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Downing Street backs 2014 Glasgow invitation to Sri Lanka
Downing Street has refused to rule out inviting Sri Lanka to a First World War commemoration service despite an outcry from human-rights ...
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Shankar hopes Sri Lanka will shine at Sudirman Cup
AMIDST all the glitz and glamour that accompanies the top seeded teams, Sri Lanka arrived in Kuala Lumpur for the Sudirman Cup quietly with their Malaysian coach Shankar Annamalai. Shankar hopes that not being in the spotlight will spur them to win Group A of Division Three, which would then considerably help their ...
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Fitch Affirms HSBC Sri Lanka Branch at AAA Outlook Stable
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Indo-Lanka trade to reach $10 bn by 2016
Indunil Hewage Indo-Sri Lanka bi-lateral trade was expected to double to the $10 billion mark by 2016. In 2012, the total trade between India and Sri Lanka reached close to the $ 5 billion mark, said Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy ...
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Sri Lanka-Uganda ties strengthened following Presidents visit
President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to the country yesterday after his second successful visit to Uganda, having strengthened bilateral ties with a country that Sri Lanka already shares very friendly relations, a release from the Presidential Spokesman and International Media Unit ...
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PHOTOS The quiet dignity of Sri Lanka
Pictures here ) A view of the Bible rock along the way was quite a sight though and the lush green forests below being the only reminder of Utuwankande Sura Saradiel, Sri Lanka's very own Robin Hood, whose stronghold it used to ...
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Workers choose homelessness over abuse in Saudi Arabia
Saudia Arabia has long been a beacon of hope for many Sri Lankans who flock there to pursue a higher salary and a better life than they would otherwise get at ...
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Dont dilute autonomy India tells Sri Lanka
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India has told Sri Lanka not to dilute the autonomous powers granted to its Tamil-majority northern province ahead of provincial elections, official sources said Friday. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid also sought the early release of 31 Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lanka. Khurshid made the observations during a telephonic discussion with his Sri Lankan ...
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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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