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Sri Lanka lifts taxes on gold imports 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT Sri Lanka has lifted taxes and levies on gold imports from to promote jewellery industries in the co.. |
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Rewards as facades 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT Jansila Majeed of Puttalam has done Sri Lanka proud. She received the 2010 Woman of Courage award on.. |
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UN intervention sought in Rizana case 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT RIYADH: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is to seek the United Nations High Commissioner s i.. |
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Moragoda says LTTE rehab efforts on track Move to permit ex-combatants to live with their families Special camp for LTTE couples 11,000 acre farm to accommodate 11,000 persons 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT An internationally backed effort to rehabilitate over 10,000 LTTE cadres in government custody is on.. |
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Working class can t be taken for a ride - SL President 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the working class proved themselves at the last Presidential Electi.. |
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US blames govt. for HR violations 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT The US has blamed the government for being involved in human rights violations last year and has sta.. |
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House dissolution no bar to members privileges Deputy Chairman of Sri Lanka Committees takes back two vehicles, including Prado 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT Deputy Chairman of Committees, Ramalingam Chandrasekaran, MP has taken back three vehicles, includin.. |
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Fonseka Court Martial on March 16 at Sri Lanka Navy HQ 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka will be brought before a Court Martial on March 16 and 17. The Court Martia.. |
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Professionals for change in Sri Lanka electoral system 13 Mar 2010 16:22:28 GMT The electoral system of the country under the preferential vote system should be changed. It had cre.. |
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President pays homage to historic Mahiyangana Temple Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 19:56 GMT Mar 13, Mahiyangana: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid homage to the historic Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Mahiyangana of Uva Province this morning (13). |
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Revenues of Sri Lanka Railways up for 2009 Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 19:56 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka Railways revenues have risen last year earning over four billion rupees, Railways Commercial Superintendent Wijaya Samarasinghe said. |
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Sri Lanka Tamils urged not to fall for day-dream deliberations by Tamil parties Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 18:15 GMT Mar 13, Jaffna: There are feasible ways to win the rights of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka and day-dream deliberations of certain Tamil politicians cannot do anything good to the people, leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) said. |
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Sri Lanka Navy finds explosives and suicide jackets in a dinghy Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 18:00 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka Naval troops attached to the Point Pedro Naval Detachment in the Northern Naval Area recovered a haul of C 4 explosives and suicide jackets concealed in the bottom of a dinghy on Thursday, the Navy reported. |
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First election campaign rally of Sri Lanka ruling party in Kandy Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 17:30 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka ruling United People's Freedom Alliance will launch its election campaign from the hill capital of Sri Lanka, Kandy on March 19. |
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Sri Lanka opposition leader to celebrate his birthday with religious activities Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 17:08 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka's opposition United national party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe is to celebrate his 61st birthday with island wide religious ceremonies. |
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Extra security for distribution of Sri Lanka poll cards Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 16:45 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police will provide additional police protection for the distribution of the official poll cards for the upcoming general election. |
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Bribery Commission of Sri Lanka to be defunct from March 29 Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 16:17 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: The current term of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption in Sri Lanka comes to an end on March 29 and the Commission would be defunct until new appointments are made to it on the recommendations of the Constitutional Council, which is yet to be reconstituted. |
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Sri Lanka opposition wants cash from Elections Department for votes received in 2004 Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 15:46 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: In line with the election laws in the country, Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has requested the Elections Department for the cash it is entitled to receive for the votes polled at the last general election. |
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Sri Lanka removes taxes on gold Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 08:36 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: In an effort to boost the jewellery industry in the country, the government has removed the taxes and other levies applicable on gold imports, effect from March 1, 2010, the Central Bank announced. |
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Marxists say Sri Lanka's ex-military leader not charged for alleged conspiracy as previously claimed Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 06:26 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna says that the charges brought against Sri Lanka's former Army Commander General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka do not include the allegations leveled against him initially upon his arrest by the military last month. |
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Sri Lanka ruling party to campaign on Mahinda Chinthana policies at general election Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 05:58 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka's governing United People's Freedom Alliance General Secretary, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said the party would not present a new manifesto for the forthcoming general election. |
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Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner orders IGP to take action to curb election law violations Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 05:48 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dishanayake had ordered the police chief Mahinda Balasuriya yesterday (12) to remove all illegal banners, posters and cutouts by March 15th and to take in to custody the Sri Lanka Transport board (SLTB) buses that display advertisements of various political candidates. |
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New Employees' Pension Fund to be established Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 05:19 GMT Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara has said that a new Employees' Pension Fund will be established with the next budget. |
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Sri Lanka expanding ports network to attract more business Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 17:01 GMT Mar 12, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has initiated a number of projects to expand the ports network in the country to attract more service form the international shipping industry, the Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Aviation Ranjith de Silva said today at a press briefing. |
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Sri Lanka appoints a committee to investigate human right abuses Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 16:25 GMT Mar 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe said that a committee has been appointed on the orders of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to investigate the human rights violations alleged to have committed during the nearly thirty years of war with the LTTE. |
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Government expedites resettlement of IDPs in Northern Sri Lanka Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 15:47 GMT Mar 12, Colombo: Sri Lankan government is planning to resettle the remaining Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) immediately after the de-mining process in the North is completed,... |
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President requests Sri Lanka work force to lend maximum support for a stable government Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 15:42 GMT Mar 12, Colombo: President Mahinda Rajapaksa requested the working community of Sri Lanka to lend maximum support at the upcoming general elections in April to form a stable parliament in order to accelerate the development in the country. |
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U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka supports English language teaching at the University of Ruhuna Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 15:19 GMT Mar 12, Colombo: The United States Embassy in Colombo, together with the University of Ruhuna in Matara, launched a two-week training program for staff of the English Teaching Unit of the university, an Embassy press release said today. |
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UN reviews refugee guidelines for Sri Lanka Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 14:33 GMT Mar 12, Colombo: The United Nations is reportedly reviewing its refugee guidelines for Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in a move that could see the Australian government deny protection claims for the majority of asylum seekers heading to Australia. |
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