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Per Capita Debt Continues To Skyrocket
The government's continued borrowing at commercial rates has increased the per capita debt to Rs 245,980 by the end of 2011 while the per capita interest component on these loans has increased by Rs 23,153 between 2010 and 2011. The Auditor General in the 2011 Report which was released recently has noted that internal and external borrowings of the government from 2007 to 2011 have been ...
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SL Not In A Position To Capitalise On Bangladesh Opportunity
By Camelia Nathaniel The Bangladesh apparel industry is facing a severe crisis following the collapse of the garment factory building which killed over a thousand people. Workers at other apparel factories have gone on strike demanding safety guarantees and even buyers and retailers are under pressure to extract guarantees on workers' safety. With production likely to fall as a result of ...
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Sri Lanka Beats BRIC But…
By Rohantha Athukorala World Bank ratings of the Doing Business index of 2012 revealed that Sri Lanka has pegged up to number 81 ahead of the BRIC countries and South Asia. To be specific China is at 91, Russia 112, India 132 and Brazil trailing at 140. Hence, post-war the overall ratings picking on Sri Lanka on many fronts is commendable given that almost two thirds of the economy is the ...
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Ceremony held in honour of fallen soldiers
A ceremony was held in honour of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the war at the National War Memorial in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte which the fallen ...
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SLC Combined make it to final
SLC Combined will play in the final of the List A tournament in Pallekele, after making short work of Sri Lanka A in the final round-robin match. Off-spinning allrounder Sachithra Serasinghe took four wickets and effected a run out to help dismiss Sri Lanka A for 176 before returning with the bat to strike a brisk 47 that took his side to the cusp of a six-wicket win. SLC Combined reached their ...
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It’s Time Referees Stood Up For The Sake Of Their Own Safety
THE decision, last Tuesday, of a majority of rugby referees to boycott games involving Science College, no doubt, deals a harmful blow on the game's development. A majority of the country's top referees, including 'internationals' Dilroy Fernando and Nizam Jamaldeen, are signatories to the boycott; it's a logical conclusion that the rest would follow - and so, the season ...
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Super SHOCK Rugby Ref Dilroy Announces Retirement
The local rugby scene was reeling in a state of shock and disbelief on Friday when the country's leading rugby referee Dilroy Fernando announced his retirement from the job that he had graced with honour and integrity and earned a reputation internationally as well. Fernando is expected to officiate as referee for the final time at the Bradby Shield encounter between Trinity College and ...
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Rajans Poised For Unique Achievement
Dharmaraja College Kandy are poised to set an unique record in the ongoing schools rugby season by being the first team to clinch the prestigious A Division Champions title in their very first year after promotion from the 'B' division. In a topsy-turvy season that has featured more than a few upsets the two teams promoted from the 'B' division - Dharmaraja and Wesley have ...
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Football Legend David Beckham To Retire
Legendary football player David Beckham has announced that he will retire from football at the end of this season. Former England captain Beckham, 38, will call it a day after winning the French title with Paris St Germain. Beckham said: "I'm thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest ...
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Murray Fears Injury May Affect French Open Participation
Andy Murray does not expect to be fit for the French Open after retiring from his second-round match in Rome with a recurrence of a back problem. The world number two took opponent Marcel Granollers and the Internazionalid'Italia crowd by surprise when he pulled out having just levelled the match at 3-6 7-6 (7/5). It looked as if it was just precautionary ahead of the start of the ...
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Iron Man 3 Reaches The Top
Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut last weekend for lavish Jazz Age drama "The Great ...
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Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
Tamil party on Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels. ...
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Sri Lanka Mulli-vaaykkaal survivor speaks out
[TamilNet, Saturday, 18 May 2013, 11:51 GMT] Mrs Ananthi Sasitharan, who personally witnessed Sri Lanka military taking away her husband, Mr Elilan, a political leader of the LTTE, at the end the Vanni War in May 2009, speaks out her experience from a civilian point of view and as a mother caring for her children during the war and the genocidal onslaught. Still living in Vanni, at ...
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Sri Lanka German Kurdish federation demands justice for Tamil genocide condemns powers
YEK-KOM, a Germany based federation of numerous Kurdish organizations, demanding justice for the genocide of the Eezham Tamil nation, condemned the world powers who ...
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Five-year-old girl allegedly raped by neighbour in Tamil Nadu
Chennai : A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. A 25-year-old neighbour, a truck cleaner, has been arrested on charges of rape. According to police, the accused allegedly sexually assaulted the little girl on May 12 month in his house. "There was an attempt to hush up the matter initially, but the girl's mother decided to report the matter ...
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Navy sailor missing after boat mishap during victory parade
Two navy personnel had fallen off a small Sri Lanka Navy vessel which was involved in an accident during the Victory day Parade at the Galle Face Green this morning.The boat had capsized during the parade causing both sailors to fall overboard. One of them has been rescued while the other sailor is reported missing at sea.Approximately 170 officers and 2700 sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy had ...
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Rajapaksa pledges to continue fighting external elements for peace in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 's human rights record and called for an independent investigation into the alleged war crimes committed during the last stage of the war in the country. President Mahinda Rajapaksa insisted that these were attempts to undermine the peace that has been won and the reconciliation that is already taking place. "When the war ended, we freed most of the top officials of ...
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Two held with firearm and grenade
Two individuals have been arrested for the possession of a locally ...
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Businessman stabbed and robbed
A person was stabbed and injured using a sharp object before being robbed of Rs 350,000 in the Owitigala area in Matugama.The victim was admitted to the Weththawa Hospital and later transferred to the Colombo National Hospital for further treatment.The wounded man has been identified as a businessman from ...
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Tamils want to live in one country Rajapaksa
LTTE . Rajapaksa said that Tamils now want to live peacefully in a single country. His government had faced various machinations by way of human rights accusations. "The hidden idea was to crush us, how to make us kneel before them," he said. Rajapaksa, paying tribute to his troops in a colourful military parade, said he would not allow the separation of the land that troops had ...
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Chinese incursion Ignorant media doesnt know about Colombo proposals
As someone who served in Ladakh from 1964-66, and given the background of the recent Chinese incursion, I want to highlight the role of some of the people who served Indian security - silently. The incident also reflects ignorance on part of Army staff and media about Indo-China ...
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Injured Welegedara doubtful for Champions Trophy
Chanaka Welegedara is in doubt for the Champions Trophy after sustaining a foot injury during Rest of Sri Lanka's List A match against Sri Lanka A on Friday. ...
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IOC to operate oil plant in Sri Lanka with local ally - report
Ending a decade-long uncertainty, India has proposed to Sri Lanka that it is willing to operate an oil storage plant in Trincomalee harbour, a crucial strategic asset, jointly with a local partner. This key arrangement will provide India a major advantage, considering that the Trincomalee plant is the largest fuel storage facility between the Gulf countries and Singapore.The offer from New Delhi ...
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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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