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Human rights violation threatens Sri Lankan special trade status

"Sri Lanka could lose special trading rights with the bloc because of a failure to improve its human rights record, the European Union has warned." EU has released a report which is backed by a year long study...

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created by Mritunjay | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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India commits additional USD 100Mn to rehabilitate Tamil Refugees

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday announced that India is willing to give Sri Lanka an aid to the tune of USD 100Mn to help the island nation settle down the Internally Displaced Tamils (IDTs)....

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created by Mritunjay | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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Conservative Govt. takes lead on Srilanka issue,holds Round Table

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Conservative Govt. takes lead on Srilanka issue,holds Round Table

Sept. 11th 2009 A round table was held at Minister's Regional Office in Toronto today, Canada where Sri Lanka's present situation was discussed.Round table was attended by Canada's Multiculturism,Citizenship...

created by sehgalviveka | 14 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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Prof.Torre handing over plan to Hon .Minister Piyasena Gamage

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Resilience submits Final Plan on Centre of Excellence for Sri Lnk

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding, on July 7, 2009, between the Ministry of Vocational Training of Sri Lanka, World Wide Resilience Lanka (WWR-Lanka) and the Resilience International Institute...

created by madure | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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Sri Lankan civil war Damilvany's story World news guardian co uk

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20000 civilians may died in last days of Srilankan War- A witness

“After looking at the people dying and dead bodies everywhere, it is like nothing threatens me any more, it is like I have had the hard time in my life and I think I am prepared to take up whatever happens in...

created by Kalangalan | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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British High Commission accused of helping a girl to travel to UK sans visa

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Diplomatic row with Britain over visa-free woman

The British High Commission in Colombo has facilitated a 40-year-old female, Angayatkanni Krishnapillai, to travel to the UK, without an official Visa being stamped on her passport."Sri Lanka on Friday sought an...

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created by sudharaka | 16 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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20 year Jail term for Sri Lankan editor

That's the way autocracy works, you raise the voice and you are behind bars.That is what happening in Sri Lanka. After the killing of Prabhakaran, several so called pro Tamil journalist are facing direct or...

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created by Amitjha | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Michael Jackson is alive? So what? | Photo 02

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Michael Jackson Death Hoax Evidence Mounts

" In recent days, several new developments have come to light in favour of the theory that Michael Jackson has Staged his own death and pulled off the greatest Hoax of the Century. As...

created by lisha | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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No excuse for anti-Tamil policies

National Post, a new paper that was "broadly sympathetic to the Sri Lankan government's goal of confronting and subduing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam", posted an opinion that "there is no excuse for anti-Tamil policies. "Sri Lanka must now be judged by the...

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opinion by sivakaran | 21 wks ago
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End the farse, free doctors

Robert Templer, Asia program director of the International Crisis Group called government of Sri Lanka to alter course, provide a clear timetable to resettle the IDPs, and release the doctors. An estimated...

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created by sivakaran | 22 wks ago
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AP writer denied permission remain in Sri Lanka

Ravi Nessman, the Associated Press burea chief in Sri Lanka was denied permission to remain in Sri Lanka. Associated Press had reported extensively on the heavy civilian casualities this year. Nessman also...

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created by sivakaran | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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The Red Cross evacuated hundreds of wounded people

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Sri Lanka asks aid agencies to scale down operations

Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....

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created by sivakaran | 24 wks ago
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Sri Lanka captured Canadian

A Canadian is kept in the camps for the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadres. These camps are different than the detention camps that the Sri Lankan government calls as welfare villages. The Sri Lankan...

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created by sivakaran | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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A League of their own

If the current decade has been one of the most fruitful for Royal College rugby, then the current season could be termed as the pinnacle of the decade – the dream season. Royal teams throughout the past 9 years...

created by vishkid | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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Special zone for China in Sri Lanka

First time ever Sri Lanka had set up a specific area for foreign companies, and China's Huichen gets it. "Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's...

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created by sivakaran | 25 wks ago
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