LTTE recruiting agent in custody

LTTE recruiting agent in custody SRI LANKA-Police arrested an alleged LTTE agent in Kalmunai who was recruiting Tamil youth for the LTTE. The suspect had promised employment and taken them to the North LTTE centres and given them training. He was kept under detention orders, and further inquiries are being conducted.-dailymirrorMore-HEADLIN...

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The funeral of a Buddhist.........

The funeral of a Buddhist monk killed in the Pepiliyana bus bombing Source-Pic by Dinuka Liyanawatte-dailymir...

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LTTE links in London,...........

LTTE links in London, three men in custody SRI LANKA-The Scotland Yard Police in British arrested three men, connection with the LTTE, in London and Wales,reported by popular news on line site daily mirror....

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Send 500 nurses to USA

Send 500 nurses to USA from Sri Lanak SRI LANKA-The Health Ministry Sri Lanka has send 500 applications to be trained as skilled professional nurses to the USA....

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Cheater development countries............

Cheater development countries creating to divided nations, and wars -Iranian President Islamic people of the world have suffered immensely from war-Sri Lanka PresidentSRI LANKA-The Cheater development countries creating to divided nations, and wars in the world, said Iranian President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,participating...

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Emergency situation in Ratnapura-I

Disaster situation in Ratnapura- Sri Lanka -Seven deaths SRI LANKA-A disaster situation has been declared in Ratnapura to day(28) Extensive flood effecting rthnapura and Seven deaths have already been reported from the region.Landslide in Opanayake, Colombo-Badulla road blocked police said. In coastal region have been extensive damage to the fishing vessels,estimated...

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Air raid on building LTTE complex

Air raid on building LTTE complex SRI LANKA-Air Force claimed that an air raid was carried out on a building complex near the Iranamadu LTTE runway today.Sourse-dailymir...

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A time bomb at Galgamuwa bus stand.

A time bomb at Galgamuwa bus stand. SRI LANKA-A 7 kg time bomb has been found from Galgamuwa bus stand to day morning....

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Iran-Sri Lanka join hands today

Iran-Sri Lanka join hands today SRI LANKA-The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Sri Lanka today on a two-day official vis...

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Last respects to tragically killed..........

Last respects to tragically killed. SRI LANKA-The remains of the Ven. Rajakeeya Panditha Wepathaira Gnanananda thera who was tragically killed in the Piliyandala bus bomb attack last Friday. Pix by Dinuka Liyanawatte-dailymirror...

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LTTE aircraft drop bombs in Welioya Defence

LTTE aircraft drop bombs in Welioya Defence SRI LANKA-LTTE aircrafts dropped three bombs at the Welioya Forward Defence Line in the North early this morning but the military says it did not cause any major damages.the LTTE launched an artillery attack on the Welioya, Galkulama and Sinhapura army camps and villages yesterday.Source -dailymirror...

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TMVP political cadre shot dead

TMVP political cadre shot dead SRI LANKA-A TMVP political cadre was shot dead in Batticaloa to day morning. TMVP spokesman Azad Maulana said the 19 year old victim was killed while he was taking part in election propaganda. Source-dailymirror...

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The first Asian visit of Iranian President .....

The first Asian visit of Iranian PresidentSRI LANKA-The first Asian visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on April 28 on a two day official visit.President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his Iranian visit extended an invitation to the Iranian President to visit Sri Lan...

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BUS BLAST PILIYANDALA

BUS BLAST PILIYAND...

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Twenty four (24) passengers were killed

Twenty four (24) passengers were killed SRI LANKA-Twenty four (24) passengers were killed and 40 others injured in the Piliyandala blast yrster day, the Police said. The injured are being treated at Piliyandala, Kalubowila and Colombo National hospitals.Police say they have taken in eight people for questioning-pic-lankaen...

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A bomb exploded inside a CTB bus .........

A bomb exploded inside a CTB bus SRI LANKA-A bomb exploded inside a CTB bus at the Piliyandala Colombo south bus standto day(25) atb6.45 the Police said.Kalubowila hospital said that 12 bodies had been brought to the hospital and 38 injured were admitt...

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Army takes.........

Army takes control of the MaddhuSRI LANKA-The Defence Ministry announced that the army had taken control of the Madhu this morning (...

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Four million and fifty lack

Four million and fifty lack bank robbery SRI LANKA-Four million and fifty lack bank robbed in Bank Of Ceylon Hali Ela Branch yesterday (24) at 3.00pm Babbulla police said. Bank stuff members had threaten by robbers, police said.police investigation will contin...

