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President meets Gazprom Heads |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
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The Gazprom Headquarters in Moscow, Russia hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka yesterday. |
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Bangladesh beats Sri Lanka in SAG Cricket Final |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
 Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 6 runs in the SAG T20 final and won themselves the Gold medal for cricket in this year’s championship. The final was a keenly contested match. Winning the toss, the home team took first lease of the pitch. They made a defendable total of 157 for 7 wickets thanks to a quick fire 42 runs by Kamal Hassan and a valuable contribution of 37 by Mohamed Mithun. Salam Rahaman also played well for his 20. |
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JVP - UNP & LTTE: New nexus in UK? |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
 A sinister nexus seems to be surfacing between the JVP-UNP alliance and pro-LTTE groups abroad, which will be detrimental to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka, which was finally freed of terrorism after almost three decades, under the leadership of H. E. President Mahinda Rajapaksa. |
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Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka in military custody |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
 The Media Centre for National Security of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order reported that General Sarath Fonseka was taken into military custody around 9.00 pm on 08th February 2010 in connection with certain fraudulent acts and other military offences committed by him. |
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New Military Spokesman Takes Office |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Major General Prasad Samarasinghe assumed office as Military Spokesman and Director, Directorate of Media in the Army this morning (8) during a brief ceremony, held at Media Center for National Security (MCNS). |
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UNP and JVP lacks vision - Minister Senarathne |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Minister of Engineering Services Rajitha Senarathne said opportunistic politics have been completely eliminated with the results of the presidential election. The UNP and JVP are without any forward vision regarding their political strategies. |
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Independence Celebrated at Rehabilitation Centres |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Two of the Rehabilitation Centres in Vavuniya for former LTTE combatants celebrated Independence Day in their own fashion on February 4th. At Poorthottam, where there are a couple of hundred of former child soldiers, there was a flag hoisting ceremony, which included the release of a dove, and speeches in both Tamil and Sinhala. |
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It is time to support the President ! |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Presidential candidate of the Kamkaru Pakshaya (Labour Party), ASP Liyanage extended his fullest support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the UPFA government today. |
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More Gold for Sri Lanka ! |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Sri Lanka has secured the third place in the medals table of the 11th South Asian Games held in Dhaka after winning six gold medals yesterday. Sri Lanka has now equalled the second place with Pakistan in the overall medals table taking thirteen gold medals. India is leading with 67 gold medals. |
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Postal delivery within 4 hours |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 The Department of Posts has taken steps to implement a programme to distribute letters and other postal items in the Colombo District and its suburbs within just four-hours, Superintendent, Central Mail Exchange K. K. Sunil told www.news.lk today (08). |
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Political and economic stability will attract more foreign investment -- Lal de Alwis |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Sri Lanka expects further large scale foreign investment due to economic and political stability, President of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, Lal De Alwis said, expressing confidence that the positive environment prevailing in the country would induce more foreign investors. |
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Sri Lanka can become symbol of nonviolence and peace -- King's son |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Martin Luther King III, the son of renowned American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., said that Sri Lanka now has an opportunity to become a symbol of non violence and justice. |
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School Books at Deyata Kirula at affordable rates |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
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The Deyata Kirula exhibition in Pallekele Kandy is offering school books at concessionary rates to attract students. |
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Northern Resettlement in full swing |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
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Presidential Advisor to the Uthuru Wasanthaya Prorgamme Chandra Fernando says that the resettlement process in the North will be completed by next few weeks. Nearly 210 thousand IDPs have been settled so far. There are about 70,000 IDPs still housed in relief villages. Mr.Fernando stressed they will also be resettled immediately. |
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Nurses to get overseas opportunities |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 The MInistry of Healthcare and Nutrition will find foriegn employment for fully trained nurses from the current intake, Ministry sources said. |
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Deyata Kirula enters 5th day |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Today is the fifth day of the “Deyata Kirula”, Development Exhibition, being held at Pallekelle in Kandy. An estimated crowd of over one million people have visited the exhibition ground since last morning. |
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Over 1,000 Army Deserters surrender |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 Around 1,400 Army deserters had surrendered at army camps on Independence Day making use of the opportunity granted by the Government. |
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Forest tracks to link Wild Life Parks |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has taken steps to link wild life parks across the island through forest tracks. Under the first phase, steps had been taken to design tracks in order to link the national parks in Lahugala-Kitulana, Kumana and Gal Oya. |
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Anusha Palpita assumes duties as Director General, TRC |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
.JPG "Image") Director General of the Department of Government Information Anusha Palpita assumed duties today (08) as the Director General of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission after a brief ceremony held at TRC office, Colombo. |
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Power distribution in Colombo to be modernised |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
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The Ministry of Power and Energy has taken steps to modernize the power distribution network in the City of Colombo, according to ministry sources. |
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The BBC reported on February 08th, 2010 that Sri Lanka's former military commander had said that he is prepared to give evidence in an international court on war crime charges against Sri Lanka.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa (64), the fifth Executive President of Sri Lanka, was elected for a second term of office in the Presidential Election held yesterday (January 26, 2010), with the Sri Lankan electorate recognizing him as the national leader who liberated the country from the terrorism of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and set the country of the path to peace and rapid economic development.
When Sri Lanka's music scene under went a revolution in the 1970s, there were only few men in music... 
A few years ago my daughter, then just five, made a random observation: ‘langak venakal mama hithuwe ratak kiyanne toy ekak kiyala’...
Dinesh Chandrasena, the Sri Lankan Born Designer based in Los Angelese known……
This is not just another Presidential Election. It is not a matter of having or not having the presidency. According to National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa, today, it is a matter of patriotism and saving the country’s territorial integrity. 
Major Gen.Prasanna Silva who commanded Sri Lanka Army’s 55 Division in the battle against terrorism recalls the success story of the valiant Security Forces
Sri Lanka has just passed the seventh month after recovering from a 30- year-long fatal epidemic that resulted from LTTE terrorism.
“We will never hand over this war to the next generation”, President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s deep voice vowing to command a fresh battle against the world’s deadliest terrorists may have reverberated in the Eastern sky soon after re-opening of the sluice gates of the Mavil Aru.
Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Sarath Amunugama spoke to Lakbimanews on the impending election and the Fonseka candidacy. Excerpts: 
The recent announcement that all Welfare Centres would be open from December 1st, and that government hopes to resettle all the displaced by the end of January, is immensely welcome.
