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Last Updated = Sat, Nov 7, 2009, 06:57 pm SL Time
* Fire destroys estate houses in Central Sri Lanka :: At least 60 persons were displaced due to a massive fire occurred in three line abodes on a tea estate in Pussellawa this morning.
[Updated = Sat, Nov 7, 2009, 06:57 pm SL Time]

* Emergency passed in Sri Lanka parliament :: Sri Lanka Parliament today passed the State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 78 votes. The
[Updated = Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 09:32 pm SL Time]

* Tourism Minister resigns from party :: Sri Lanka Tourism Minister Nandana Gunatilaka, the General Secretary of the National Freedom Front (NFF), has resigned from the party,
[Updated = Thu, Nov 5, 2009, 09:07 pm SL Time]

* More explosives found from Eastern Sri Lanka :: Vavuniya police has recovered 50 kilo grams of C4 explosives from Sampur in Trincomalee early this morning.
[Updated = Thu, Nov 5, 2009, 08:01 pm SL Time]

* Floods in Batticaloa displace people :: Heavy rains in several areas of the Batticaloa District have been severely flooded displacing the residents.
[Updated = Wed, Nov 4, 2009, 10:10 pm SL Time]

* TNA MPs questioned at the airport :: Two Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians have been questioned by the CID at the Bandaranayke International Airport this evening.
[Updated = Wed, Nov 4, 2009, 10:07 pm SL Time]

* Trainee police officer killed in Eastern Sri Lanka :: A trainee police officer at the Police Training School in Kaladi, Batticaloa was killed while trying to defuse a bomb.
[Updated = Tue, Nov 3, 2009, 08:24 pm SL Time]

* Three LTTE cadres arrested in Sri Lanka capital :: Sri Lanka police have arrested another three key LTTE cadres this morning in Grandpass, a suburb of capital Colombo.
[Updated = Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 09:09 pm SL Time]

* Youth remanded for making offensive comments on Sri Lankan President :: The Matale Magistrate Courts today remanded a youth who had made offensive comments on the President.
[Updated = Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 09:42 pm SL Time]

* Twister damages 103 houses in Sri Lanka :: A twister that blew across the Bulathsinhala area in Kalutara last night damaged at least 103 houses.
[Updated = Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 09:12 pm SL Time]

* Sri Lanka's theater legend Gamini Haththotuwegama passes away :: Gamini Haththotuwegama, the theater legend in Sri Lanka has passed away this morning at a hospital in Colombo after a brief illness.
[Updated = Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 08:41 pm SL Time]

* Sri Lanka President to visit Nepal tomorrow :: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to leave for Nepal tomorrow (29) on a two-day official visit.
[Updated = Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 10:10 pm SL Time]

* Haul of Claymore mines found from Vavuniya :: Sri Lanka Police have recovered a haul of Claymore mines and several other explosives from Vavuniya last night.
[Updated = Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 12:17 pm SL Time]

* Sri Lanka Cricket announces squads for Indian tour :: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced its squads for upcoming Indian tour from 11th of November and ends by 27 of December. .
[Updated = Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 10:41 pm SL Time]

* Pillayan's car hit a tree, three killed :: Backup car of Pillayan's motorcade ran off the road and hit a tree at Gokarella in Kurunegala killing 2 soldiers and a civiliian passenger.
[Updated = Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 09:46 pm SL Time]

* School closed due to fever :: M.D.H Jayawardana Vidyalaya at Udumulla in Padukka has been temporarily closed due to an unidentified fever spread through out the school.
[Updated = Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 09:44 pm SL Time]

* A suicide LTTE cadre arrested in Northern Sri Lanka :: Sri Lanka police have arrested a suspected suicide bomber in Nagadeepa, Jaffna last night.
[Updated = Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 06:55 pm SL Time]

* More LTTE cadres arrested in Sri Lanka :: Sri Lanka police have arrested several key LTTE cadres from various parts of the country during the last twenty four hours [see SECURITY sec].
[Updated = Sun, Oct 25, 2009, 08:20 pm SL Time]

* Police round up street children :: The Police has taken 27 street children into their custody in Colombo under a court order.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 22, 2009, 07:37 pm SL Time]

* Depositors protest in Colombo :: Depositors of the Ceylinco Property Sharing Investment Corporation today staged a protest campaign against the company in Colombo.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 22, 2009, 07:36 pm SL Time]

* Army Brigade commander killed :: The Brigade commander of Sri Lanka Army 611 division in Vavuniya, Colonel D.A Palihakkara died in an accident this morning in Kurunegala.
[Updated = Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 07:43 pm SL Time]

* New fielding coach for Sri Lankan cricket team :: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former Olympic baseball player Gavin Fingleson as its fielding coach.
[Updated = Fri, Oct 16, 2009, 08:15 pm SL Time]

