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| President no-balls World Cup VIPs |
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| With Sri Lanka moving into the Super Eight of the Cricket World Cup, a large group, including ministers and top officials had planned to go to the Caribbean Islands at a cost of some Rs. 20 million in public funds – but President Mahinda Rajapaksa has intervened to stop it. |
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| CID to quiz Mangala |
| With sacked minister Sripathy Sooriyarachchi being remanded for alleged misuse of a state vehicle, the CID is now to probe allegations regarding the other sacked minister Mangala Samaraweera amidst speculation he also may be taken in. |
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| More bets than bats |
| Cricket betting which is believed to be linked to the sensational murder of Pakistan’s coach Bob Woolmer is racing beyond horses in Colombo and elsewhere in Sri Lanka. |
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| New law offers compensation
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| Legislation that seeks to afford compensation to victims of crime is being drafted. Solicitor General C.R. de Silva said yesterday the proposed Victim and Witness Protection law would also provide protection to witnesses in criminal cases. |
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| 5000 people take refuge in Madhu |
| The hallowed Catholic shrine of Madhu was yesterday filled with about 5,000 displaced people who fled their homes after two days of fighting between security forces and Tiger guerrillas. |
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