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Parliamentary committee urged to re-summon EPF

GL blames Canada for " relentlessly pursuing" SL

Bodu Bala Sena insists government to abolish the 13th Amend...

Bodu Bala Sena insists government to abolish the 13th Amendment.

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) today said the 13th amendment will influence the LTTE and other supportive parties to fulfill their dream of splitting the country into two and establish Eelam with the assistance...

GL blames Canada for " relentlessly pursuing" SL

Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L.Peries in Parliament today blamed Canada for relentlessly trying to stop the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in Sri Lanka and hin...

Mangala says next CHOGM should not be held in SL

The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) should not be held in Sri Lanka unless the government is willing to change t its autocratic agenda, UNP Matara District MP Mangala Samar...

Ranil tells Parilament - state sector teachers not paid for May

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that state sector teachers had not been paid their May salaries yet despite a promise to pay them today.

“Is the government tryi...

Workers stage strike, but impact minimal

The strike against the increase of electricity rates partially affected work in some of the companies and offices, but failed to create a major impact as threatened by Trade unions, officials said.

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Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 51 dead

MOORE, Okla., May 20 (Reuters) - A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 peopl...

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KFC smuggled into Gaza from Egypt

Junk-food starved Gazans can now order Kentucky Fried Chicken to go thanks to a new smuggling service which brings takeout from Egypt via a netw...

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Obama to meet Xi in California in June - By Stephen Collinson

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 (AFP) - President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US re...

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Parliamentary committee urged to re-summon EPF

Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) on Tuesday was urged to summon the Employees Provident Fund (EFP) to the legislature to ...

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Telepathy One: Japan's Answer to Google Glass

Japan is developing its own answer to Google Glass. Worn around your head like a halo the so-called Telepathy One is designed to help you share real-t...