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President assures to enact laws to win the trade union demands of journalists  

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President Maithripala Sirisena has assured that legal status will be accorded to win the Trade Union demands of journalists. The President was addressing the Sixth Media Employees Trade Union Federation Convention of the Journalists. The Sixth Media Employees Trade Union Federation Convention was held at the Mahaweli Centre in Colombo under the auspices of President
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Prime Minister condoles death of Fidel Castro  

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has expressed his condolence over the death of Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro. The Prime Minister signed the condolence book placed at the Cuban Embassy in Colombo over the demise of the former President of Cuba and an iconic revolutionary leader of the 20th century. The Prime Minister, after signing the
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PM to visit Hong Kong tomorrow for 2017 World Conference  

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe will be leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow to participate in the 2017 World Conference. The Conference is being organized by The Economic international Magazine. It brings together an intellectually curious audience including readers of The Economist, C-suite executives and business leaders, senior representatives from governments, leading academics and thinkers. Prof. Maithri
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SLTB to operate 6000 buses to face the strike  

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Leave of drivers and conductors of the Sri Lanka Transport Board has been cancelled for one week. The Transport Board is getting ready to face any emergency strike situation, operating 6000 buses. Several Private Bus Associations are planning to launch a strike tomorrow. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Services said that the Sri
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Three member Committee will probe cardiac surgery deaths  

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The Health Ministry has appointed a committee to investigate the deaths of four individuals at the Colombo National Hospital. This three member Committee has been appointed on the instructions of Minister Rajitha Senaratne. Initiatives have been taken to suspend the dye that is being used in heart surgeries. According to the Health Ministry, the four
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Many development projects planned under Megapolis programme  

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Many development projects are planned under the Western Region Megapolis Project. Cabinet approval has been granted to develop infrastructure including mega road projects. Based on improvements to the Road System, Baseline Road will be extended to Galle Road. It is planned to extend the Polduwa-Koswatte Road which is under construction to Kelaniya via Kolonnawa. The
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Palestine Day commemorated  

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The Palestinian People’s International Solidarity Day function was held in Colombo. The event was organized under Minister Rajitha Senaratne, the President of the Palestinian Solidarity Association. Messages of the President and the Prime Minister were presented at the Palestinian Solidarity Day commemoration ceremony. Expressing his views on the occasion, Minister Rajitha Senaratne said that Sri
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Court orders Mervyn Silva to pay 400,000 rupees as compensation for violation of human rights  

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The Court has issued an order to former Minister Mervyn Silva to pay a compensation of 400,000 rupees to a house owner whose house was partly demolished in the Kiribathgoda area during the previous regime. A group including Mervyn Silva had been accused of dismantling part of a house in the Kiribthgoda area under the
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Aava members released on bail  

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The Eleven suspects considered to be in the ‘Aava’ group have been released on bail. Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attygalle enlarged them on a surety bail of one million rupees each. They were also barred from foreign travel. The Magistrate also ordered the suspects to report to the Terrorist Investigations Division in Jaffna on the
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Basil’s lawsuit on land taken up in the Matara Magistrate’s Court  

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The case related to the allegation made against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa over the purchase of a land in the Eliyakanda area in Matara was taken up in the Matara Magistrate’s Court today. Basil Rajapaksa has been indicted with regard to an allegation that he had not succeeded in revealing the manner he used money
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Suspect nabbed in Peellawatta shooting  

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The police have arrested a suspect over the death of an individual who was shot in Peellawatta area last week. A team attached to the Western Province (North) Crime Division nabbed the suspect in Pallama area in Miguran-kadawala yesterday. A Police Officer said that they have also seized a T-56 firearm and five ammos and
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Suspect arrested with Kerala ganja in Kalpitiya  

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A special Police team of the Puttalam Police Superintendent’s Office has seized a stock of Kerala ganja that was being buried in the Thaala-Adi area in Kalpitiya. The ganja was valued at 3.5 million rupees. This haul of Kerala Ganja was taken into custody when a certain man was shrewdly burying it in a large
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A state commemorative ceremony under the auspices of President for Fidel Castro  

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 A state commemorative ceremony under the auspices of President for Fidel Castro


A state commemorative ceremony under the auspices of President for Fidel Castro

To commemorate the late Cuban  revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a state sponsored commemorative ceremony has been arranged under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena.This special programme about his qualitative virtue is arranged for Friday the 02nd instant at the presidential secretariat.

