Douglas can be tried via video-conferencing
The Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda to appear through video-conferencing in the 1986 shoot-out case at Kodambakkam in which one person died.The permission...
View ArticleObama vows Syria airstrikes to destroy "Islamic State"
President Barack Obama on Wednesday (Sep 10) vowed to strike the Islamic State in Syria and to expand operations in Iraq, seizing command of an international coalition to destroy the militants.Obama,...
View ArticleKandy National Museum closed from Sep. 15
The Kandy National Museum will be closed to the public from September 15, 2014, to December 31 this year, for renovation and preservation activities, the Department of National Museums has...
View ArticleJudge finds Oscar Pistorius not guilty of premeditated murder
A South African judge on Thursday found that "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was not guilty of the premeditated murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, dismissing the most serious of charges against...
View ArticleLakvijaya final phase to declare open on Tuesday
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare open the last phase of the Puttalam Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant on September 16, a statement from the Ministry of Power and...
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Divi Neguma launches low interest loan schemes
Divi Neguma; one of the widely accepted poverty eradication program by the Ministry of Economic Development commenced a low interest loan scheme for Divi Neguma members. The loan scheme which has been...
View ArticleMP Buddhika eats amu miris
Matara district MP Buddhika Pathirana this morning took up ‘green chili challenge’, which is an activity involving eating three chillies to promote awareness of kidney disease in the country. He...
View ArticleMassive earthquake may hit Sri Lanka: Study
Sri Lanka and much of the Indian Ocean region are vulnerable to as large or even larger tsunamis than the one that resulted from the 2004 magnitude 9.2 Sumatra earthquake, says a study.The Dec 26, 2004...
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‘Defenders are not weapons’ - Shashindra Rajapaksa
Former Uva Province Chief Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa says that there is no involvement of the underworld in election activities in Monaragala as claimed by the Opposition. However, he said he...
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Yal Devi to resume services to Jaffna
The construction work on the railway line featuring a modern signaling system from Pallai to Jaffna has almost been completed and the services of Yal Devi will be extended to Jaffna almost after 30...
View ArticleChild among three injured in Nanuoya accident
Two women and an 11-year-old child suffered injuries after the van they were traveling in was involved in an accident in Nanuoya last evening. Police Media Unit said the driver of the van had lost...
View ArticleEU publishes new Russia sanctions list
The EU has published the latest portion of sanctions targeting Russia in the EU Official Journal, thus putting them into effect. Arms producer Kalashnikov and oil giant Rosneft are on the new sanctions...
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"Pottu Amman is dead" - SL Army
Dismissing reports that the LTTE’s one-time intelligence chief Pottu Amman had been arrested in Hong Kong, the Sri Lankan Army on Thursday said he was dead for years.The Army had sufficient evidence to...
View ArticleMan arrested in Chennai on espionage charges is also an LTTE man
Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan, arrested by NIA on Wednesday for spying in India on behalf of Pakistan's ISI, has turned out to be an LTTE man. A Lankan Tamil, Selvarajan is wanted in Sri Lanka...
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UNP rally organizer’s vehicle attacked in Hali Ela
A three-wheeler that belongs to United National Party (UNP) supporter N.H.N. Naushad of Hali Ela, Badulla has been attacked early this morning, one of the election monitoring group; Campaign for Free...
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Oscar Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge found he killed his girlfriend by mistake. Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete acted "negligently"...
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Itinerary announced for Pope Francis's historic Sri Lanka visit
Pope Francis will hold a Holy Mass for the public at Galle Face Green and will also attend a prayer service at the historic Madhu Church in Mannar during his upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, it was...
View ArticleWoman in custody over Kurunegala child abduction
A 60-year-old woman is currently in police custody in connection with the alleged abduction of 4-year-old girl in Kurunegala, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said. He confirmed that the woman is the...
View ArticleSpeculations raised on a Modi-Rajapaksa meeting in New York
COLOMBO: There is speculation here as to whether SL President Mahinda Rajapaksa will meet PM Narendra Modi at the open-ended meeting of Commonwealth Heads of Government on the sidelines of the UN...
View ArticlePatali's discussion on ISIS today
A special discussion on ISIS and Jihad terrorism by Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka will be held today from 4.00pm to 6.00pm at IFS Auditorium in Sarana...
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