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Feb 23 2014 February 23, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:51 am

Duminda Dissanayake hospitalised following accident

February 23, 2014 - 8:51 am

Minister Duminda Dissanayake met with an accident in the Padeniya area in Kurunegala and was transferred to the Colombo National Hospital, hospital sources stated. […]

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Feb 23 2014 February 23, 2014 April 6, 2026 2 Comments 7:26 am

China in 3-day talks with Sri Lanka on economic cooperation

February 23, 2014 - 7:26 am

Chinese officials began three days of talks on economic cooperation with Sri Lanka on Saturday, as Beijing strengthens relations with the Indian Ocean island that is a focal point for its regional rivalry with India. […]

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Feb 23 2014 February 23, 2014 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 7:22 am

Sri Lanka complete whitewash after Kusal ton

February 23, 2014 - 7:22 am

Sri Lanka 246 for 4 (Kusal 106*, Chandimal 64) beat Bangladesh 240 for 8 (Mominul 60, Prasad 3-49) by six wickets With Sri Lanka missing their three senior batsmen, the dead rubber was supposed to be a big test for the younger set. They came through, with Kusal Perera hitting his maiden international century and […]

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Feb 22 2014 February 22, 2014 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 12:08 pm

Afghan President to arrive in Sri Lanka

February 22, 2014 - 12:08 pm

The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on a three-day visit on Sunday, aimed at further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two nations, officials said. […]

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Feb 22 2014 February 22, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:01 am

President at opening of Deyata Kirula exhibition… FABRICATIONS CAN’T FAZE US

February 22, 2014 - 8:01 am

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday stressed that Sri Lanka is not a failed state adding that we have the courage and ability to cope with any issue. […]

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Feb 21 2014 February 21, 2014 April 6, 2026 5 Comments 9:20 am

VIDEO: We’re not terrorists – Vigneswaran

February 21, 2014 - 9:20 am

The first ever chief minister for Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated Northern Province has told the BBC that the central government should stop viewing the north as a “terrorist area”, and must give the province meaningful political powers. […]

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Feb 21 2014 February 21, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:15 am

President Extends Mandate of Missing Persons Commission by Six Months

February 21, 2014 - 9:15 am

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has extended the mandate issued to the Presidential Commission to investigate cases of alleged disappearances of persons in the Northern and Eastern Provinces by six months to August 12, 2014. […]

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Feb 20 2014 February 20, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 1:27 pm

Three Police officers suspended over assault

February 20, 2014 - 1:27 pm

Three Police officers attached to the Minuwangoda Police station were suspended pending an inquiry on the death of woman who had intervened to stop her son being allegedly assaulted by these police officers, Police headquarters said. […]

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Feb 20 2014 February 20, 2014 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 9:30 am

Jayalalithaa plays politics, declares Rajiv Gandhi assassins will be freed

February 20, 2014 - 9:30 am

Rajiv Gandhi killers (clockwise from top) Nalini, Perarivalan, Murugan and Santhan. The Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday decided to release all the convicts related to the case. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa triggered outrage in the Congress and elsewhere on Wednesday by announcing her government’s decision to release all seven convicts in the […]

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Feb 20 2014 February 20, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:21 am

Sri Lanka to retrieve temple offerings from India to cut minting costs

February 20, 2014 - 9:21 am

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka is hoping to buy back more than 10 tonnes of coins that its pilgrims have donated at temples and churches in India to cut down on the cost of minting new rupees, the central bank said on Wednesday. […]

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Feb 19 2014 February 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 2:57 pm

JHU will not take legal action against Prime Minister – Champika

February 19, 2014 - 2:57 pm

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) will not take legal action against Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne, Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka stated. […]

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Feb 19 2014 February 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 11:16 am

Four Rajiv Gandhi killers, including Nalini Sriharan, to be freed, decides Tamil Nadu government

February 19, 2014 - 11:16 am

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to release three men and one woman convicted of killing former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. The death sentence of the men was commuted to life in prison by the Supreme Court yesterday. […]

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Feb 19 2014 February 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:35 am

Sri Lanka agree to BCCI-led revamp of ICC leaving Pakistan isolated

February 19, 2014 - 9:35 am

Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa(R) with Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga(L) Following in the footsteps of South Africa, Sri Lankan cricket officials have ceded to the Board of Control for Cricket in India-led plans to revamp International Cricket Council’s governance and revenue share structure. […]

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Feb 19 2014 February 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 8:42 am

BBS will back Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera

February 19, 2014 - 8:42 am

General Secretary, ofthe Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, said his organization would back Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera if he comes forward as an independent candidate at a Presidential Election. […]

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Feb 18 2014 February 18, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 2:51 pm

President Congratulates New Nepali Premier

February 18, 2014 - 2:51 pm

Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala President Mahinda Rajapaksa has written to the new Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala to congratulate him on his assumption of office this month. […]

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Feb 18 2014 February 18, 2014 April 6, 2026 8 Comments 11:31 am

Govt has not fulfilled any of its promises – Vigneswaran

February 18, 2014 - 11:31 am

Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran says that the government has not fulfilled any of its promises to the Northern Provincial Council and that even calls to scale down troops in the war-torn province have gone unheard. […]

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