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‘Disseminating misleading and false information’:
Govt decries UNP, JVP attempts to destabilise economy
The Government yesterday deplored attempts by the
UNP and the JVP to destabilise the economy through disseminating
misleading and false information. In a special statement released to
the media, the Government said it has been in the forefront of
protecting the entire financial system,
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Buddha’s teachings can resolve today’s conflicts too – President
The teachings of the Buddha are relevant even
today as they were 26 centuries ago. If the leaders of our modern
world embrace this advice, many of today’s domestic and
international conflicts could be resolved, said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa. He was addressing the United Nations Day Vesak
celebrations in Bangkok yesterday.
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50th anniversary of ANCL Mihintale Aloka pooja
The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
(ANCL) will conduct the Mihintale sacred area Aloka pooja for the
50th consecutive year from today till June 5. Abans Limited will
sponsor the Mihintale Aloka pooja for the seventh consecutive year.
The Ceylon Electricity Board has extended its fullest cooperation to
this noble cause.
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Ideal forum to find solution:
TNA’s participation in PSC vital for Tamils
Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said if
the TNA has a genuine interest in the plight of the Tamil community,
it should participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC)
which is the ideal forum to find a solution to the problems of those
in the North and the East. The TNA will have to definitely come to
the PSC due to international pressure, the Minister told the Sunday
Observer.
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Move to curb incidence of violence:
Police gets tough over abuse of women and children
The Police Department has launched a program to
curb the incidence of violence against women and children by setting
up 43 branches of the Women and Children’s Bureau at police
divisions and a single unit at every police station to investigate
complaints of abuse against women and children,
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The condition of the self-immolated monk near the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy is known to be critical, hospital sources said.Director National Hospital Colombo Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the monk is currently being treated at the Intensive Care Unit and his condition is very serious.
At least 24 persons sustained minor injuries when an elephant went on rampage at Mutiyangala Raja Maha Vihara Perahera in Badulla last night. Among the injured 14 females, nine males and one child were admitted to Badulla Hospital. 
Adults and nine children were hospitalised due to food poisoning in Thirukkovil this morning, the police said. The group was part of the devotees who attended a religious festival at Manikka Pillair temple who had reportedly consumed a meal of gram distributed at the event. 
A Buddhist monk received severe burn injuries when he set himself on fire outside Dalada Maligawa in Kandy this morning in protest over cattle slaughter, police said. Eye witnesses told the police the monk poured petrol over his body and then lit himself.
A 60-year-old unidentified woman died when she was reportedly hit by a train in Navinna last evening, the police said. 
Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Prasanna Ranaweera has been hospitalised after he was reportedly assaulted by another party member in a brawl this morning, police said. 
Police Spokesman SSP P M H B Siriwardena said today that there is no intention to arrest any UNP parliamentarians regarding the on going inquiry into the activities of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Sri Lanka. 
Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the gigantic tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City today. Rescuers worked through the night and into the morning in the rubble in Moore, the worst-hit area. Entire neighbourhoods were flattened by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h). 
