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Police busts human smuggling ring in Britain France Europol
Europol on Wednesday said 18 people, mostly Sri Lankans, were arrested in joint police raids in Britain and France on suspicion of being part of a human trafficking ring that smuggled South Asian immigrants into Britain."During the joint operation, 11 suspects were arrested in the UK and seven in France. All persons arrested, except (for) one Dutch national, were of Sri Lankan origin," ...
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Sri Lanka says no Rolls Royce at CHOGM
"I’m drawn to cinema because I have absolute faith in its transformative power, in its ability to raise human awareness," says Nandana ...
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Sri Lanka to resume refinery on Friday with Oman light crude
Wed May 22, 2013 9:06am EDT * Oman crude shipment of 1 mln barrels expected on Friday * Refinery built to process Iranian oil, yields low from Omani * Sri Lanka decides to import Murban light - minister * Sri Lanka has been buying Iran oil in mid sea - opposition MP By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, May 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's sole refinery, which was closed last week due to a ...
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Sri Lanka to use summit to showcase developments
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said that it will use a key Commonwealth summit in November to showcase the post-war developments in the ...
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Welegedara blow for Sri Lanka
Colombo - Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy starting in England and Wales next month with an ankle ...
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Uganda Sri Lanka Uganda Agree to Stronger Links
Kampala - Uganda signed a bilateral trade partnership with the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka last week. President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in Uganda to hold talks with President Yoweri Museveni and meet a cross section of the business community. He also officially opened the new Sri Lanka High Commission in Kampala. This is expected to strengthen the diplomatic and business ...
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Welagedara to be replaced by Dilhara Lokuhettige
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that Chanaka Welagedara will be replaced by Dilhara Lokuhettige for the ICC Champions Trophy in England following an ankle injury to ...
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Cricket - Sri Lanka lose Welegedara for Champions Trophy
Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy starting in England and Wales next month with an ankle ...
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Tamil film CSK — Life is not a Game stands for Charles Shafiq Karthiga
Entertainment News: It is the cricket season and Chennai Super Kings CSK is very much in the news with its top-notch performance. No wonder, the forthcoming Tamil film, 'CSK -- Life is not a Game' seems to be getting a lot of attention. But CSK here stands for Charles Shafiq Karthiga. Playing the role of Charles is ...
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Dilhara Lokuhettige replaces injured Welegedara
Welegedara has been one of Sri Lanka's premier Test bowlers of late, but the Champions Trophy was to be his first ODI tournament since mid-2010. Injury has repeatedly held him back over the last year; in the last 12 months, he completed only one Test match, and suffered groin, shoulder and hamstring injuries. He was one of four specialist fast bowlers named in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad ...
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Emirates to increase flights to Colombo from 30th June
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from 30th June 2013, with the addition of three more flights per week, the airline announced ...
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Medical Council to recognize degree from Defence University
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to allow the Sri Lanka Medical Council to recognize the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence ...
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70-year-old man jumps to his death at Hambantota hospital
A seventy-year old man who was in custody over charges of sexual assault and child molestation, committed suicide by jumping off the second floor of the Hambantota General Hospital while receiving treatment for a minor ...
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Sri Lanka army to reduce presence in northern Jaffna
AP In this May 23, 2009, photo, the abandoned devastation is seen in this aerial photo showing part of the former conflict zone on the north east coast of the Jaffna peninsula in Sri ...
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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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