This is the first time such a special commemorative state ceremony for a  foreign leader is held in the
annals of our history.

The decision to have this commemorative ceremony is purely of the President.The special invitees would be the Ambassador of Cuba in Sri Lanka,Foreign Ambassadors,Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna,Sri Lanka Communist party,the Communist Parties, the Members of other leftist parties.Members of Parliament ,intellectuals and other dignitaries.
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Wasim Akram to Sri Lanka for work shop  

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 Wasim Akram to Sri Lanka for work shop


Wasim Akram to Sri Lanka for work shop

It was not so long ago that Wasim Akram the left arm swing bowler of Pakistan  was a threat to many batsmen all over the world.

Wasim Akram is to participate in a work shop conducted by the Sri Lanka Cricket to be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club rounds on the 1st December.This
work shop is help in preparation and targeting the world cup to be held in England and Wales in the year 2019.

This work shop is the first phase of many such programmes that the Sri Lanka Cricket is hoping to launch.It is learnt that all Sri Lankan cricketers are to participate along with officials and coaches of  the Sri Lanka Cricket.
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Ranil's nails have grown to help scratch the external of media men ((Wednesday's cartoon)  

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Ranil's nails have grown to  help scratch the external of media men (Wednesday's cartoon)





















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To come soon! Arjun's media network which will shudder the media world!  

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 To come soon! Arjun's media network which will shudder the media world!

To come soon! Arjun's media network which will shudder the media world!

Much of the activities in connection with launching the new media network under the ownership of millionaire businessman Arjun Aloysius of Perpetual Treasuries Company which earned extensive profits have already been completed. As such a media institution with a fresh outlook with the facility of providing a monthly salary scale of Rs. one lakh upto a million, so far not seen in Sri
Lanka would thus be established. The political objective of this exercise is to raise the image of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasingha, it was reported.

Employees of various publications had been recruited during the past period under the high-paying scheme and both Editors of Mawbima Today and Sunday are among them. This is for the main newspaper to be launched by the said media network. According to this operations 21 employees attached to the page-maker's section and other sections of the editorial board of Mawbima newspaper have relinquished their posts, it is understood.

The office in Bambalapitiya area where it has been established has become a location where skilled persons of numerous media institutions have been bought over and installed and in time to come preparations are underway to establish this office at a location in a new building in Colpetty. There is information to say that television, radio, newspapers and websites are included in this new media. Rumours are circulating that more than in obtaining a new television license it would be a feasible idea to buy an already existing one and there is a speculation to buy over Swarnawahini, in this context.
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Grace period to register vehicles ... extended  

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Grace period to register vehicles ... extended

Several months more to implement fines according to new system

Though the grace period given to vehicle owners with open papers to register their vehicles was to end today November 30th, as a large number are still rocking to the Narahenpita Motor Traffic Department in this connection, the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic Mr.A.H.K. Jagath Chandrasiri states that approval of the cabinet has been secured to extend the said period till 30th December. This change has been effected after considering
the difficulties faced both by the public as well as the staff as a result of curbing the congestion that has resulted with a large number of people streaming in to get the vehicles registered as a consequence of the proposal of the 2017 budget to increase fines for traffic violations.

It is further reported that there will be a delay of several months for the revised scheme of fines proposed to be effected as it has to be approved both by the Attorney General as well as the parliament through the cabinet.    


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Cause of wreck of car - train accident ... case of boozing  

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 Cause of wreck of car - train accident ... case of boozing


Cause of wreck of car - train accident ... case of boozing

It has now been revealed that the accident which took place in Wadduwa Pothupitiya level-crossing yesterday (27) was the result of a case of driving carelessly under the influence of heavy drinking and not being able to understand the situation under intoxication in which instance the incident could have been averted.

