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| COVER-UP FEARS HAUNT MURDERED RED CROSS WORKER’S FAMILY - REPORT |
| 2012-12-24 |
Mohammad Shaikh has observed the same ritual almost every day for the past 11 months. After a short drive to a Rochdale cemetery, he prays and then checks the flowers on his youngest son’s grave. He always brings a fresh bunch.
Since he buried Khuram, a 32-year-old Red Cross worker, on 6 January this year, Mohammad has interrupted his routine only for the three weeks it took him and his wife to perform the hajj on their son’s behalf.
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| Kahawatte suspect abducted |
| 2012-12-24 |
One of the suspects in the killing of a mother and daughter in Kotakethana, Ratnapura in January this year, has been abducted by unidentified men last night, the suspect’s wife has complained to the police.
She had complained to the Malwathuhiripitiya police that her husband had gone missing when she came to the house after returning from the nearby grocery.
He was bailed out recently after being in custody over the double murder of 52 year old Nayana Nilmini and 19 year old Kavidya Chathuranganie
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| Floods cause havoc, 42 dead, 9 missing, nearly 61,000 families affected |
| 2012-12-24 |
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday (23) reported 42 deaths and nine persons missing due to countrywide floods during the past week.
A spokesman for the DMC said that 222,699 persons of 60,784 families had been affected with 21 persons injured, while 3,136 houses had been destroyed and 7,694 damaged. There were 100 evacuation centres giving refuge to 17,168 displaced people from 5,025 families, he said.
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| JJ accuses govt. of not protecting migrant workers |
| 2012-12-24 |
UNP trade union leader Dr. Jayalath Jayawardana, MP, yesterday alleged that the government hadn’t ratified the ILO Convention, bearing No. C 189, which offered specific protection to Sri Lanka’s migrant work force.
He said that C 189 laid down basic rights and principles and required governments to take tangible measures for the benefit of migrant workers.
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| Alcohol and overloading blamed for boat tragedy |
| 2012-12-24 |
The investigations into the deaths of seven persons in the Tissamaharama lake have revealed that the boat they travelled in was meant only for 10 passengers, but the boatman had accommodated 22 persons, the police said.
"There were nine life jackets in the boat and none had worn them," the police said adding that the boatman was highly intoxicated and had been very careless
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| Risk of earth slips in Matale |
| 2012-12-24 |
Some been identified as extremely dangerous as there is a high possibility of earth slips occurring in the areas.
Assistant Director of the National Building and Research Organization (NBRO), Matale District, M.M.C.U.B. Moremada, warned people living in the identified areas to be extremely vigilant.
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| MoU inked for special loan scheme for rubber smallholders |
| 2012-12-24 |
The Thurusaviya Fund and Bank of Ceylon (BOC) entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to introduce a special loan scheme for the first time for around 133,000 rubber smallholders to increase rubber production and uplift rubber smallholders' economic and social status.
An MoU was signed to introduce a special loan scheme for around 133,000 rubber smallholders to increase rubber production and uplift economic and social status of rubber smallholders. Thurusaviya Fund chairman Suranga Hidela
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| FUTA’s unifying banner - the 6% |
| 2012-12-24 |
FUTA (Federation of University Teachers’ Associations) called off a union action a while ago after being on strike for 99 days. What began as a salary issue was quickly transformed into a struggle about the budgetary allocation for education. That transformation was accompanied by the natural inflation of ‘want’. FUTA thereby got some numbers behind them, for demanding the equivalent of 6 percent of GDP won the attention of many who may not have otherwise bothered about some academics wanting bigger take
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| Discussion between university lecturers and Basil Rajapaksa |
| 2012-12-23 |
A special discussion was held between university lecturers and Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at the Ministry of Economic Development on Friday..
Secretary of the Federation of University Teachers' Association Dr.Terrence Madhujith stated that the topic of discussion was on the actions taken by the government to arrive at a solution on the salary issues
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| Commissioner General of Prisons noticed |
| 2012-12-23 |
The Commissioner General of Prisons has been noticed by the Supreme Court to be present in Court on 13th February say reports.
Prison officers have obstructed when a lawyer went to Kalutara Prison to get information from a prisoner. The Supreme Court has noticed the Commissioner General to be personally present in Court.
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