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Sri Lanka's main opposition condemns attack on private TV station
July 30 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has condemned the attack on the private TV station Siyatha in Colombo today.
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake in a statement condemned the attack and said it could not be considered a coincidence
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Government orders investigation into the attack on private media station in Sri Lanka capital
July 30 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lankan government today ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to initiate special investigation on the reported fire attack on a private radio and TV station in capital Colombo.
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Over 100 abductions in Sri Lanka; police have found 90
July 30 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka police say that 101 complaints regarding abductions have been received within the seven months from January to July in 2010.
These complaints have been received from various parts of the island.
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Higher Security Zones cannot be removed completely in Sri Lanka's North, government says
July 29 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lankan government today said the Higher Security Zones extended during the war cannot be removed completely overnight although some High Security Zones have already been narrowed as the government has to ensure safety of all citizens in the country.
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Sri Lanka Marxist student union lodges complaint with HRC
July 29 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated Inter University Student Federation (IUSF) today (29) filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) on the death of a third year student of the Ruhuna University and the arrest of eight other students this week.
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Sri Lankan court issues summons on witnesses to the
July 29 (CP) Colombo- A Sri Lankan court issued notices to 20 witnesses to provide evidence to the "white flag" case involving retired General Sarath Fonseka.
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Japan urges Sri Lanka to allay human rights concerns
July 30 (Kyodo) Tokyo- Japanese Cabinet ministers yesterday urged visiting Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris to allay international concerns over alleged war crimes committed last year by Sri Lankan forces in the country, Japanese officials said. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama separately told the Sri Lankan minister that Colombo should be accountable about the human rights issue, which has raised concerns in the international community.
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Drugs for cash rampant at Welikada prison
July 30 (DM) It had been estimated around Rs. Fifty thousand worth of drugs change hands in the women’s section of the Welikada prison on a daily basis, prison sources state.
In a major breakthrough, the wife of a millionaire businessman was sentenced to death after she was found to be the kingpin behind this drug business.
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Sri Lankan fishermen rescued
July 30 (Hindu) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued a Sri Lankan fishing boat with five crew members from the high seas on Thursday.
According to a release, the Lankan fishing boat had reported engine failure and was drifting in Indian waters since July 25.
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Sri Lanka ex-army chief faces new trial
July 29 (AFP) Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka was brought before the Colombo High Court on Thursday to answer charges of provoking violence.
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Tamil hunger striker accepts damages from British papers
July 29 (VS) LONDON- A Sri Lankan Tamil demonstrator who went on hunger strike outside London's Houses of Parliament accepted damages Thursday from British newspapers who accused him of eating burgers during his fast.
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Lady Doctor's death: Inquiry says negligence
July 29 (DM) An inquiry into the death of the Badulla hospital lady doctor from dengue had revealed there had been some negligence by hospital staff in treating her, the health ministry said yesterday.
The committee set up to inquire into Dr. Nadeeka Lakmali Wijenayake's death also found that interference by relatives had prevented the staff including doctors from carrying out their duties properly.
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15 Sri Lankan fishermen apprehended
July 29 (Hindu) Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Veera' of Tuticorin Station apprehended three Sri Lankan fishing boats and a crew of 15 fishermen on Wednesday on charges of illegal fishing in Indian waters.
The poaching activities were located at 80 nautical miles off south west coast of Kanyakumari.
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Britain removes travel restriction on Sri Lanka's North
July 30 (CP) Colombo- The British government has removed the travel restriction that had been imposed on its citizens against traveling to the Sri Lanka's Northern Province.
A statement issued by the British High Commission in Colombo said the UK government has removed the advice against travel to the four northern districts of Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Mannar, and Vavuniya.
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Sri Lanka government rehabilitates and releases 3,000 ex-Tiger cadres
July 30 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Rehabilitation Commissioner Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe says that 3,000 surrendered cadres of the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been released so far.
The Rehabilitation Commissioner said that 11,698 LTTE cadres were identified for rehabilitation.
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Two injured in mob attack on private TV and Radio station in Sri Lanka
July 30 (CP) Colombo- An armed mob of about 15 have attacked a private TV and radio station in Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
The early morning petrol bomb attack on the 'Siyatha' media office at Union Place in Colombo has injured two employees according to local media reports.
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Sri Lankan court releases former presidential security chief on bail
July 29 (CP) Colombo- A Sri Lankan court has released the former head of the Presidential Security Division (PSD), DIG Nihal Karunaratne on bail.
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Indian Coast Guard arrests 15 Sri Lankan fishermen
July 29 (CP) Tuticorin- Indian Coast Guard has arrested 15 Sri Lankan fishermen in three boats for fishing illegally in Indian waters, the Indian daily The Hindu reported.
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Murdered midwife's body exhumed in Sri Lanka's North for fresh examination
July 29 (CP) Jaffna- The body of a midwife who died under mysterious circumstances in the North earlier this month was exhumed yesterday for a fresh forensic examination.
Darshika Saravanan, 27, a midwife at Velanai hospital was found dead in her room in the official quarters on July 11.
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Child abuse rampant in Sabaragamuwa
July 30 (Island) Fifty eight cases of child abuse had been reported during the first six months of the year in the Sabaragamuwa Province, G. M. Karunapala, Provincial Minister of Probation and childcare Services told The Island.
Besides 10 cases of drug abuse, eight incidents of cruelty to children, thirty eight incidents of children being abandoned and eight incidents of abduction have been reported in the province during the said period.
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Provide security for Fonseka, Prison authorities told
July 30 (DN) The Trial-At-Bar hearing the case of General Sarath Fonseka yesterday directed the prison authorities and Army personnel to provide the General with maximum security and other facilities to attend Parliament proceedings.
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Reconciliation not possible with foreign mediated efforts: LTTE leader
July 30 (ANN) The late Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran’s successor, TS Pathmanathan aka KP says Sri Lanka should strive to deal with domestic issues on its own without involving external elements.
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'Rise of Al-qaeda led to the fall of LTTE'
July 29 (HT) The multi-pronged 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda on the US in 2001 turned world opinion against armed insurgencies across the world including the LTTE, leading eventually to its decimation, a top Tamil Tiger leader has said.
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Algama’s death: Karu wants IGP to question Island news editor
July 29 (Island) Acting Leader of the UNP, MP Karu Jayasuiya has requested IGP Mahinda Balasuriya to summon the news editors of The Island and the ITN for the investigation into the death by self-immolation of UNP supporter Rienzie Algama on Tuesday.
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Bogus job agencies busted
July 29 (DN) The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) special investigation unit had raided five more bogus job recruitment agencies last week and filed action against the suspects. During the last two weeks, the SLBFE had taken action against 10 illegal recruitment agencies, an SLBFE official told the Daily News yesterday.
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