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Group decries Sri Lankas proposed media code
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international rights group says a media code proposed by Sri Lanka's government could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech in the ...
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Navy arrests group attempting to illegally set sail from SL
The Navy arrested a group of suspects who were attempting to illegally sail from Sri Lanka off the Eastern coast of Batticaloa this morning (June 19) Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya ...
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Tense situation at Open Uni after student attacks lecturer
A tense situation erupted at the Open University in Nawala after a student had attacked a lecturer, sources told Ada Derana. The lecturer has been admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital with cut ...
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Duminda Silva arrives in parliament after 18 months of leave
MP Duminda Silva arrived in Parliament a short while ago for the first time in 18 months following the shooting incident in Kolonnawa that resulted in the death of former MP Baratha Lakshman Premachandra in ...
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Press freedom fears as Sri Lanka considers new media code
A new code of ethics for the media proposed by the Sri Lankan government could have a chilling effect on free speech, according to the ...
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Polls for NP CP and NWP scheduled for after second week of Sep
The polls for the Northern Province, Central Province and North Western Province is scheduled to be held after the second week of September as the bill for voting rights of displaced people is passed, sources at the Election Department ...
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Court orders Arundika to give evidence on Eknaligoda
The Homagama Magistrate Court ordered MP Arundika Fernando to appear in court on July 16 to give evidence over the disappearance of Journalist Prageeth ...
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Sri Lankas Defence Secretary speaks out against racial exclusivity
Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the Northern Province should be opened up for all communities to live in without further delay. That would be of pivotal importance to promote bonding among the people in the post-war era. The Defence Secretary emphasised that the Sinhalese shouldn't be deprived of their right to buy land in any part of the country, including the ...
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Seven suspects arrested for robbery of gold and gem stones
Police also seized five gem stones worth Rs.550,000, ten mobile phone worth Rs. 200,000, Gold worth Rs. 865,000 and a stock of various sim cards in the ...
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Sri Lanka Torture of Interior Decorator
Last week the Asian Human Rights Commission reported the incident of the torture of a well-known interior decorator, Mr. Madawala Maddumage Don Aruna Nilupul Indika (39), of Mahagedara, Devala Road, Welipenna in the Kalutara District, by several police officers of the Mataguma Police Station. The officer who played the most active role in Nilupul's arrest and torture was Raveendra ...
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ICC Champions Trophy semis Upbeat Sri Lanka look India in the eye
For the islanders, the clash against India will be a grudge game of sorts. In the final of the 2011 World Cup at the Wankhede, India outclassed co-hosts Sri Lanka by six ...
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Police arrest suspect transporting pesticides and food stocks
Police arrested a suspect who was transporting pesticides along with a stock of food stuff in Nochchiyagama while the stocks were seized by the ...
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Sri Lanka Police Beat Man’s Testicles with Wooden Mallet
"The next day at 9 am the same three police officers took him back to the Crime Branch and told him to sign a document which was already prepared. He signed it due to fear of further ill-treatment but affirms that he had no knowledge of the contents of the document. The officers then took him to a bathroom at the rear of the police compound where was stripped naked. He was then made ...
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Indian PM conveys dismay over SL move on 13th Amendment
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday told a delegation of Sri Lanka Tamil MPs that he ...
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Australias Wilful Blindness On Sri Lanka
A Sri Lankan woman and her son were released from detention after their ASIO assessment was reviewed. Lawyer Elizabeth O'Shea acted for the family - and says it is not a victory for the ...
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India dismayed over Sri Lankas move
India on Tuesday expressed dismay over Sri Lankan government’s purported move to dilute the 13th Amendment of the island nation’s Constitution that had sought to devolve more powers to the provincial ...
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Iran An Example Too Early for Sri Lanka
by Laksiri Fernando ( June 19, 2013, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) If there is any example that Sri Lanka could emulate as a result of the Iranian presidential election held on 14 June, then that is to strengthen the prospects of moderate ‘cleric’ Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha winning the next presidential election against the Sri Lankan counterpart and friend of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ...
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Sri Lankan media laps up visit of BJP-led team
A section of the media in Sri Lanka, particularly the English press, has lapped up the recent visit of the Indian delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar ...
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Manmohan concerned at reports on Colombo’s move to dilute 13th Amendment
For the first time since the end of the military annihilation of the LTTE in May 2009, and a raging debate within Sri Lanka on the way to go about redressing the political and social grievances of the island nation’s Tamils, India has expressed dismay over reports suggesting that Colombo is mulling over a review of the key issues related to devolution of powers to the ...
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Colombo Uni. landscape to blend with beautified surrounds
Chaminda Perera The Colombo University has joined up with the Sri Lanka Army to transform the landscape of the university premises to suit the surrounding area which is being developed by the government under the Colombo beautification programme. According to Colombo University Vice Chancellor Dr. Kumara Hiriburegama, the entire area adjacent to the university has completely changed except ...
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Tense situation in Kinniya as residents throw stones at STF
A tense situation arose in the Kuttikarachchi area of Kinniya following a clash between the STF and residents this evening (June 18) while police were forced to fire shots into the air to bring the situation under ...
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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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