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Safety of journalists highlighted in global press freedom report
Safety of journalists highlighted in global press freedom report Spanish journalists and supporters stage a protest on the 10th anniversary of the death of cameraman Jose Couso in front of Madrid’s...
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President uses Dombe to hit out at Maithri
President uses Dombe to hit out at Maithri Monday, 10 June 2013 The President it is learnt has personally given information to the Sunday Lankadeepa Editor Ariyananda Dombagahawatte to publish a story...
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France says no evidence at all of Ekneligoda living there
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Sri Lanka: Reveal Fate of ‘Disappeared’ Cartoonist
Sri Lanka: Reveal Fate of ‘Disappeared’ Cartoonist Government Inaction Emblematic of Thousands of Cases Enlarge A member of the Free Media Association shouts slogans in front of an image of missing...
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Asgiriya Chief Prelate against mega casino
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Electricity Bill: Hundred Year Old Lesson For The Public Utilities Commission
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Death toll rises to 40
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Vaas well and truly exposed by his own subordinates –how blood money was...
Vaas well and truly exposed by his own subordinates –how blood money was collected etc. (Lanka-e-News-09.June.2013, 9.30PM) The relatives of those who were murdered are deeply shocked and dismayed...
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CJ Impeachment: Order Due On Preliminary Objections To Controversial Appeal...
CJ Impeachment: Order Due On Preliminary Objections To Controversial Appeal By AG June 10, 2013 The controversial Supreme Court leave to appeal application by the Attorney General from the Appeal...
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CID ignores Court order
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Sri Lanka: Brief Shining Moment In Judicial History
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Tax policy breeding inequality, injustice: DEW
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We Are Surprised By Canada’s Claim Of “Ongoing Violations Of Human Rights And...
We Are Surprised By Canada’s Claim Of “Ongoing Violations Of Human Rights And Lack Of Reconciliation In Sri Lanka” – GoSL Tells UNHRC June 10, 2013 The Sri Lanka delegation to the on-going 23rd...
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Govt’s Stance Will Further Divide The Communities – Attanayake
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Post-War And The Contemporary Cold-War Against The Minority In Sri Lanka
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Move to dilute 13-A: Friday Forum urges political parties to resist
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More At Stake For Government Than Countering Separatism
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Manmohan Singh Angered By Mahinda Rajapaksa’s “Sly” Attempts to Undermine...
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Secretariat For Muslims Welcomes Sumanthiran’s Recognition Of Ethnic...
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Vedda priest of Saiva temple murdered in Chella Kathirkaamam
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Kovil behind ‘Temple Trees’ to be shifted
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CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE REQUESTS GOVT. TO DISCUSS NEW CONSTITUTION
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Relevance Of H G Wells To The National Question In Sri Lanka
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Tulisa’s cocaine arrest: the greatest newspaper investigation ever
Tulisa’s cocaine arrest: the greatest newspaper investigation ever Posted by Marina Hyde Thursday 6 June 2013 We should all stand in awe of the groundbreaking investigative journalism and fearless...
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Five ways to stop the NSA from spying on you
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Former Drone Operator Says He’s Haunted By His Part In More Than 1,600 Deaths...
Former Drone Operator Says He’s Haunted By His Part In More Than 1,600 Deaths (VIDEO) June 6, 2013 A former Air Force drone operator who says he participated in missions that killed more than...
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Q&A: “The U.N. Is Too Slow to Respond to Crisis”
Q&A: “The U.N. Is Too Slow to Respond to Crisis” Monday, June 10, 2013 – 19:31Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) – As the situation in Myanmar deteriorates, thousands of Rohingyas...
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Video: Collective formed to block13-A
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NOW IT’S BUDDHISTS BEHAVING BADLY
NOW IT’S BUDDHISTS BEHAVING BADLY MICHAEL CARL-Mon, Jun 09, 2013 Buddhist clerics in Sri Lanka reportedly have launched a terror rampage against Christians that has included attacks ranging from...
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Co-Existence And Communal Harmony In Sri Lanka Today
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Gillard orders deportations to danger – says Govt. official
Gillard orders deportations to danger – says Govt. official The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has breached international refugee law by ordering asylum-seekers to be deported without proper...
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Coalition: No war memorial ban for Sri Lanka
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Cyclone claims 41 lives ; 21 still missing : better close Observatory that...
Cyclone claims 41 lives ; 21 still missing : better close Observatory that gives wrong forecasts (Lanka-e-News-11.June.2013, 7.00PM) The failure of the Observatory to issue due warnings of the...
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FR Cases To Have Standing Order 78A Declared Illegal: Petitioners Object To...
FR Cases To Have Standing Order 78A Declared Illegal: Petitioners Object To Intervention Bid By A Citizen In Contempt Of SC And CA June 11, 2013 The Colombo Telegraph is reliably informed that a...
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A human rights reality check for the Home Secretary – Dr Mark Elliott
A human rights reality check for the Home Secretary – Dr Mark Elliott FEBRUARY 18, 2013 BY 1 CROWN OFFICE ROW The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is no stranger toill-founded outbursts conc erning the...
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CJ Impeachment: FR And Appeal Cases In SC Refixed After Submissions
CJ Impeachment: FR And Appeal Cases In SC Refixed After Submissions June 11, 2013 Several cases related to the so-called impeachment of Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake were taken up today...
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Sri Lanka Monthly Briefing Note | Issue No 02 – June 2013 Period covered: 1...
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ICT And The Economy: Prospects For Sri Lanka
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Market wary of CB forcing interest rates down
Market wary of CB forcing interest rates down June 10, 2013 The money market warns against forcing a reduction in interest rates in an environment of volatility with short term cycles of booms and...
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NSB gets million dollar loans from foreign banks
NSB gets million dollar loans from foreign banks Tuesday, 11 June 2013 The National Savings Bank (NSB) has signed agreements with three private foreign banks to secure loans amounting to US$. 3,000...
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Harnessing S&T To Address Development Challenges
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Sinhala paramilitary steps up land appropriation in border villages of East
Sinhala paramilitary steps up land appropriation in border villages of East [TamilNet, Monday, 10 June 2013, 22:17 GMT] A retired Sinhala police officer and his son who is currently employed in the...
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From recrimination to reconciliation: the path to peace in Sri Lanka
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The Problems Of A Large Cabinet
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GOVERNMENT’S CODE OF ETHICS FOR MEDIA MUST NOT BECOME A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING
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Kathirkaamam festival postponed, pilgrims on foot from Jaffna stranded midway
Kathirkaamam festival postponed, pilgrims on foot from Jaffna stranded midway [TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 12:41 GMT] Saivaites in the country of Eezham Tamils have expressed deep concern over...
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13A was forced on country
13A was forced on country Chaminda Perera * Causing disruption to admin process * PCs a stumbling block to progress The then government was so much under pressure that it accepted the 13th Amendment...
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Eastern university student attacked
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Canada youth initiate ‘Thazhumpakam’ for genocide awareness
Canada youth initiate ‘Thazhumpakam’ for genocide awareness [TamilNet, Monday, 10 June 2013, 23:41 GMT] ”The end of May completes the first stage of a genocide memorial project called ‘Thazhumbakam’...
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Video: BBC World News Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Record And CHOGM
Video: BBC World News Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Record And CHOGM June 11, 2013 “Impact” presenter Mishal Husain discussed the controversy over the decision to hold the Commonwealth Heads of Government...
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