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Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne (February 27, 1913 - May 21, 1992) was a Sri Lankan politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor he was Member of Parliament for Kandy, Galaha, Hewaheta and Kolonnawa in Colombo district. He served as the Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Labour, Housing,Social Services, Finance,Commerce, Food, Trade and Shipping and in other government positions in a career spanning three decades. He was the mastermind behind the Employees' Provident Fund, Petroleum and insurance corporations and the People's Bank (Sri Lanka) in Sri Lanka while in office. As a writer, Ilangaratne is best known for writing Amba Yahaluwo (1957), a popular children's novel.

His novels Tilaka Saha Tilaka and Nedeyo have been adapted into movies. Amba Yahaluwo was made into a television serial.

Ilangaratne was born on February 27, 1913 in Tumpane, Hataraliyadda,Waligodapola, Sri Lanka. He began attending school in 1917 at Galagedera Vidyalaya and received his secondary education from St. Anthony's College. Ilangaratne wrote three plays while in school (Akikaru Putha Himin Himin and Anda Nanda).

Brazil Scientists Seek to Unravel Mystery of Zika Twins

Edit Voa News 07 May 2016

Scientists struggling to unravel the mysteries of a Zika epidemic in Brazil hope they can learn from cases of women giving birth to twins in which only one child is afflicted by the microcephaly birth defect associated with the virus ... "When I found out one of them had microcephaly, the ground fell out from beneath me," the 25-year-old said as she sat on the sofa of her home in the city of Santos ... "I thank God for giving her to me......

photo: AP / Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alberta via AP

In this Thursday, May 5, 2016 photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alberta, the charred remains of a bus sit on the side of a road in Fort McMurray, Alberta. More than 80,000 people have left Fort McMurray, in the heart of Canada's oil sands as a wildfire that has devastated the area exploded in size.

Officials fear massive Canada wildfire could double in size

Edit Fox News 07 May 2016

Canadian officials fear a massive wildfire could double in size by the end of Saturday as they continue to evacuate residents of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray from work camps north of Alberta's oil sands city ... ....

photo: AP / Mary Schwalm, File

In this Aug. 19, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump speaks in Derry, N.H. Trump has until Sept. 30 to pledge to rule out a third-party run if he intends to appear on the South Carolina primary ballot.

RNC Chairman Says Trump "Trying" To Rein In Craziness Surrounding His Campaign

Edit WorldNews.com 06 May 2016

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is asking citizens to see past all the showmanship and craziness surrounding Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s campaign and realize the New York entrepreneur is “trying,” CBS News reported Friday. "He's trying. Honestly, he's trying.” – RNC Chairman Reince Priebus speaking about Donald Trump ... ....

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Lauryn Hill finally returns for Munhall concert Wednesday

Edit Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 07 May 2016

With very short notice, Lauryn Hill will play her first Pittsburgh show in 17 years at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall at 8 p.m. May 11 ... ....

photo: US Navy / PM1 Richard J. Brunson

Persian Gulf (December 12, 2004) - Hundreds of oil tankers each year receive their payload from Iraq’s Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT).

Oil tanker washes up on Liberia beach with no crew or lifeboats

Edit The Guardian 06 May 2016

Speculation rife about piracy or fire on board Tamaya 1, registered in Panama, who last known position was on 21 April near Gambia and Senegal. @alanyuhas. An abandoned oil tanker has washed up on the shores of Liberia in west Africa, prompting an investigation – and speculation over the fate of the ship’s crew ... map ... The ship was en route to the Senegalese port of Dakar, according to the site ... ....

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Presidential Awards for Drug Prevention – President (The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Apr 2016

(Source. The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka). A program to bestow Presidential Awards to officials who contribute to investigations and special raids on drug prevention will be launched from this year says President Maithripala Sirisena ... Gamini Ilangaratne, the Chief Secretary, Jayantha Wijerathna, state officers, Principals, teachers, school students and many others participated in the event ... (noodl....

David Cameron: Britain would be 'overwhelmed' if it opened its doors to every refugee

Edit The Independent 07 Oct 2015

Britain "would be overwhelmed" if it opened its door to every refugee, Prime Minister David Cameron has said as he defended his position on how he plans top deal with the growing crisis ... He said. "The best thing Britain can do is help neighbouring countries, the Syrian people and the refugees in the camps ... Really? #toryconference — Chevan Ilangaratne (@Chevilang) October 7, 2015 ... More about....