* More LTTE supporters arrested in Colombo :: Sri Lanka police have arrested another two suspects from Kochchikade area who have allegedly supported the LTTE in the past.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 07:03 pm SL Time]

* Children hospitalized after eating chocolates :: Ten children from Anamaduwa Central School have been admitted to the hospital today when they fell ill after eating chocolates.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 06:57 pm SL Time]

* School children hospitalized in Eastern Sri Lanka :: At least 62 school children from Meerakerny Macan Markar Vidyalaya in Eravur, Eastern Sri Lanka have been admitted to the hospital this morning
[Updated = Wed, Oct 14, 2009, 09:19 pm SL Time]

* Group of suspected LTTE members on trial in Paris :: A group of 22 suspected LTTE activists were on trial on Monday for running an extortion racket among Paris-based Tamil expatriates to fund their separatist struggle in Sri Lanka.
[Updated = Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 08:23 pm SL Time]

* police arrest head of LTTE "Vanni Tec :: Police have arrested the head of an LTTE run computer institute, "Vanni Tec", today in Negombo.
[Updated = Sat, Oct 10, 2009, 07:48 pm SL Time]

* Manusha Nanayakkara's vehicle convoy comes under gun fire :: An unidentified group has shot UNP candidate Manusha Nanayakkara's vehicle convoy at Walahanduwa in Galle today.
[Updated = Fri, Oct 9, 2009, 11:56 pm SL Time]

* Fitch Ratings upgrades Sri Lanka's Sovereign Rating Outlook :: Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Sri Lanka's ratings at 'B+' and revised the country's sovereign rating outlook to 'stable' from 'negative'.
[Updated = Fri, Oct 9, 2009, 11:54 pm SL Time]

* Emergency passed again in Sri Lanka parliament :: Sri Lanka Parliament today passed the State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 70 votes.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 8, 2009, 07:59 pm SL Time]

* Female LTTE cadre arrested in Southern Sri Lanka :: Special Investigation Unit of the Kalutara police has arrested female LTTE cadre from Pahalawatta area in Kalutara last night.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 8, 2009, 06:46 pm SL Time]

* General Fonseka appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Sports :: Sri Lanka Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Sports.
[Updated = Wed, Oct 7, 2009, 11:13 pm SL Time]

* Former DIG's election office attacked :: An unidentified group early this morning has attacked the election propaganda office of former Deputy Inspector General of Police D. W. Prathapasignhe.
[Updated = Wed, Oct 7, 2009, 06:51 pm SL Time]

* Unemployed graduates stage protest demanding jobs :: Deamnding jobs, Unemployed graduates have staged a massive protest campaign this afternoon in front of the Fort Railway Station in Colombo. .
[Updated = Wed, Oct 7, 2009, 06:49 pm SL Time]

* Schools in the South closed on Friday :: All the schools in the Southern Province will be closed on Friday in preparation of the upcoming provincial council polls.
[Updated = Wed, Oct 7, 2009, 06:40 pm SL Time]

* MP's office burned :: An unidentified group has set fire to the election office of UNP MP Range Bandara in Madampe last night.
[Updated = Mon, Oct 5, 2009, 06:42 pm SL Time]

* Explosion at army camp in Northern Sri Lanka :: An unexpected explosion has occurred inside the premises of the Sri Lanka Army 58 division headquarters in Kilinochchi this morning
[Updated = Sun, Oct 4, 2009, 07:28 pm SL Time]

* Army soldier arrested over school van blast :: The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested an army soldier over yesterday's blast inside a van in Kurunegala.
[Updated = Sat, Oct 3, 2009, 08:24 pm SL Time]

* Two soldiers shot dead in Northern Sri Lanka :: An unidentified gunman has killed two army soldiers who were on duty at Paranthakadathan in Mannar last night.
[Updated = Sat, Oct 3, 2009, 08:23 pm SL Time]

* Suicide jacket found from a house in central Sri Lanka :: Sri Lanka police found a suicide jacket and several weapons from a house at Hansamunawa in Kurunegala early this morning.
[Updated = Sat, Oct 3, 2009, 08:23 pm SL Time]

* Severe weather kills five in Southern Sri Lanka :: At least five people were killed and few more were injured when a tree fell on a house in Galwadugoda in Galle this evening.
[Updated = Fri, Oct 2, 2009, 06:25 pm SL Time]

* Sri Lanka cricket team arrives, captain blames poor fielding :: Sri Lanka cricket captain, Kumar Sangakkara today blamed the poor fielding effort by the entire team for their early exit from the ICC Championship Trophy.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 1, 2009, 11:50 pm SL Time]

* Sri Lanka police arrest LTTE fuel supplier and seize boat :: Sri Lanka police yesterday arrested a senior LTTE rebel who allegedly supplied fuel to the LTTE and seized his boat used in the operation.
[Updated = Thu, Oct 1, 2009, 09:08 pm SL Time]

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