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Man convicted of bigamy with mom and daughter

Daughter married man knowing that he is her mother’s husband
Sailor dies during Sri Lanka victory parade

Sri Lanka's navy Sunday recovered the body of a sailor who drowned during a parade marking the fourth anniversary of
16 houses attacked over inter-racial love affair

A Sinhalese man and a married Tamil woman in Sri Lanka were romantically involved
Girls think it's a 'plus point' to have a lover while still at school

Disturbing findings of a survey by Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA)
2 including child killed…cops ‘fired’

Level crossing tragedy: 14 cops get lightning transfers
Man gets 33-year jail term for 'ignoring' ex-wife

Sri Lankan man to serve prison term for who defaulting maintenance payment to ex-wife
Cyclone destroys makeshift houses of IDPs

Several makeshift houses put up by the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Tellipalai area in the Jaffna
Businessman arrested over false declaration

A Keyzer Street businessman and his Wharf Clerk were arrested by the Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) Tuesday, for
11 underage girl students molested by school principal

The incidents happened in Sri Lanka's North Central province
Witness to the wedding elopes with bride

Schoolgirl re-discovers ‘first love’ – after marriage to another man
Mosquito larvae found inside thermometers

Doctor bought them from a private pharmacy
Jet lag costs woman’s life – on the road

Fatigued Sri Lankan driver dozes off, hits and kills grandma in Singapore
'Smart' woman makes tourists pay for stray dog death

Group of foreigners compensate for running over mongrel
Mischievous SMS spoils Sri Lankan festival

Nuwara Eliya sees fewer Muslim visitors last April
Helmet rule relaxed for Sri Lankan Muslims

Motorcycle riders going for Friday prayers exempted from wearing helmet
Karate teacher abuses 7-year-old girl student

The incident happened in Sri Lanka’s North Central province
Sri Lanka government continue recognition of Halal

The Sri Lanka government continues with the recognition of Halal, despite all the protests and objections by some
Sri Lanka destroys ‘Party Drug’ imported from India, Pakistan

A consignment of 68,400 tablets of 2 mg Rivotril (generic name-Clonaz-spam), valued at Rs3.5 million and illegally
Lankan maids in Gulf to be above 23-years old

Lankan women travelling to Saudi need to be 25; foreign department introduces mandatory training
Schoolboy stabbed to death by class mate in Sri Lanka

A 16-year-old schoolboy, identified as Chalaka Danushka of Panagoda, a suburb of Colombo, had been allegedly stabbed to

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GCC interior spending to grow 28% to $9.2bn

Saudi Arabia is now the largest interiors market in GCC; it passed UAE in the last quarter of 2012
Intermetal to build furniture factory

Invests Dhs75m facility to manufacture office and institutional furniture solutions
Etihad buys airport services companies

Three companies will help accelerate services at Abu Dhabi airport
DIFC Investments names new Chief Executive of DIFC Properties

Brett Schafer appointed to lead growth strategy of DIFC Properties
GCC is 13th largest world economy

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