A Muslim businessman shot dead in Dharga town
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:55
A Muslim businessman 44 years old father of 3 children Mohamed Zainulabdeen Arooz of Miripana, Dharga town was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle riding gunmen on Monday night (8th).
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Ministry to raid errant traders
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:58
The Trade Marketing Development and Consumer Affairs Ministry will raid traders who sells rice at high prices tomorrow onwards and will take legal steps against them, said Trade Marketing and Consumer Affairs Minister Bandula Gunawardena at a press conference held at the Information Department, Colombo yesterday. After thirty year war situation in the country, this time both Sinhala and Tamil people can celebrate Sinhala and Tamil new year peacefully. So it is necessary to provide consumer products at reasonable prices.
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450 students to Akkaraipattu Technical College, this year
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:00
The principal of the Akkaraipttu technical college A.G.M. Dhawood said 450 students would be admitted for various courses of studies at the technical college, this year.
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Top official from UK here for talks
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:12
The permanent secretary of the British Foreign Ministry Sir Peter Ricketts is visiting Sri Lanka for talks today. He is expected to meet foreign minister Rohita Bogallagama tomorrow.
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Politics in opposition will not benefit northern Muslims – Minister Rishaath Bathiutheen
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 16:36
Minister Rishaath Bathiutheen when addressing the UPFA election propaganda meeting at Thillayur, Kalpity said that Politics in opposition will not benefit the northern Muslims. ‘We can develop and take forward our area only we have political power’ he said.
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Emergency passed today in parliament
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 16:09
Emergency was passed in parliament with a majority of 69 votes, 93 voted for and 24 against it. The UNP, JVP, SLMC and TNA voted against the emergency.
FIGHT YOUR BATTLE – ‘The State of a Nation’ - By : Farweez Imamudeen
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:38
When I sat down in front of my laptop to compose this note, I was clueless where or how to begin. Since my topic demanded an instigating start. A highly ethical beginning. So I was sitting here for a while scratching my head pondering and staring at the blank screen. I needed A parable of high moral yet simple in it’s matter. Then it occurred to me, like a Godsend the narrator mentioned the name while I was watching a documentary about Malcolm X. All this while it was right in front of me yet I failed to notice. What better moral could I look for than from Aesop’s fables itself.
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One injured in the SLMC, UPFA clash in Mannar
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:50
In the clash between the supporters of the United People Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and the supporters Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) around 8.00 PM on Monday night, one person was seriously injured and admitted at the Government district hospital in Mannar for treatment.
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Permission granted to speak with daughters – Sarath Fonseka abandons hunger strike
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 11:34
Military spokesman Major General Prasaath Samarasinghe said that military had granted permission for General Sarath Fonseka arrested by the military police, to speak with his two daughters overseas on mobile telephone.
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Imithiaz sidelined again
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:04
Sirikotha sources say that former MP Imithiaz Bakeer Markar, who had returned to active politics at the last presidential election after a long spell of absence from the political arena, has become the latest victim of persecution by the party leadership. The party had initially decided to field Imithiaz on the UNF national list, but his name had been dropped at eleventh hour.
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Rauff Hakeem had reached political bankruptcy – Minster Fouzy
Monday, 08 March 2010 18:47
Minister of Petroleum Resources A.H.M. Fouzie at the media briefing held in Mahaweli centre, Colombo, this morning said that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Rauff Hakeem had reached political bankruptcy and changing district to contest elections.
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Muslims do not feel they are a minority in SL - Minister Fowzie
Monday, 08 March 2010 17:23
Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister A.H.M. Fowzie has expressed confidence that the Muslim community would join in supporting the UPFA to express their gratitude to President Mahinda Rajapaksa for enabling them to live in brotherhood and in a peaceful environment. He made this statement while speaking at a media conference held at the Mahaweli Center today (08).
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We look at prophet Mohamed’s life as a history of a revolutionist – Prof. A Marks
Monday, 08 March 2010 10:20
Professor A. Marks said that the life of prophet Mohamed could not be jut looked at as that of a religious preacher or a philosopher created a new philosophy. “We see prophet Mohamed as a great revolutionist created a new society finding political solutions” said the literary, humane and political researcher, Professor A. Marks.
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Sarath Fonseka on hunger strike – Anoma
Sunday, 07 March 2010 13:52
Anoma Fonseka the wife of General Sarath Fonseka told media today that her husband has started hunger strike seeking permission from the authority to speak with his children over the telephone.
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