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Air travel penetration in India

Air travel penetration in India less than Sri Lanka SRI LANKA-A report by Indian trade body, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India reveals that air penetration levels in India are lower than Sri Lanka. The report says in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the average air travel is estimated at 30-35, as against 30 made in India. dailymir...

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Muhamale fight continue.............

Muhamale fight continue. SRI LANKA- troops captured the MUHAMALE LTTE terrorist’s first defence line in JAFFNA. LTTE terrorists have attacked the troops who were dominating in front of the FDL earlier through out the last night. Due to the ensuing gun battle 52 LTTE carders were killed and more carders were reported injured. Thirty eight brave soldiers of the Army while...

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Big Present...!

Big Present...!SRI LANKA-2nd UP DATE-Mother Damitha Nadeeshani (25) gave birth to quadruplets at the Castle Street hospital yesterday-pic dailymir...

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Tamil Nadu assembly passes..............

Tamil Nadu assembly passes resolution on Sri Lanka SRI LANKA-The Tamil Nadu State assembly passed a resolution on Sri Lanka today calling for an end to the fighting and the resumption of peace talks between the warring parties.dailymir...

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Recovered Rs.2 million worth Ganja

Recovered Rs.2 million worth GanjaSRI LANKA-The Excise Department Narcotics Detection Unit recovered a large stock of Ganja(Illegal drugs) worth over Rs.2 million in Tanamalwila area during a special operati...

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Army advanced its forward defence lines in Muhamalai

Army advanced its forward defence lines in MuhamalaiSRI LANKA-Sri Lanka Army advanced its forward defence lines in Muhamalai to Kilali by 500 meters after a fierce battle to day. At least 52 LTTE cadres were reportedly killed and 15 soldiers were killed and 74 injured reported sa...

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SLMC headquarters raided...........

SLMC headquarters raided by police SRI LANKA-SLMC headquarters, 'Darussalam' in Colombo 2 was raided by the Fort Crime Division this noon. Party Chairman Basheer Segu Dawood and several senior party members had been at the office by the time of the raid. The police had carried out the search without a warrant. SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem is currently in Trincomalee on campaign trail.-dailymir...

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Mother loves four ROSES........

Mother loves four ROSES...! SRI LANKA-An expectant mother gave birth to quadruplets at the Castle Street hospital late last night(21). The four girls are reportedly in healthy condition Hospital sources sa...

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Two injured in Pepiliyana

Two injured in Pepiliyana SRI LANKA-Two people were injured following a grenade explosion in Pepiliyana, Borelasgamuwa police said. eyewitnesses unidentified attacker riding a motorbi...

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India should pressurise Sri Lanka to declare ceasefire: Vaiko

India should pressurise Sri Lanka to declare ceasefire: Vaiko India should pressurise Sri Lanka to declare a ceasefire and ensure food supplies to the suffering Tamils there, MDMK leader Vaiko said on Monday. It is for Colombo to declare a ceasefire as the LTTE had announced unilateral truce for 30 days and extended it by another 30 days, he told reporters after meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here. The MDMK leader alleged...

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Leptospirosis (Rat fever) is increase ...........

Leptospirosis (Rat fever) is increase with 41 deathsSRI LANKA-Leptospirosis (Rat fever) is increase with 41 deaths being reported this year up to the third week of April. New case have been reported for Colombo,Gampaha,Matara,Kagalla,and Kandy.Dr Nimal Abbesinhe chief Epidemiologist the ministry of Heath and Nutrition said the med...

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Dr sumith Vaniarachchi had been attacked....

Dr sumith Vaniarachchi had been attacked by some member of JVP SRI LANKA-The Patroctic National Movement has alleged that one of it s member Dr sumith Vaniarachchi had been attacked by some member of JVP in vanniarachchi resident in Kandy yesterday. JVP parliament minister wimal Weerawansa condemned this attack.Dr Vanniarachchi had been hospitali...

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Army capture Lima Base - 3....

Army capture Lima Base - 3SRI LANKA- Yesterday(21) morning between 4.30am and 5.00am, Army troops in another pre-dawn attack captured LTTE’s “Lima Base – 3”, East of KATTANKULAM, MANNAR. more-defence...

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Lanka-e-News Journalist(WEB JOURNALIST) beaten.........

Lanka-e-News Journalist(WEB JOURNALIST) beaten and attacked by JVP supporters SRI LANKA-Lanka-e-News Journalist Shantha Wijesuriya, who went to cover the release of JVP MP Jayantha Wijesekara was beaten and attacked by a group of party supporters at the Colombo Chief Magistrate courts premises yestar day. The journalist said he identified these attacke...

