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‘Indrarathana Thero Not A True Monk’, Says Clergy
Indrarathana Thero Not A True Monk’, Says ClergyBy Raisa WickrematungeFriday, May 24th people watched in horror as Bowatte Indrarathana Thero self-immolated to protest against cattle slaughter.When...
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Syrian rebels and Hezbollah 'exchange fire in Lebanon'
Hezbollah has been fighting alongside the Syrian army in the strategically important Syrian town of Qusair A number of people have been killed in an exchange of fire between Syrian rebels and fighters...
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Syrian rebels and Hezbollah 'exchange fire in Lebanon'
Hezbollah has been fighting alongside the Syrian army in the strategically important Syrian town of QusairA number of people have been killed in an exchange of fire between Syrian rebels and fighters...
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Apple fights US charges over e-book price-fixing
Steve Jobs described Apple's strategy as an "aikido move" Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it tried to fix the prices of e-books.The iPad-maker...
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Coronation memories: 'A wonderful spirit of joy'
By Amber DawsonBBC NewsPacked crowds line the route of the Coronation parade of the Queen on 2 June 1953On 2 June 2013 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her Coronation in...
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Apple fights US charges over e-book price-fixing
Steve Jobs described Apple's strategy as an "aikido move" Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it tried to fix the prices of e-books.The iPad-maker...
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Libya: Gaddafi-linked assets worth $1bn 'in South Africa'
Many Libyans consider assets held by Muammar Gaddafi's family as state-owned propertySouth African officials are investigating claims ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family stashed $1bn...
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Women entrepreneurs: Starting out in your forties
By Lindsay BakerBusiness reporter, BBCCould it be time to try a different path?"Timing is everything," says entrepreneur Raquel Johnson. "By the time you're 40 years old, you've learned a great deal,...
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Turkey protests: Clashes rage in Istanbul's Besiktas
The BBC's Ben Thompson describes the scene in Istanbul near the prime minister's office Turkish protesters have clashed with police in Istanbul's Besiktas district, in some of the worst violence...
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Chelsea Sloan: The student who built a fashion franchise
By Shanaz MusaferBusiness reporter, BBC News, New YorkChelsea Sloan was named Global Student Entrepreneur by the Entrepreneurs' Organization "A glutton for punishment" is how 28-year-old Chelsea Sloan...
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Burma: Asia's last frontier is opening up
Investors call the country the "final frontier". The Star Trek reference aside, there is a sense of the yet-to-be-explored about Burma. It is the last large Asian economy to become globally...
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Computex: Windows-Android hybrids and phablets launch
Asus's chairman showed off its dual-booting Transformer Book TrioA laptop running both Windows 8 and Android; a 6in (15.2cm) smartphone; and a hybrid mouse-touchpad are some of the devices to have...
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Infosys shares jump as Narayana Murthy returns
Narayana Murthy described Infosys as his "middle child" Shares of Infosys, India's second-largest software firm, have risen after the company asked its co-founder Narayana Murthy to return as...
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A tribute to Ranjit Jinasena
June 3, 2013, 7:51 pm(4th June 1945 to 8th November 2009)Uncle Ranjith was always full of life and he always loved us coming to his house and similarly we loved going there! We were his ‘favorite’...
View ArticleBJP, RSS, Shiv Sena to meet Rajapaksa behind the back of New Delhi
[TamilNet, Tuesday, 04 June 2013, 01:06 GMT]A top-level delegation led by Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad, a senior leader of New Delhi’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and participated by RSS...
View ArticleTamil farmers lose title-deed lands to Sinhala colonisers in Mullaiththeevu
[TamilNet, Monday, 03 June 2013, 23:49 GThe occupying Sri Lankan military has appropriated more than one hundred acres of paddy lands owned by Tamil farmers at Koozhaa-mu’rippu in Vedi-vaiththa-kal...
View Article3 Saiva temples simultaneously plundered of idols in Batticaloa
[TamilNet, Sunday, 02 June 2013, 21:46 GMT]Unidentified squads that came in heavy vehicles to three Saiva temples in Ka’luvaagnchik-kudi in Batticaloa district on Saturday midnight forcibly entered...
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White House honoree pays tribute to his hometown in Jaffna
[TamilNet, Sunday, 02 June 2013, 01:55 GMT]Professor Sivalingam Sivananthan, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Microphysics Laboratory (MPL) at the Department of Physics at University of...
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After brush with war, scientist joins renewable energy battle
Aabha Rathee/MEDILLProf. Siva Sivananthan at the UIC microphysics department. Sivananthan is working on commercializing new technology in solar cell fabrication.After brush with war, scientist...
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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress to protest any attempt to weaken power devolution
Mon, Jun 3, 2013, 05:48 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Jun 03, Colombo: The Muslim ally of the Sri Lankan government, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has registered strong protest...
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