Oil surges to a record US$ 132
Oil stormed to new record highs above $132 a
barrel yesterday, stoking fears of global inflation and undermining
equity markets that have recently been erasing their 2008 losses.
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Two more LTTE cadres arrested in Paris
French police detained two leaders of the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam who evaded arrest last year and
fled the country when police closed in on them during the major
round up of top Tigers operating in Paris.
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UNHRC: Lanka gains 101 votes
Sri Lanka yesterday obtained an absolute
majority at the vote for the UN Human Rights Council, gaining 101
out of 192 votes on offer. Out of the six countries which vied for
four slots on offer for Asia, Japan, South Korea, Bahrain and
Pakistan secured seats leaving behind Sri Lanka and East Timor.
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Rs. 2,430 m Performing Arts Theatre at Nomads Grounds
The Construction of the National Performing Arts
Theatre at a cost of Rs. 2,430 million which marks the fulfilment of
a dream of Sri Lankan performing artistes, will be launched at the
Nomads Grounds, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7, tomorrow.
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