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Govt. To Apologize To UN Regarding Weerawansa’s Statement

he government has rejected Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s statement urging the public to surround the UN office in Colombo and prevent the staff from leaving the premises in protest over the UN panel appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. According to UN spokesman Farhan Haq the government of Sri Lanka will tender an apology to the United Nations (UN) over comments made by Minister Wimal Weerawansa.

[General] Arrest warrant on Mustapha

The Mount Lavinia additional Magistrate today issued an arrest warrant on former Deputy Minister Myon Mustapha, who is reportedly out of the country, for failing to appear in Court in a bribery case. ...
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[General] Former SLFP Deputy Minister Kathriarachchi remanded

Former SLFP Deputy Minister Chandana Kathriarachchi was remanded by the Colombo High Court over his alleged involvement in a murder of a person by the name Kasturiarchige Don Chandrarathne in Piliyandala Kesbawa area on 24 August 1996....
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[General] Lankan CID chief, hotel staff held for Chennai man's murder

An Indian national from Chennai, Thennarala Selvaraja (24), who went to Colombo earlier this month to work as a chef, was murdered over the weekend and his body thrown into the sea....
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[General] Decision not to grant positions to defeated candidates not applied to All Ceylon Muslim Congress

Senior officials at the SLFP headquarters said that the President’s decision not to appoint defeated candidates at the last general election to positions in state institutions has been violated by all other constituent parties in the UPFA, with the exception of the SLFP. ...
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[General] Ban says no reasons for angry reactions from Sri Lanka

There is no reason for the Sri Lankan government's angry reaction to the formation of a UN advisory panel on possible war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka's war against rebels, the UN chief said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. ...
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[General] Budget Of This Year Is Only A Summary Of The Annual Report Of The Central Bank-Anura Kumara Disanayaka.

The parliamentary member and the bureaucratic member of JVP Mr.Anura Kumara Disanayaka said that the budget of 2010 is the most ludicrous budget ever presented in Sri Lankan history. ...
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[General] Prisoners write to the Pope

Tamil political prisoners detained for months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) have written to the Pope and the Catholic Bishops in Sri Lanka seeking their intervention for a Presidential pardon or to be released on bail. ...
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[General] Chamal warns Mervyn Silva

Speaker Chamal Rajapakse today warned Deputy Highways Minister Mervyn Silva that he will be sent out of the chamber if he continues to behave in an unruly manner inside the parliament premises. ...
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[General] Gen Fonseka’s son in law’s assets confiscated

The Fort Magistrate today ordered to confiscate to the state Rs. 15 million which were in the bank accounts of Danuna Tilkaratna, son in law of Gen (retd) Sarath Fonseka. ...
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Sri Lankan doctoral student at AIT (Thailand) receives Asia-Pacific Entrepreneur Award

Mr. Nayana D.P. Dehigama, a doctoral student of School of Management (SOM) of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), has won the third Asia-Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award. The awards were announced at the 24th conference of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), which concluded on 7 July 2010 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Galle-Matara Railway Sold To Indian Company. Workers Are Being Transferred

It is reported that the construction of the new rail track parallel to the existing Galle-Matara rail track and rehabilitation of the latter were handed over to an Indian company.

No issue if Mahinda Rajapaksa continues as an Executive Prime Minister – Vasudeva

Democratic Left Front Leader parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that the Leftist parties were not opposed to Mahinda Rajapaksa functioning as the head of state, but that he should do so after creating an Executive Prime Ministerial post that is responsible to parliament.

Economists visiting Sri shocked by Wimal’s actions

Finance Minister and Economic Development Ministry Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera has informed Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa that economists representing international organizations who have arrived in the country to explore the possibilities of granting aid to the country, have been shocked a petrified by NFF Leader and Wimal Weerawansa’s protest outside the UN launched on the 6th, sources from the Finance Ministry said.

Work from home, UN tells officials in Sri Lanka

UN officials in Sri Lanka Wednesday told employees to stay home to avoid a pro-government protest outside their offices.

US backs UN in Sri Lanka war crimes dispute

The United States on Tuesday stood behind UN chief Ban Ki-moon and his advisory panel on war crimes allegations in Sri Lanka, where protesters including a cabinet minister surrounded the UN office.

UK fraudster appointed as Minister Mervyn’s Public Relations officer

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s closest political ally, deputy minister Mervyn Silva has appointed a serious fraudster charged in a UK Crown court as his Public Relations Officer (PRO).

Government Behind 'Skirmish' At UN Office

It has been revealed that the protest which was held in front of UN office complex Colombo was conducted with an overall awareness of the government. This came to the notice after a journalist recorded a threat made to a police officer by the Defense Secretary over the phone.

Murali to retire from Tests

Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from all international test cricket after the first Test against India that is scheduled to be played in Galle from July 18 to 22.

Official hand-over of European Union funded projects in Ampara

The European Union will officially hand-over to the Government and people of Sri Lanka two projects at a total cost of LKR 6.3 billion in the Ampara District on 6th July 2010.
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