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Flight MH370: Australian ship detects new signals
Two new signals have been picked up in the search for missing Malaysian flight MH370 raising hopes that wreckage will be found within days, officials said Wednesday. Australian ship Ocean Shield...
View ArticleControlled price for rice from tomorrow
A controlled price for rice will be imposed from tomorrow, the Ministry of Co-Operatives and Internal Trade announced. Accordingly, the price of a kilo of White Raw Rice will be Rs.66, a kilo of Red...
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Mano is a one-man dictator- Guruparan
Suspended Democratic People’s Front (DPF) member and former Western Provincial Councilor N. Kumara Guruparan has accused party leader Mano Ganesan of being a 'fascist' following his suspension from the...
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US prisons hold 10 times more mentally ill people than state hospitals – report
More than 356,000 people with mental illnesses are incarcerated in the United States, as opposed to around 35,000 receiving treatment in state hospitals, a new study found, highlighting the dire state...
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SLC hits back at Mahela
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today hit back at former captain Mahela Jayawardena over allegations leveled against its Secretary and CEO. The SLC described such statements as damaging to both the image of...
View ArticleUkraine warns pro-Russian separatists
Ukrainian authorities have warned they are prepared to use force to clear several government buildings seized by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.Wednesday's warning came as...
View ArticleThird phase of Indian General Election today
The third phase of the mammoth Indian General Election will be held across 91 constituencies in 10 States and four Union Territories including the National Capital Territory of Delhi today. Therefore,...
View ArticleModi is a married man
Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi has showed himself as a married man revealing that his wife’s name is Jashodaben.In an affidavit submitted along with his nomination...
View ArticleChinese exports, imports decline in March
China's trade volumes fell dramatically in March, official data showed Thursday, despite the country returning to a trade surplus after recording a rare deficit the month before.Imports slumped 11.3...
View ArticleMurder-suicide bid fails as victim survives
Police are investigating an incident in Ratnapura where one person shot another before shooting himself dead. The incident had occurred last evening near a gem pit in Hangamuwa, Karangoda. The person...
View ArticleNine held for Rs.8 million fraud
The Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court yesterday granted a request by police to hold under detention orders till April 16, nine suspects who were arrested for allegedly defrauding some Rs.8 million after...
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Mahela tenders resignation to SLC
It is reported that Mahela Jayawardene has handed in his resignation letter to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officially announcing his retirement from Twenty20...
View ArticleIndonesia stocks slump over election result
Indonesian stocks slipped more than three percent Thursday after the main opposition failed to perform as well as expected in legislative elections, sparking fears of future policy deadlock in...
View ArticleAnacondas sweat it out in Indian airport
Seven anacondas from a Sri Lankan zoo had a firsthand experience of just how hot it can get in the city, when the crate carrying the snakes had to be kept in the airport’s import cargo clearance area...
View ArticleSLAF douses Trinco chemical fire
A chemical fire that had erupted in one of the construction sites belonging to the Prima factory in Trincomalee was doused by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) this morning. SLAF Spokesperson, Wing...
View ArticleParliament adjourned due to lack of quorum
Parliament sessions have been adjourned up to April 24. The decision to adjourn Parliamentary sessions was taken due to lack of quorum. Accordingly, only 17 members had attended Parliament today. The...
View ArticleGnanasara Thera summoned by Police
General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has been asked to be present at the Slave Island Police station on April 12 for allegedly threatening a...
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US Senate to investigate 'Cuban Twitter'
Following revelations that the United States created a Twitter-like messaging program in Cuba intended to undermine the country's government, the Senate has ordered a review of the entire...
View ArticleUN approves peacekeepers for CAR
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved the creation of a UN peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic to try to stop violence between Christians and Muslims that has threatened to...
View ArticleObama administration wins Jefferson Muzzle award
The United States Department of Justice and the White House Press Office are this year’s top winners of a dubious award extended to those considered to be “responsible for some of the more egregious or...
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