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Feelers to American officials for exemption from embargo; Iran says will continue to sell 

The government is facing a diplomatic dilemma over fuel imports after Iran said it could meet the country’s requirements despite a US embargo and the External Affairs Ministry veering to seek an…

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The Central Bank and a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation are discussing whether Sri Lanka should or not draw US$ 800 million, the final balance of the IMF’s US$ 2.6 billion Standby Arrangement (SBA).

If the balance is drawn, the entire loan will be converted into a higher interest rate facility. Central…

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While CEB, CPC and NWSDB are coddled….

While workers of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) demand a further 20 per cent salary increase in addition to recently granted 25 per cent hike, those attached to loss-making SLTB…

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The government alleges that bankrupt political parties and a  section of the NGO community are working overtime to discredit the country ahead  of the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva.

It says some Sri Lankan journalists, too, are involved in the  conspiracy targeting President…

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GoSL under pressure to allow poaching

Fifty six TN fishermen, eight boats freed in Jan.

The government is under heavy Indian pressure to turn a blind eye to poaching by the Tamil Nadu fishing fleet not only in the Palk Bay but in Sri Lanka’s eastern territorial waters as well. India…

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Former Minister A. R. Mansoor told The Island that the people of the Eastern Province were saddened by the failure of the Indian HC to arrange a visit to the EP by former President Dr. A. P. J. Kalam.

Munsoor said that University students and academics in the East had expected the Indian leader to visit…

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Major development projects funded by China are to become Chinese entities in the near future with the government’s decision to handover stakes of major development projects to China instead of paying the debt in owes to that country, the main opposition UNP charged yesterday.

UNP National List MP Dr. Harsha…

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A fire claimed the lives of four persons, including two brothers aged six and 11, when the van in which they were travelling caught fire near the Elamodhara Bridge on the Kalutara-Horana road in the early hours of yesterday.

The vehicle was driven by father of the dead children. He survived with burn…

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Major General Shavendra Silva - Deputy Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations has been selected to the Special Advisory Group on Peace Keeping Operations established by the UN Secretary General to advise on rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries and related…

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Legendary Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday slammed his country's sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh as "disgraceful" and "unprofessional".

Marsh was this week replaced by South African Graham Ford. The move followed Tillakaratne Dilshan quitting the captaincy on Monday. Former skipper Mahela…