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Ban cattle slaughter immediately Wimal to President
Leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) Wimal Weerawansa today requested the President to immediately ban the slaughtering of cattle within the country.In the wake of a Buddhist monk setting himself on fire yesterday to protest against the slaughter of cattle for meet, the Minister has written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa saying measures should be taken based on that incident. The Minister ...
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Special traffic plan for Diyawanna Vesak Zone
Police today said that a special traffic plan has been implemented due to the Diyawanna Vesak Zone in Battaramulla.Motorists heading towards Malabe are advised to travel along Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha from Parliament Roundabout.Vehicles traveling towards the Parliament from through Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha can enter the Mattaranulla-Malabe main road through Robert Gunawardene Mawatha and ...
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Basil opens road for Sarath N. Silva
The new road constructed connecting the Seruwawila Rajamaha Viharaya and the Somawathiya Rajamaha Viharaya, which is named after former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva, was declared open by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa today (25).The news bridge and road were vested in the people at the auspicious time of 9.30am as instructed by the Chief Incumbents of both temples.The road was ...
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Journos should prevent incidents before reporting them - Charitha Herath
There should be a mutual agreement between all media organizations regarding media ethics, says the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information, Dr Charitha Herath.He stated that media personnel need to prevent certain occurrence from happening before reporting on them.Dr Herath made these comments speaking on the manner in which certain media organizations had reported the ...
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Teachers arrested over students death released on bail
Three teachers of a school in Valaichchenai, who were arrested over the death of a 14-year-old student, have been released on bail.Police said the student had drowned in the Potana Ela, Valaichchenai during a training exercise with a group scouts from the school.Following investigations into the incident, police arrested three teachers of the school who were released on bail after being produce ...
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13th Amendment could cause another conflict Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Empowering a ';hostile'; provincial administration with land and police powers will have grave repercussions, Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said, opposing the holding of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) election ...
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24 injured as elephant runs amok at Perahera
At least twenty-four spectators were injured in a stampede when an elephant ran amok during the Perahera (pageant) of the Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Badulla last night.Police said the incident occurred at around 10.40pm yesterday (24) and that 14 women and a child are among the wounded, who have been admitted to the Badulla Hospital. The elephant was later tranquilized and brought under ...
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Sri Lanka DMK chief wants New Delhi to provide Indian citizenship to Eezham Tamil refugees
Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Friday that DMK Chief M Karunanidhi has requested New Delhi to provide citizenship to over 100,000 Eezham Tamils living in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu as refugees. Pointing out to the immigration reforms in the U.S., Mr Karunanidhi was quoted as saying, "[s]imilarly, it is also our wish and request to the Centre to come forward and provide ...
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Man charged with smuggling Sri Lankan immigrants into UK
A 50-year-old man from Croydon has been charged with smuggling Sri Lankan immigrants into the UK.Chubramaniam Vignarajah of Aurelia Road, was one of 18 people arrested in a series of international raids by immigration and police ,which included addresses in London, Luton and Essex on Wednesday.Mr Vignaraha has been charged with conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration along with two other ...
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Sri Lanka Lawyers move SL courts challenging land acquisition by occupying military
[TamilNet, Friday, 24 May 2013, 23:34 GMT] Following a writ-application filed at the Sri Lankan Court of Appeal by 1,474 Eezham Tamils owning lands in Valikaamam North on 14 May, which was an initiative taken by Colombo-based lawyers, including those belonging to the Tamil National Alliance, a group of lawyers based in Jaffna have filed legal action in Sri Lankan Supreme Court on 22 May, ...
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Ship laying up is an opportunity for Sri Lanka
Lt. Col. Chandana Weerakoon MSc The author is a specialist in Transportation Systems and Management and conducts lectures on Transportation and Logistics at the CINEC Maritime University. Present ship prices have decreased drastically around 80% than in 2008 and around 80% of the operational fleet is laid up due to the slump. It is clear that seafarer opportunities have boomed. The vision ...
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Fire at Colombo Port
Subashini Senanayake A fire broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning causing heavy damage to Cargo Warehouse No 1 (Container Freight Station) of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, ...
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Special trains for Vesak
Irangika Range Sri Lanka Railways has introduced a special train service in view of the Vesak Week for those travelling to Colombo for the Vesak celebrations. The special services will be in operation on May 25, 26 and 27 from Colombo Fort to Mahawa, Colombo Fort -Rambukkana, Colombo Fort - Aluthgama to Veyangoda, and Maradana to South Kalutara.Sri Lanka Railways Operations Superintendent L.A.R. ...
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Jetwing Hotels unveils Hotel J for first time in Sri Lanka
Visiting Sri Lanka on a shoestring budget or planning to travel around the country economically? Most of the time the modern traveler - be they young and independent or older and adventurous - is limited by income, and cash thereby becomes a key determinant when deciding on destinations and accommodation. Hence the reason Jetwing Hotels came up with their latest brainchild of Hotel J ...
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Sri Lanka sees major tourism industry investment
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, especially the cruising scene, is getting back on its feet following the war, with significant interest being shown by major cruise lines wanting to schedule Sri Lankan ports on Indian Ocean Cruises, while the local yachting scene is seeing exciting growth and a local cruise industry may be emerging from infancy.
Sri Lanka, following the long and devastating civil war, which lasted around two and a half decades, is now making renewed attempts to redevelop its tourist industry. The industry is extremely import to the economy of Sri Lanka and is a vital part of the country’s access to foreign currency reserves, but saw marked declines in tourist arrivals during periods in which the ongoing civil war was perceived to be increasing in intensity and violence. Read more
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