KP speaks out

Jul 29, 2010
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"Tamil Diaspora ready to work with President"

"Special Bank AC opened to raise funds"

By Shamindra Ferdinando

Prabhakaran’s successor, T. S. Pathmanathan or simply ‘KP’ as he is better known has thrown his weight behind Sri Lanka’s post-LTTE efforts to restore peace in the Northern and Eastern provinces.

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Major General Prasanna Silva appointed to the Sri Lankan High Commission in UK

Jul 27, 2010
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The Defence Secretary has decided to appoint Major General Prasanna Silva, who was the Commanding Officer for Mullaitivu, to a position at the Sri Lankan High Commission in the UK, sources from the Defence Ministry said. This appointment is to be made under the programme to appoint senior forces personnel to Sri Lankan missions in countries that have been identified to be part of the LTTE’s international wing and where there is a presence of the Tamil Diaspora

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UNP supporter who set fire to himself protesting to resolve the internal party conflicts dies

Jul 27, 2010
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A senior supporter, Rienzie Algama of the UNP who set fire to himself in front of the UNP Headquarters, Sri Kotha yesterday evening (26) succumbed to his injuries today at the National Hospital, Colombo.

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Mahela sets new record

Jul 27, 2010
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Mahela Jayawardena broke the world record which he jointly held with Sir. Donald Bradman for the most number of test centuries at a single venue with his 10th century at SSC a short while ago. Jayawardena achieved this feat during the second day of the second test against India today.

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Executive President Old Wine in Executive Prime Minister New Bottle

Jul 27, 2010
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When the president invited the opposition leader for talks on constitutional change, there was cheer that the debate on this vital national issue was finally broadening.

Then, after just a few rounds of discussion, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed the introduction of an elected executive prime minister — a system which has only been tried once before in the world and abolished after proving to be an unqualified failure.

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White flag in Court

Jul 26, 2010
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The ‘white flag’ case involving former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka was taken up at the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court today.

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Sanga’s house burglary; suspect nabbed

Jul 26, 2010
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The burglar suspected of stealing from the house of Kumar Sangakkara and from many other houses in the vicinity of Kandy has been apprehended by officers of the Central Province Police Intelligence Unit.

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