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UK visa applicant arrested for deception
Friday, 27 January 2012 01:35

On January 9, 2012, a Sri Lankan visa applicant was arrested for using deception and counterfeit documents to apply for a UK visa. The visa applicant was referred by the UK Border Agency to CID police in Colombo. The person concerned had submitted a passport containing a counterfeit Sri Lankan immigration arrival stamp. The counterfeit stamp had been obtained to conceal the duration of a visit made to the UK by the applicant in 2011. The visa application has been refused and the arrested applicant will have a 10 year ban on travel to the UK. In addition, the applicant now faces prosecution for these actions.

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Electrical leak in temporary petrol tank reason behind van fire
Friday, 27 January 2012 01:28

The fire that broke out in a van on the Kalutara-Horana main road early this morning (January 26) which claimed the lives of four people including two children was caused by an electrical leak in the van’s unprotected petrol tank.
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National flag should be hoisted in Katchativu: HMK
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 23:18

RAMANATHAPURAM: The members of Hindu Makkal Katchi-Tamil Nadu have urged the government to hoist the National Flag at Katchativu during Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations.

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Indian fishermen released by Lankan court
Friday, 27 January 2012 01:33

he 43 Indian fishermen, who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy were produced before a magistrate in Trincomalee and released on Thursday.

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Ranatunga slams sacking of Marsh
Friday, 27 January 2012 01:27

Legendary Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday slammed his country's sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh as "disgraceful" and "unprofessional".

Marsh was this week replaced by South African Graham Ford. The move followed Tillakaratne Dilshan quitting the captaincy on Monday. Former skipper Mahela Jayawardene was brought in to lead the team to Australia for the upcoming triangular one-day series involving India.

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Sri Lanka denies attack on fishermen
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 23:15

Sri Lanka's navy denied allegations by Indian media that its ships attacked Indian fishermen and damaged their boats in the seas off Kachchativu Island.

"Sri Lanka navy expresses deep concerns over the malicious allegations repeatedly accusing the navy of harassing Indian fishermen," the navy said in a statement on its Web site.

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