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Sri Lanka's respect for human rights have declined, U.S. Human Right Report says
Mar 12 (CP) Colombo- While faulting both sides of Sri Lanka's three decades-long war between the government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the United States on Thursday, Department of State said Sri Lankan government's respect for human rights declined as the armed conflict reached its conclusion in 2009 May.
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Conference to educate Sri Lankan work force on President's plans
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lankan government has organized a conference to educate the country's work force on the President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Mahinda Chinthana Idiri Dekma development plan.
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India establishes a visiting chair position at University of Colombo
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with University of Colombo for establishing a Visiting Chair in Social Sciences.
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NAM condemns UN Secretary General's move to appoint an expert panel on Sri Lanka
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- The 118-member international organization of non-aligned states, Non Aligned Movement (NAM) has expressed concerns over the move by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a panel of experts to advice on accountability issues on Sri Lanka.
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Attorney General offers protection to exiled Sri Lankan journalists
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lankan Attorney General Mohan Peiris has told a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Wednesday (10) that he was prepared to offer protection to any journalist who returns to the country from exile. "Speaking for myself, and I'm fairly sure the government will back me up on this, there is no question that the government needs our journalists," Peiris told the delegation in his office.
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Sri Lanka main opposition party calls for the removal of crossed over MPs from their portfolios
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- General Secretary of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party, Tissa Attanayake has written to the Cabinet Secretary requesting the removal of Ministers Johnston Fernando and Indika Bandaranayake from their portfolios as they were no longer members of the parliament.
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Sri Lanka ruling party to begin election campaign next week
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is to begin its propaganda campaign for the upcoming general elections nest week, the secretary of its main constituent party informed.
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Sri Lanka Health Minister to decide on the resumption of rubella vaccination programme
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Health and Nutrition Nimal Siripala de Silva is to deliver the recommendations regarding the administration of rubella vaccine after studying the reports of the relevant committees.
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A passport office for Sri Lanka's Northern Province
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Controller General of Immigration and Emigration P.B. Abeykoon says that a passport office will be opened soon in Jaffna for the benefit of the people of the Northern Province sparing the trouble of long distance traveling to obtain passports.
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Sri Lanka President to lead country towards self-sufficiency
Mar 10 (CP) Tissamaharama- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his government will take the country towards prosperity and self-sufficiency strengthening the local economy at the village level.
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DNF files petition to annul election results
General Sarath Fonseka's party New Democratic Front (NDF) today filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to annul the presidential election results of four districts.
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Election Secretariat extends postal votes application deadline for Sri Lanka polls
The deadline for accepting postal vote applications for the upcoming general elections has been extended till February 26th midnignt.
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Accepting nominations for Sri Lanka parliamentary elections to begin tomorrow
Returning Officers will be accepting nominations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka beginning tomorrow (19th) until noon of February 26th.
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Sri Lanka ruling party accuses the Marxists of attacking its office in Polonnaruwa
The ruling party of Sri Lanka today accused the opposition coalition of United National Party (UNP) and the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) of instigation the violence in Polonnaruwa yesterday.
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SRI LANKA: Dengue spread slows in north
Mar 11 (IRIN) COLOMBO- The spread of Dengue fever has eased in Sri Lanka's conflict-affected north, but health officials warn continued vigilance is necessary.
Since the beginning of this year, more than 2,000 cases of the mosquito-borne infection have been reported in Jaffna and Vavuniya districts, fuelled largely by late monsoon rains at the end of 2009.
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Israel to bolster ties with SL
Mar 11 (DM) Israel supported Sri Lanka throughout in its war against terrorism and now that the war is over the Israeli Government is determined to go for a robust economic co-operation agreement with Sri Lanka, Israel’s Ambassador to Delhi and Colombo Mark Sofer told the Daily Mirror yesterday.
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President to participate in rallies from next week
Mar 11 (DN) A series of rallies led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa will take place islandwide from next week. Two rallies each will be held with the President’s participation in Colombo and Kurunegala, with one rally in all other districts.
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Sri Lanka Locks Horns with UN over Experts’ Panel
Mar 10 (IPS) COLOMBO- The war of words between the Sri Lankan government and the United Nations has begun all over again, this time over the creation of an experts’ panel on the island’s human rights record.
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Economy stable
Mar 10 (DN) The prospects for Sri Lanka’s economy is bright and optimistic with much potential for massive scale growth and development, as revealed by various independent economic observations.
