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| Law College registrations put off by one week |
| 2013-01-09 |
Amidst allegations of serious malpractices at the last law entrance examination, a group of candidates and their parents have launched a protest campaign to pressure Law College not to finalise the new registrations. They stormed the Law College on Monday. A group of Buddhist monks outside the Law College. (Right) Principal of the Law College W. Rodrigo explaining ongoing efforts to tackle the situation
(Pics by Sujatha Jayaratne)
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| Saudi Arabia: Halt Execution of Sri Lankan Migrant Worker |
| 2013-01-09 |
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah and the interior ministry should halt the execution of Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic worker convicted of killing a baby in her care in 2005 when she was 17. According to Sri Lankan government sources, Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry under Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has issued instructions for Nafeek’s execution.
Under the system of qisas (retaliation) that governs murder cases in Saudi Arabia, the baby’s parents may still grant Nafeek a pa
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| WPC member Mowjud seeks police protection |
| 2013-01-09 |
Western Provincial Council (WPC) member Ajwal Mowjud (UPFA), yesterday made an open statement before the council seeking police protection following the death threats allegedly made personally against him by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Maxi Proctor on 6 January.
When the WPC met yesterday morning at its auditorium at Battaramulla, Mowjud sought permission from the Chairman, Sunil Wijerathna, to make a statement on a death threat he had received.
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| Law Entrance exam papers leaked in Wellawatta |
| 2013-01-09 |
A mock exam paper, similar to the Law Entrance examination paper, was distributed prior to the entrance exam at an institute in Wellawatta, President of the Law Entrance Students Union, Ramzi Bajja, alleged yesterday.
"We received strong evidence a mock exam paper, similar to the Law College Entrance Exam paper, was distributed prior to the exam in an Institute in Wellawatta. We lodged a complaint with the CID (Criminal Investigation Department). Students filed a Petition at the Human Rights
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| Sunday Leader, Unpublished Right Of Reply And Lazy Journalism |
| 2013-01-09 |
I decided to go public with the following story because all our efforts to get a right of reply or a comment published on a story that appeared in the Sunday Leader of December 23, 2012 has failed.
In the last weeks of December a story appeared in the Leader headlined Bodhu Bala Sena To Rebel Against “Muslim Extremists” by-lined Raisa Wickrematunga and Niranjala Ariyawansha.
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| Thiagarajah Maheswaran:Blend of Business Acumen and Political Savvy |
| 2013-01-09 |
Year 2008 dawned on a dreadful note for Tamils in Sri Lanka as one more democratically elected Parliamentarian was assassinated in broad daylight. United National Party (UNP) Colombo district MP Thiagarajah Maheswaran was shot dead at the Shree Ponnambalavaneswarar Sivan temple in Kotahena. 41 year old Maheswaran was to celebrate his 42nd birthday on Jan 10th.
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| HRW, AI demand Justice on Trinco murder |
| 2013-01-08 |
Two leading human rights groups Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) are calling for the perpetrators of the assassination of the five youth in Trincomalee seven years ago, to be produced in court and charged over the crime.
The five young boys, who had gathered for a chat in Trincomalee close to the beach, in January 2006 were found shot dead minutes after a grenade explosion in the area.
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| Five arrested over killing of PS member |
| 2013-01-09 |
Five suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha member Hasitha Madawala by the Criminal Investigation Department, police said.
Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said one suspect was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday while trying to flee the country and the others were arrested on information given by him.
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| Mahapola funds used for leadership training |
| 2013-01-09 |
The Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) alleged yesterday the last two Mahapola instalments of the first year university students are to be withdrawn by the government, to allocate funds to pay off the military personnel involved in the Leadership Training Programme.
Addressing the media in Colombo, IUSF Convener, Sanjeewa Bandara alleged, "The government cannot bear the financial pressure they are under, thus have decided to withdraw from the students' Mahapola funds, to pay off the militar
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| Govt. to acquire disaster prone areas |
| 2013-01-09 |
The government would take immediate steps to commence a special programme to pay compensation and take over the constant flood and landslide prone areas to ensure the safety of the people, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Aamaraweera said yesterday (07).
Addressing the media at the Disaster Management Ministry Auditorium he said that the Ministry had allocated over 211 million rupees for the welfare of the victims of recent disasters. The ministry had allocated Rs. 134.7 million in 2012 and Rs. 55.7 million s
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