy teller.
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Karu appointed acting leader
The Chairman of the leadership council Karu Jayasuriya has been appointed the acting leader of the United National Party (UNP) as the party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has gone oversees on a tour to...
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Fleurs of SL charm the French
Flowers have always been a symbol of the fairer sex and recently, the 'flowers' of our nation has hit international headlines recently.
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63,000 foreign labourers employed in SL
It was revealed in the parliament that during the last six years 63,110 foreign labourers have been employed in various projects carried out in the country under foreign loans.
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Preferential numbers on 11th
The preferential numbers of the candidates standing in for the Western and Southern provincial council election will be issued from February 11th, says the Department of Election.
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North’s provincial council, a threat – Sunday Divaina
The government has decided to hold a special inquiry against the northern provincial council for having violated the constitution, acted against national security and foreign policy and planned to work...
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Handloom village opens at Kottala
The handloom textile project and handloom village at Kottala in Mirigama has been opened.
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Red light from university teachers
University teachers have decided to take strong action in consultation with medical and engineering trade unions, against the higher education ministry’s removal of the compulsory condition for Sri...
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9 actors, actresses, 1 singer in the fray
Nine actors and actresses and a singer have handed in nominations from three parties to contest the upcoming polls for the southern and western provincial council elections.
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Minister’s thugs assault Lak Vanitha vice chairperson
Vice chairperson and propaganda secretary of Eksath Lak Vanitha Peramuna, V.A. Harshani Sandaruwani, and several of her relatives and neighbours had been assaulted by thugs of minister S.B. Dissanayake...
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Shah faction sweeps back to power in MBSL
A new director board including Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Acting Chairman Raju Sivaraman has succeeded to sweep into power at the MBSL Insurance Co.Ltd, reports say.
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Father burns 4 year old son
Kalutara Additional Magistrate Ayesha Abdeen ordered the Aluthgama police to arrest a father, who has allegedly abused his 4 year old son by burning him with cigarettes, and present him before court....
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