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Eastern fishing restrictions eased......

Eastern fishing restrictions easedSRI LANKA-The Government has relaxed restrictions on fishing imposed along the Muttur and Kinniya coastal belt in the Trincomalee district. This follows a discussion Presidential Senior Advisor Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa had with a delegation of the fishing community in Muttur during an inspection tour of the region on April 20.dailyn...

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One hundred and forty five dengue cases

One hundred and forty five dengue casesSRI LANKA- One hundred and forty five dengue cases have been reported from Colombo this year, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Colombo, Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said."Patients are reported from densely populated areas and especially in and around new construction sites where water finds its way into pits, lift shafts, holes or crevices on uncovered floors. One large construction site in Havelock Town has...

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IIGEP has overstepped bounds.............

IIGEP has overstepped bounds in going to the media - Govt. Defence SpokesmanSRI LANKA-Government Defence Affairs Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday slammed the International Independence Group of Eminent Persons for making comments to the media on the investigative process of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into alleged Human Rights Violations, without prior approval of the Commission. dailyn...

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Anandasangaree perturbed .............

Anandasangaree perturbed over air strikes in the Wanni SRI LANKA-The President of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) V. Anandasangaree, says he is perturbed over midnight air strikes in the Wanni saying it causes him “grave anxiety and concern” and has written to President Mahinda Rajapakse urging him to address the issue.dailymir...

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15000 people in cancer effect-Health Ministry Sri Lanka

15000 people in cancer effect-Health Ministry Sri Lanka SRI LANKA-About 15,000 people including children in Sri Lanka,are reported to have contracted some types of cancer annually in Sri Lanka and news case 60% were women health Ministry Sri Lanka, said.850 cancer patients were under treatment in the hospital and 700 had been chinks dai...

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New Year oil anointing ritual

New Year oil anointing ritualSRI LANKA-An elephant being anointed by Dr. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera during the New Year oil anointing ritual at the Bellanwila Temple at 7.42 a.m. yesterday. Picture by Suranjith Per...

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Eastern Provincial Council Polls:

Eastern Provincial Council Polls:Over 2,500 monitors for EP PollSRI LANKA-The main elections watchdog PAFFREL said yesterday that they would deploy over 2,500 monitors including foreign observers, for the May 10 Provincial Council Elections in the East.dailynews...

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16 Tamil civilians seek refuge.......

16 Tamil civilians seek refuge SRI LANKA- Sixteen Tamil civilians escaped the Tiger - dominated area ofVEDITHALATHIVUmarshaling points at PASALAI and PALLIMUNAI in MANNAR manned jointly by the Navy and the Police yesterday around 6.30 a.m reported by MS...

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Pearson killed in gun shot .......

Pearson killed in gun shot in AmbalangodaSRI LANKA-The Pearson who killed in gun shot in Ambalangoda to day morning (16).gun men has come by motorbike and shot,Ambalamgoda police said.Two civilians were injured in this fired and one of them in serious official said....

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Air Force pounds terror targets.......

Air Force pounds terror targets in Muhamalai and OddusuddanSri Lanka- Air Force MI 24 helicopter gun ships carried out air sorties targeting an LTTE bunker line and mortar gun position ahead of Muhamalai security forces forward defence line (FDL) this morning (April 16). defence...

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No need for a special invitation to India - Keheliya

No need for a special invitation to India - Keheliya SRI LANKA-Despite repeated calls for India to be directly involved in the Sri Lankan conflict, the government says it will not issue a special invitation to its ‘big brother’ to play the role of mediator.dailymir...

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Bus accident 15 injured.

Bus accident 15 injured.SRI LANKA-At least 15 passengers were injured when a Colombo bound bus skidded and ran into a stream at Panaluwa, Meegoda yester...

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High prices damaging more than war - Cabraal

High prices damaging more than war - Cabraal SRI LANKA-High global food and fuel prices are damaging Sri Lanka's economic growth more than its ongoing civil war, the central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has said.dailymir...

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Rs. 1,500 m housing project ................

Rs. 1,500 m housing project to solve shelter problemSRI LANKA-The Government will implement a massive housing project at a cost of Rs. 1,500 million to end the prevailing shelter problem countrywide and to cater to housing needs of those who live below the poverty line, NHDA Chairman Mohammed Rafeek told the Daily News.dailyn...