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The Fonseka affair: A perfect blunder?
Feb 15 (ANN) Are we headed for a third great cycle of violence? Sri Lanka has experienced two so far: the violence of the Sinhala underprivileged youth vs. the System, and the youth of the Tamil periphery vs. the Sinhala heartland. Are we living through the prelude of a third cycle, this time of a Cold war turning hot "factional strife turning into civil conflict- within the Sinhala establishment itself"
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Opposition party manifesto to focus on vital sectors of Sri Lanka, UNP leader says
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) leader says that their manifesto for the April 8th General elections will focus specially on the education, healthcare, and unemployment.
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G-15 Chairmanship offered to Sri Lanka President
Mar, 11 (CP) Colombo- The G-15, group of developing countries has considered offering its chairmanship to Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Government Media Unit said today.
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Sri Lanka President says a promising country for future generations is his goal
Mar 11 (CP) Kelaniya- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that his primary goal is to bestow a promising country to the future generation that is equipped with the qualifications to compete in the international arena.
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Sri Lanka minister slams UN Secretary-General for violation of mandate
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Minister of Export Development and International Trade Prof. G.L. Peiris says that the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has violated the basic principles of the United Nations by proposing to appoint a panel of consultation on Sri Lanka.
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U.S. Secretary of State honors Sri Lankan woman at the Internternational Women of Courage Awards
Mar 11 (CP) Colombo- A Sri Lankan woman was among the ten women from around the globe honored for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for women's rights and advancement by the United States Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka main opposition to release its election manifesto
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo- United national Front (UNF), Sri Lanka's main opposition alliance contesting the upcoming parliamentary election in April is to release its election manifesto next week.
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Two new MPs to take oaths in Sri Lanka just for two days
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo- Two candidates of Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party at the 2004 general election are likely to take oaths as Members of Parliament when the reconvened parliament meets on April 06 for the extension of emergency for another month.
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Ex-migrant workers of Sri Lanka are to be registered
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has commenced a programme to register the persons who have returned to the home country after working overseas.
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China lends US$ 290 million for Sri Lanka infrastructure development
Mar 10 (CP) Colombo- China, through its Export-Import (Exim) Bank has provided Sri Lanka with a Concessional Loan of US$ 190 million to construct the country's second airport in Mattala and another US$ 100 million to expand the capacity of the Sri Lankan Railway, Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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Renowned musician Ravi Shankar meets Sri Lanka President
Mar 05 (CP) Colombo- The legendary Indian musician Ravi Shankar, who is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees Thursday evening.
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Nominations process in full swing in Sri Lanka
several political parties and independent groups handed in their nominations today ahead of tomorrow's noon deadline.
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Nomination process commences in Sri Lanka
Accepting nominations for the general elections have begun today in 20 administrative districts, The process will continue until noon of February 26th.
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Sri Lankan arrested in Britain for running on-line crime network
Britain's Serious Organsied Crime Agency (SOCA) today arrested a Sri Lankan native Renukanth Subramaniam, 33, for operating an on-line crime network that allowed criminals to exchange stolen credit cards and other information, stealing millions.
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Protect Buddhist scripts from distortion: Rajapaksa
Mar 11 (HT) Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered formulation of a procedure to prevent distortion of Buddhist scripts and granted financial help to Daham Paasals, the religious schools in the country.
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Sri Lanka doing massive deals with China
Mar 11 (MS) Sri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from China.
Beijing will lend about $200 million for the airport project and also make another $100 million available to re-fit the island's ageing rail network.
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No more presidential polls, says Minister Sirisena
Mar 11 (Island) The electoral system would definitely be reformed after the forthcoming general election, SLFP General Secretary, Minister Maithripala Sirisena told the media in Colombo yesterday.
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A supporter of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party carries a flag of a candidate during a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Sri Lanka's parliamentary election is scheduled for April 8, 2010.
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Rubella probe team hands in report
Mar 10 (Island) The report on the investigations conducted by an independent committee on the death of a 13-year-old girl in Wariyapola, Kurunegala following the administration of Rubella vaccine was handed over to Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday.
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MPs Johnston,Indika sacked from house
Mar 10 (DM) In a strange twist of events, Ministers Johnston Fernando and Indika Bandaranaike, who joined the ruling UPFA from the UNP, ceased to hold their MP posts from yesterday in the reconvened Parliament since they had withdrawn a Supreme Court case challenging their expulsion from the UNP.
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