Colombo Gazette
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2086NewsCBK asks why one cannot be critical of extremist monks
Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga (CBK) today asked why one cannot question the actions of extremist monks in the country. Kumaratunga said that...
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219SportsMathews blames sloppy fielding for another defeat
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has once more blamed the loss to Zimbabwe on poor fielding, after his team failed to defend a target...
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207NewsSecretary to the President P.B. Abeykoon resigns
Secretary to the President P B Abeykoon has resigned from his post, officials said this evening. Abeykoon has resigned over personal reasons. Senior...
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144NewsGovernment says no more torture or extra judicial killings
The Government says there is no more torture and extra judicial killings in the country. Minister of National Coexistence Dialogue and Official Languages...
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127NewsIndia committed to wellbeing of the people of Sri Lanka
The Government of India says it is committed to the wellbeing and socio-economic development of the people of Sri Lanka. In a...
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133NewsSC rejects petition on leasing Hambantota land to China
The Supreme Court (SC) today rejected a petition on leasing land to China in Hambantota. The petition had been filed by Parliamentarian...
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127NewsDiplomatic passport of Udayanga Weeratunga suspended
The diplomatic passport of the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga has been suspended by the Colombo Fort Magistrate ....
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141NewsJapan provides funds for weather radar network in Sri Lanka
In accordance with the long term economic cooperation between the two Countries, the Government of Japan has agreed to provide grant assistance...
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125NewsSri Lanka and Spain discussed matters of mutual interest
Sri Lanka and Spain had talks on matters of mutual interest, the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade said. The Ambassador of...
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130NewsTamil Nadu activists refused permission to meet Lankans
Activists of a political party in Tamil Nadu have been refused permission to meet Sri Lankan refugees at a refugee camp. Viduthalai...
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270SportsThisara joins Gloucestershire for T20 Blast
Gloucestershire have made Thisara Perera their second overseas signing for this season’s T20 Blast. The Sri Lanka all-rounder, a right-arm seamer and...
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118World NewsIndonesia’s gay community driven underground
When an angry mob of Islamists threatened to burn down a place hosting a gay and lesbian film festival in Jakarta in...
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90World NewsChina builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move...
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99World NewsIraq declares end of caliphate after capture of Mosul mosque
After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s...
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113NewsRussia, Sri Lanka in talks on credit purchase of Gepard 5.1 frigates
Russia is in talks with Sri Lanka on the credit purchase of Gepard-class Project 1166.1 frigates, the Gepard 5.1, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) spokeswoman...
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102NewsIndian envoy visits North, discusses development assistance
India’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the North today and discussed development assistance. Northern Province Governor Reginald Cooray said...
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596SportsAtapattu hits third-highest score in Women’s ODI
Chamari Atapattu struck the third-highest score in Women’s ODI cricket to underpin Sri Lanka’s 257-9 against Australia in the World Cup clash...
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138NewsGMOA says talks not secret; rejects cabinet decision
The Government Medical Officers’s Association (GMOA) today denied claims that talks it had with President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday were secret talks. Dr....
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142NewsUS warns of abusive three-wheel drivers in Colombo
The US Embassy in Colombo says it has been made aware of an increase in incidents involving tuk-tuk drivers (three-wheel drivers) in...
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153NewsPresident to seek foreign expertise on Uma-Oya project
President Maithripala Sirisena is to seek foreign expertise to study the Uma-Oya project. Speaking in Hatton today the President said the project...