COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | The government and international aid groups began working on Friday on a deal to deliver emergency food aid to 160,000 civilians displaced by Sri Lanka’s raging civil war in the wake of a ban on relief agencies in rebel-held areas.
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Three prisoners of the Galle prison were shot dead by the prison guards when a group of Prisoners had tried to escape from the prisons, short while ago. — Friday, September 12, 2008 1:40:11 PM
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An exciting football game will be on the cards today when Civil Security Force takes on Police in the Holcim F.A. Cup final at Longden Place with kick off at 4. 00. p.m. — Friday, September 12, 2008 1:26:54 PM
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Sri Lanka’s cricketing discovery of the decade bowler Ajantha Mendis poses with the International Cricket Council’s Emerging Player Award after returning today from the glittering awards ceremony in Dubai . Picture by Pradeep Pathirana — Friday, September 12, 2008 1:23:12 PM
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Authorities in northern Sri Lanka say that they expect nearly 200,000 Internally Displaced People (I..
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UPFA’s Lalith Dissanayaka was sworn in before Speaker today as a parliamentarian in place of JVP’s Anuruddha Polgampola who was stripped of his parliamentary seat. — Friday, September 12, 2008 9:51:49 AM
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources organized two events yesterday at Ananda College, Colombo 10 and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Balika Vidyalaya Colombo as a part of their ‘Piyakaru Purawara Pilisaru Maasaya” programme. Minister of Environment Patali Champika Ranawaka was the chief guest of the events. — Friday, September 12, 2008 9:22:14 AM
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 (UPI) — The Sri Lankan government has ordered the United Nations and 10 other aid groups to withdraw from the Vanni region controlled by the rebel Tamil Tigers.
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The Lanka Sathosa branch network will reach 100 outlets this month, Trade, Marketing Development, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs Minister Bandula Gunawardane said yesterday.
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The National Selection Committee of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union headed by Brigadier Jupana Jayawardena selected a 14-member squad to take part in the World Cup qualifying Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong on October 4 and 5, 2008.
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