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Dinamina News Editor to be removed following Basil’s directive

Lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara has ordered Dinamina Editor Mahinda Abeysundera to remove the newspaper’s New Editor Chandrani Marasinghe with immediate effect and to get Hemantha Dep, who is an office assistant at Lake House, to replace her.

Women were raped, children killed during last phase of war: UN

A desperate Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had forcibly cut the hair of displaced Tamil girls to prevent them from fleeing as girls with short hair could be suspected of being Tiger cadres, a new UN report has said....
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All Prisoners Over 60 To Be Released

The Ministry of Justice is taking measures to release all prisoners who are over 60 years of age state reports. ...
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Sri Lanka likely to get delayed IMF millions soon

Sri Lanka's 42 billion-dollar economy is forecast to grow at 6.5 percent this year . The International Monetary Fund is likely to release a delayed bailout loan of more than 300 million dollars to bSri Lanka within four to six weeks, an official said Friday....
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President to present draft of political solution to India in June

The President is scheduled to present a draft of the proposals of the political solution for the national question in Sri Lanka to Indian government in June states a weekend newspaper. According to this newspaper the President will present this draft of the proposal during his visit to Indian in June. ...
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Beware Of ‘Bandu’ – Next Cyclone To Hit Indian Ocean

Cyclone ‘Bandu’ will hit Indian Ocean at any moment now. However, no one knows when this would happen though the cyclone has been given this name. ...
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Lankans on hunger strike

A group of Sri Lankan detainees at a Japanese immigration detention centre have been on hunger strike for more than a week, demanding to be released and protesting the mysterious death of an African deportee, AFP reported....
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I will be patient only till November – Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva

Irrigation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has told several senior government ministers that his current portfolio was a useless one and that he would tolerate the situation only till November, SLFP sources said. ...
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Dullas to go to Singapore to be treated for mental stress

Youth Affairs Minister Dullas Alahapperuma is scheduled to visit Singapore to be treated for mental stress, sources from the Ministry said....
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Peace in Sri Lanka brings sales boom

Rob Gill Sales to Sri Lanka are on the rise as the country prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of the end of its civil war. ...
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AUSTRALIA TO SEND FAILED SRI LANKAN ASYLUM SEEKERS HOME

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has warned Sri Lankans who might be considering attempting the journey to Australia: “Do not pay a people smuggler, do not risk your life, only to arrive in Australian waters and find that far, far more likely than not you will be quickly sent home”.

Commonwealth To Be Informed Regarding Govt’s Move To Prevent General From Attending Sessions In Nairobi

The Opposition has decided to inform the Commonwealth regarding withholding permission for Gen. Fonseka to participate at the sessions of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to be held in Nairobi in Kenya.

Fuel Price Hike Imminent

A fuel price hike is imminent by both LOIC and CPC due to the losses in the first half of this year. LIOC says a liter of petrol now retailed at Rs.115 has to be increased by at least by Rs.15 and diesel which is sold at Rs.73/- per liter has to be hiked by Rs.10 in order for them to survive.

Next quits Sri Lanka, exports to EU fall - report

The British clothing retailer, Next, has stopped sourcing its garments from Sri Lanka because of the uncertainty of the continuance of the GSP+ duty concession from the European Union.The company has moved production to Bangladesh, an industry source said.. Meanwhile, exports to the EU fell 13% in the first quarter of 2010, a decline the Sri Lankan garment industry attributes to falling demand due to the economic conditions there. Garments are Sri Lanka’s largest foreign exchange earner.

President angry with Champika over his silence on Ban Ki-moon’s panel of experts

External Affairs Ministry sources say that the President is angered by the silence maintain by JHU’s Minister Champika Ranawaka over the panel of experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to study the alleged human rights abuse that had taken place during the final phase of the war.

Plan to bring Chandrika back to parliament

The UNP Leader, SLFP (M) Wing Leader Mangala Samaraweera and several other senior UNPers have secretly discussed the possibility of brining former President Chandrika Kumaratunge back to parliament as a UNP National List MP in order to contest the Presidential election, if the government implements the amendment to extend the number of terms of office held by an Executive President, it is really learnt.

President unhappy with India for not objecting to Ban Ki-moon’s panel

A senior official at the External Affairs Ministry said that the President was displeased with India for not raising objections against the panel of experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to study and make proposals on Sri Lanka.

I Will Intervene To Restore Peace In Universities - Mervin Silva

Deputy Highways Minister Mervin Silva said that he would intervene to restore peace in the Kelaniya University. He warned students not to cause any trouble and he said he would join the people of the area to control the campus. He said this in a SLFP meeting at Kelaniya, yesterday.

I Will Intervene To Restore Peace In Universities - Mervin Silva

Deputy Highways Minister Mervin Silva said that he would intervene to restore peace in the Kelaniya University. He warned students not to cause any trouble and he said he would join the people of the area to control the campus. He said this in a SLFP meeting at Kelaniya, yesterday.

ONE MILLION LITERS OIL LEAK PER YEAR, COORRUPTION ENGULF PETROLEUM CORPORATION

It is reported that massive amount of petroleum stocks are at lost annually due to lack of maintenance of storage tanks and yards and with corruption. Statistics reveal that the wastage in Kolonnawa terminal alone was 1 million liters in 2008 and a similar amount was lost in 2009 too. According to Petroleum Corporation employees, reasons for these unbelievable losses are that there are no storage tank with floating roofs which prevent evaporation and that faults in garrets which are used to fill oil transport trucks and trains.
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