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Italy- Lanka Anti-Terrorist Organisation.......

Italy- Lanka Anti-Terrorist Organisation launchedSRI LANKA-An Italy-Sri Lanka Anti-Terrorist Organisation was established in Rome under the guidance of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Rome Hemantha Warnakulasuriya P.C. The first project of this association is a website, in Italian, which will be devoted to the brutal atrocities committed by the LTTE. dailyn...

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claymore mine targeting.......

claymore mine targeting two members of the Civil Defence Force SRI LANKA-LTTE terrorists had exploded a claymore mine targeting two members of the Civil Defence Force at YAKAWEWA, KARAGAHAWEWA today, and they were injur...

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India to supply 1000 MW to Lanka

India to supply 1000 MW to LankaSRI LANKA-The PowerGrid Corporation of India proposes to lay down an under sea line between India and Sri Lanka. The proposed undersea high voltage direct current transmission line will be for the transfer of 500-mw, which will be subsequently upgraded to 1,000 mw. dailyn...

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LTTE extorting money in Qatar

LTTE extorting money in Qatar SRI LANKA-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hussein A Bhaila has said the LTTE is still "extorting" money from Tamils in Qatar and that the Sri Lankan mission in that country is strongly looking into it.-dailymir...

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Over 25,000 people face displacement in North

Over 25,000 people face displacement in NorthSRI LANKA- Over 25,000 people, including 6,000 students, in the LTTE-held areas in the north-western Mannar district face displacement, Mannar district Government Agent A. Nicholaspillai has said,reported by dailymirr...

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China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism

China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism SRI LANKA-President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China assured President Mahinda Rajapaksa that China will stand by Sri Lanka in its efforts to counter terrorism. This assurance was given when the two Presidents met at Yalong Bay Resort in the Hainan Province of China yesterday. dailynewsread more-HEADLIN...

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China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism

China will stand by Sri Lanka against terrorism SRI LANKA-President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China assured President Mahinda Rajapaksa that China will stand by Sri Lanka in its efforts to counter terrorism. This assurance was given when the two Presidents met at Yalong Bay Resort in the Hainan Province of China yesterday. dailyn...

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93 soldiers killed..........

93 soldiers killed in last month's battles – Govt.   SRI LANKA-Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake told Parliament today that 93 soldiers were killed and 676 injured during the last month’s fighting against Tamil Tigers in the northern province-dailymir...

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Jeyaraj funeral to day.

jeyaraj's funeral todaySRI LANKA-Highways and Road Development Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle will bid adieu to the Nation today. His funeral will take place in Welihena with State honours.&nb...

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E-journalist Harassed in Press briefing

E-journalist Harassed in Press briefing SRI LANKA-The Lanka E News journalist  has  treated and harassed by JVP bodyguards , while the journalist covered the JVP press Conference in Colombo yesterday.JVP leader somawansa Amarasinhe participated this press briefing .Wimal case highlighted in this press briefing and last day, JVP Parliament member Wimal Weerawansa...

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Anura Priyadarshana Yapa condemning the brutal terrorists attack

Media minister condemning the brutal terrorists attack SRI LANKA-The Minister of Mass Media and Information Anura Priyadarshana Yapa condemning the brutal terrorists attack that killed Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and several others and causing injuries   Minister Jeyaraj was a great leading political character in the history Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka...

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President arrives in China

President arrives  second time in China   SRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in China today This is  his second such visit to the  Chi...

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Terrorists continue to take heavy beating, 17 terrorists killed

Terrorists continue to take heavy beating, 17 terrorists killed in yesterday's clashes in NorthSRI LANKA-Military reports received from Northern battlefronts indicate that terrorists numbering 17 were killed and many more suffered injuries during the clashes between Sri Lanka Army and LTTE terrorists.M...

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Govt will not waver in fight.............

Govt will not waver in fight against terrorism - PresidentSRI LANKA-The Government will not waver in its determination to fight terrorism to the end, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared yesterday. Speaking at the launch of the Central Bank's 2007 Annual Report in Colombo, President Rajapaksa said the LTTE's atrocities would harden the Government's resolve to eliminate te...

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JOIN HANDS TO DEFEAT CONSPIRACY

     JOIN HANDS TO DEFEAT CONSPIRACY    Wimal Weerawansa urges masses in special statement:SRI LANKA-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Parliamentary Leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday said in Parliament that Sri Lanka was faced with a grave situation and no political party can play with that situation. He would not be neutral politically...