Though it was initially reported by the media that this accident occured at an unprotected level-
crossing, the watcher who was on duty to provide safety at that point had carried out his duties properly; but after having closed one gate and was in the process of closing the other gate the vehicle concerned had abruptly entered the track even after cautioning to avoid doing so and which then resulted in these tragic deaths. These 5 persons who were supposed to be bosom pals had been spending their leisure time in the afternoon at the beach in Molligoda area enjoying a session of boozing. They had left in the car after 3 in the afternoon to enjoy lunch with the five of them intending to have the lunch at a hotel in Galle Road.

Around 3.50 last afternoon signals were active to indicate that an express train from Matara was approaching Colombo when the gatekeeper had closed one end of the gate and was rushing to close the other gate at which moment he had noticed that a motor vehicle though approaching at normal speed was not focusing attention on what he was doing. The gatekeeper who noticed that the car was then trying to move beyond the danger limit had shouted with his hand waving "a train is coming .. don't put ... don't put!" However the gatekeeper had realised that the driver and the occupants in the vehicle were not in a position to grasp those words of alert and because the train on the other hand had spontaneously approached the spot by then, he had been unable to prevent the accident.

On colliding with the train the motor vehicle had got entangled in the train and had been dragged along to a distance of 500 metes. One of the occupants had got thrown off in the process and had died on the spot. The others had got stuck inside the car with serious injuries. The people around the area then broke open the doors of the car and had managed to extricate the occupants; but had seen that 2 persons were dead while the other 2 were still breathing and steps were taken to remove them to the hospital. However they had passed away at the hospital.

The deceased in this case are residents from Wadduwa, Wadiyamankada and Waskaduwa areas and they were Piyal Silva, Chandra Premalal, Duminda Yapa, Shasindra Silva and Colvin Silva and all 5 of them were between the age range of 40 to 50 years. Among them there were two brothers-in-law, a person in judicial services, a three-wheel driver and a businessman, it is reported. The police further say that it is suspected that all those who thus died were under the influence of liquor. The post-mortem of all of them are expected to be carried out at Panadura Hospital today (28).  
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Chandimal's Assistant flees after pinching 2 million  

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 Chandimal's Assistant flees after pinching 2 million


Chandimal's Assistant flees after pinching 2 million

Police have received a complaint about a person who robbed about 2 million cash and jewellery working under well-known Beautician Chandimal Jayasingha and had fled to Middle East.

This person known as Pubudu Gamage aged 30 years who has last week pinched Rs. 15 lakhs
from the drawer at the 'Salon Chandimal' Parlour and also a set of jewellery to the tune of close upon 5 lakhs which Chandimal had kept in safe custody and had fled, it is reported. Even when Chandimal sought the assistance of the police to track him the suspect had already fled from Talagala, Kiriwatthuduwa area where he was residing and after police investigations it was revealed that he had by using a passport under his name has departed from Sri Lanka in a plane flying to Dubai last 18th, it is further reported.

Chandimal had lodged a complaint with Mirihana Police regarding this incident of robbing his assets. It was reported from police that investigations have been launched with the aid of International Police to track the suspect.  
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“Run the Tide” will be released this Friday (Video)  

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“Run the Tide” is an upcoming film directed by Soham Mehta and written by Rajiv Shah. It will star Taylor Lautner, Constance Zimmer, Kenny Johnson and Johanna Braddy. A young man, Reymund Hightower has been caring for his ten-year-old brother ever since his mother was sent to prison for drug-related charges seven years prior. Their
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All-round India take unassailable 2-0 lead over England  

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India sealed a rather comfortable win in Mohali and achieved the 103-run target England had set them after being bowled out for 238 in their second innings. Parthiv Patel played an entertaining knock and remained unbeaten on 67 to cap off a resounding win for India and give his side an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
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Argentina’s Davis Cup winners return to hero’s welcome  

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Argentina’s triumphant Davis Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome. After being greeted at the airport by hundreds of fans the team then attended an official meeting with President Mauricio Macri, who gave each of them a medal for their historic achievement. Argentina beat Croatia in Zagreb to win the title for a first
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Stalemate in final of World Chess Championships forces rare tie-breaker  

