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Suspect hangs himself in police cell
A suspect had committed suicide by hanging himself in a Bambalapitiya police cell, police stated. The man was arrested in connection with selling stolen vehicle ...
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Sri Lanka Chennai event challenges ICE complicity in Tamil Genocide
Articulating right demands and slogans in Genocide Remembrance events is crucial at a time when the Eezham Tamils in their homeland are barred from even silently mourning their heroes and civilians who sacrificed their lives in the culmination of the genocidal war at ...
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Thunder showers expected in several parts of the island
Showers or thunder showers may occur in Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern Provinces throughout the day, the Meteorological Department ...
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Sri Lanka has fallen under India through cricket - Arjuna
Sri Lanka has fallen under the thumb of India through the sport of cricket while cricket in Sri Lanka has fallen into an unprotected state, MP Arjuna Ranatunga ...
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26 Karaikal fishermen to be released today
Protests by the fishermen community and political parties have yielded result with the Sri Lankan government ordering the release of the 26 Karaikal fishermen on ...
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Person dies after being struck by train on unprotected crossing
The train was traveling from Colombo to Avissawella at the time of the incident while the victim was a 40 year old resident of the Lower Kosgama ...
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Sri Lanka ready to purchase fuel from Singapore company
Sri Lanka's Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday said that if PV Oil Singapore came up with a fresh satisfactory proposal the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) would purchase gas oil from the same company in the future. Minister Yapa ...
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Sri Lanka sees major tourism industry investment
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, especially the cruising scene, is getting back on its feet following the war, with significant interest being shown by major cruise lines wanting to schedule Sri Lankan ports on Indian Ocean Cruises, while the local yachting scene is seeing exciting growth and a local cruise industry may be emerging from infancy.
Sri Lanka, following the long and devastating civil war, which lasted around two and a half decades, is now making renewed attempts to redevelop its tourist industry. The industry is extremely import to the economy of Sri Lanka and is a vital part of the country’s access to foreign currency reserves, but saw marked declines in tourist arrivals during periods in which the ongoing civil war was perceived to be increasing in intensity and violence. Read more
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