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11 JVP MPs breakaway for Wimal - Piyasiri

11 JVP MPs breakaway for Wimal - Piyasiri  SRI LANKA-JVP MP Piyasiri Wijenayake today said that 11 JVP MPs are to follow Wimal Weerawansa and act independently in parliament. They are Piyasiri Wijenayake and Jayantha Samaraweera (Kalutara), Priyankara Dissanayake and Samansiri Herath (Puttalam), Padma Udaya Shantha (Moneragala), Achala Jagoda and Deepal Gunasekara...

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MP Jeyaraj Killed 06/04/2008

MP Jeyaraj Killed 06/04/2008Sirasa...

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Sri Lankan Bishop's Lament Violence of War

Sri Lankan Bishop's Lament Violence of War SRI LANKA-Archbishop of Colombo Oswald Gomis says that the government feels that peace will have to be achieved by a military solution reported by Vatican Ra...

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My dear friend...!

My dear friend...!The remains of Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle being brought to Parliament by President Mahinda Rajapaksa -pic-Sudath Si...

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Tigers set up US presence

Tigers set up US presenceSRI LANKA-The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist organisation whose suicide bombings and political assassinations have killed 4,000 people in the past two years, have quietly established a US presence to help bankroll and equip its brutal secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka, authorities said- dailyn...

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BOMBER NOT A MARATHON RUNNER - CID

BOMBER NOT A MARATHON RUNNER - CIDPolice scrutinising video footage, ID card:SRI LANKA-The CID teams investigating the suicide blast that killed Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle inWeliweriya ruled out the possibility that the male suicide bomber had come there as a marathon runner.Dailyn...

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Medavachchiya........

Medavachchiya checkpoint closed   SRI LANKA-The Medavachchiya Police-Army checkpoint was closed soon after the assassination of Minister Jeyaraj Fernadopulle in a bomb blast at Weliweriya this morning.-dailymir...

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President condemns cowardly assassination

President condemns cowardly assassinationSRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday emphatically and unequivocally condemned the cowardly assassination of Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle by LTTE terrorists.-dailyn...

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Sri Lanka politician Jeyaraj dead .........

Sri Lanka politician Jeyaraj dead SRI LANKA-Sri Lanka great politician and Road and Highway Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed following the blast in Welliweriya this morning. The blast occurred when he was about to flag off a marathon run as part of a Sinhala New Year celebration event. About 12 dead and 83 injured in this incident police said.Sri Lanka’s ace marathon runner K.A. Karunaratne and National Athletic coach Lakshaman De Alwis...

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Lanka rejects war crimes allegations

Lanka rejects war crimes allegations* Rights minister says govt wants ‘perpetrators of crimes identified and dealt with’SRI LANKA- Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday defended itself against fresh allegations it was involved in a cover-up over the massacre of ethnic-Tamil employees of a French charity.The island’s human rights minister, Mahinda Samarasinghe, said Colombo was determined to “show results” from its probe into the murders and a string...

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Senior Rupavahini producer flees country to save life

Senior Rupavahini producer flees country to save lifeSRI LANKA-Fearing for the safety of his life, Waruna Lelwala, a Senior Programme Producer at state-owned Rupavahini Corporation has fled the country, reports said.Mr. Lelwala, one of the 21 SLRC employees blacklisted by the Criminal Investigation Department for investigation after the infamous Minister Mervyn Silva episode, left the country in the early hours of yesterday (Apr. 02nd).  Fears...

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No change in Hakeem’s security

No change in Hakeem’s security   SRI LANKA-While Attorney General submitted a motion on SLMC leader Rauf Hakeem’s security, the Supreme Court refrained from giving a fresh ruling on the matter and therefore the status quo on his security remains. Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva said that Hakeem can file FR case if the government moves to prune his security-dailymir...

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SLAF fighter jet.........

SLAF fighter jets bombed an LTTE training baseSRI LANKA-SLAF fighter jets bombed an LTTE training base located in general area Pulopalai, South East of security  forces FDL - Muhamalai  this morning (04 April). MCNS &nb...

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US report.........

US report on HR practices was erroneous and biased - FM Foreign Minister                                                             Rohitha BogollagamaSRI LANKA-The US State Department Country Reports on Human...

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Overcomes........

OVERCOME CHALLENGES TO MAKE SRILANKAN STRONG AND VIABLESRI LANKA-PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa urged SriLankan Airlines staff to overcome daunting challenges ahead and establish a strong and viable air travel service which would be of yeoman service to all Sri Lankans.-dailynews-pic-Sudath Si...

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