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BBS opposes 13th amendment and referendum for Northern and Eastern Provinces The controversial Buddhist movement here, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has opposed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and a referendum for the Northern and Eastern Provinces, its sources said.Read more... |
Ranil concerned over teachers not being paid on time Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that teachers in the state sector have not yet been paid their salaries for the month of May.Read more... |
Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis and displays corpses Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis on Tuesday for robbery and murder, then put their bodies on public display as a further punishment, state news agency SPA said.Read more... |
India deploys ship bordering SL waters Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Vaibhav, the third in the series of 90-meter-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) was commissioned Tuesday at Tuticorin by Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal, the director general of the force and the vessel will also be used in the eastern region,Read more... |
Exit lane on Colombo-Kandy road closed due to construction The exit lane of the Colombo-Kandy road from the Bandaranaike roundabout to the end of the Kelani bridge has been temporarily closed from 8 pm Tuesday (May 21) to 6 am Wednesday (22), police sources have said.Read more... |
Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.Read more... |
Fire at three-wheel spare parts shop in Maligawatte damages goods worth Rs 15 million A fire that had flared in a store at the Jumma Junction in Maligawatte, Tuesday evening has now been doused, the Police sources.Read more... |
Strike successful - Opposition Trade Unions; Strike a total flop - Govt The Co-ordination Committee for the Trade Union Alliance said that the token strike launched on Tuesday (May 21) with the participation of a number of opposition trade unions against the increase in the electricity tariffs had been successful.Read more... |
SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.Read more... |
Man in debt kills 3 of family, commits suicide A 48-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil settled in Chennai killed his mother, wife and daughter by slitting their throats before committing suicide by jumping in front of a suburban train near Pazhavanthangal on Tuesday morning.Read more... |
Only Congress genuinely interested in Tamils' welfare: Narayanasamy Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said that only the Congress party is "genuinely" interested in ensuring welfare of the Tamils in Sri Lanka while other political parties in Tamil Nadu were shedding "crocodile tears" on the issue.Read more... |
Government sector attendance up by 3.5% - Infor Dept Attendance to duties by employees at public sector and private enterprises have exceeded 93.5 percent which is 3.5 percent more than daily attendance,Read more... |
Jaya renews demand for retrieval of Kachatheevu Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, besides redrawing the International Maritime Boundary Line.Read more... |
At least 91 dead as massive tornado strikes US city A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials said.Read more... |
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Strikes hit Lanka but have limited effect Hundreds of people went on strike here on Tuesday to... Read more...
SC issues notice to public officials over FR against power tariff hike Supreme Court Tuesday (May 21) issued summons to the... Read more...
Lanka’s woman Thavil players fading away Pushparani Thiruchelvam is one of the two woman thavil... Read more...
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IPL steps up ACSU security for top-four teams The IPL has stepped up security for the four teams remaining in the tournament by providing them officers from its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), following up a decision taken at Sunday's BCCI working committee meeting.Read more... |
Vettori joins NZ squad early after Martin ruled out Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori could play his first test for 10 months after spinner Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour of England with a calf injury.Read more... |
NZ media muted in critique of first test loss New Zealand's media were muted in their reaction to their side being bundled out for just 68 runs to give England a 170-run victory in the first test at Lord's on Sunday, instead turning their focus towards the second match in Leeds.Read more... |
India mulls spot-fixing law after arrests India is mulling a law to deal with the issue of spot-fixing in sport following last week's arrest of cricketers and bookmakers, government officials said on Monday.Read more... |
Wilkinson named European Player of the Year Former England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson was named European Player of the Year on Sunday. The award is given to the player adjudged the best performer in the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups.Read more... |
Cook satisfied as England hit the ground running England captain Alastair Cook was satisfied with his team's performance after they beat New Zealand by 170 runs in a fluctuating first test at Lord's on Sunday.Read more... |
Broad bowls England to emphatic victory Stuart Broad took seven wickets to rip through the New Zealand batting order and bowl England to an emphatic 170-run victory on the fourth day of the first test at Lord's on Sunday.Read more... |
Entertainment
Liberace film throws spotlight on gay rights at Cannes festival The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering.Read more... |
Singer George Michael under observation for head injuries British singer George Michael remains in hospital under observation for head injuries, five days after a car accident, his publicist said on Tuesday.Read more... |
International
Bulgaria's ex-PM Borisov says he is convinced rivals can form government The head of Bulgaria's largest party said on Tuesday he was convinced his rivals would be able to form a government, indicating a political stalemate that could undermine the European Union's poorest economy may soon be broken.Read more... |
Cameron committed to ruling in coalition until 2015: spokesman British Prime Minister David Cameron is committed to governing as part of a two-party coalition until the next national election in 2015, his spokesman said on Tuesday, days after Cameron raised the prospect of the alliance breaking apart.Read more... |
Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity: diplomats A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.Read more... |
Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February.Read more... |
Kerry visits Oman for arms deal, talks on Syria, Mideast Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said.Read more... |
Business News
SL Economic Summit 2013 to focus on re-balancing the economy This year's Sri Lanka Economic Summit to be held in Colombo in July will focus on rebalancing the economy. The Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2013 organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be held From July 9-11,Read more... |
NTPC set to ink pact for Sampur project in Sri Lanka With differences over the operation and maintenance (O&M) charges and the gross heat rate issues in the power purchase agreement (PPA) sorted out, NTPC is all set to ink agreement for the execution of the proposed 2X250 MW Sampur power project in Trincomale, Sri Lanka, by early next month.Read more... |
UK's Cleveland Bridge Ltd signs £35 million deal with Sri Lanka to build 210 bridges The UK's Cleveland Bridge Ltd. has signed a £35 million deal with the Sri Lankan government to build 210 permanent steel bridges in rural areas across the country.Read more... |
IOC to operate oil plant in Sri Lanka with local ally Ending a decade-long uncertainty, India has proposed to Sri Lanka that it is willing to operate an oil storage plant in Trincomalee harbour, a crucial strategic asset,Read more... |
Travel
Sri Lanka: The Sun House
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Holy molar: In search of Buddha's sacred tooth and orphaned elephants in splendid Sri Lanka A divine denture, spicy seafood, bathing elephants and a rock fortress. Ben Rankin is won over by the magic of Sri LankaHuge fruit bats skim the treetops above us as the distant drumming grows louder. And in the pitch black just a shadowy outline of a towering building can be seen. Read more... |
Sophisticated, stylish and brimming with old fashioned charm, The Sun House is Sri Lanka's original boutique hotel, says Ianthe Butt