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Date: Friday, 24 May 2013

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55 latest edition Mercs for CHOGM
The Ministry of Finance has opened Letters of Credit (LCs) through the Bank of Ceylon to import 55 Mercedes Benz vehicles of the latest S400 model to Sri Lanka for the use by VVIPs attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in November, Ceylon Today reliably learns.
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Learning anew the message of Vesak

Two thousand five hundred and sixty seven years ago, under the shadow of a Bo (Asatu) tree on Vesak Full Moon Day, Prince Siddhartha Gautama battled the demons of evil and attained what is now most reverently called 'Enlightenment.' The demons he had to banish from his mundane mind, among others, included ...

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Making women a central component of US policy

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Emirates increases Dubai-Colombo flights

Emirates will increase services to Colombo from June 30. This will increase the number of flights between the two cities to four each day on those ...

2013-05-24 17:17:00

Infant dies after being run over by a jeep

A 1 year and 4 months old infant who sustained injuries after being run over by a jeep in a house in the Tangalle area has died after being admitted to the ...

2013-05-24 16:39:00

Sri Lankan- Canadian arrested in Dominican Republic

The National Investigations Department (DNI) of the Dominican Republic arrested members of a people trafficking network with possible links to international ...

2013-05-24 13:10:00

Twenty-one Lankan asylum seekers nabbed

On Thursday, the Q branch of the Tamil Nadu police, with the assistance of the Ernakulam North police, took 21 Sri Lankans who were about to sail to ...

2013-05-24 12:39:00

Monk self-immolates himself in Kandy

A Buddhist monk has set himself on fire at the car park of a prominent Hotel close to Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy in protest against the slaughtering of ...

2013-05-24 12:34:00

Thirty-three persons hospitalised

Thirty- three persons who had fallen ill due to food poisoning after attending a pooja at a Kovil in the Thirukovil area in Ampara have been admitted to the ...

2013-05-24 11:40:00

Tamil asylum seekers granted access to lawyers in Aussie

Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has granted lawyers access to two Tamil asylum seekers who feared they would be removed to Sri Lanka.

2013-05-24 10:49:00

Five Lankan Asylum seekers stranded in India

Notwithstanding the fact that previous attempts to escape from refugee camps in search of greener pastures in Australia through the sea route had ...

2013-05-24 10:29:00

Seek refuge in the Noble Triple Gem this Vesak- MR

The discipline instilled form Buddha;s teaching enabled our nation to achieve a great culture, bringing worldwide honor and respect to us as a nation states ...

2013-05-24 10:21:00

Fire erupts at Colombo Harbour

A fire has erupted at a warehouse in the Colombo Harbour at around 1 this morning, the Police Media Unit told Ceylon Today Online.

2013-05-24 09:12:00

Poor management costs Railways Rs 370 M annually

Sri Lanka Railways incurs a minimum loss of Rs 370 million per year, mostly due to its poor financial management, the All Ceylon Railway Employees' ...

2013-05-24 08:16:00

Irreverent and scary masks banned

The Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs, has banned the sale of irreverent and scary masks during the Vesak season. The Secretary to the ...

2013-05-24 06:00:00

PS members and Mervyn's supporters clash

Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS), Prasanna Ranawaeera, who was assaulted yesterday (23) and had to be hospitalized, alleged he was attacked ...

2013-05-24 03:00:00

JHU wants to mobilize masses

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Parliamentarian, Athuraliye Rathana Thera said, yesterday the government must be compelled to change its stand on the 13th ...

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