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For only the third time in the history of the competition a tiebreaker will be needed to decide the World Chess Championships. The final in New York pitted 25-year-old defending champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway against 26-year-old Russia Sergey Karjakin. The pair entered the 12th and what should have been the final match of the
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PM tells Parliament “MPs allowances are being increased not to be used for domestic purposes”  

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has emphasized in Parliament that it was proposed to increase the allowances of Parliamentarians not to be used for their domestic use but on behalf of their voters. The Prime Minister made this comment referring to a report published in an English newspaper. The Prime Minister told the House that he
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Kurunegala school girl abused by employee of the Child and women's protection authority  

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 Kurunegala school girl abused by employee of the Child and women's protection authority


Kurunegala school girl  abused by employee of the Child and women's  protection authority

It is sadly reported that am under aged  seventeen year old school girl studying in a popular school in Kurunegala has been provoked for sex by telephoning ans sending sms's by an employee of the national child and women's protection authority.This has been revealed via investigations conducted by the Nugegoda police child and women;s  protection authority.

Th police had revealed that for debating programme organised by the national child and women's
protection authority this student  had come to participate. The suspected employee of the national child and women's protection authority who had come for this session had obtained the telephone numbers of this girl and others in the group.

Thereafter this employee had been giving calls and sending sms's to her. provoking sexual activities.

It is reported that this employee had called her and sent  sms's more than 160 times.The police had revealed these facts to courts.

In regard to the evidence submitted the Nugegoda Chief Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne had ordered the mobile telephone of the school girl to be sent to the University of Moratuwa, Computer technology unit to obtain a report on the calls and messages received to the mobile phone of the school girl.

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Minister to grant a respite period for penalty of overtaking from left  

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Minister to grant a respite period for penalty of overtaking from left

The minister of transport Nimal Siripala de Silva has lamented that it has been considered to allow a respite period for the penalty of rupees twenty five thousand imposed for the offence of overtaking vehicles from the left side.

In this regard the Minister is prepared to discuss on this matter with the private bus
companies.The minister had disclosed this at the debate on the budget  had in the parliamentary committees on the 28th instant..

Accordingly the fine of rupees twenty five thousand to be imposed for the offence of overtaking from the left would not be implemented with immediate affect.
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Karuna Amman remanded  

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 Karuna Amman remanded


Karuna Amman remanded

The former Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralidharan alias Karuna Amman has been arrested by the Colombo  financial crimes investigation unit.

It is reported that he had been summoned by the police FCIU to obtain a statement today the 29th instant..After recording a statement he had been arrested and remanded for misusing of state vehicles during the previous regime.

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President designates 2017 – 2019 as years of tourism and investment  

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President Maithripala Sirisena has designated the years 2017, 2018, and 2019 as the “Years of Tourism and Investment for a Prosperous Sri Lanka”. The President officially made this declaration participating as the Chief Guest in the inauguration ceremony of the first Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo. The Asia
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Consumption of meat reduced while consumption of fish on the increase in year 2016  

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 Consumption of meat reduced while consumption of fish on the increase in year 2016


Consumption of meat reduced while consumption of fish on the increase in year 2016

A survey made by the officials of the fisheries and aquatic resources has revealed that in the current year 2016 the  individual  has gone up to 46.7  in the index of consumption of fish on a daily basis.

In comparison the these figures in the previous years this is on the ascending as an index.In the year
2013 this figure stood at 41.3 while in 2014 it was 42.0 and in the year it stood at 43.2.

The reason for this figure to rise has been attributed to the fact that the fish harvest been on the incline and as people prefer to consume fish more than other types of meat.This had been quipped by the ministry officials..

It is also added by the ministry officials  via the survey conducted that the amount of proteins one needs for a day also could be obtained by consumption of fish.It is said that for an year at least 24 kilograms of fish need to be consumed.Unfortunately this figure has been recorded as kilogram 12-15.
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Whom did Santa clause come to meet secretly ( Tuesday's cartoon)  

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