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Sri Lanka Navy assists exchange of released Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen
May 24 (CP) Kankasanthurai- Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday (23) has assisted the exchange of Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen released from each other's side.
Sri Lanka Naval Vessels Abeetha II and P 450 attached to the Northern Naval Command brought home 22 Sri Lankan fishermen released from India along with their boats
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Fire breaks out in cargo warehouse of Sri Lanka's Colombo Port
May 24 (CP) Colombo- A massive pre-dawn fire has gutted the inbound cargo warehouse in Sri Lanka's Colombo Port, port officials said.
The early morning fire had broken out in the CFS-1 warehouse at JCT terminal inside the Port of Colombo, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrama told the media.
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Govt. under pressure to halt court proceedings
May 24 (Island) Foreign diplomatic missions in Colombo had finalized various agreements with local NGOs running into millions of dollars, some of which might not have been in the best interests of the country, due to failure on the part of successive governments to effectively monitor such deals, Government sources said yesterday
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Zombie masks under probe
May 24 (DN) Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has made a request to the Government to find out who is behind importation of 'Zombie masks' to Sri Lanka aimed at the National Vesak Festival and whether it is a conspiracy. Zombie masks depict horror and violence during the National Vesak Festival which promote peace and harmoney, a Ministry spokesman said.
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Tamil asylum seekers granted lawyers after court plea
May 24 (Age) Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has granted lawyers access to two Tamil asylum seekers who feared they would be removed to Sri Lanka.
The asylum seekers – who cannot be named – emailed refugee lawyer David Manne from Christmas Island on Wednesday seeking his help to apply for refugee protection.
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Sri Lankan Minister again under suspicion for attack on local council chairman
May 23 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Relations Mervyn Silva came under media attention again as his same party opponent and Chairman of Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Prasanna Ranaweera was assaulted this morning.
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Asylum seeker released after ASIO overturns threat assessment
May 23 (ABC) A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee has been released from Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre after having her adverse security assessment overturned by ASIO.
Manokala Jenaddarsan, 41, and her six-year-old son, Ragavan, were being held in indefinite detention due to the adverse assessment.
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Kelaniya PS chairman assaulted
May 23 (DM) Kelaniya Pradeshiya sabha Chairman Prasanna Ranaweera has been admitted to the Kiribathgoda Hospital following a clash at Dalugama this morning, sources said.
It is reported that a heated argument between the chairman and another UPFA member during an event had led to the clash.
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Australia returns 16 more Sri Lankans asylum seekers to Colombo
May 24 (CP) Colombo- Australia said it has returned another 16 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Colombo after failing to meet Australia's international obligations.
A group of 16 Sri Lankan irregular maritime arrivals has departed the Christmas Island Thursday night to be flown to Colombo involuntarily, office of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O'Connor said.
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Sri Lanka Defence Secretary opposes vesting police powers with the provincial councils
May 24 (CP) Colombo- Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has said that police powers cannot be vested with the provincial councils.
Rajapaksa has been quoted in the local media saying that he would never agree to the granting of police powers to provincial councils according to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
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Fiery protest by Buddhist monk over cattle slaughter
May 24 (DM) A Buddhist monk set himself on fire this morning outside the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in protest over the slaughter of cattle, police said.
The monk was admitted to the Kandy Hospital with critical burn injuries.
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21 Sri Lankans held in Kochi
May 24 (NIE) On Thursday, the Q branch of the Tamil Nadu police, with the assistance of the Ernakulam North police, took 21 Sri Lankans who were about to sail to Australia in a fishing boat from Kochi, into custody.
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Sri Lanka police probe German NGO Friedrich Naumann Foundation
May 23 (CP) Colombo- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka police has commenced an investigation on the Friedrich Naumann Foundation to ascertain whether the German NGO has acted within the country beyond its given legal mandate.
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Australia returns 31 more Sri Lankan migrants home
May 23 (CP) Colombo- Australia has deported 31 more Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Christmas Island, a territory of Australia where illegal immigrants to the country are detained.
A group of 31 Sri Lankan irregular maritime arrivals has been flown home from Christmas Island to Colombo involuntarily on Wednesday, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O'Connor announced.
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Now, UN intervenes in land issue in North
May 23 (Island) Head of the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Agnes Asekenye-Oonyu, on Tuesday flew to Palaly, where she discussed the issue with Security Forces Commander, Jaffna, Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe. Ms. Asekenye-Oonyu was accompanied by the deputy head of the mission, Mark Prasopa-Plaizier.
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Unregistered drugs seized
May 23 (DN) The Cosmetic Devices and Drugs Regulatory Authority (CDDA) detected a lorry load of unregistered cosmetics and drugs in Gampola acting on a tip-off, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said CDDA officials inspected the lorry and found that the racket had been continuing over a long period.
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